Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-29
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
Of Your Acquaintance as Chroncied
by Courier's Staff Of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Saeak.
Charlton

1910 o'clock. This time the fire COM
panies were called to the home OF w.
r. Beyering on North Main street, but
bv the time they arrived at the scene
of the fire it had been eXtinguished
Prompt action by Mrs Bevering and
two small boys probably saved the
house from a bad fire.
Mrs. O. r. Axtel OF Lincoln, Neb.,
president of the p. E. 0. grand CHAP
ter of Nebraska, was rendered recep..
ton Monday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Allie Booker on West Washing
ton street. A musical program was
rendered by several members OF the
party, after which light refreshments
were served in the parlors. During
the evening Prof. Mendenhall of Par
sons college gave an X ray exhibition.
The exhibition, together with a de-
scriptive lecture. proved very inter-
esting feature of the evenings pro-
gram. About 125 guests We're pres
ent.
G. M. Buchanan, a travelling sales
man of this city, will begin suit against
the c., B. & Q. railroad for $4,000
damages. Mr. Buchanan was on NO.
which was wrecked at Thayer, and
it is there he received several injur-
les
Clerk Merkens issued marriage
license to Jessie N. Archibald, %, and
Miss Myrtle Patterson. %.
DR.. and Mrs. j. Fred Clark arrived
home Wednesday morning on No. 10.
The doctor is fast recovering from an
operation performed upon him and he
will soon be entirely recovered.
Charlton, Oct 25.-Mrs. T. H. Reeves
is reported as quite seriously i'll at
her home on Eighth and Braiden ave-
nue..
Frank Burlington, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. S. Burlington of this place has
departed for San Francisco, where he
goes to join the regular army for ser
vice in the Philippines, having recent
ly enlisted at this place. Frank is a
noble young man and every inch a
soldier as demonstrated the past
two years while in service in the Phil
ipines, he having enlisted in the thir-
ty-eighth regiment two years ago as
a private and being discharged last
June as sergeant. He has been home
hit four months and decided to re-en-
list. He expects to be assigned this
time to the first regiment of which his
uncle. Capt A. P. Burlington. is adju-
tant and will be stationed at Manila.
Tn an interview he said that he enjoy.
ed soldier life and went in this time
for the purpose of working up to po-
sition as commissioned officer and re-
main in the army the rest of his life.
He is made of the right kind of stuff
and we would not be surprised to hear
of his early promotion.
J. NJ. Bennett and family have pack.
ed their household goods and departed
for ST. Joseph, Mo, where they expect
to make their future home, Mr. Ben
nett having secured employment in
that city.
Tho wagon owned by G. J. Stewart
& Co. and driven by VIM. Martin, the
colored man to deliver feed. came neal
having serious accident on Wednes
day. Just as he attempted to turn
around in front of Croziers store the
wheels got caught under the bed OF
the wagon and overturned it, dump
ing Mr.. Martin and his load out or
the ground The horses became
frightened and started to run but were
caught by bystanders before any dam
age was done.
Mrs. John Beran, of Oakley, was
transacting business and visiting ole
friends in Charlton on Wednesday.
S. S. Riddle, an old resident of Char
iton, but who is now located at Ola
Ia, was renewing old acquaintance
and transacting business in Charlton
on Thursday.
s. P. Wigeren, who has been conf1n
ed to his bed for the past few days o
kidney trouble, has SO far recovered
as to be able to be around the hous
again.
A recent decision by the supreme
court of Iowa holding that merchan
Is liable for all damages incurred b.
the improper use of gasoline which
was not labeled properly when sen
out by him, has caused the merchant
here to label every can of gasoline
sent out The Standard Oil Co. ful
nishes the labels but the merchant
had been slack about putting them Of
gasoline packages until the decision
of the court.
AL. Fluke, formerly of this place bu
now engaged in the shoe business i
Osceola was visiting his father, Davi
Fluke, of Charlton, on Thursday.
Word has has just been receive
from Norwood of the accidental shoe
ing of Elliott Hackelworth by his OLE
er brother. He was shot in the ston
ach and twenty-nine shots were take
out. while the doctors think that h
may recover, it is very serious. N
further particulars of the shootin
could be obtained in Charlton whe1
the boy is well knokn.
Charlton Oct. 26.-Mrs. B. F. Cha
ton, of Indianola, is spending fe
days in the city visiting her daughte
Mrs III. B. Stewart.
j. Pully, of Benton township hi
hauled the sand and rock and is ma
ing preparations for building a ne
house on his farm.
Little Miss Laura Bertrand, the 81
who was seriously injured sometin
ago by falling on a foot scraper al
whose life was despaired Of, has so f
recovered as to be able to be at pl;
again.
Mrs VIM. Baldwin left Friday I
an over Sunday visit with the fami
of ]. G. Browning. of Fairfield. 81
was accompanied by her sister, Mr.
VIM. lothian.
Mrs r II RentIey has denarted