Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-03
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
sirths, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as Chronicles
By couriers Staff OF Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

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teacher in Des MONIES altef {
her summer vacation, which was spent |
With her father, ". S. DUNCAN, OF this +,
place.
Miss Mabel Cook of Des Moines, IS
in Charlton visiting at the nome OF
her uncle, H., S. Glenn.
I James Ream returned to his home
in Wyoming Saturday after a few
davs' visit with his father NJ. G.
Ream in Benton township.
Hon. r. NJ. Stuart has returned from
an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Denver, Col, and the west
ern states.
Mr.. and Mrs Sanford Rea have re-
turned from a few days business trip
to Des Moines.
Miss Edna Kirby has returned to her
home in HumestoE, after pleasant
VISIT with her sister, Mrs. a. r. Beck
e., of this place.
Altha Currier of Ottumwa, stop
ped over in Charlton on Sunday and
visited her friend, Mrs. w. K. Farmer.
while on her way home from a WISH
with relatives in Clarinda.
Mrs. A. Burgtram has returec from
few days trip to Council Bluffs.
The annual reunion of the Lucas
county veterans association was held
in Charlton on Saturday. Besides the
soldiers of 81 to '65 a few veterans
of the Mexican and Spanish-Ame1can
war took part in the exercises which
lasted the entire day and late into the
night The program as advertised
was carried out save that Hon. j. Z.
Mitchell of Ottumwa could not be pres
ept to deliver his address. The City
Guard and Martial bands furnished the
music and a basket dinner, including
free coffee and beans, was served in
the court house park. The meeting
was the best attended of any previous
reunion and all report most enjoy.
able time The officers elected for the
following year are: President, ]. B.
Teas: vice-president, Ed Spencer;
,al.etary and treasurer, III. S. Glenn;
ii,sTorian, H. G. Curtis; chaplain, H.
BLOUSE After naming Russell as the
leNt meeting place and adopting set
OF resolutions deploring the absence OF
old soldiers day at the estate fair and
requesting it's reinstatement, they adj
iourned.
The congregation of the Freedom
church gave most enjoyable social
at the church Friday evening at which
al! present had most enjoyable time
The church realized about SIS from
the social.
The people of Charlton were very
much disappointed Friday evening by
the nol-apnearance of the City Guard
band for their usual weekly concert.
There was large crowd present to
hear the music, but on account OF
some difficulty among the members OF
hoy n
After much preliminary talking in
regard to race, Tom Hooper finally
matched a race for Sc yards with W.
f. jackson, both of this place. The
race was originally for $40. hut III
spite OF the fact that the race was run
at Z a. m. Saturday considerable
crowd had gathered and about $40 was
wagered on the result. Mr.. jackson
was the winner by about six feet. An
other match is probable.
Fay Becker and 3Iinta Rowland have
returned to Charlton after few days
visit with relatives in nes Moines.
Miss Laura Fitch. who has beer
spending her summer vacation at hel
home in Charlton has returned to as
sumo her school duties at Ottawa. III
Eugene Love. who has spent TWEEN
ty-two months in the Philippines ant
who has been spending the past fev
weeks with relatives near Belinda, ha
departed for an extended visit wit
friends in Colorado.
Nearly the entire town of Charlton
drove out to South Park Sunday an
enioyed the exercises of the encaml
raent there. Our own Company III,
l'iltieth regiment, I. N. G., and Com
pany "A' from Abba, besides the U
Il. X. p Of Charlton and the Charlton
fire department established a CAM
they called Camp Caughlan in homo
Of Col. Caughian Of Ottumwa. The en-
tire day was taken up with militar.
maneuvers, including the regular ront
ire of dress parade, guard mount AM
all others that are observed at regr
lar military encampment. The Cit
Guard band under the direction O
Drum Major w. X. Smith OF the FIJI
tieth regiment, furnished the music TO
the exercises and also gave a sacre
concert in the AFTERNOON. Besides tn
regular members of the companie
Col. NJ. M. Perry and Major c. T. Bro'
of the u. r. K. p. and ex-Captain "
3 Barger and Adj |. N. Bowen of tn
Iowa National Guard, were preser
and nelp9u III TIE exercises tudC Wei
greatly enjoyed by the large humble
OF visitors present
Daisy Trimmer of English townshi
will teach the fall and winter term {
school at Mason school house, tie
miles north OF Charlton.
Mrs H. " Johnson and daughte
Mtfiel Of Creston are spending a fe
days in Charlton the guests of HI
sister Mrs. e. q. Lewis.
Ada Clouse and Grace Preston hay
retarled from weeks visit with rel
tipcs and friends in Oakley.
VIZ. Cole of Ottumwa, whom Il
Charlton officers brought back to Cha
ton charged with stealing a set
hairless from a woman near Russo
has had his preliminary hearing hel
The parties listened patiently to :
the evidence and pleadings and tn
bound him over to await the action
the grand jury on the charge
grand larceny. The bond was fix
at $500, which he was unable to t,
uisIl and hA is now in iail aWaitil