Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-31

her cousin, Pearl Mcconnell, of Abba,
who is seriously i'll.
Miss Tessie Slater of Sheridan, Mo,
is visiting former neighbors in the
city and English township.
Rev. A. H. Chittenden of Sac City
has been called to the First Presbyte-
rian church.
Sheriff Manning graciously enter
tanned a quartet of the genuine bur-
glar for Christmas dinner. They had
robbed dry goods store in WOODBURY.
and were captured at Derby and
brought to the county bastile for safe
keeping until the Clarke county Off
Gals could entertain them Three of
them were young men of about thirty
years and one q mere lad of fifteen
summers, who was disposed to divulge
important Information concerning
stolen goods and the modus operandi
of the gang. They were taken to Os-
ceola on No. 8 yesterday.
Mrs. M. G.. Paschal from Denver is
at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. D.
S. Burlington, who is seriously ill.
Miss Laura Fitch has resigned her
position as teacher in the Ottawa, ILL.,.
schools and is here familiarizing her.
self with the duties of the county SUI
perlntendent of schools office.
Rev. Aaron Pierson of Avery has
been appointed to Central Church of
Christ in English township and will
assume the duties as pastor on ,Janu-
airy 5.
Anna Hupp and Bert Vickroy were
married at high noon Christmas day
at the brides home in Benton town
ship. Rev. Miller conducting the SER
vice. They will reside in this city,
where Mr.. Vicliroy is employed by the
c., B. & O. as car inspector
Rev. Mum went out into Warren
township Christmas afternoon and
joined in wedlock S. C. Conn of Me-
dora, and Miss Llewellyn Martin. The
bride is we'll known in this community
where she has many well wishers. The
groom is highly spoken of and is a
farmer in Warren county.
Charlton. Dec 2S.-Rey. Will Nc.
Dougall is visiting his parents here, af-
ter term of school in the theological
department at Xenia, Ohio. His Sis
ter Alice, who has been teaching at
Laurens, is also home for brief stay.
Miss LESSEE Douglass is visiting her
father, Noble Douglass, after three
months absence in the northern part
OF the state where she is one of the
teachers in the public schools of Len
OK.
Mrs. Grant Sweet, of Garden Grove,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Brock.
Boyd Burlington, of Des Moines, IS
here, called by his mothers serious i'll
ness.
Rev. Press Irwin returned this morn
ing from lndianola where he is pastor
of the A. NJ. z. church. He was ac-
companied by his two little daughters.
On January 3, 1901, Robert Larson
took out life insurance policy No
vember 80, Robert died after three
weeks illness from typhoid fever, and
December %, Mrs. Christine Larson,
| received draft for the amount of the
policy, $1,000.
Rev. Castor, of Leon was guest
yesterday of w. C. Himmelrich and
other Charlton friends.
Mrs. Lizzie Eikenberry. who is in In
dianola visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Sara Sigler, was taken seriously sick
and her family physician from this
city was sent for, who with her son,
VIM. Eikenberry, of the lumber yard,
went at once to her bedside. DR..
Brockman, of Ottumwa, was called to
conduct an operation for the removal
of tumor. A special train was order
ed to take the physicians to lndianola.
Mrs. Eikenberry suffered an attack
similar to this over year ago and DR..
Brockman performed the operation
which saved her life, and it is the
earnest wish OF her Charlton friends
that this operation may also prove
successful.
The G. A. r. have chosen their Off
GERS for the ensuing year They are
II. G. Curtis, P. c.; Warren Callahan.
S. "; l.. Gillespie, j. "; Thomas Gay,
chaplain; Lee Manning, S. NJ; S.
Swift, sergeant; Willie Lake, o. G.
A. c. Hughes. of G. J. Stewards lum-
Der yard, attended the wedding of his
brother, Ralph, at Bondurant, on
Christmas.
Henry Dillman, of Liberty township.
received a pair of fine deer heads and
the hides from Vintah county, Utah.
Henry was visitor in the Mormon
state for month and while there had
the exciting experience of shooting a
fine deer whose head he had mounted.
His brother shot another and also had
the head mounted and the two were
shipped to Charlton friends. One of
them is on exhibition at the First Ma
tional bank where it is receiving much
admiration.
w. D. simpson has gone to Corning
to visit his parents. Mrs. Simpson and
son are there also.
Rev. Sherman, of Ottumwa, will &C.
cupy the pulpit of the First Presbyte-
rian church next Sunday.
The Sons of Veterans have been res
directed and are once more installed
among the orders of our community.
They have a charter membership of a
score of our prominent young men
who are Differed by these persons:
Captain, A. X. Aten; first lieutenant,
Otis Cook; second lieutenant, Harry
Ketcham; council, E. II. Storie, DR..
Ford, w. G.. Fuller The captain has
appointed his staff as follows: Chap
lain, E. S. Wells, first sergeant, Clark
Huntley; quartermaster sergeant, Dr..
Throckmorton; color sergeant, John
Law; sen. G.. P. A. Walker; G. G. Clar-
ence Blake; Cor. G., Arthur Ketcham.
Miss Mollie Chynoweth, of Des