Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-25
Short Tales Concerning People You
4 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.

one OF their interesting ana entertain
ing recitals in the M. E. church here
Friday evening. The weather was
warm but this did not keep a good
crowd from being present and all We're
highly gratified at the really excellent
program the young ladies rendered.
Geo. Tmmons and Frank Burlington
two patriotic young men of Charlton,
who have been serving their country
In the Philippines are expected home
about the first Of July, having served
their term of enlistment and sailed on
June for San Francisco. They en-
listed at Des Moines and were mem
bers Of the Third Battalion of the
Thirty.eighth regiment.
DR.. and Mrs. A. L. Yocum have re-
turned to their home in Charlton after
q two-weeks' vacation in the noun
tains Of Colorado.
J. w. Spratt, one of the Oldest and
most highly respected citizens OF Luz
cas- county, residing near Derby, was
visiting Charlton friends on Saturday.
p. Aiken has returned to his home
in Charlton after a two weeks bust
ness trip through Kansas and Nebras-
ka.
Rev. Shultz, Of Monroe, preached
two very interesting and instructive
sermons at the Baptist church of this
place Sunday morning and evening
Rev. Mills, the regular pastor, is alb
sent on q weeks vacation and filled
the pulpit for Rev. Shultz at Monroe.
M. Sheurman has returned from Des
Moines, where he went to attend the
wedding of his friend, Carl Mauk, to
Gertrude Straus, which occurred last
Friday. Mr.. Sheurman acted as mas
ter of ceremonies.
DR.. I. w. Ford, the osteopath, was a
passenger Friday for Kirksville, Mo.
where he went to attend the reunion
of the alumni of the Still College Of
Osteopathy, he being a graduate Of
that school. Nearly 1000 graduates
were present and a monster barbecue
besides interesting literary exercises
were INDUCED in and a general goot
time had by all.
DR.. T. P. Stanton has returned from
Ottumwa, where he was in attendance
at the meeting of the Southeastern
Iowa Medical association held there
Thursday. q
Corwin Stuart, o. S. Hatcher, Lol
Peake and Chas. Palmer are enjoying
weeks. fishing and hunting expedi
ton at Perrin, Mimi, this week.
Word has been received in Charlton
of an accident to Geo.. B. .Routt, Sr
an oldsresident of,this place, but nov
residing with his daughter Nellie a
Gowrie, by falling from tree. H
was picking cherries when he slippe,
and fell twelve feet to the groun,
breaking his right wrist and severa
ribs. He has many friends here VIII
will regret to learn of his misfortun
as he Is quite old and the injuries vii
therefore be more serious than in
younger man.
Sunday was the hottest day of tn
season, the thermometer striking a
high as 102 in the shade. The ea
IRENE heat, however, was tempere
by nice, cool breeze from the sout
that made 1t somewhat more bearable
DR.. B. F. Daugherty, has returne
from Des Moines, where he was in a
tendance at the twelfth annual NEE
ing of the Des Moines Valley Medics
association.
The Ice cream supper at Centre
church in English township was a d.
cided success both socially and f1nal
cially. Several young people frol
Charlton were present and all repol
a most enjoyable time. The churc
realized about SIS from the evening
entertainment which included an e,
cellent literary and musical program