Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-15
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

IN the court house yesterday afternoon
j.. H. Robinson, of Derby, was chair
man and H. G. Dillman, of Norwood,
was secretary. The committee on
credentials reported every camp in
the county fully represented and the
twenty-one delegates entitled to seats.
While the credentials committee were
deliberaing the convention was en-
tertained by short and pithy speech
by Head Banker F. r. Croker. M. G.
kirk and w. M. Householder were
nominated as delegates to the state
camp from Charlton 1t having been
conceded that Charlton camp should
have one delegate, Householder was
Lucas, and G.. w. Parkins, of Derby,
were then nominated for delegates
from the country camps and Parkins
was elected. M. G. Kirk and w. E.
Hanks were then unanimously elected
alternates. The convention instruct
ed it's delegates for DR.. Louder, of At
ton, for head physician, and f. R.
Croker, of Charlton, for head bank
er.
F. M. Stuart and wife left Thursday
for few days visit with friends at
Abba.
Three nights of the road applied
for lodging at the Jail Thursday night.
After taking them in and giving them
a bed and breakfast, the officers had
them shovel little snow and let them
go.
Gus Mcfarland was visitor in Os-
ceola on Wednesday.
Miss Edna Glaze departed Wednes-
day for an extended visit with friends
in Galesburg. Burt Becker accompani-
ed her as far as Abba returning the
same evening.
rs P. H. Ford and C. S. Mckinley, of
Russell, were in Charlton attending
the county convention, M. w. A.,
Thursday.
George Routt Jr., came down from
Milo Thursday for a few days visit
with Charlton friends.
The heavy snow of Wednesday
night will seriously interfere with the
ice harvest that was begun the first of
this week. 1t came on good roads,
however, and the sleighing is excellent
meaning an increased trade for tic
merchants of the city.
About forty or fifty charitably in
clined residents OF Charlton are
mourning the loss of ten cents each.
A fellow by the name of Fairchild,
claiming to have had his leg taken
off in the Galveston storm was sell
ing tickets at 10c each on book en-
titled 1.-THE Galveston Horror" But
before the time came to rattle the
book, it is said he skipped out taking
with him some few trinkets that be-
1onged to his roommate and it is said
all the money he had collected.
3. M. Johnson and J. G. Clauson who
are employed in building a house at
Russell were driven out by the storm
and came to Charlton to visit their
families.
Leroy Larimer, c. c.; j. J. Smythe,
clerk and N. Leinen, P. G. c. of the
w. o. w. lodge of this place were ap-
pointed a committee of three from the
local camp to wait upon Mrs. John
Shelton and tender her the $500 due
her from the society for her hus-
bands death which occurred Novem-
ber29, 1900. She accepted the money
and expressed herself as well pleased
with the promptness of the order in
paying.
Dan Bannert, John V. Bonnert, Rex
Bonnert and George Bonnert departed
Thursday for Bloomington, ILL.,, to at
tend the funeral of a brother and uncle
who died at Leroy, ILL.,, recently.
d. A. McMaines and r. III. Robinson,
of Derby, were Charlton visitors to
attend the county convention of the
M. w A lodges on Thursday
Charlton, Jan. 1.-THE June camp
No. Ala, r. N. A., of this place INSTALL
ed their officers for the coming year
Thursday night. Those installed
were Alice Becker, oracle; Maggie
Watson, vice oracle; Cora Coombs,
receiver; Olive Tindell, recorder: Mrs.
S. q. West, chancellor; Ada Reece,
inside sentinel; Mrs. S. N. Bouve,
outside sentinel. Mrs. j. O. Cripps,
GO. and Miss Fora McMains, G. M,
conducted the ceremonies which
were carried out according to the rit-
ualistic provisions of the order.
~ e. S. First, of Ottumwa, was a
business visitor in Charlton on Fri
day.
Hon. j. G. Mitchell,of Ottumwa, was
shaking hands with old Charlton
friends on Friday.
Quite jolly crowd of about forty
young people from Charlton drove out
to Harmony school house Thursday
evening and enjoyed the program CIV
en- by the Harmony literary society.
z The program had been previously
prepared and included debate on
the expansion question, but one of
the debators on the negative side fail
ed to show up and Lloyd Courier of
Charlton filed his place. After the
debate the expansion question was
left to a vote of those present for fin
al settlement, and of the 200 or more
in the house only seven voted in the
affirmative. The Charlton people en-
joyed the sleigh ride as well as the
program and all came home well
pleased.
Ed White an old employee of the @
stopped over between trains Thursday
for a visit with friends. He was on
his way to Omaha from Mt. Ayr.
Il. NJ Green, of Grand River, re-
turned home Thursday after few
days visit with his friend, Miss Alice
Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blouse are the
proud parents of lob baby boy
I born Thursday evening.
Miss Alice Waugh returned Friday
from an extended visit at the old
home in Abba.
The heavy snow of Wednesday