Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-22

returned from Abba where they had
been in attendance at an annual re-
union of old soldiers in that place.
Lyman Whitcomb, of Russell, was
calling on old friends in Charlton on
Thursday.
Miss May Waymick has returned
from a ten days visit with relatives
and friends in Missouri.
Mrs. G. G. McIntire, of Ottumwa,
and Elmer Plimpton, of Minnesota, are
in Charlton at the bedside of G. G.
Mclntire, who was stricken with pa
ralysis last Monday while at the home
of his sister-in-law. He is yet in a
| very serious condition.
Mrs. W. P. BEEN departed Thurs
day morning for ST. Joseph, Mo, call.
ed there by a telegram announcing
the serious illness of her aunt. Mrs.
Susie Heed.
Capt. Ella Griffin, of the Salvation
Army, now stationed at Jefferson, is
IN Charlton for a few days visit with
her mother. Mrs. Hannah Griffin and
many Charlton friends.
The officers Thursday arrested Jack
Davis for the charge of attempted
burglary. Early in the week, Mrs F.
w. Richards. living in the north part
OF town, heard some one attempting
to get in her house and went over to
j. H. Andrews, neiShbor. who came
over with gun and found Davis, it is
alleged, attempting to cut out a win
| dow. He let the fellow off on his pro-
testation of innocence, but the Off
GERS were not so easily satisfied and
| finally made the arrest.
! Tho DrOsnerity 0f tho city IF Cbo vi
ton can be accurately judged by the
appearance of the city and the proper
ty of the citizens. There has been
quite an increase in the population Of
the city in the past few years and the
demand for houses to rent has greatly
exceeded the supply. There is now
not over one dozen empty houses in
the city and these are in most unde-
sirable portion of town. The price of
rents has advanced from per cent to
Is per cent during the past two years
and prospective renter who moved
here from Russell spent the entire day
Friday looking for house to rent and
was unable to find one that was desir-
able and now has his household goods
| stored. All the good houses are rent
| ed before the tenants leave and none
are empty over a week. There are a
numbr of wealthy people who are now
contemplating the erection of several
houses for renting purposes which
will probably prove paying invest
ments.
Mrs. ]. E. Waugh returned Friday
from ten days visit with her .daugh-
ter, Mrs c. F. Sanderson of Lenox.
e. S. Baker and G. G. Fancher have
returned from Lucas, where they went
to attend the public sale of the cattle
of the j. Clarke Baker estate of that
place.
Mrs. ]. H. Ferrel of Creston stopped
over between trains on Thursday and
visited short time with relatives and
| friends in Charlton while enroute
| home from a visit in the eastern part
of the state.
Mrs. F. B. Malone, who has been SO
| seriously i'll for the past few weeks
OF tumor and who recently submitted
| to an operation has SO far recovered
as to be able to be around the house
once more.
| DR.. S. c. Davidson, an old rsident
of Charlton but who is now located at
| Grant City, Mo-, and who has not been
in Charlton for The past twenty years,
was visiting his mother and renewing
oid acquaintance in our city on Fri
| day.
Mrs. E. S. Jones, who has been so
seriously i'll for the past few weeks
has SO far recovered as to be able to
| be around the house once more.
E. E. Timmons and family have
moved their household goods from the
house in the east part of the city to a
house in the northwest part of town
near the city park where they expect
to make their future home.
| Word has been received from St,
Joseph, Mo-, of the death of Mrs. Su.
sic Heed, an old resident of Charlton.
who died of paralysis at the home of
her son, Geo. Heed, in that city. The
remains will be brought to Charlton
for burial on Sunday.
Mrs. S. w. Rea returned Friday
from few days visit with friends in
Humeston.
Mrs Margaret Christ left Friday for
few days visit with her sister, when
both expect to go to Clarke county to
visit four brothers and attend a fam
lily reunion.
Rev. and Mrs. P. ]. Borg have re.
turned from StLouis where they went
to attend a meeting of the Burlington
district of the Swedish Lutheran
church
Mrs. w. P. BEEN returned from St.
Joseph, Mo-, Friday evening.
Drum Major w. R. Smith, of the
Fiftieth regiment band who resides in
Charlton, has returned to his home at
ter a weeks visit in Creston where
he assisted in the music for the l. O.
o. F. convention this week.
Eddyvile.
Eddyville, Oct. 1S.-A young man
by the name of Parks or Parker. who
has been working on Fudge Creek
south of town, came to town Wednes-
day evening and hired team and
buggy of Tiveryman Chapman. saving
he wanted to go to Fremont
and would return the following
evening. Not returning search
was instituted, but up to last evening
the yonug man had not appeared at
Fremont. nor bod he boon be"r1 nf.
Livervman Chairman went to Ottum-
wa and Oskaloosa yesterday in search
of him. He was said to have been