Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-02

lodge OF twenty-five members anu q
jolly good time. They were gone all
night, not returning until o'clock
Friday morning. but they say the fun |
they had paid them for their trouble
First Lieut.. L. A. Hasselquist has
been elected to the position of Capt
of Co. H. Fiftieth regiment, l. N. g.,
which office was made vacant by the
resignation Of Capt. Howard some
time ago. Second Lieut. Joe Cowles
was promoted to first lieutenant and
Corporal Walter A. Schneider was
made second lieutenant.
Charlton, July ii. N. Nickle has
departed for Galva, Ia, where he will
make his future home, having secured
position with the Standard Oil COM
pany at that place.
Rev. P. j. Vollmer of the M. E.
church of this place preached his last
sermon Sunday before his summer va
cation of a month which he expects to
spend in the west and attend the ma
tional convention of the Epworth
League as a delegate from Charlton
chapter.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Williams have re-
turned from a weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends in Union township
near Derby.
G. w. Scott and Wilson Kinsey, two
carpenters from Charlton who are
working on the railroad work of the
west division, met with quite serious
accident Friday afternoon while at
work on bridge near Cromwell They
were on the eighth story of scaffold
at work when the scaffold gave way
and let them both fall to the ground
| fifty feet below. Mr.. Kinsey was bad
ly bruised and cut up but no bones
were broken and he is able to be
around again, but Mr.. Scott did not
escape SO luckily, he sustained injur-
les of two ribs which were broken and
it is feared he is also injured internal
| ly He is confined to his bed unable
| to turn over and the extent of his in
| juries has not been ascertained Gs
yet.
Miss Ella Anderson has departed
from an extended visit with friends at
Waterbury, Neb.
Thomas Gay and family have moved
| from their old house on Court avenue
/ to the new one recently completed a
little farther east on the same street.
Rev. Edstrom of Ottumwa preached
two very eloquent and scholarly SER
mons at the Swedish Lutheran
church here Sunday morning and ev-
ening. In the morning he administer
ed the sacraments of holy communion
to a large congregation.
\ Roy Webb of Lincoln township has
engaged to do farm work for Frank
4 Tinker of Cedar township this sum
mer.
Quite a serious accident marred the
pleasure of what would have other
wise been very enjoyable Sunday
school picnic last Friday near Oakley
The little folks had enjoyed day il
the woods and were returning home
: in high spirits, when the year-old sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Beyen, who was
: riding on the back of the wagon fel
off and in some way got his leg caught
between the spokes of the wheel. The
woman who was driving could not heal
his cries on account OF the noise Of the
other children whom she thought were
enjoying themselves and in place o
stopping she drove right on with thu
result that the leg was twisted entire
!. ly in two, the bone protruding abou
: three inches through the skin ant
: when she discovered what had happen
|. ed she stopped the team and he wa
! taken home where medical aid wa
!, summoned. The wounded membe
4 was dressed but it is feared the bon
! was too badly crushed to mend an
that amputation will be necessary.
The ladies of the Degree of Homo
: lodge of this place held sale of far
D cy articles in Aliens store on Satm
/ day. They also served ice cream an
cake during the course of the sale an
/ again in the evening in the cour
! house porch. The day proved both
~ financial and social success for ther
8 and they realized about SIS from tn
u efforts of their work.
Rev. A. A. Lambert of Chicago, VIII
: has been conducting mission NEE
q ing at the Catholic church here all las
i week and who drew such good crowd
c in spite of the warm weather delive
ed his lecture on Education" at til
Il Il opera house Sunday afternoon. Re
u Lambert is finely educated man an
:, his lecture showed him to be perfect
Il familiar with his subject. His mattel
less eloquence and good common sens
= arguments that have held the attentio
= of his hearers all week at the churc
=. did not desert him Sunday and his lie
u lure WAS one VI uuSQudlleu ulGTlL DOt
II from an entertainment and education
standpoint. 1t was full of wit, wisdo
- and eloquence and pointed out the n
~ cessity of an evenly balanced educ
10 ton in mind, body and soul. Alt
: gether it was one of the best speecht
- it has been the pleasure of Chai
q ton audience to hear in years, and IL
= large audience present earnestly hol
: that he may return to Charlton
:, = some future day.
Owing to the unexpected absen
10 from the city of the leader the CT
Ir. Guard band gave their weekly conce
Saturday night in place of Frid;
n night as susual last week. The
q. was an ice cream supper in the cou
1r house porch and the boys did not pl;
in the band stand as usual but to-
m chairs and played at each corner of t
40 public square instead.
ter Miss Manchie Marshall of Mary
vile, Mo-, who accompanied the boz
a of her sister to Charlton and who h
DIS been visiting friends in Derby the pa
week has returned to this place a