Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-07
Her NOSE BROKEN.
Charlton Boys Charged With AS
saulting Two Women.
WHISKY SAID TO HAVE CAUSED IT
Alleged That the Party Consisted Of
Three Boys Who, 1t is Said, Broke
Open Door to Womens DWELLING
Charlton News.
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Charlton, Feb. 5.-Justice Manning
had an interesting case before him
Monday morning. 1t seems that
three of Chariton's young boys i'm
bibed little to freely Saturday night
and, went to a house in the west part
OF town. occupied by Wyola and Met
ia Ward. 1t is said they caused a
disturbance. The officers were call
ed and took them in charge. At the
trial Monday morning it developed
that two of the boys had been guilty
of nothing but disorderly conduct
and they pleaded guilty to the charge
OF drunkenness and were fined. Bea-
man Cook, however. it is alleged when
refused entrance to the house pro-
ceeded to batter the door down and
go inside, where it is said he assault
ed one of the girls, striking her sew
eral times in the face and breaking
her nose. 1t was at first proposed to
enter serious charge against him,
but owing to the sickness of his moth
er. the youth of the boy, and the re-
lationship existing between him and
the girls, the county attorney was
prevailed upon to make it assault and
battery, to which charge he plead
guilty. The court assessed fine Of
500 and 80 days in all.
G. j. Eckfelt, of Ottumwa, deputy
treasurer of Wapello county, was an
over Sunday visitor with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Eckfelt, of this
place.
]. R. Hurford returned Monday
from few days business trip to his
old home in Melrose.
The members of the r. N. A. lodge
of this place to the number of thirty
five met Monday evening and pro-
ceeded to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. McDaniels, where they made
themselves at home. Mrs. McDaniels
is an honored member of the lodge
and has been consistent and faith
ful worker for the past few years, but
expects to leave in a short time for
her new home in Kentucky. It was
as mark of the esteem in which
she is held by the neighbors here that
the surprise was planned and !. most
successfully carried out. The neigh
bors brought lunch with them and all
that marred the pleasure of the
evening was the thought of parting
with their fellow member and worker.
Pat Bevard, of Derby is in Charlton
attending court.
Mrs. Gertrude M. johnson and
daughter Muriel, of Creston, are
spending the week with their sister
and aunt, Mrs. E. E. Lewis, of this
place.
vs. g. VI Hickman returned Monday
from a business trip to Ottumwa.
Miss Maude Malone very pleasant
~ entertained a few of her young
friends Saturday in honor of her
friend, Miss Jessie Rice, of Osceola.
The evening quickly passed in games,
music and social conversation.
During the course of the evening re-
freshments, consisting of chocolate
Judges and pop corn, were served.
9. w. Ramsey, of Oakley, is spend
Ing the week in Charlton attending
court and visiting old friends.
II. III. Reeves, an old resident of
Charlton, died at his home Friday
evening at the age Of 81 years, after
two weeks illness of grip that de.
yeloped into pneumonia. Mr.. Reeves
has been a resident of Charlton for
nearly thirty years and was for a
long time engaged in the harness
business here. He has a large number
of friends in and around Charlton
who mourn his death.
William Hickey, an old conductor
on the Burlington, and we'll known in
Charlton, came thru here Saturday
with his wife, on their way home
from a visit with friends in Nebraska
Mrs. M. j. Burgess. of Ottumwa,. is
spending few days in the city, the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. e
Goldsferry
j. M. Loving, of Creston, spent
Sunday in Charlton with his daughter
Mrs. p. d. Lewis.
Miss Ida Moncrief and Miss Hattie
Kinkead We're Sunday visitors in OF
tumwa.
Mrs. G. P. Nash returned to he1
home in Ottumwa Sunday after a few
days visit with friends4in CHARLTON.
J. B. Teas departed Saturday for 8
few days visit with friends in Ottum
wa and Bloomfield. 4. n
Last week was the heaviest week fol
business ever recorded in the Chart
ton postoffice. There was $4,000
worth of money orders paid and tn,
postal receipts for the month OF Jan
3uary amountedto $1,040.56. Ii this pro
portion is kept Up during the remain
der of the year it will guarantee
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