Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-04
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
Sages, Are chronicIed by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

! Charlton, April 4-The city of Char
ston and the county of Lucas are in a
little misunderstanding as to taxes,
that will be decided in the April term
OF court. which convenes here on the
22d. Lucas county has employed a
tax ferret to hunt out unlisted taxes
for the past five years. In accordance
with contract he holds he conceived
the idea that the electric light plant
of the city was taxable property, and
the city has never paid any taxes
on 1t because the treasurer had never
listed it. He went to the treasurer and
had the plant listed at $4,000 a year
for the five years he is allowed to go
back in his search The city claimed
that the property was exempt from
taxation and appealed from the coun-
ty treasurer's action in listing it for
taxes and the case will have to be de-
cided in the district court
Boyd Burlington, formerly resilient
of this place, but now engaged in Des
Moines was visiting his parents Mr.
and Mrs. d. S. Burlington, of this place,
the first of the week.
Samuel McKlreene, who was taken
suddenly i'll at the lumber yard last
week, and who has been so seriously
i'll since that time, has recovered suf-
ficiently to be up and around the house
tho not able to be out of doors yet.
w. B. Shirer. of Ridgeway Mo-, is
looking after the railroad company's
business at the freight house here dur
ing the absence of r. l.. Pepper and
o. S. Hatcher at Fairfield
Carl and Arthur Turner, former resi-
dents of this place, but now of Cres-
ton, are spending few days in the
city, the guest of their friend Max M.
Long.
j. E. Waugh, the pop man, is repor,-
ed as quite seriously i'll of grip.
The people of Charlton were greatly
entertained and instructed Tuesday
evening by an illustrated lecture by
Prof. A. G. McManis, at the opera
house. 1t was lecture full of inter-
est and instruction from beginning to
end, and was much enhanced by the
moving pictures and other illustrated
views, with which his lecture was in.
terspersed The lecture was given
for the benefit of the music in the pub
lie schools and was worked up by Miss
Brant, the music teacher. Prof Nc
MANS is plain, fluent, forcible talk
er, and his lecture itself, without the
pictures, would have proven very in
teresting. There was a large audi
ence present and the schools will have
a neat little sum to help advance the
study of music.
DIR. A. C. Davidson has purchased
the Will Mcdonnell property on Wood
lawn avenue, and is now nicely located
and at home to friends.
The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Presbyterian church will
hold social at the church tonight.
They will give a fine musical and lit
erary program and refreshments will
be served. A small admission fee will
be charged.
Conductor w. W. Ruckman has been
transferred from the Charlton and ST.
Joseph branch of the main line and is
now running from Burlington to Cres-
ton.
Lydia McManis will teach the spring
term of school at Center school house,
near Belinda, this year.
VIM. Perl has packed his household
goods and shipped them to Lacona.
He and his family will move there in
a short time and make their future
home on farm near that place.
The people of Charlton are always
glad to hear of one of it's citizens
making good impression away from
home, and tho coming late the follow.
them much pleasure. Speaking of the
st. Patrick's day celebration at that
place it says: ID. J. Crane introduced