Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-09
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
Daily Doinge of Some OF Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
PERSONAL. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation OF
Sages, Are chronicled by Tho cour
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, May ct. D. Gore, an old
resident of Charlton, but now engaged
In buying stock in Chicago, was re-
newing old acquaintance and trans
acting business in our city Friday.
Mrs. v. S. Winslow of Ottumwa
came up Saturday for few days WIS.,
it with friends in Charlton.
Mrs. M. S. Melville is reported as
quite seriously ill of the grip.
Thos. Gray is having the ground
broke and material hauled for the
erection Of neat six-room cottage on
the lot just east of his home on Court
avenue, which he expects to use for
renting purposes.
Miss Daisy Grail has returned from
a few days visit with relatives and
friends in Oakley.
Riley Gurwell, who is employed with
the Burlington road at Creston, came
down Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with Charlton friends.
Win Childs returned Saturday from
days visit with friends in Ottumwa
Mrs. w. P. Davis and. Miss frankie
Kriddlebaugh returned Friday from Ag-
ency, where they had been in attend
ance at the funeral of Mrs. R. Lee Dav-
is, former resident of Charlton, and
wife of Mrs. Davis son.
Miss Lucy Jay of Indianapolis, Ind,
former Charlton resident, arrived
Friday for a few days visit with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. B. F. Bates, of Char
iton.
G. G. Campbell, passenger brake
man of this place departed Saturday
for Milwaukee, Wis, where he went
as delegate from the local lodge to
the national convention of the B. of
R.fT.
Mrs. Frank Tindell has returned to
her home in Charlton after week
spent visiting her mother, Mrs. Whip
pie of Creston.
Mrs. B. j. Bechtol returned Saturday
from Chicago, where she had been SUI
perintending the removal of her
household goods to Charlton, where
the family will make their future
home having rented the house on
Main street. recently vacated by Mrs.
Bence and family.
Charlton, May Mrs. c. H. Carter
has returned from weeks visit at
her old home in Whitebreast township.
Rev. P. H. McBeth, who has been
pastor of the M. e. church for some
time has resigned his charge and
preached his farewell sermon Sunday
evening. The church was well filed
with a sympathetic, interested audi
enee who greatly. regret his departure
as he was an excellent pastor. He
will depart in short time for South
Dakota, where he will enter. the mis-
sionary field.
Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. H. B. Stewart
and Miss Brown, three of the Charlton
clubs representatives to the. federat-
ed clubs of Iowa convention at Council
Bluffs last week, have returned home
and all report most interesting, en-
thusiastic and profitable meeting.
Miss Nettie futile has returned to
her home in Charlton after week
spent with her sister, Mrs. S. B. Lewis
in Warren township.
Miss May McMasters, who is teach
ing schoo! near Derby, spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Clara McMast-
ers, of Charlton.
e. G. Carter, who is employed as
travelling salesman for Cedar Rap
ids furniture house, spent Sunday with
his family in Charlton.
Ralph and Pearl Field have depart
ed for Des Moines and will enter the
Capital City Commercial College to
complete their course in short hand
and typewriting.
Miss Edith Plots of Russell has re-
turned to her home after weeks Wis
1t with her friend, Kate Kinkead, in
the country near Charlton.
The Untra Nous club of this place
will give May ball in the armory
this evening. 1t is an invitation af.
fair and Kromer's orchestra Of Des
Moines has been engaged to furnish
the music.
G. w. Callahan has departed for a
few weeks visit with his sister, Mrs.
Keys. of st. Joseph, Mo-, and other rel
atives in that vicinity.
The Charlton Golf club starts out
under the most favorable circum.
stances. There are now about sixty
members enrolled on its list and every
one is wildly enthusiastic in the asso-
citation and anxious to begin playing. At
meeting of the members 1t was de-
cided to send for Mr., Sherwood of Bur-
lington, the gentleman who laid out
the links, to come to Charlton and give
some instructions in the game, that
they may start at once. They have
the links all laid out at the south side