Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-14

ed with their music which ranged
from the latest popular airs to the fin
est classical music by Wagner e.
Raphena Parsons, the trombone solo,
est; Florence q. Bechet, the flute So
loist; Mabel B. Mckee, the violinist
soloist and Carl Crane, the basso, were
all exceptionally fine in their line and
the audience completely wore them
out with their repeated encores. If all
the five entertainments in the course
are as good as the opening number
the course will certainly come up to
expectations and the League will be a
financial winner by the course.
The annual reports of the equity
clerk and county treasurer of Lucas
county for the fiscal year ending Sep
TENDER so, had been sent to the
department and contain some interest
ing statistics. The clerks report
shows a total of "a criminal prosecu-
lions during the year, 8 of which were
petty larceny, one for burglary, three
and twenty-one for selling liquor.
These resulted in sending three to the
reform school, one to the penitentiary
for 20 years, one for IS months three
for 8 years each, one for months
three were dismissed or continued, 20
We're fined or sent to Jail. They all
gave their nativity as Americans save
one who was q Welchman. Twenty
gave their occupations rs lahorers and
the lemainder represented all branches
OF business. There was total of S.
$50 imposed in fines andS1 5000 col
lected. The total cost of prosecution
exclusive of county attorneys salary
which is $500 and his fees which were
$500 was $4,471,50 or about $15S00 for
each prosecution. The treasurer has
sent the amount of taxes due from the
county to the state which this year
amounted to $3,113.6S. The total
amount of taxes collected by him dur
ing the month of September was $40.
902o5, as compared with S35,251.7S for
the same month last year.
The members of the Presbyterian
church of this place held a congrega
tional meeting Monday afternoon and
considered the proposition of selectinr
a new minister. The congregation
has been without a pastor for the pas
few months and several men have
been here for trial sermons. Amone
those who have visited this place was
Rev. Henry Buell., of Chicago, to whom
a unanimous call was extended or
Monday.
A. w. Nitchman, of Lucas, was c
business visitor in Charlton on Mon
day.
John Veirs, of Omaha, but who has
been visiting relatives in Illinois, is
spending few days in Charlton, the
guest of his brothers, R. l.. and E. u.
Veirs.
G. w. Nichols, of Lucas, was renew
ing old acquaintance and transactine
business in Charlton on Monday.
Mrs. j. V. Dorsey who has been Wis.
iting relative in AMI around Charlton
for the past few weeks, returned t.
her home in Madrid on Monday.
Mrs. ]. M. Loving has returned /
her home in Creston after YER
pleasant two weeks visit with he
daughter, Mrs. E. e. Lewis, Of this
place.
Mrs. S. a. Neff has returned to her
home in Charlton after very pleas
ant visit with her son In Ottumwa.
Mrs. J. w. Holden, who has been so
seriously ill for the past two weeks, is
reported as somewhat better.
G. G. Mitchell has sold his farm in
Benton township and purchased the
SECULAR farm just one mile east of
town, in Lincoln township. for $50 an
acre. He expects to move on his new
farm in short time.
Mistakes will occur in the best reg
ulated families" This was demon
strated in the issue of one of the Char.
itnn who hal
neatly written obituary notice of
highly respected maiden lady in it's is
sue of last week, under the bold face
headlines Of Under the Orange Bios
SONS" where they are supposed to rur
the marriage announcements, and to
make it worse this same paper had
but the issue previous printed an edi-
torial condemning the Courier" for
typographical error of one word in :.
news item.
Mrs. j. H. Mcfarland has returned
from few days visit with her cousin,
Mrs. G. G. Evans. of Ottumwa.
The many friends of Amos Hamp-
shire, an old resident of Charlton, WI.
be panied to hear that the old gentle
man is seriously ill at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. w. w. DUNCAN, of Bur
llngton, and grave fears are entertain
ed for his recovery on account of his
old age and weakened condition.
Mrs. Boiler has returned to her home
in Indiana after a very pleasant visit
with her cousin, Miss Alice Pulley, of
Benton township.
Frank Tindell is in Creston this
week at the bedside of his wife who is
seriously i'll of typhoid fever at the
home of her parents in that city. Her
many friends in Charlton will be
pleased to learn that she is considered
some better at present.
Lloyd Allen, of Davenport, Neb., is
in the city visiting his wife, who is Sc.
riously ill at the home of her mother,
Mrs. G. F. Gasser, of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Shelleday are en-
Joying very pleasant visit from Mr..
Shelleday's brother, of Lucas, who is
accompanied by his sister and little
son.
o. S. Hatcher, an employee of the c.
B. C @. freight house of this place, is
reported as quite seriously ill of kid
ney trouble.