Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-31
Short Tales Concerning People You
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.

SnariCOf,
Charlton, Dec. 30.-Mrs. D. A. Ems
low and son Mont returned yesterday
on No. Is from visit with Ottumwa
friends
George Israel after brief visit
with his brother and other friends. re-
turned to his duties as travelling sales
man for Marshall Field, Chicago.
Theodore Stuart, who is attending
school in Denver, is home for the vaca-
ton. He was accompanied by his
cousin, Malcomb Stuart
Mrs. M. l.. Howard of Liberty town
ship, is quite sick.
]. Daily Reeves, of Des Moines. is
visiting his mother and sisters in this,
his former home town.
Eugene Mcfarland. of Kansas City,
returned yesterday from brief visit
with his parents and sister.
Mrs. George Chaffee spent Friday in
Indianola.
Mrs. Mcfarland, of Osceola, came
down to visit her little nephew, ]. d.
Hardin, who is suffering from a bro
ken leg.
George Taylor, who arrived from
Monclova, Mexico. a few days ago
where he had been operating a dia-
mond drill. is off again, this time to
Plumfield. Illinois.
Rev. Walter Laugerquist of Indian
ola, spent Sunday in Charlton, guest
of Miss Stella Mauk.
A. ]. Holmes is getting nicely start
ed in his cigar factory.
Mrs. Lizzie Eikenberry, who sub
mitted to dangerous operation for
hr 0f q
an obstruction in the bowels is lying
very seriously i'll at the home of her
daughter in Indianola. Small hopes
are entertained for her recovery.
DR.. T. P. Stanton returned yesterday
from Indianola where he had been as
sisting Dr.. Brockman of Ottumwa in
the .Eikenberry operation.
There are number of cases of small
pox in Liberty township, all but one
being light. Two schools have been
closed on that account.
The Misses May HUI and Bessie
Ding of Simpson college are spending
their Christmas vacation with Mrs w.
B. Thompson. These young women
are students from Chinese colleges and
are here to learn the American GUS
toms of language, expecting to return
to their native land and engage in mis-
| sion work.
The Misses Emma and Ethel Wilson
of Warren township spent the last of
the week with Charlton relatives.
Editor Dewey of the Democrat is
back from business trip to Texas,
where he has land interests.
Harry Moon of Ottumwa is visiting
Charlton friends.
l.. f. Swift of Chicago spent the last
of the week in the city, looking after
the interests of their packing house.
Benjamin Clouse has moved his fam
lily into the property recently bought
of Charles Rowland ON North Eighth
street. Mr.. Clouse>is a retired farmer
and comes as a welcome addition to
Charlton citizenship from English
township.
| Clifford Reeves is visiting his moth.
er and other reatives.
The little child of Harvey Shore
south of town, is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Lylia Coles Anderson and little
son are guests of Charlton relatives.
! Agency.
Agency, Dec. 3O-On Christmas eve
the NJ. e. Sunday school had Christ,
mas ship and literary program The
church was beautifully decorated.
On Christmas night the Congrega
tional Sunday school had Christmas
tree. 1t was beautifully decorated anc
all enjoyed good time.
Next Saturday and Sunday the sec
ond quarterly meeting of the M. E
church will be held. Quarterly con
ference will be at 2:30 p. m. Saturda,
; and the presiding elder, Rev. j. w
Lambert will preach Sunday evening
, at 1880 o'clock
The Misses Grace Allen and Maud'
Reynolds attended the State Teachers
association in Des Moines last week
The Misses McMullen of Ottumwi
spent Sunday with Miss Myrtle War
ner.
Mrs. Minnie Connolly left Sunda,
morning for Stromsburg, Neb., where
: she was called by the serious illness
, ). OF her brother.
= The Congregational people expect tt
= begin repairing their church thi
week, and will not hold any more ser
vices until it is completed.
y Garfield Raye, who has been in Co
}. orado for some time is visiting his pa
!, rents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Raye.
Mrs. Sarah Mccoy and daughter
{ Ella, left last week for Californi
Z. where they expect to spend the winter
Miss Alice Applequist of Chillicoth
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Frescoln.
Thomas Dixon, superintendent o
some of the railroad grade work spen
: the holidays at his home in Waukor
Walter Foster, who has been laid Il
with mashed foot is able to be on
4 again.
n Chas. Newell of Wichita, Kas.,
d here visiting friends.
e Mr.. and Mrs. Alt Fair of Counc
e Bluffs are spending the holidays wit
S friends here.
c. Eldridge Shelton, who was electe
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