Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-01
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mass convention called for Friday to
nominate a county ticket almost prov
ed failure. Although the meeting
had been called through the newspa-
pers for the past three weeks, but five
men appeared at the appointed time.
After waiting some time for a crowd
to arrive, the five proceeded to go
ahead with the business of nominating
a county ticket Many men were sug-
gested but objections were made to
nearly all of them. The ticket as fin
ally agreed upon was ]. M. Cowan for
representative, ]. e. Riggs for treasur
err, F. l.. Freeman for sheriff, Miss
Maggie Taylor for county superinten-
dent, and S. McKlveene for member
of board. All the candidates but Nc
Klveene are from the country. Mr.
Cowan was nominated for representa-
tive two years ago, but owing to not
filing his petition in time his name did
not appear on the ticket. All the men
on the ticket have been seen and sig
nified their willingness to run save Mr..
McKlveene, who desired them to not
use his name. The central committee
will fill the place so it will be a full
ticket in November. They expect to
make a vigorous campaign and look
for largely increased vote.
The jury in the Kelly Lisle Milling
Company VS.. G.. j. Stewart & Co., a
suit on contract, brought in a verdict
for the plaintiff and assessed their
damages at $57.31 The day Friday
was taken up in the hearing of the
damage suit Of J. D. Haywood VS.. J.
H. Cook, mayor of Russell in which
Haywood claimed $500 damages for
false Imprisonment by the mayor. The
jury was easily secured and after the
opening statements were made the TAX
ing of testimony was begun and CON
sumed the entire day. When the at
torneys rested the Judge instructed
the jury to bring.in a verdict for the
defendant, inasmuch as the plaintiff
had absolutely failed to make out a
case. A surprise for this term of
court was the indictment returned by
teh grand jury against Chas. Sage, of
Lucas, the colored man who shot and
killed his friend, Thomas Hall, after
the coroners jury acting on the dying
statement of Hall that the shooting
was an accident returned verdict of
accidental death and eXhonerated Sage
just been completed and shows grand
total of 1870 children of school age in
the city of Charlton. This is slightly
in excess of the last census and sur
prising fact is that the number of male
children exceeds that of female. The
former being six hundred and fifty
seven and the latter six hundred and
eleven. Out of the total of 1870 chill
dren of school age, there are now only
a few over nine hundred in the. public
schools and Superintendent j. B. Nor
ris is going to make an effort to Sc
cure the attendance of the three hun
dred who do not now take advantage
of the schools.
Rev. A. L. Criley of Eddyville. who
is an applicant for the position OF pas
tor of the Christian church, will preach
trial sermon at the church here Sun
day morning and evening. 1t is earn.
estly requested that the entire mem
bership be out to hear this man who
comes highly recommended as plain
forcible talker and good pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. w. Hultz and MI
and Mrs. R. l.. Pepper have departed
for Red Willow county, Nebraska
where Messrs. Hultz and Pepper will
visit friend sfor a couple of weeks.
Des Simmons has departed for Chi
cago, where he has secured employ
ment with his brother, Chas. H. Sim
mons in the publishing business fol
| the winter.
A. G.. Johnson of Derby, was bust
ness caller in Charlton on Thursday
Mayor j. H. Cook, of Russell, who
hoe OF ri in, ,.;+
| the past few days, returned to his
home Friday evening.
Miss Pearl Lewis of the Democrat
force departed Thursday evening fol-
a few days visit with relatives and
| friends in Davenport.
Mrs. A. r. Becker is suffering with
very sore hand the result of poison
| ing. She was engaged in pulling greer
| tomatoe pickles the first of the week
and her hand began hurting her. Al
| first she paid not attention to it but il
finally swelled so much that doctor
was called who said it had been pois
oned. She is getting along nicely now
however, and will soon be entirel,
we'll.
Walter Wolverton of the firm Of
Wyatt & Wolverton of Derby, was
calling on Charlton friends Thurs
day.
Rev. A. c. Ormand of the Presbyte
rian church will preach his farewell
sermon to the congregation here Sun
day morning he having accepted cal
to the pastorate of a church at much
| larger town, in Indiana.
| Rev. Geo. Wade, of Chicago, has
been assigned to the charge of the
A. M. e. church at this place and Os
ecola preaching at one place each al
ternate Sunday. He will preach his
first sermon here Sunday morning
Rev. Eli Grant, who formerly hat
charge of these two churches has beer
transferred by the recent conference
in Chicago to Washington, and has
departed for his new charge.
Mrs. J. D. Elliott has departed fol
Des Moines where she will enter the
Still school of Osteopathy for course
in that science. Mrs. Elliott is {
trained nurse and the knowledge O.
this science she thinks will greatly
aid her in her work.
Rev. Jones, a colored minister, O.
gOttumwa, preached very interest
ing and instructive sermon at the Eb
| eneZer church here THURSDAY evening