Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-31
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doines of Some Of ottumwas
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation Of
1 sages, Are chronicled by The cour.
j ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, Jan. 29.--H. l.. Lorimer
has purchased the old G. w. Blake
stock of hardware and implements
and James T. Best is in charge of the
stock to close it out.
Lewis Greene returned to his home
in Grand River on Monday after a
few days visit with friends in Chart
ton.
VIM. Haven, of Ottumwa, was in
Charlton Saturday on business per-
tanning to the coal lands north of
town and the company that is being
organized to work them
3. H. Best, the contractor, went
down to Derby on Monday, where he
will be employed for the next week
in finishing house begun for d. A..
McMains
Word has been received from An
: drew Iowa of the death of Mrs. Ella
Z Hopper, a former resident of Chari-
ton. Mrs. Hopper went to Andrew
some time ago to visit her brother,
Rev. Will Gillispy, and later she pur-
chased a novelty store and was en-
gagged in that business when she died
after an illness of less than week.
She was the daughter of j. T. Gillispy
of Charlton and well known and high
ly respected in this community. She
leaves one small son to mourn her
death. The remains will be brought
here today for burial
Rev. Geo. F. Hall, who Is delivering
lectures at the Christian church here,
gave very interesting and profitable
talk to the school children at the open
ing exercises on Monday. While his
talk was witty and abounded in funny
speeches, yet at the same time, it was
scholarly and full of good sensible adj
vice and was well received by the pu-
pills.
County Attorney E. w. Drake was a
business visitor in Lucas Monday.
There were no services at the Pres
: byterian church Sunday owing to the
sickness of the pastor, Rev. A. c. Or
mand.
MA, =. G. Walker spent Sunday at
the parental home in Creston.
j. H. Collins, who has beer visiting
his brother Charles Collins. of Mime
apolis, has returned to his home in
Charlton. He was accompanied by
his father DR.. d. Y. Collins, who will
visit short time here before return
ing to his home in Colorado.
Court will convene here ext Mon
day with Judge Eichelberger on the
bench. 1t will be two-weeks' SEES
! sion, and while the docket is not very
full there are several interesting
Z criminal and law cases that will con-
sume great deal of time and it is
probable that the business will not
{ be entirely completed when court adj
journs.
Company H, Fiftieth regiment 1. N.
G., is working hard to get in shape Tor
the annual inspection. The officers
are enforcing the rule of attending
drill meeting and the boys are all TAX
ing much interest in the approaching
inspection. Their uniforms and
equipments are in first-class shape,
and they are expecting to make such
a good showing that when the COVER
nor comes to select his escort to
Washington that their position in the
regiment will compel recognition.
Fred Lorimer is at his duties in the
postoffice once more after two
weeks lay off on account of grip.
Charlton, Jan. 30.-Miss Bessie
Smith, of Melrose, spent Tuesday in
Charlton, the guest of her sister, Ellen
Smith,
Lee Culbertson returned Tuesday
from few days visit with friends in
Ottumwa.
Mrs. R. r. Fogg, of RUSSELL was in
! Charlton Tuesday receiving medical
treatment.
James H. .Duggan passed thru Char
iton Monday enroute from Creston
to Burlington, where he will assume
control of the new department of the
east Iowa division of the Burlington
system, he having been appointed SUI
perintendent of that division. His
!. passage thru Charlton revived the
4 talk among railroad men of the effect
I the new order of things would have
on Charlton and the railroad men
here. All are confident that no
changes will be made here in the work
O. the various departments, unless 1t
be to remove one telegraph operator,
and this is not thought likely owing
to the fact that no notice has been re-
ceived of any such intentions of those
in charge.
DR.. T. A. Bown, of the firm of Nc
Collough and Bown, the horse-buyers
of this place, returned Tuesday from
Buffalo, New York, where he went on
business.
The w. c. T. u. of this place is pre-
pairing box of reading matter to be
sent to our soldier boys who are at
Manila. They discarded the idea OF
sending provisions or clothing and de-
! cided that reading matter would be
more acceptable to the boys. The
monotony of camp life could be great
ly relieved by the addition of some
good books in camp. All reports that
come from the front tell of the eager
ness with which books are grabbed
up and passed from one to another.
The w. c. 7. U. desires the citizens to
help them in the work by donating
books, magazines, papers or periodi-
Gals, and request all donations to be
= - 81 G.