Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-13
Personal and otherwise.

Miss Mabel Pimm has returned from
a weeks visit at the old home in Luz
cas-.
Chas. Lewis, an old resident of Char.
1ton, but now on a farm at Happy Cor
ner in Washington township, was re-
newing old acquaintance on our
streets Saturday.
F. R. Crocker, wife and sons, J. o.
Becker and wife, w. M. Householder,
Sadie B. Andrews and Lizzie Proctor
have departed for ST. Paul, Mimi, to
attend the head camp meeting of the
M. w. A. lodge to be held at that place
this week. Mr.. Crocker goes as
member of the head camp by virtue of
his office of head banker which he is
DESTROYS >of securing for another term.
MIR. Householder goes as a delegate
from Iowa while Mrs. Becker goes as
a delegate to the r. N. A. auxiliary.
Mrs. Nettie Michner and son have
returned from a weeks visit with Mrs.
Sells, of Murray.
Mrs. Inez erosion, of Lucas, was re-
newing old acquaintance in Charlton
on Saturday.
r. O. Kimsly and family, of Cam.
bria, are spending few days visiting
relatives in English township
j. G. Mitchell, of Ottumwa, former
ly a resident of this place, was renew
ing old acquaintances in our city Sat
urday.
M. M. Hinton, of Melrose, was bus
mess visitor in Charlton on Saturday.
Joe d. Long, editor of the Russell
Union, was spending the day with his
father, w. S. Long, of this place, on
Saturday.
Miss Maude Throckmorton, who has
been spending her vacation with her
parents in this city, has departed for
Creston where she will attend the
Union county normal. Miss Maude
has been teaching school in the Alton
public schools and has been reelected
for next year.
Captain j. S. Howard, Lieutenant L..
A. Hasselquist, Sergeant Orlo Barthol-
omew, Quartermaster Sergeant E. A.
Anderson have departed for Cedar
Rapids where they will represent Co.
H at the state shooting tournament of
the 1. N. G. The boys have been prac-
ticing at the 200 and 500 yards range
and we expect a good showing from
them in the final score.
Mrs. George Whitlock, who has been
spending the past few weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Cole, of
this place has returned to her home
in Perry. Mo.
Charlton, June 11.-Arthur Stirling
and wife of Des Moines are spending
a few days in the city visiting Mrs.
Sterling's mother and many Charlton
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Glenn, are spend
ing the week with relatives and friends
in Des Moines and Storm Lake.
Don Enslow, who went to Colorado
some months ago for his health, has
returned to his home in Charlton and
his many friends are glad to see him
looking so well.
Lucille Shannon has returned from
a few weeks visit with relatives and
friends in WOODBURY..
Clyde Best is carrying his arm in a
sling now from the effects of an acct
dent sustained last Friday while out
riding on his wheel. He was riding
at a pretty good rate of speed when
he collided with a lady on another
wheel and fell to the ground with the
wheel on top of him in such a manner
as to sprain his right arm. The acct
dent, though painful, is not serious
and he will be able to be around.
The standing of the ladies in the
Charlton Herald Pan American con.
test was somewhat changed last week
Miss Marie Lottie dropped from first
to third place in the list while Miss
Nora Lang, of Lucas jumped from
fifth to first place. There was no new
entries last week and 1t now looks as
though the race would be between
about five of the ladies who have been
pretty we'll up toward the head all the
time.
]. M. Loving, Of Creston, was an ov
er Sunday visitor with his wife who is
spending few days in the city with
her daughter Mrs. e. E. Lewis.
Mrs. Carl Brown and son of Min
burn, are spending few days visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. John
son, Of Lincoln township.
Miss Margaret Brown, state travel
ing librarian, is spending few days
at her home In Charlton.
| Miss Myra DUNCAN, of this place
closed very successful term of schoo
at Nicola, Iowa, on last Friday and is
now at home spending her vacation
with her father. Col. w. s. DUNCAN.
Miss Gertie Kephart has returned
to her home in Charlton after weeks
visit with friends in Cleveland No. 4
/ The officers seem to have taken G
rest as far as raiding the 'levee" is
concerned. It has been almost a weel
now since they have cleaned the john
keepers out and after the warm work
of the week before in which they made
nine raids 1t seems very quiet. In the
meantime the Justices have been busy
with the liquor condemnation cases
The liquor after due process of Law
being taken and destroyed. Whether
or not the cessation from raiding is
permanent or only temporary remains
to be seen. 1t is claimed by those il
position to know that about $7St
worth Of liquor was seized and de
stroyed during the week they were
busy. One thing is certain, If the,
are in earnest in their efforts to breal
up the traffic there is but one way tt
do it and they were pursuing that way
week before last. So earnest were
thew that ono dealer declared his in