Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28

iSpedhefS present ana all We're well
educated and thoroly familiar with
their subject. Addresses were given
| by Rev. Johnson, of Russell, Rev.
Douglass. of Oakley, Prof. Chas. Shell
ton, president of Simpson college, DR.
| Mcdowell, of N. Y, secretary of the
M. e. educational society of the M. e
church and Miss Daisy Dent, of this
place.
Ed. Cribertson, a student at Parsons
college, Fairfield, was an over Sunday
visitor with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Culbertson, of this place.
| Postmaster j. H. Clinton, of Rus
Isell, was transacting business and Wis.
iting friends in Charlton or Monday.
| Charlton, March 27.-Mrs E. E.
| parted for two weeks visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ Loving, OF
| Creston.
John Miller. an old resident of Chart
ton, but now located at Cleveland, No.
| 4, was renewing old acquaintances on
our streets Monday.
George Barlow is lying off from
work as driver for w E. Lewis gro
| tack of the fever.
I WI D. una anu
| ter, Julia Dalton. formerly of this place
| but now located in Ottumwa are spend.
1 ing few days visiting old friends and
relatives in Charlton.
1t has always been the custom of
most of the men of Charlton to pay
some party for working out their poll
tax, and few laborers here had work
at good pay for several days when poll
+ir,,n 90, 1,,,t I,
is going to be little different if the
plan attempted by the boys of town
is carried out There are about ten of
them who have joined together this
season and have agreed not to pay out
the money for work but when the au-
thorities notify them of their taxes
they will all meet in body and go
out on the streets with shovel and
spades and work the tax out them
selves. The boys represent some of
the best families of the city and in
clude business men, clerks, and rail
road boys.
Pat Beverd, of Derby, was transact
I ing business and calling on friends in
/ Charlton on Monday.
/ Walter H. Dewey, editor of the
Charlton Democrat was Chicago
1 NiSitoi oI DusiISSS uSSudy.
! Chas. Peppers, a former Charlton
/ boy but now of Abba is spending a few
/ days visiting friends in the city
I A corporation has been formed call
ed the Inland Coal company of Iowa
with headquarters at Charlton. 1t is
incorporated for twenty years from
January / 1901, with capital stock of
$4,000 fully paid up. c. H. Smith is
The business of the company will con-
sist of locating and developing veins
of coal, having and operating coal
| fields, manufacturing coal machinery
and prospecting for and utilizing any
other metals or valuable minerals that
may be discovered in their lands They
have already secured options on much
good coal country and will begin work
as soon as practical. 1t is rumored
that they will start the erection of a
new coal mining town this spring
about five miles northeast of Charlton
and that they also have an option on
| lands near Cleveland No. that they
propose to work should the prospected
extension of the Rock Island railroad
strike near enough TO them, as has
been proposed.
| w. B. Householder and daughter, OF
Bladen, Neb., have returned to their
home after few days visit with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. Householder
of this place.
Mrs. Carrie Downing departed Mon.
| day for four weeks visit with her
brother, Charles Taylor, of Topeka
Kansas.
| ]. S. Butcher formerly of this place,
but who recently went to Shenandoah
/ to take charge of boot and shoe store
at that place, returned Monday, after
an over-Sunday visit with relatives in
| Charlton.
Mrs Hicks, of Grant City, Mo, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
S. w. Maupin, of this place, left Tues
day for few days visit with friends
in Des Moines.
The many friends of Miss Dora
Fluke, of this palce, who has been stay
ing at Des Moines will be panied to
hear of her serious injury. She was
in the wreck at Grand Junction last
week and sustained serious injury to
her back, which will lay her up for
some time and may prove serious
Her brother Charles went up to Des
Moines and brought her home, where
she is now getting along as nicely as
could be expected.