Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-19

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The snow has been all melted off and
the streets and cutters were sea of
mud and water The mud in places
was axle deep, and teamsters could
haul no more than half load.
S. H. Mallory, of this place, has
been awarded a contract by the Bur-
lington road for the construction and
grading of 100000 cubic yards of road
bed between Burlington and Council
Bluffs. Mr.. Mallory has done much
work of similar character for this
road and it has always proved entirely
satisfactory
Charlton, March 16.-Sam Holloway,
an old resident of Charlton, but now
of Omaha, Neb., was calling on his
friends here whom he had not seen for
20 years.
Mrs. j. G. Hanna has returned to
her home in Charlton after short
visit with friends. She was called
home by the serious illness of her hus-
band.
A quiet but impressive wedding was
solemnized Wednesday afternoon at
the home of the brides parents, when
Rev. G. F. Sanderson. of the Christian
church pronounced the wordse that
united the lives of Miss Clara Holmes
and Lawrence Campbell The ceremony
was performed in the presence of a
few relatives and friends of the con-
tracing parties. Miss Holmes is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Holmes
and has been raised in Lucas county.
She is a pleasing young lady of happy
disposition and many ladylike charac-
teristics that make her amply able to
preside over a home. Lawrence is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Camp
bell, of Washington township, one of
the oldest and most highly respected
families of Lucas county. He is a
young man of steady habits and up
right character and has been reared
on farm where he has learned the
lesson of thrift and economy. Both
young people have a host of friends
in and around Charlton, who wish
them all the joy and happiness pos
sible. They will go to housekeeping
at once on the old Morris farm about
five and one-half miles from Charlton.
d. o. Campbell, superintendent of
the mines at Cleveland, Mo-, was a
Charlton visitor on business Friday.
Judge ]. c. Mitchell, an old resi-
dent of this place, but now of Ottum-
wa, was calling on old friends and
itransacting business in Charlton
Thursday
Fred Bartholomew, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, is in the city for few days
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
O. A. Bartholomew
S. G. Porter has departed for Elliott,
Iowa, where he will make his future
home, he having purchased general
store at that place, with Bert Horner,
a travelling salesman from Chicago,
which Sam will take charge of. He
has been salesman in the store of
Mccullough & Co., of this place, for
nine years and was head clerk at the
time of his resignation. His family
will follow him in short time.
M. M. Hinton, of Melrose, was bust
ness caller in Charlton on Thursday.
Traffic has been about suspended in
Charlton during the past few days on
account of the condition of the roads.
The streets of Charlton have present
ed a lake of mud and slush and the
cold weather stiffened it just enough
to make it roll up and stick to the
wheels. The oil wagon was four hours
stuck on it's road to Lucas and two
extra hours were put in to pull it out.
Nearly all of the delivery men of the
town abandoned their wagons Friday
morning and did their work with hand
carts and wheelbarrows and but few
farmers came to town. The roads are
in worse shape than they have been
since the wet season of 1881. The
warm sun and strong winds of Friday
afternoon, however, did much to dry
UP the roads and it has begun to show
in places, giving the farmers and mer-
chants much encouragement.
/ Mrs. E. l.. Field, of North Grant
street, is reported as seriously ILL.,
E. G. Lewis, formerly a resident of
this place, but now conducting black
smith, shop at Russell, was visiting his
father, Harry Lewis, on Friday
August Linquist has returned from
Rock Island, ILL.,, where he went to at
tend the meeting of the Swedish Mu-
tual Aid Association as delegate from
the members of that fraternity in Lu-
cas- county.