Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08


Miss Anna Lyman, who was elected
as teacher in the Charlton public
schools and who has been spending
her vacation in California has sent
back word resigning her position here
and stating that she likes the country
there SO well she expects to remain
there and teach instead of returning
to Iowa.
Miss Maude Mcfarland and mother
departed Sunday evening for Buffalo,
N. Y, where they expect to spend a
week taking in the sights of the Pan
American exposition.
Lester Windland, OF Humeston was
an over Sunday visitor with friends in
Charlton.
Mrs. Ed. V. Lawrence is enjoying a
very pleasant visit from her sister of
Leon.
Levi Fluke, an old resident Of Chart
ton, but now engaged in the flour and
feed business at Osceola. stopped over
in Charlton Sunday and visited rela-
tives and friends while enroute for a
few days visit in Missouri
Mrs. R. j. Coles Sr. has returned
from few days visit with her friend,
Mrs. j. holiness, of Leon.
The time of evening services at the
Baptist church Sunday was given over
to Rev. D. D. Proper, of Des Moines,
secretary of the Baptist Home Mis-
sionary society, who gave an illustrat-
ed lecture on the evangelization of
America. Rev. Proper has been in
| this work for years and is perfectly
familiar with every phase of the sub
ject He is a plain, fluent, convincing
speaker and enters fully into his sub
ject For an hour and half he held
the large audience who drank in every
word of his lecture that was both inter-
esting and instructive. He gave a
great number of facts and figures that
were a surprise to his hearers, and
started them to thinking along the
line of home missions. His lecture
was of high order and even without
the beautiful and entertaining illustra-
tons from a stereoptican lantern he
used would have been we'll worth the
time spent in listening. No admission
was charged but collection was TAX.
en- and so we'll did he present his sub.
ject that the people present were quite
liberal in their offerings. 1t was a
fitting forerunner to the missionary
convention that will be held here this
fall and will, no doubt, be productive
of much good.
Bert Rogers, an old Charlton boy
who for the past few months has been
| located in Des Moines, was calling on
relatives and friends in our city Mon.
day.
Miss Scott of near Derby has return.
ed to her home after a very pleasant
| :.:l L, s,&1
of Charlton.
Mrs. Elsie Farr of Humeston spent
Sunday in Charlton the guest of her
friend Miss Vernon Householder.
The funeral services of VIM. John
son a resident of Charlton, were con-
Quoted from the family residence in
| the east part of town Monday morn.
| ing. Mr.. Johnson was an honest
hard working man, and during his
residence among us has made many
true friends who will mourn his death
He was an old soldier in the civil war
and was an honored member of Is.
memger Post, No. IS, G. A. R., which
order conducted the funeral services
/ He had been sick for months with an
ailment of the stomach contracted in
the war which, during his later life,
caused him much trouble and finally
resulted in his death. He was taken
| sick last winter and came near dying
but got better and resumed work at.
ternoons taking a back-set from which
he never recovered. He leaves wife
and eleven children in Charlton, and
! two children by former wife to
mourn his death, who have the sym.
pathy of a host of friends
Miss Carrie Duckworth has resigned
her position in Ed. Graves bakery
and Miss Farrell has taken her place
having begun her duties Monday.
Miss Florence Humeston of Humes
ton was calling on old friends over
| Sunday.
The Lucas county normal opened at
the new high school building here
Monday morning at 1880 o'clock. The
session will last two weeks and there
will be no afternoon sessions The
enrolment Monday was 800, which is
very much in excess of the largest op
| ening day of any other normal. Prep
arations have been made for having
the most profitable and successful nor.
nal ever held and the indications now
point very strongly that way. Prof c.
F. Goltry has arranged for several
special entertainments for the benefit
of the students. The first elocution
airy entertainment by Miss Carrie V
Lyman of Orient will be given Thurs
day evening, August 8.
Charlton, Aug. 7.-Charles Lewis has
returned from weeks visit with his
brother, Nathan, at Lovilia, and his
friend, Jess Taylor, Of Ottumwa.
w. G. Gookin, a former Lucas coun
ty boy, but who for the past few
months, has been employed with q
harvesting machine company in South
| Dakota, is spending a few days visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke
Gookin. Of Benton township
Miss Nettie St. John, formerly res
ident of this place; but now teaching
in the public schools at Des Moines
and her father S. B. st. John, are
spending few days in the city visit
ing. Mrs. g. J. Stuart and other old
friends.