Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-29

of Thomas Hall at that place by James
Sage. 1t was rumored that the shoot
ing was accidental and not an attempt
ed murder, and the officers there tele-
phoned to Drake to come down and
conduct preliminary hearing before
they would bring Mr. Sage to Charlton
to be put in the county Jail.
Isaac Phillips OF Lucas has moved
his family to Charlton where they will
reside in the future. Mr. Phillips,who
is miner has secured employment at
the new shaft of the Inland Coal COM
pany, north of this place.
The congregation of the st. Andrew
Episcopal church was given an unus-
ual treat in the way of sermons on
Sunday. The regular pastor, Rev.
| Whittier, was at Creston and Rev. P.
G. Wolcott, former pastor of the
church, but now stationed at High
land Park, ILL.,. filed the pulpit in the
morning, and Rev. Cheeseman of Cres-
ton preached in the evening Both
services We're interesting and instruct
i've, the sermons being full of good
advice and sound gospel truth and
the music was especially fine. There
was good crowd present at both SER
vices and they earnestly hope that
| both gentlemen may find it convenient
to speak to them again in the future.
| Ben Graves has resigned his posi-
ton as driver for w. e. Lewis grocery
wagon and will depart in a short time
for Texas where he will work for his
brother, Guy.
people for the Chautauquas at Clarinda
"A on, md -I,tO Got,
has been cause of considerable COM
ment among the business men and
citizens of our town and many have
expressed the wish that Charlton
might inaugurate something to draw
crowd, and there was strong talk of
starting an organization this fall with
the purpose of securing Chautauqua
for next season. All that is necessary
to secure such an attraction is for a
few business men of the town to get
together and begin work on the idea
this fall and it is sure that they will
receive plenty of good support and en-
conragement from the citizens who
wish to see Charlton boom.
Mrs. j. w. Evans of Steubenville,
Ohio, is spending a few days in Chart
ton visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. w.
F. Hatcher.
Miss Dora Johnson of Webster City
was an over-Sunday visitor with the
Misses Ida and Iva Baldwin of this
place.
Mrs. E. J. Hovelston has departed
for an extended visit with her parents
in st. Paul, MINI.
The Blackburn seminary, two and a
half miles east of Charlton was dedi-
Gated Sunday with appropriate cere-
monies by Rev. w. S. Blackburn, the
president. and the fuculty. Rev.
Blackburn preached the obligatory SER
mon in the morning and the exercises
proper We're conducted in the after
noon. They were impressive and in
teresting and large number of Chart
ton people drove out to attend them.
The seminary building proper is 72x116
feet and contains twelve classrooms.
Rev. Blackburn will occupy the chair
of history and Miss Alice Beorden of
Chicago will preside over the depart
inent of logic, rhetoric and compost
ton. School opened Monday with fiji
teen students enrolled and everything
now points to a most brilliant and
successful future for the seminary.
Charlton, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. j. j..
Sweinfest of Ottumwa has returned to
her home after an over Sunday visit
with her friend. Mrs. w. X. Farmer,
of this place.
Charles Malone, an old Charlton
boy. but now employed in a hardware
store in Davenport, with his wife, is
spending few days in the city visit
ing relatives and renewing acquaint-
ances of his boyhood days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wormley, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Wormely of this place, returned to
their home at La Mars on Monday.
Chas. Lott of Lucas, one of the pio-
neers of Lucas county, was renewing
old acquaintances in Charlton on Mon
day
Mrs. c. N. Carter and three children
have departed for four weeks visit
with her parents at Jacksonville, Mo.
The board of directors of the hide.
pendent district of Charlton met in
special session Monday evening. They
transacted the regular routine of bust
ness and allowed a large number of
bills after which they took up the
question of electing janitors for the
ensuing year. The question of ap.
pointing member of the board tc
/ serve out the unexpired term of C. E
Penich, deceased was laid over until
the next meeting night. Miss Anna
Lyman having reconsidered her deci
sion of resigning fom the teachershir
of the fourth and fifth grades of the
school, there were 20 teachers to elect
| The business of the school was final
ly arranged for the opening of the
school next Monday and all is expect
ed to run smoothly. The janitors
elected were R. r. Richmond, for the
new high school building, ]. w. Wick
roy, for the Garfield building, H. H
Jones for the old high school Or Col
umbus building and Frank Taper fol
the Franklin building. All the JAM
tors were reelected save Jones, who
took the place of WILDLY, who re
signed.
/ A. R. Becker and wife have moved
into the Throckmorton house on Arm
DRY avenue and are now nicely located
and at home to friends.
Mrs. Catherine Johnson of Moravis
has been visiting relatives and friend!
in English tyWnShin for the mas