Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-05

Mrs. w. f. Fryburger and daughter
Blanche, of Elreno. Oklahoma.
J. J. Tuttwiler has just finished
plan for a two-story house for w. w.
Reeves. The plans are indicative OF
an elegant modern home of ten rooms.
Charlton.
Charlton, March There was a
box supper and school entertainment
at district school No. 6 near Oakley |
Wednesday evening. There were a /
few Charlton people in attendance
and they report most enjoyable
time and an interesting program, con-
sisting of songs, music, speeches and
dialogues. The proceeds of the en-
tertainment, about $12, will be used
in establishing a school library for
that district.
R. L. Written of Cedar township,
who recently lost his wife, has sold
his old farm on which the family has
resided since their settlement in Iowa
some fifty years ago. to II. Boyd of
| 18th of March Mr.. Written expects
naming days.
l ..
nesday for weeks visit with her par
ents at the old home in Milo.
Word has been received from c. w.
Rose, an old resident of this place,
who has been spending the past three
years in the Klondike, that he will be
home in the spring.
James Mccormick, one of the oldest
and most highly respected citizens of
i Charlton, is reported quite seriously
ill.
Frank Wright, a colored coal hauler,
living short ways north of Charlton
4 was before the board of insanity on
Wednesday and was declared insane.
Sheriff Manning will take him to Clar-
india today Frank is young man
and about two years ago he was haul
i. ling coal to town when near the north
east corner of the square boy by the
name of Proctor Amos, about 6 years
old. fell under the wheels of his wag-
on and was instantly killed. Frank
has been worrying about the accident
ever since and his mind became unbal-
anced. He had been acting queerly
for some time but it was only Tues
day that he became so violent as to
necessitate sending him to the hos
pital. He has been an inmate of the
:, hospital before, but had been dis
. charged as totally cured and was IL
right up to the time of the accident
, referred to.
: John Bennett and family, formerly
,, residents of this place, but later resid-
ing on a farm in Warren township
have decided to come to Charlton &C
live once more and are moving into
I a house in the east part of town.
The team driven by A. ]. Woodlands
implement man created quite little
= stir on the square Wednesday by be
< coming unmanagable and running
I away. They only ran about half q
:, block with loaded wagon when they
: were stopped by running into the
: chain at the court house park. There
were two men in the wagon but Meth
+ er were hurt, tho the wagon and con
n tents were badly broken up.
Deputy Auditor P. P. Shellar is able
: to be around again after two weeks
tussle with the grip.
e r. E. Pedigo, of this place, has beer
e recently granted letters patent on {
very handy and useful article that viii
Il be of great benefit to the busy house
d wife. He has perfected what he calls
G a separable pan for warming and rails
ing dough The instrument is yer.
+ simple in construction and easy of op
. Grafton, yet the convenience am
cleanliness of the invention are ap
d parent to every woman. Mr.. Pedigt
= has been a resident of Lucas count.
for years and comes of an inventive
family, his father having patented
valuable hay shocking machine a few
years before the full rake came int
general use. His many Charlie,
friends wish him much success an
prosperity in the introduction of tn
new pan.
Sol Swartzlander is walking by tn
aid Of crutches now since an acciden
last week whereby he strained hi
ankle. He was working on the road
and stepped on the dump in such
manner as to turn his ankle, maxim
very sore and painful strain tina
will lay him off from work for a fe,
weeks.
George F. Carpenter and family ar
moving onto the E. 2. Carroll farm j
Benton township which he recent
purchased and Mr. and Mrs. John Al
, derson who were recently married wi
go to housekeeping on the old Ca
penter place for the present.
i ne meetings dI tie ". =. SHuISl
conducted by the pastor Rev. M.
- Mum, assisted by Rev. w. H. Davi
4 of Grand View, are proving very int
:. esting and instructive. Rev. Davi
. has proven very forcible and logic;
y pulpit orator and his sermons durin
:; the past week have been listened I
n with much pleasure by fair sized aud
ences.
n. Will Morgan has given up the d
10 livery business and secured a positio
a. as agent and solicitor for the Char
" ton Fuel Co.
Miss Josie Swift has returned fro
a weeks visit with friends in Osceol
a. u Charlton, March 2.-Ellis Lyma
III who has been driving the delivery W
Ct gon for w. E. Lewis the past fe
nv months has resigned his position ar
"a will engage with the railroad compar
y. .E in short time.
Ie. Oris Fuller, an old resident of Cha
In iton, but now on farm near Luca
was transacting business in Charlie