Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-19
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s NEIGHBORHooD NEWS. 3
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Charlton

Is NElGHBORHOOD NEWS. g
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Charlton.
Charlton. Dec. 16..-The election con-
test case begun by John w. Mauk,
came to sudden close Friday by the
withdrawal from the contest of Mr..
Mauk. 1t was for the Office of sheriff.
Laurel Boss defeated Mr.. Mauk by
thirteen votes and the contest was
started for the purpose of receunting
the votes. 1t was founder upon mis-
statement of facts. Mr. Mauk was led
to believe that there was nearly fifty
votes cast in Jackson township which
should have been counted for him but
when the recount had progressed as
far as this precinct it was learned that
it was the cleanest record of any yet
canvassed and no mistakes were
found. Jackson township was the
twelfth precinct out of total of six
teen to be counted and as Mr. Maul1
had gained but two votes he consider
er further trouble unnecessary and
withdrew.
Saturday was taken up in court with
the hearing Of the Sage murder case
wherein Chas. Sage is charged with
the murder of his partner, Thomas
Hall, last August. The case is at
tracing a great deal of interest from
the fact that the coroner's jury exon
Grated Sage upon the dying statement
of his victim that it was an accident,
and later he bequeathed Sage all his
worldly goods. The grand jury, how
ever. indicted Sage. Much difficulty
was experienced in securing jury and
Saturday when the court adjourned
only part of the states evidence had
been presented. 1t will probably take
two days more to complete the case.
The jury in the case of w. T. Allen,
charged with the forgery of q surety
to bond for $500, found the defend
ent not guilty.
Saturday was the coolest day of the
winter yet recorded The thermome-
ter begun to drop on Friday night and
fell steadily Until it reached fourteen
degrees below zero at a. m. Saturday
morning. 1t remained very cold all
day Saturday but was somewhat
warmer on Sunday. 1t was very Sc
we're on stock which was out and not
prepared for the sudden change and
Wticli JOSS is reported.
The people were startled about noon
Saturday by the vigorous changing of
the fire bell. An investigation proved
the fire to be in the grocery store of
Will Clark & Co., on the east side of
the square. 1t had started in the cell.
ing around the flue and had burned
sometime before it was noticed. The
fire company responded promptly to
the call and in short time the blaze
was eXtinguished. The damage was
slight and business was not interrupt
ed. 1t was fully covered by insur,
ance.
The annual sale and dinner of the
Christian church was a decided sue
cess considering the state of the
weather. The women sold out all they
had in the eatable line and a great
number of their fancy articles were
also disposed of considering that the
weather was fourteen degrees below
zero for the first time this winter, thus
keeping many away who would other
wise have attended. The women feel
quite well satisfied with the $50 they.
made from the days work. This is
the last of the church bazaars for this
season.
Miss Gertrude WEIGH, teacher of
Grove school, north of town, closed
her school year Friday evening with a
program and box supper which was
well attended by the neighbors and
also by people from Charlton The
program consisted of recitations, mu-
sic, and dialogues and all were well
rendered. After the program a box
supper was INDUCED in which served
to furnish plenty of amusements for
those present. About $40 was realiz-
ed which will be applied on purchas-
ing books for the school library.
Mrs. Jessie M. Thayer was in Cma-
ha Saturday, where she went to visit
her friend, Mrs Clemet Chase, who
entertained the eminent vocalist,
Madame Modjiski.
Miss Janette Throcl1mortcn, who
was brought home from Indianola, last
week, where she had been attending
college and was seriously ill of pneu-
monia, is reported as much better
though not yet able to be about.
Miss Edna Lisle, of Clarinda, is
spending few days in the city the
guest of her sister, Mrs. S. M. Greene.
from a weeks visit with her mother,
Mrs. Whittlesby, of Russell.
Miss Lou Brown has returned from
a weeks visit with her grandmother
in Lincoln township.
Rev. H. c. Chitenden of Sac City
filled the pulpit of the, Presbyterian
church on Sunday morning and even
ing in a very acceptable manner to
the large audience present. Rev. Chit
tenden is an applicant for the position
of pastor of this church and his SER
mons Sunday were of such nature
that those who heard him earnestly
hope that he may decide to return
here to locate.
Chas. Huffman, of Liberty town
ship, has departed for Utah in hopes
that the change of climate may bene-
fit his health which has been very
poor of late.
Miss Ida Turner, who has been
working as typo in the Charlton Her
aid Office for the past few weeks re-
turned to her home in Derby Saturday.
Rev. p. J. Borg, of the Swedish
Lutheran church of this place, has re-
ti,rp I,