Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15

COllnS IS TO be one. OF the instructors
in the Davis county teachers institute
Which opens next week
John Gibson left Monday evening
on few days business trip to Des
Moines.
Ed. Reeves left Monday for Hanni-
bal, Mo-. where he will spend a few
days on business.
Jake Shook, who resides at Mem
phis, Mo, has been quite sick at the
home of his son, John Shook, who re-
sides on a farm five miles south of
Bloomfield. Mr.. Shocks many friends
will be glad to know that he is rapidly
recovering and will be able to return
to his home in Memphis in short
time.
Charlton.
Charlton. Aug. 13.-Chas. Johnson
has returned from few days visit
at Abba and Ottumwa.
John " Bennett of Benton township
who has been seriously i'll of ap-
pendicitis has recovered and is able
to be about his work oncetAnore
{. Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Conrad of Otter
Creek township have returned from
d week WISH Will tueli daughter DIT
Tabor
Misses Ina and Lizzie Martin If
Warren township have returned from
a weeks visit with friends in Creston
Rev. A. ]. Johnson Of Wisconsin,
who received a call from the Swedish
Lutheran church of this place. has ac-
cepted the call and began his work
here. Sunday morning he preached
to a good sized audience. which was
we'll pleased with the scholarly dis
course. He expects to move his fam
lily here in q few days
John Miller, who is employed on the
new coal shaft of the Inland Coal Co..
is spending few days visiting rela
tives in Indianola. until the engine is
got into working order at the mines.
Rev. G. F. Sanderson of the Chris
tian church preached a very interest
ing and instructive sermon Sunday ev-
ening. 1t was designed especially for
the young people and was on the SUD
ject What to read and what not 10
read" There was a large audience
present and all were well pleased with
the discourse which was full of good,
common sense and plain gospel truths
oAIu II IoiloWVA ouI tllS ySuuS,
people present, would be q great agent
toward strengthening their charac-
tiers.
The funeral services Of Harry SEQ
vile, the boy who lost his life by the
south branch train on Saturday, were
conducted from the Baptist church of
this place Monday afternoon by
Company Fl, Fiftteth regiment, l. N.
G., and Yeomen lodge. he being
member of both organizations. The
remains were laid to rest in the Char
iton cemetery beside those of his
father.
Fern Gartin has returned from
weeks visit with relatives and friends
in Corydon.
Word was passed around in Chart
ton on Sunday that they would be at
work on the new coal shaft of the H.
land Coal company three and one-half
miles northeast of Charlton on Sun
day. Quite number OF the young
people drove out with the expectation
of seeing them work the shaft. In
this, however, they were disappointed
as the engine had not yet arrived. The
shaft is now down tWenty-six feet and
they have already gone through one
vein OF coal but the large vein they
expect to work is two hundred and
twenty-five feet below the surface of
the ground. They have a telephone
run from Charlton to the mines but
aside from few tent sand sheds there
are no buildings erected on the
grounds. 1t will probably be winter
before the mines are in working order
and hnncnS will "a ht,i1t hrf
next spring.
turned to their home in Charlton, the
former from Kansas and the latter
from Creston.
Ola Peterson, formerly resident
of this place. but for the past few
months employed in Ottumwa, was re-
newing old acquaintance on cur
streets Sunday.
A. r. Becker and wife drove down
to Humeston on Sunday and spent the
day with her parents.
Mrs. E. H. Bert has been confined
to her bed the past few days with a
very severe attack of neuralgia of the
stomach but is now reported as some
better.
Mrs. Robert F. Adams (nee Reigel)
died at her home in the west part of
town Sunday after a lingering illness.
The funeral services will be held from
the residence conducted by Rev. Mar
ion of the U. B. church. Mrs. Adams
was born in Madison county in 1869
and was married to Robert Adams in
Charlton in 1888. They have had no
children. She was an earnest and
faithful member of the Presbyterian
church and kind and gentle woman
making friends of all who knew her
She has been sufferer for years but
during it all has borne UP uncom-
plainingly and to the last she retain
ed her confidence and trust in her
Savior. She was well known and uni
versally loved by large circle of
friends who extend sympathy to the
bereayed husband.
Mrs. Carter Cooking, an old resi-
dent of Charlton but who for the past
fifteen years has been a resident of
Missouri is spending a few days in
Lucas county visiting relatives and old
friends. She is accompanied by her
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