Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
Charlton.

WHARTON.
Charlton, Jan. IL. Especially
Chas. !. Essex, his attorney, ]. A.
Campbell, f. M. Stuart and c. w. Stu
art, the attorneys for the G. B. & O..
R. r. company were passengers We'd
nesday for Abba where they go to try
the $4,000 damage suit begun by Es-
sex against the G. B. & O. r. r. and
Eli Manning, sheriff of Lucas, for
false Imprisonment. The case grew
out OF an attempt to wreck the Bur-
lington fast mail near Russell about
year ago. Essex was arretsed charged
with the crime. He was convicted but
secured a new trial and was acquitted.
He then began this suit for false i'm
prisonment. 1t came up for trial and
the railroad company asked and re-
ceived a change of venue when the
case was dismissed without prejudice
and begun again at the next term.
The same proceeding were INDUCED
in at this term and court ordered it
sent to Abba, Monroe county, for
trial. 1t was set for last week but
was not reached and Wednesday all
the Charlton parties concerned went
down to Abba where it came up to-
day. The case has created quite a
good deal of interest in and around
Charlton and the outcome is watched
very closely.
Personal Matters.
]. M. Strict left Wednesday for an
extended visit with friends at Osce-
ola.
Z. G. Maxwell has returned to his
home in Indianola after few days
visit with his brother, T. H. Maxwell
of this pace.
The l. o. o. F. lodge, No GA, of this
place held very interesting and
profitable meeting in their hall Tues
day evening. There were four candi-
dates who were given the initiatory
degree and the team work was beyond
criticism. This lodge is one of the
third in the ranks of Odd Fellowship
in the state. They are on solid
foundation and are constantly in
creasing in numbers, every meeting
night seeing from one to five new
members taken thru.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Hasselquist went
to Burlington Tuesday evening to at
tend the funeral of their nephew, Ar
chic Davis, who enlisted in the Thir
ty-ninth regiment for service in the
Philippines and died while in service
His body was brought to Burlington
for burial.
Lewis Greene of Grand River, is
visiting friends in this city for a few
days. He will take one of Charlton s
girls home with him as bride when
he returns.
The county board of supervisors
completed it's business Wednesday
and adjourned. there was more
business than usual this session on ac
count of the changes in county off
GERS and the Titus amendment muddle
which delayed action on the routine
| business nearly an entire day
Mrs. d. @. Storie is enjoying very
/ pleasant visit from her mother. wht
| arrived Wednesday morning on No. 6
Captain ]. S. Howard of Compan.
"H," Fiftieth regiment, l. N. G., was ;
| business visitor in Appanoose coun
1 ty on Wednesday.
John Kent and T. S. Crozier, boil
1 members of the board of supervisors
returned to their homes Wednesday
the former in Lucas and the latter il
Russell.
Word was received Wednesday Il
Charlton that J. c. Baker, an old ant
we'll known resident of Lucas county
was very seriously i'll of heart tror
BILE at his home in Lucas. Clarke, a
he is Familiarity called, was an earl
business man of Charlton but whe
the mines opened in Lucas he wen
up there and is now one of tn
wealthiest men of that prosperou
mining town. 3. S. Baker and DR..
L. Yocum of this place went dow
Wednesday morning to ascertain tn
extent of his illness.
Mrs. Hulda Tuttle departed Wee
nesday for an extended visit with re
atives in Kansas.
G. B. Coles was a passenger WEI
nesday for Kansas City where he goe
to secure employment.
, Abba.