Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-20

days visit in Humeston, and was mar
ried Tuesday to Miss Etha Kirby of
that place. Both young people are
well and favorably known in and
around Charlton, where they have
host Of friends who extend congratu-
lations and are pleased to learn that
they will make their future home in
our midst.
Mrs. Perry Percy of Otter Creek
township, is reported as quite serious
ly i'll and fears are entertained for her
recovery.
Miss Birdie Price, of Salt Lake City,
Utah, is visiting in Charlton for few
days, a guest at the home of Mrs. G.
F. Gosser.
! @. M. Buchanan of Fairfield, travel
ing salesman for Burlington grocery
house, who has been laid up for the
past few weeks as result of injuries
received in the wreck of No. 3. at
Thayer some weeks ago, has so far re-
covered as to be able to go out on the
road again and made his first visit to
the merchants of Charlton on Monday
Katherine Vollmer and sister, Grace,
left Tuesday for an extended visit with
relatives and friends in Mt. Ayr.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Hannah have
packed their household goods and left
for Des Moines, where they will make
their future home. Mr.. Hannah trav-
els for grocery house Of that place
and has made Charlton his headauar-
tiers for the past year and one-half.
While in this city they have made
many true friends who will regret
their departure from our midst. They
are not going among strangers, how
ever, as Des Moines was their home
before they came to Charlton to live.
Lieut.. L. A. Hasselquist, Sergeant
| Orlo Bartholomew, Capt. J. S. Howard
and Walter j. Wood, the detail from
Co. II to the state range meeting oss
the |. N. G. at Cedar Rapids last week,
have returned home all pleased with
the school of instruction held for the
members of the guard. While the tar
get practice was not in the nature of
a competitive shoot yet the detail
from Company H showed some good
scores and were well up toward the
head in the number of points made.
The funeral services Of Hon. W. p.
Davis, one of the oldest and best
known residents of Lucas county were
held from the M. Z. church here Tues
day afternoon. SPUR Davis, as he
was familiarly called, was 81 years
old and had been been in poor health
for the past ten years. He was an at
torney in his younger days and was
the last representative of the pioneer
lawyers of the county. He was closely
connected with the early growth and
development of the county and in 1855
was elected to the Office of prescott
ing attorney. He had been resident
of Lucas county for over so years and
held the Office of justice of the peace
for Charlton township for twelve
years. A large circle Of Lucas coun-
i ty friends will mourn his death
Miss Maude Throckmorton has re-
turned to her home in Charlton after
having attended the Union county Nor
NAL, she being teacher in the Alton
public schools.
A. T. Graves is in Chicago this
load of cattle for the Chicago markets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Barger departed
Tuesday for a weeks visit with her
sister in Des Moines.
w. M. Householder and F. R. Crock
err have returned from st. Paul, where
they had been in attendance at the ma
tional convention of the M. w. A.
lodge. The former went as a dele,
gate from Iowa while the latter went
as one of the head officers Both re.
port most enthusiastic and profitable
meeting despite the fact that the by
laws could not be changed to allow OF
} Mr.. Croker succeeding himself as
head banker.
Another nice, warm rain visited this
county on Monday night lasting the en-.
tire night and until a. m. Tuesday
The weather continued warm after the
rain which was good for the crops and
will almost assure good crop of hay
which has been feared would be short
Mrs. Mae Reed of Burlington is