Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-28
Del J. lL:ass OF Some OF Ottumwa's
Cnoss Neighbors
#ItAaOys!, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical! Observation of
Sages, Are chronicled by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton, Feb. 28.--The masquer-
ade box supper given by the choir of
the Christian church of this place in
the basement of the church on Tues
day evening was decided success
both socially and financially. There
was a large crowd present and the
costumes were very pretty and unique.
The boxes were sold at once, not
enough being in the house to supply
the demand. All present enjoyed
themselves both before and after sup
per in the fullest measure and the
choir was made nearly SIS richer by
the evenings entertainment.
H. H. Day, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Lucas county, who is so dan
gerously ill at his home, is reported
better.
Tom Brown, formerly resident of
English township. has decided to give
UP farming for the present and has
moved to Charlton where he and his
family will reside during the summer.
The Zetamathean History club held
its regular weekly meeting on We'd
nesday afternoon. The club is en-
gagged in the review and study of cur
rent literature and current history
this season and it's meetings are both
Geo. Barlow and family. who have
boon living on the Mallory farm for
the past year, will return to Charlton
to live next week. having rented the
Parker property in the east part Of
town.
Rev. Frank Peterson, of Minneapolis
district missionary of the Baptist
church, conducted missionary con-
ference here at the Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
There was good crowd present at
both meetings which were both enter
tanning and profitable. Rev. E. b.
Haggard, of Boston, a returned mis-
sionary from Anam. and Rev. Peter
son, spoke in the afternoon and Judge
E. e. Lewis, of Sioux City, and Rev.
Harris, of Burlington, another return
ed missionary, spoke in the evening.
The music which had been especially
prepared by the choir, was of high
order and proved one of the most en-
joyable parts of the program. The
meeting was under the direction of
the Baptist Missionary Union. All
the men who spoke were good pulpit
orators and thoroly imbued with their
subject and spoke from personal ex-
perience. The services will be long
remembered by those present and have
done much to stimulate the missionary
spirit in this section. The men all
left Wednesday for Creston where
they held another meeting.
Mrs. Gertie Milliner. of Knoxville
was in Charlton Tuesday visiting
friends and attending the organiza-
tor of the new Rathbone Sisters
lodge.
The X. P. lodge of this place held a
very profitable meeting at their hall
Wednesday evening. Besides the reg
ular routine business of the lodge
they showed three new members thru
the mysteries of the initiation.
w. P. Adams, an old resident of this
place, was calling on friends and trans
acting business in Charlton Wednes
day.
e. E. Carroll and family, who re
Gently sold their farm in Benton town
ship, have moved to Charlton where
they will make their home for the
summer, having become nicely located
in the old Stanton property across
from the new school house.
Mrs. Dabney, of Bloomfield, and Mrs
Farce, of Osceola, were in town Tues
day and organized temple of the
Rathbone Sisters. They started ou
under the most favorable conditions
with about fifty charter members ant
eleven Knights as honorary members
The lodge is an auxiliary to the K. P
lodge and is one of the most progress
sive women's lodges of the country
The ladies met Tuesday Afternoon
and elected officers and Tuesday nigh
at the Noxall club rooms the organi
cation was completed by the installa
ton of the officers and the exemplifi
cation of the secret work of the ordel
on two candidates, one of whom was
Sir Knight. The officers elected
were: Past chief of the Temple, Mrs
Tindel; most excellent chief of the
temple, Mrs. Hoogland: senior CHIEF
CT temple, Mrs. Leonard; ex junior
chief, Mrs. Gray; manager, Lille Fain;
mistress of records and correspond
ent, Mrs. H. G. Larimer; mistress of
I. finance, Mrs. Lewis; protector. Mrs
Melville; guard, Mrs. F. G. Yengal;
SHOES AT BOTTOM PRICES.
But we do not call any price cheap