Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-12
was badly bruised up and will be laid
up for few days.
Other Lucas county News.

are spending a few days visiting rela-
tives and friends in Lincoln township. |
Miss Rebba Newsome has departed
for few days visit with relatives and
friends in Woodburn.
Miss Margaret Freel has returned
from weeks visit with friends in OF
tumwa.
Hon. r. A. Hasselquist has returned
from a few days business trip to the
northern part of the state.
John Chestnut of Durango, Mexico,
who has had charge of an assayer's
Office, has arrived in Charlton called
here by the serious illness of his wife,
Mrs. Dollie Chestnut. who has been
visiting her mother Mrs. Annie Sulli-
danger
The women of St. Andrews Guild of
the Episcopal church will hold their
annual supper and sale Wednesday,
December II.
The snow of Saturday night has al
most dissolved under the rays of q
warm sun. 1t left some moisture,
which is greatly appreciated ny the
farmers
Miss Rachael Rosenberg is employed
as typo in the Charlton Patriot Office.
Will Howe of Humeston spent Sun
day with friends and relatives in Char
iton.
Mrs Clarence Blage has returned
from few weeks visit with her broth
er, Guy Graves, of San Antonio, I oXas.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M Throck norton
went to Indianola Monday morning,
called there by the serious illness of
their daughter, Janette, who is i stu
dent at Simpson college
Frank Tindell departed Monday for
Creston to visit his wife, who has been
seriously ill of typhoid fever at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whipple Of that place Mrs. Tindell
is reported to be much better ana is
now almost completely recovered.
Mrs. T. H. Miner, who has been
confined to her home for the past few
weeks with serious attack of pleurisy
has so far recovered as to able to be
around once more.
Mr.. and Mrs WV. Waywick, former
residents of this place. who have been
visiting relatives and friends in and
around Charlton for the past few weeks
returned to their home in Wichita,
Kansas, Monday.
j. E. Brown departed Sunday night
for Nebraska, called there by & tele-
gram announcing the sudden death of
his father caused by heart
| trouble. Just as he was
starting, he received another mes
sage conveying the sad news of the
death of his mother, who, it is stated,
died within two hours after the death
| of her husband
! Bishop Morrison of Davenport was
in Charlton on Sunday and conducted
services at the ST. Andrews Episcopal
I church in the evening. At the close
of the sermon the bishop conducted
confirmation services, receiving into
| the church a class of twelve. Rev.
| Written preached in the morning. He
| has decided to remain with the con-
| gregation here until after the holidays
! before his resignation shall take eff
| feet and he departs for other fields of
labor.
Mrs C. NJ. Piper and daughter, Iris,
have returned from an over-SundaH
visit with the formers mother at Leon.
LID. Monroe is erecting a neat little
cottage in the west part Of town ant,
expects to occupy it by the first of the
year.
| Charlton, Dec. n.-Thursday De
cember IL, is the day set for hearing
the election contest case.
At the recent election Laura Boss
the democratic candidate for sheriff
/ was elected by thirteen votes. John
w. Mauk. the defeated republican can
didate, filed a notice of contest and
named A. d. Gray as his representa-
tive on the contest board. Mr.. Boss
representative has not yet been an
nounced The unofficial returns gave
Boss plurality of four votes, the of
fetal canvass increasing this to thir
teen. In Mr.. Mauk's petition he sets
forth the claim that there were ir
Irregularities in casting votes, severa
election boards closing up for the din
ner hour and leaving the polls unpro
tected, while the law provides tina
they shall be kept open continuously
He also alleges that illegal votes were
cast in Whitebreast township, tina
many votes were irregularly counted
and many thrown out that should have
been counted for him which woult
have changed the election in his ia
vor. While all these allegations are
I set up in the petition it is general,
understood that there will be no at
, tempt to throw out the vote of an.
precinct on Thursday. There seems
to be a mutual agreement between the
candidates that the proceedings o
the board of contest will be confined
to simple recount of the vote to as
certain if all were counted correctl.
: and none thrown out that should have
been counted; that there will be nj
attorneys to interrupt and prolong TIL
count and that the recount will b.
conducted as speedily as possible ant
with little expense. The finding of thu
board OF contest will probably be TAX
en- as final by both parties and tn
5 case will not be liable to go to tn
! courts.
!. In District Court.
Court reconvened here Monday al
ter nearly a weeks vacation wit
Judge Roberts on the bench. The da
j Monday was taken up with the heal
ling Of the case of VIM. Fisher VS.. a
Schrum ct al, in which the plaintiff i
endeavoring to have deed execute
nv him for his maintenance and SUI