Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-10

township, hye from English and Two
from Warren township. The veterinary
surgeons say they are unable to ac-
count for the large number of deaths
from the use of corn fodder this year
and whether it is caused from smut on
the fodder as suggested by the Chart
ton paper, or whether it is something
in the fodder. The fact remains that
there is an unusually large number of
cattle dying in Lucas county this sea-
son from eating corn fodder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Goltry of Russell
We're visiting relatives in Charlton on
Saturday.
The women of the U. P. church held
their annual sale and dinner on Satur
day. The articles displayed for sale
were both beautiful and useful, and the
dinner a most excellent one. They
realized about 500
Hon. j. G. Mitchell of Ottumwa was
shaking hands with old acquaintance
on the streets Of this city Saturday,
while enroute to his home.
Thomas Wallace, an old resident of
Lucas county, but now located at Sey
mour, was renewing old acquaintance
in Charlton on Saturday.
Mrs. Hugh McCallag of Russell spent
Saturday with her husband, who is en-
ployed in this city.
Rev. w. j. HASTE, the newly elected
minister of the Christian church Of
this place, came down Saturday night
with the intention of beginning his
passionate in the church here on Sun
day, but received message calling
him back to Altoona for Sunday and
Rev. ]. A. Walters, who preached two
sermons last Sunday, again filled the
pulpit both morning and evening, deliv-
ering two very eloquent and scholarly
sermons which We're well received by
the large audience present. Mrs. Has
tie, who accompanied her husband, re-
NAMED in Charlton and will look up
suitable house for the family. Rev.
HASTE expects to return today and
will preach his initial sermon on next
Sunday, December 10.
The women of the Baptist Benevo-
lent society will hold their annual sale
and chicken pie supper in the base
ment of the church tomorrow.
Mrs. o. E. Wilson has departed for
an extended visit with Mrs Hopcraft of
Galesburg, III.
Gus Soderstrom, who has been work
ing in Minnesota this fall, has return
ed to his home in Cedar township for
the winter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Coles have de-
parted for Ell Paso, Texas, with their
son, R. ]. Coles, Jr., for the benefit of
his health, which has been very poor
for several years past.
Lavere, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cradle Foulks, who had been suf-
fering from typhoid fever for the past
/ few weeks, also developed a case OF
spinal meningitis from which he died
Friday. Another of their children is
/ confined to the bed with typhoid fever
and is in a serious condition.
Rev. w. S. Blackburn is conducting
a series of protracted meetings at OF,
terbine church in Union township and
/ is drawing large crowds by his excel
! lent sermons.
Miss Martha Amelang of Union
township, who was confined to her bed
for several weeks as the result of al
accident is now able to be around
again.
George Won Behren, formerly sof this
place but now Of Burlington, spent
Sunday in Charlton visiting friends
and looking after business interests.
Miss Stella John has departed FOL
/ Des Moines, where she will enter Des
Moines college. Her grandmother
Mrs. Mary John, with whom she has
been making her home here, expects
to leave in few days to keep house
for Miss Stella during Der student life
Virgo Foot of English township has
moved his family to his mother-in-law'
farm in Peasant township, near Belin
da, where they expect to make theil
future home, Mrs. Long having moved
to Charlton.