Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA In BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as chronicled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, Sept 5.-Mrs. John Miller
has returned from an extended VISIT
with her parents at Indianola.
Miss Bessie Dobbins, of Creston, is
in town visiting at the home of her
uncle, VIM. Yost, and family. She
sang beautiful song at the wedding
of her cousin, Harry Yost, to Miss
Mae Glenn, which occurred at the Bap-
fist church here Wednesday evening.
Mrs. John Morris is spending the
week in the country with her friend,
Mrs. James Bryan, of Lincoln town
ship.
Ben Mellefont has returned from a
weeks visit with his parents in Monte
yuma and resumed his position as
clerk in F. c. Stanley's store.
Otto A. England, foreman of the
press room of the charlton Democrat,
and John Larson, a typo of the Chart
ton Patriot, have returned from few
days visit in Des Moines.
Mrs. H. H Larimer is in Creston to-
day where she went to attend the we'd
ding of her cousin, Helen Lawrence.
Chas. Johnson has received the posi-
ton of nurse for George Barlow, who
is so seriously i'll and requires atten-
ton day and night. Charles works at
night.
The Des Moines district conference
of the NJ E. church will be held in
Charlton Sept. II to Ia, inclusive, and
about 400 or 500 visiting ministers will
be in Charlton during that time The
local congregation of the M. E. church
have been working hard to provide
prope, entertainment for the visitors
and places have been provided for
about $40 of the ministers which leaves
thirty yet unprovided for out of the
400 who will be here. Be-
sides the 400 regular delegates there
will probably be 100 or $50 more visit
ors in town, attracted by the meeting.
The conference proper will begin
Sept. IL, but there will be preaching
at the church Sunday and Monday ev-
enings preceding the regular meeting
day as a sort of preparatory service
for the conference. The preaching
will be done by visiting ministers save
that on Sunday evening which will be
by the regular pastor. The Des
Moines district includes about twenty
counties in Iowa and the impression
gained by the visitors will do much
toward advertising the city so every
good citizen should do all in their pow
erAto make the ministers stay i'll oul
midst pleasant and agreeable that they
may carry home a good report of the
city and people
Daniel Householder, one of the old
est and most highly respected citizens
of Charlton, has been confined to his
bed for the past few days with Sc.
severe attack of stomach trouble and
is now reported as some better.
VIM. CHM, farmer residing four
miles from Charlton, who was taken
SO suddenly and seriously i'll few
days ago, has SO far recovered as to
be able to be moved to his home in
the country where he now lies still
very sick.
Mrs. A. May, daughter Anita and
son, Oryil May, of Macedonia, Ia, are
spending few days in Charlton, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Anderson.
Arthur Curtis, of Warren. township
has departed for Indianola where he
will enter Simpson college as a mem
Der of the faculty, being employed as
assistant teacher in the commercial
department. Arthur graduated from
that department last year and his Sc
curing the position of Instructor under
the professors from whom he gradual
ed speaks volumes for his thorough
ness and efficiency
One of the grandest and most elab