Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-30


picture of four generations of the fam
lily taken, with grandpa at the head.
1t Will be a. pleasant reminder of the
birthday as well as curiosity for the
younger. generations.
The funeral services of James Nc
Cormick were held from the family
residence Friday morning, July 20.
Mr.. Mccormick was one of the oldest
and most highly respected citizens of
the county being eighty-five years old
and resident of Charlton for forty
years He had been a sufferer for
yeas, but had been very patient in his
suffering and commanded the love and
respect of large number of acquaint-
ances who mourn his DEATH
Miss Mamie Hurley left Thursday
for few days visit at the home of
her parents in Des Moines.
Miss Vera Stebbins has returned to
her home in Minneapolis after an ex-
tended visit in this city with her uncle,
F. R. Crock and family.
o. A. Hoagland, contractor and
builder, is in Chicago this week on
business.
Edna Wilkins of Creston is spending
a few days in this city, the guest of her
| lIieilu, MIS-. L. y. walker.
Charlton, July 80. A. Hoaglund
and Frank Brown, who We're with Ed.
Penick, when he fell from the boat
near Racine last week, have returned
home but can give no fuller account
OF the accident than was given in the
daily papers. They are both positive,
however, that it was an accident and
not suicide as some Chicago papers in
timated.
The box supper given at the home of
John. Pouch in Benton township Fri
day night for the benefit of the new
U. B. Seminary that is being erected
near Charlton, was a decided sue
cess in every particular Besides all
having most pleasant time they re-
allied about $40 to apply to the col
lege funds from the evenings enter
tainment
w. H.. Dewey, editor of the Charlton
Democrat, has returned from a two
week. businesses trip to Texas and the
southern states.
Mrs. j. A. Brown entertained a few
of her women friends to an afternoon
luncheon Friday complimentary to her
friend, Miss Jane O'Hara, of Column
bus, Ohio who is visiting in this city.
All present report most enjoyable
time. I'D
H. E. Douglass has returned from
months vacation spent in the noun
tains of Colorado and is now at work
again in the Western Union telegraph
office at the depot.
There have been no band concerts
for the past two weeks owing to the
absence from the city of so many of
the band boys. Company H will re-
turn from encampment this week how
ever, and the concert will be given on
Friday night as usual this week.
George Zaun, Jr., has returned to
his home in Charlton after an extend
ed visit in Chicago.
The hopes of the Cummins men for
securing a broken delegation from Luz
cas- county to the state convention
with perhaps one or two Cummins men
on it were completely killed Saturday
when the republicans held their coun-
ty convention to select delegates to the
state convention. The sentiment OF
Lucas county is strongly opposed to
Cummins but it was thought there
would be no instructions on the COVER
norship question, and while it was con-
coded that the large majority of the
delegates would be opposed to the Des
Moines man it was earnestly hoped that
one or two of the Cummins men might
secure places on the delegation and
there has been strong undercurrent
at work for the past few weeks with
this object in view. Even had they
been successful the instructions given
would have completely tied their
hands and made it of no benefit to the
Des Moines candidate. The conven-
ton was large and enthusiastic and
adopted strong set of resolutions up
holding Governor Shaw, President Nc
Kinley, Conger, Hepburn and Repre-
sentative Hasselquist and instructing
the delegates for Judge Towner for SUI
preme judge. When the governship
was reached they departed from the
usual custom of Lucas county repub-
licans and adopted a set of resolutions
prohibiting alternates or proxies and
binding the delegates to vote as unit
on the question Of governor, the ma
jority of the delegates present at Ced-
ar Rapids to decide whom they should
vote for. This effectually kills any influ-
ence two or three of the Cummins men
might have had on the delegation. The
precaution on the part of the managers
however, seemed to be superfluous as
when the delegates were finally select
ed there was not a known Cummins
man in the entire list of twelve dele
gates.
Roy Bevan, the boy who lost leg
in an accident at picnic few weeks
ago, has finally recovered from the eff
fects of the operation and was in town
Saturday walking by the aid of
crutches.
The funeral services of Mrs. Robert
Gilbert of Ottumwa were conducted
from the Christian church here Satur-
day morning. Mrs. Gilbert was an old
resident of Charlton and had many
friends here who regretted to learn or
her death.
The backbone of the drouth in Lucas
county seems to have been effectually
broken. The weather which has been
cooler for the past few days finally
brought up an excellent rain Saturday
night and Sunday. 1t began to rain
Saturday night and kept it up all night |
and nearly all day Sunday. It fell in
easy showers giving the dry, parched
earth time tO soak I'm the waIcona |