Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-30
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY CT OTTUMWA in BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
Of Your Acquaintance as Chronicled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

ioi luSIiy IeSluSuC OIL InlS place Dlll
now running brick yard at Milo was
renewing old acquaintance here We'd
nesday
Mrs. o. E. Lamb has returned from
few days visit with relatives and
friends at her old home in Lacona.
Dave Storie, recently graduated
from Rush Medical College, Chicago
has returned from Des Moines where
he went to take the state examination
for practicing medicine in the state of
Iowa. He was successful and is now
full f1edged practicing physician.
John Miller, an old resident of Char
iton, but who for the past few months
has been employed at the mines in
Lucas is in Charlton to begin work on
tie new coal shaft to be sunk two and
half miles northeast of town. He
expects to move his family here to
make their future home as soon as he
can secure suitable house to rent.
Hon. ]. c. Mitchell, of Ottumwa, a
former resident of Charlton, was
transacting business and shaking
hands with old friends in town Thurs
day.
VIM. Williams, of Jay, Clarke, coun-
ty, was a Charlton visitor on Thurs
day.
Rev. c. F. Waldron of the st. Mary's
Catholic church of this place has re-
turned from, few days pleasure trip
to Colorado Springs.
DR.. T. M. Throckmorton was pro-
fessional visitor to Oakley on Thurs
day.
George w. WILDLY, an old resident
of Charlton, was taken suddenly i'll on
Thursday afternoon. The doctor pro-
nounced it due to heat and old age. He
Is now somewhat better but is yet a
very sick man.
AL. Gartin, who had his hand injured
some time ago by the kick of a horse,
has so far recovered as to be able to
attend to his work once more.
A. d. Gray has accepted a position
as bookkeeper for F. G. Stanley and
began his duties on Wednesday.
A quiet but impressive wedding was
performed Wednesday evening at the
home of brides parents, WIN Miss
Maggie Dawson and Charles Pettijohn
were made man and wife. Both young
people are we'll known in Charlton
where the bride has resided all her
life. being the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William Dawson. TIL COON is broth
er of Lee Pettijohn, and has made his
home here for many months. Both
young people have host of friends
who extend congratulations.
The Charlton and Benton Telephone
company 'now comes into Charlton over
the central switchboard. This ends
all OPPOSITION to the Charlton company
which is giving excellent satisfaction
OF its patrons. For long time the
Benton people have held out and at
tempted to get other country lines to
join with them and put in a farmers
exchange in opposition to the Chart
ton company, but they were unsuccess-
full and now the entire fourteen coun-
try lines run into Charlton and con-
meet with the central switchboard
giving Lucas county the best telephone
connections in the state.
A German tramp was struck by the
Indianola and Charlton train Thurs
day. He was walking on the track
and disregarded the engineers warn
ing whistle. His leg was broken in
two places and the flesh torn off and
his head and face were badly cut and
bruised. He was taken to the county
farm where his leg was amputated
and he is now doing as nicely as could
be expected.
Charlton, July 27.-Miss Ermina
Bonesteele, who has been teaching mu-
sic in Charlton since her graduation
from the music department of the
school for the blind at Vinton, has clos
her classes here and departed Thurs
day for her home in Vinton.
Rev. S. M. Clarke of this place was
in Cleveland Thursday where he Off
ciated at the funeral of Mrs. w. T. Ev-
ans, wife of a miner of that place and
a mem er of his former congregation.
The remains were brought to Charlton
and buried in the Charlton cemetery
Friday morning. Mrs. Evans was an old
resident of Charlton and had many
friends here who mourn her death.
Frank Schafer, an old resident of
Charlton, but who for the past two
years has been serving his country in
the. Thirty-eighth regiment in the Phil
ippines, is spending short time visit
ing relatives and friends in and around
Charlton. He was discharged the
same day Burlington and Timmons,
the two other Charlton boys in his regi-
ment were, but stopped on the way
home to visit friends in Nebraska.
with Will Cakes of this place, but who
for the past few months has been en-
ployed in Missouri, has returned to
Charlton to live
The old frame buildings on the west
side of the square that have been occu-
pied by G. w. Ensley and Simon Press
have been torn down and work will
be begun at once on a handsome two
story brick business block to take their
places. The contract has ben let to
Johnson & Bert of this place for the
erection of the buildings, to be COM
pleted before September Is. This will
make that half block of buildings all
brick and will be great improvement
to that side of the square,
Mrs. G. F. Anderson and little
daughter are both confined to their
beds with severe attacks of whooping
cough, at their home in the west part
of town.
Judge Tisdale of Ottumwa was tran
sacting legal business at Oakley Thurs
day and stopped over in Charlton be-
tween trains to shake hands with
friends.
Mr.. Youtsey of near Russell was call
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