Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10

mons were scholarly discourses and
very convincing in logic. He will
preach again this evening.
Charlton, Sept. Mrs. H. H. Reed,
OF Whitebreast township, is enjoying
very pleasant visit from her sister,
Miss Eva Henry, of Indian Territory
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Mcklveene de-
parted Thursday evening for an eX-
tended visit with relatives and friends
in Chicago.
Mrs. Robert Barrett returned to her
home in Princeton, ILL.,, on Friday af-
ter weeks visit with her brother, d.
&C. -Fawcett. of this place.
Chas. Hollingshead, of Cedar town
ship. held a public sale of all stock.
crops, and farming implements on
Thursday. He expects to depart with
his family Immediately for Alberta,
Canada. where they will reside.
Jerome Oppenheimer departed Fri
day for Germantown, Ohio, where he
goes to enter the military school for
the fall and winter terms of school.
Elmer Lott, former resident of
this place, but who for the past few
months has been located at Creston,
has returned to Charlton with his fam
lily and will make it his future home,
he having begun work in Meadow
Bros, barber shop of this place.
Mrs. Ed Badger, who has been so
seriously i'll of typhoid fever for the
past few weeks, is reported as much
better, but not yet able to be around.
The people of Charlton were thrown
into paroXym of excitement and
grief Friday evening by the reported
shooting of President Mckinley at
Buffalo. No particulars were availa-
BILE but that he was shot twice and it
was thought the wound would prove
| fatal. In the absence of everything
official in regard to the shooting many
were inclined to doubt the story and
are anxiously awaiting the arrival of
today's papers to learn further par
ticulars or denial of the report. All
over the town little groups of men
were gathered and talking in excited
tones about the national calamity
D. M. Davis. of Warren township,
has departed for a few days visit
with friends in Ottumwa.
| Mrs. w. w. Bryant and daughter,
of Benton township, have returned
from a weeks visit with friends in
Griswold.
Mrs. Will Rogers, of Coinsville, Mo-,
arrived Thursday evening for a short
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Seaton. of English township.
Chas. A. Rowland has so far recov-
cred from four weeks attack of
pleurisy as to be able to be down
town in the carriage on Friday.
Mrs. Kirby and Miss McKibben of
Humeston, have returned to their
home after few days visit with Mrs.
Kirby's daughter Mrs A. r. Becker.
Mrs. e. L. Coons, of Burlington, is
spending few days in Charlton. the
guest of her friend. Mrs. T. G. Walker.
Sunday will witness two farewell
sermons from ministers in Charlton.
Rev. p j. Vollmar. of the M. E.church
was appointed to fill out an unexpired
term of former minister who died
and Saturday night will have com
pleted the term and according to the
custom in vogue in that church OF
changing ministers every seven years
he will be removed to new fields OF
} service by the Des Moines conference
. which meets here next week. The
other is Rev. c. t. Sanderson, of the
j. Christian church. who has been the
pastor here for two years. He ex
poets to depart about Sept. Is for Len
OK where he has secured another pc
sition. Both ministers especially ash
every member of their congregations
to be present at the morning services
, that they may talk to them about the
coming separation.
J. A. Anderson and two brothers
who recently sold their farm in Lin
coin township. to Albert Carroll. o
/; Melrose, departed Thursday for Ne
: braska and Colorado where they go t.
!, look over the country with view o
securing location.
Mrs. Chas. Hass left Thursday 70
an extended visit with her parents il
Mt. Ayr Her husband expects to g
/ down Saturday when he has complei
Il ed his duties as mail clerk on tn
n South branch and spend his week
vacation with her.
i j. W. Reed has returned from a.
}. extended business trip through Mis-
t souri,, Oklahoma and Indian Territor
l. in the interests of Mclaughlin Bros
S the horse importers of Columbus
5. Ohio, who had stable in Charito
h for time.
5, The board Of supervisors of Luca
5, county closed their regular Septembe
d term here Friday evening after ha,
II ing done nothing Of Importance The
n allowed few claims, rejected som
It one of which may cause suit to b
e brought against the county and al
n pointed the members of the variou
T. election boards for the general elet
n tion in the fall. The claim rejecte
f was one filed by the city clerk for Sc
a vices rendered by the councilmen i
$ sitting as board of equalization. TIL
e board refused to allow it on tn
! grounds that it was irregularly file,
!. The city clerk says he will sue tn
h county for the amount of the bill an
j. an interesting time is expected.
D Mrs. Jessie Kellar, Warren tow,
t ship. severely burned her finger b
e getting it caught between the roller
of working machine on Thursda,
I No bones were broken
n Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Sept Mrs. Ros
Shelton, wife of DR.. A. H. Shelton, VIII
q like the Arab folded his tent and 81
n emily stole away few months ago j
the mother of a little baby girl, Dor