Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-18
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTIUMWA In BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as chroniced
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, July 16.-Rev. Bradford,
of the Wesley M. E. church, of ST. Jo-
seph, Mo-, filled the pulpit at the M. E.
church 6f this place both morning and
evening of Sunday. Rev. Bradford
had been in Charlton before and
large audience greeted him at both
services. He is an eloquent, forcible,
pleasing tallser and both addresses
were well received by the people who
hope he mayreturn to our city at some
future date. IL
DR.. G. b. Moffett has moved his fam
lily from the farm north of town to the
rooms above Stories store where they
are now nicely located and at home to
their friends. They now occupy the
entire room above the store, he using
part of it as an office.
Andy ]. Smith, who recently grad
pated from the law department of
Drake University and established an
offlce in Charlton, is spending few
days visiting old friends in Des
Moines.
Mrs. c. G. Bellar has recently COM
pleted the erection of one of the neat
est little cottages in the city 1t is
located on East Court avenue and is
constructed in the most modern style.
1t contains six rooms, has stone
foundation and acellar, is neatly paint
ed and papered and is a great orna.
ment to that end of town She is now
nicely located and ready to receive
her friends.
Effle Steele, of Des Moines, is spend
ing the summer with her grandpa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Scott, of Sa-
lem
Charlton is almost a dry town now.
The constables have been making life
miserable for the denizens of "the
levee" for the last month by frequent
raids on their places.
The railroad and express companies
have refused to receive liquor for ship.
ment to Charlton parties from points
within the state. dealers in other parts
of the state have refused to ship. The
board of supervisors have assessed
the mulct tax against all property
where liquor is known to be sold, and
the county attorney has promised to
secure injunctions against all of them
at the next term of court. AS a con-
sequence nearly every dealer in liquor
has slgnified his intention of quit
ting business and "the levee' is dry
for the first time in many years. The
thirsty man is now compelled to go to
one of the four drug stores for liquor
and the officers say they propose to
keep a close watch on these and see
that they conform strictly to the law.
This action of the authorities is
thought by many to be the first step
toward securing mulct saloons for
Charlton
Sunday was quarterly meeting time
for the congregation of the Columbia
charge and accordingly Rev w. B.
Thompson, presiding elder of the Char
iton district, went out to Coal Glenn
church near Columbia and preached a
very interesting and appropriate SER
mon, after which he administered the
sacramento of the Lords supper to a
large sized congregation that were
well pleased with the discourse.
Miss Ida Wheeler was absent from
her post behind the counter at McCul-
lough's dry goods store on Monday on
account of sickness.
Miss Addie Manning has returned
from weeks visit with her old school
friend, Miss Stinson, of Lucas.
d. M. Blanchard, of Russell, was
transacting business and renewing
old acquaintance on our streets Mon
day.
R. B. Waynick is at work again in
McCulloughs store after weeks va.
cation.
Rev. Bntterfield, of Lacona, preach
ed a very interesting and instructive
sermons to highly appreciative audi
ences at Central church in English
township on Sunday. Some few peo-
pie from Charlton were in attendance
and were well pleased with the ser
mons which were scholarly and well
delivered addresses.
DR.. and Mrs. T. NJ Throckmorton
have returned from, few days pleas
ure trip to the mountains in Colorado
and the western states.
The Lucas county normal institute
will be held in the new high school
building this year from August to II.
The sessions will begin at 1880 a. m.
and there will be no afternoon SEES
slons. The county superintendent has
spared no pains to make this the most
profitable session ever held and full
list of instructors including some of
The best known educators of the state
have been engaged to teach their re-
spective studies. The full corps of in
structors as announced by Superin-
tendent Golty is as follows: Superin-
aendent w. F. Cheyalier of Muscatine,
Superintendent Hayden of Rock Is.
land, Prof. VIM. Bell of Creston, Prof.
II. A. Glockameyer, of Russell, Prof
Chas. Murray of Tingley, Carrie Lynn
of Orient, and Della Courtleyou of
Charlton. He is also making arrange
ments for several special entertain
ments for the benefit OF the teachers
that will be announced later.
Perry Brightwell. of Belinda, was
calling on old friends in Charlton on
Monday.
Charlton, July 17-Miss Dot Carroll
has accepted position as bookkeeper
IN Stanley's store and begun her du-
ties Monday.
q. Bellor, an old resident of Chart
ton, but now employed in butcher
shop at, Ottumwa, has returned to his
work after an over Sunday visit with
his wife of this place.
Harry Crawford, of Charlton, is as
slstlng Dave Larson of Lincoln town