Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation OF
sages, Are chronicled by The cour'
ier's Special Correspondents,
Charlton.

charlton, March 29.-R. Il. FINDER,
who has been laid UP with a severe
attack of the grip for the past few
weeks has SO far recovered as to be
able to be down town once more.
Mr.. Skinner, the electric light man
from Leon, is transacting business in
Charlton this week.
Will Cohen and Anna Criswell of
Russell were quietly married Thurs
day afternoon in the presence of only
few relatives. Both young people
are well known and have a num-
Der of friends who extend congratula-
tions.
Miss Ollie James will teach the
spring term of school at the Ramsey
school house near Oakley in Pleasant
township.
Charlton people are holding their
breath in expectation of the nice
weather that we have been waiting for
these many weeks. The roads are
still in bad condition but are drying
up in places and are being packed
down solid in many places. The day
Thursday, tho cold and raw, yet old
Sol did actually peek out from behind
the clouds on several occasions and
stayed out at one time Is minutes. De-
livering has been begun again with
horses and wagons and trade has be-
gun to pick up. Yet we are almost
afraid to hope for good weather until
after Easter at least.
ID. @. Storie, Jr., who has been at
tending Rush Medical College, Chica-
go, for the past two years, is spending
his spring vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. @. Storie, of this
place.
Mrs. Nancy Cramer is reported as
quite seriously i'll at her home in the
north part of town.
Mrs. M. Hobson departed Thursday
for Rock Island, H., called there by
the death of her mother.
Miss Martha Stuart, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. O. Stuart, is reported
as quite dangerously i'll with nervous
prostration.
Eliza Lewis, ST., who has been en-
ployed in Washington, d. c., during
the past session of congress returned
to his home in Charlton on Wednes-
day and will take charge of the edito-
rial department of the Charlton Patri-
OF during the vacation of congress.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Chris
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profitable meeting at the home of
Mrs. G. F. Goltry on Thursday. There
was a great number of the members
present and they worked on the ap-
rons for their sale. Refreshments
were served and much business trans
acted. The date for their apron sale
was set for Saturday, April 10, when
they will put on sale large and va
~,s- 4 ,,Ax - Ill H.. e.,
and work aprons. 1t was also voted
to serve refreshments on the day of
the sale. The place for holding the
sale has not yet been decided upon.
81 Grover Taylor, who recently sold
his farm in Whitebreast township,
held public sale of all his stock and
farming implements on Wednesday
and will depart in a short time for
Oklahoma, where he will look over the
ground with view to locating perma.
nently
Miss Ida Wheeler is able to be about
the house again after weeks illnses.
Samuel McKlreen, who was taken
suddenly i'll at the lumber yard Tues
day afternoon and who was so dan.
gerosuly ill that his life was despaired
of is reported as much better. A doc
tor from Ottumwa was called in con
sultation but they were unable to des.
ignate the exact nature of his all
ment.
Miss Goldie Edwards has been as.
sisting County Recorder Maxwell in
the Office. The work has been very
heavy there this season and has re.
quired the work of an assistant since
the first of March.
Now that the city election is over
In Charlton the voters have time to
consider the merits of the many can