Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-07


of Armstrong on Thursday. Her
school has been closed for four weeks,
owing to the prevalence of smallpox in
that section which is now nearly elm
mated
Holly VIM, of Humeston, stopped
over in Charlton and visited friends on
Thursday, while enroute home from
the southwest, where he had been for
the past three months for the benefit
of his health.
There is a practice among some of
the boys of the city which, although
not dangerous, is very annoying, and
may result in serious trouble if it is
not discontinued. 1t is the habit of
throwing shelled corn against the win
dows of houses after the occupants
have retired for the night. Several
families disturbed have threatened vio-
lent measures if the practice is re-
peated
Much interest has been manifested
of late among the members of St. An
drew's Episcopal church of this place,
in the question of whether or not the
church choir shall be vested, and
meeting of the Pensioners will be
held Monday afternoon to decide the
question.
S. NJ. Green, editor of the Charlton
Herald, was a Clarinda visitor on Fri
day where he went to make arrange
ments for moving his family to this
place next week.
Senator w o. Mitchell, of Corning,
greeted his Charlton friends Thursday
while stopping over between trains on
business trip to Des Moines.
Mrs. J. p Evans departed this morn
ing for few days visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Baker. of Shenandoah.
Mrs. James Knox returned Thurs
day from Ottumwa where she had been
in attendance at May ball given by
the colored people of that city.
III. D. COPELAND and family return
ed Friday from Carlsbad, N. M. Mrs.
Copeland and children had been spend
ing the winter there for the benefit of
Howard Copeland's health, while Mr..
Copeland had been spending week
visiting them.
About twenty-five young people of
the city constituted jolly crowd that
made up a moonlight picnic party Fri
day evening. They took their refresh
ments along with them and piling onto
a large hay-rack that had been cover
ed freely with hay they drove down to
Bentley's timber near the bluffs where
they spent the evening in outdoor
sports and amusements usual on such
occasions, eating their supper on the
grass and returning home in the cool
of the evening, guided by the silvery
rays of bright moon.
The first regular meeting of the
oh a rifnn announcements aScnniaf him
that was held in the court house
Thursday evening was most enthusi-
astic gathering and speaks well for the
work of the association this season.
Arrangements were made for the car
rying out of the work this season, and
committees were appointed to confer
with the city authorities and board of
supervisors to devise some more ade-
quate means of protecting the public
parks and the court house square. The
work of cleaning up the public square
was ordered begun at once and Friday
the colored man was out with the
association cart picking up the rub
bish. May 10 was set for a general
cleanup day for the city, and resolu-
lions were passed urging the citizens
to clean up all rubbish and place it in
boxes or barrels to be hauled off on
that day. Mrs John Culbertson was
appointed assistant secretary, but the
general election of officers was post
poned until next meeting which will
he held one month from Thursday
light, or June 2.
Friday was the hottest day of the
season. The thermometer stood at go
degrees above zero in the shade.