Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-11
Charlton.

Charlton, July 10.-Miss Anna Barg-
er, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Barg-
er of this city, was married at Glen
wood on Friday afternoon, July S, at
2 o'clock, to Fred Mauk of Tabor. The
groom has a position on the L. & N.
railway and they expect to reside at
Tabor. The bride is an accomplished
musician and is one of Chariton's fair
est young women. The groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Mauk of
Whitebreast township and is we'll
known here as worthy young man.
The many friends of the happy couple
join in extending congratulations and
best wishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Allen returned
today from a visit with relatives in
Oskaloosa.
Prof E. C. Bridge, oculist and op.
tician, is transacting business in Knox
vile this week.
Miss Elizabeth Bruffey of Wood
burn returned home Monday after a
few days visit with Mrs. James Nc
Endree.
Miss Jessie McIntire of Ottumwa
has been spending the week in Chart
ton with her cousin, Mrs. E. S. Gallo
way.
Miss May Peck of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, has returned home after
an extended visit in this city at the
home of her grandfather, T. E. Palm
er.
w. B. BEEN and sister Ida, and
nice, Anna BEEN, left today on a two
weeks trip to Pueblo and other points
in Colorado.
Mrs S. j. Elliott of Lancaster, Mis-
souri,, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
John Bennett.
Mrs. Everett Lingle of Osceola has
returned home after visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Hosea. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Roberts and chill:
dren of Hiteman have returned home
after brief visit with her brother, j..
A. Sullivan and family.
Mrs. Mary Becker, a former Chart
ton woman, died Monday afternoon
at the home of her daughter in Valley
Junction. The remains were brought
to this city and funeral services were
held this morning at the M. E. church.
| Deceased was the mother of County
Auditor J. o. Becker and Of Robert and
August Becker of this city. She was
most estimable lady and her death
is lamented by a host of Charlton
| friends.
Yesterday, at the family home in
this city occurred the death of Mrs.
VIM w. Busselle, after lingering
illness with cancerous tumors. A
husband and five children are bereft
of a loving wife and mother, and in
their sorrow they have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community.
The children are P. o. and A. S. Bus
selle of Ottumwa, Mrs. Flora Thomp.
son of Central City, Nebraska Mrs
Effie Henderson of Marengo and L.
H. Busselle of this city. The funeral
services will be held tomorrow morn
ing at the family home.
DR.. j. A. McKlveen, wife and daugh
ter Jessie, have departed for Europe
where they will spend the summer.
Frederic.
Frederic, July 10.-Farmers have
commenced haying and cutting theil
oats in this part of the country, the
hay will make only about half crop
Oats are very short and not well filled
and much of it will not be threshed
but put away and used as provende
III Tile Su6dl. AL SdIueH SSSctdUlSi
are about ruined and potatoes will no
make one-fourth of crop. Pastures
are all about burnt up owing to thu
lack of enough moisture and the dr.,
hot winds in the last few weeks past
Corn is holding it's color and standin!
the dry, hot winds end drouth well
If a good rain falls in the next tel
days corn may make fair crop.
P. M. Sweeney, aged 80 years, visitel
his son, James Sweeney. our station
agent, one day last week. He is quit
active for man of his age.
Miss Stella Akers, one of the nurse
in the hospital at 2Ottumwa, visite
with her parents and other relatives il
the vicinity in the last. two weeks in
Guiding the Fourth.
On the Fourth small balloon cam
over and lighted in the hay field O
Grant Thompson, setting fire to tn
meadow and burning about fort
shocks of his hay, from where the ba
loon came no one knows.
On Friday after the Fourth Leande
Chidester's boys had some firecracf
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