Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-19
Daily Doings of Some of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to.
the Philosophical Observation of
sages, Are chronicled by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, Feb, 16.-Thursday was
st, Valentines day and the postoffice
was rushed with work as usual on this
day. All the dealers il valentines re-
port most excellent trade this year.
nearly all selling out their entire
stock. A noticeable feature of the sale
of valentines this year was the un-
usual number of pretty valentines and
nice novelties and the small number of
comic valentines sold.
The w. G. T. u. of this place held a
very interesting and profitable meet
ing Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. P. j. Vollmer. The Union has
been sleeping here for some time, but
Of late has taken a new life and is now
quite active.
w. H. Dewey, of the Democrat, and
p. H. Lewis, of the Patriot, left Fri
day for Mt. Ayr to attend the meet
ing of the Southwestern Iowa News.
paper Mems association. The former
is on the program for the answer to
the address of welcome. while the lat
ter will go as a spectator.
Mrs. G. F. Skirvin, of Creston, spent
Thursday with her sister, Mrs. 7. c..
Walker, of Charlton.
MlSS SoId v. oulllu, VI r1uIucStOE,
is in Charlton working up a violin
class for this summer. Miss Smith
has been teaching music and elocution
in Charlton for the past three summers
and attends school in Chicago during
the winter at the Chicago Conserve
tory of Music
j. F. Treasure, of Whitebreast town
ship, has sold his farm and expects to
move to town and live in Charlton
about the LIST of March,
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Christian church held very interest
Ing and profitable meeting at the home
of Mrs. e. 3. Lewis on Thursday.
There was large crowd present and
refreshments were served. The ladies
made arrangements to give d
dinner to the K P. lodge
and their friends on Tuesday
and Mrs. w. E. Lewis gave each mem.
Der one cent to invest and turn over
for the benefit of the society, each
member to see how much she could
earn with a one cent investment by
the last of June. Many of them are
now at work and the methods en-
-ployed are original and unique. When
the time arrives they will have an ex-
perience social, when each member
will tell how she invested her money.
Mrs. T. G. Walker is enjoying a
very pleasant visit from her friend,
Mrs. Bartlett, of ST. Joseph, Mo-
Rev. A. Jacobs, a former pastor of
the Baptist church of this place, was
in Charlton Friday to attend the spec
ial ceremonies of the church. Rev.
Jacobs was the pastor of this congre-
CATION at the time of building the new
church, but is now located at Winter
set.
Mrs. VIM. Schreck, of Brookdale, is
reported as quite dangerously ill.
The county superintendent is in re-
ceipt of a handy and instructive little
book from the state board of educa-
ton that will be of much interest to
the public in general, as well as to the
school teachers. The book contains
complete list of the special exercises
to be observed by the school children
of the state, and contains much valu-
able instruction on other school mat
tiers. The superintendent has been
busy for the past few days, giving the
books out to the teachers Of the coun-
ty.
r. w. Bruce of the Charlton Her.
cid, went down to Mt. Ayr on Friday
to attend the meeting of the editors OF
I Southwestern Iowa. He is expected
to make a short talk in place of one
of the men who was regularly APP
pointed on the program.
Head Banker f. r. Croker return
ed from the M. w. A. state conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids on Friday. He
Householder, of Charlton, and George
nf fhn r w.
delegates. ALI report a most interest
ing and enthusiastic meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Peck, of Lucas
county, returned to their home Friday
after three weeks visit with friends
and relatives in Liberty, Clarke coan.
ty, and also in Union and Adams coun.
ties.
The four rooms of the Charlton pub
lie school, that have been held on the
square and in the basement of the
churches for the past six months,
while the new high school building
was being erected will be taken up in
the regular buildings on Monday. The
new school building has been com.
pleted sufficiently to allow the &C.
cupancy of the four lower rooms The
lower grades adjourned Thursday
night to allow the change to the
new quarters and to get the furniture
in shape. There will be a change in
the arrangement all around on Mon.
day. The school children and teach
ers arc all very happy to get back in
to a regular school building again.
Charlton, Feb. 1S.--R. w. Bruce, OF
the Herald; w. H. Dewey, of the
Democrat, and =. H. Lewis, of the
Patriot, have returned to Charlton
from the meeting of the newspaper
men of southwestern Iowa held at
Mt. Ayr last week, and all report a
most pleasing and profitable time.
The association will meet at CrestoR