Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-26
Charlton.

Charlton, March 25.- Miss Nellie Cowles
visited Saturday with friends in ottumwa.
Miss Bess Brant has returned from an
Hopplns, of Brooklyn, n. Y.
G.. r. Penick, cashier Of the Charlton
bank ban. has returned from a weeks business
Penick Stock farm of this county.
lo nr A ho Bown Of the firm ,Ia,, Of Mecei
satnrday with car Of f horses r'0' for the the,
eastern market. h. W. Is
The residents Of the southeast part of
town town were greatly amused and shocked
Saturday by the praliks of three of .the
Young girls Of that neighborhood from ~
10 10 years of age, who were masqueradinS
.a.s tramps., Two of the girls were dressed
mud and coal dust so as to resemble tramps
while the third was acting the part of an
.,I woman in destitute circumstances.
aid and SO well We're they playing their
part that but few people recognized them
and one of the neighbors came to town
with thesintention of notifying the OFFICERS
of the presence of three tramps and asking
that they be taken tosthe loekup. He was
unsuccessful however, in finding that. Of
ticer or the masqneraders would have been
taken up town. While 1t was most -prOba-
bly, meant for only lark the girls perhaps
did not know they were laying themselves
liable to the law for paradng in male at.
tire and aside from the annoyance of the,
neishbors no harm was done.
Gus Bergman, FORMER resident of Char
iton but now a student of Drake univer-
er;, Ed, and family. of this place.
Rev. L. S. Ternberg. of Wyman. Ia, de-
livered a very scholarly. mastery and APP
n proprlate sermon at the Swedish Lutheran
spoke in the interests of home missions and
having the subject thoroly at heart the
address VAS both Interesting and instruct
conclusion of his talk
Mrs. Matthew Johnson, of Lincoln town
ship, who has been suffering for the past
has submitted to an operation and is on
the. road to rapid recovery.
The funeral services Of Geo. X. Morrett
were held Sunday from the family resi-
ister from Abba and n. W. 4. lodge '' Of
this place of which he was an honored
nont 10 S gehs ed ana had M beee rs
dent of this county for about Is yehrs,com-
ing here from Wayne county where he
born and r pds,s lie married the
ship about 10 years ago and to them has
been born two children who with his wife
survive him. Mr.. NIorrett was an honest
by all who knew him for his uprightness
of character and many manly traits. His
death was due to pneumonia and heart
In the Charlton cemetery. He. will be
greatly missed in the community and a
large number of friends extend sympathy
to the mourning relatives
]. l.. Lynch has returned from n two
weeks visit at the old home In Centcrvile
The. congregation of the Presbyterian
church of this place We're very enioyaby
entertained Friday evening by the Ladies'
society of that church. 1t was the
of the founding of the society
and in accordance with their custom they
sent out invitations to the congregation
to be present and help them in their cele-
braton. A goodly number responded and
We're we'll repaid for their trouble. fine
literary and musical program was render
ed after which bounteOus supper was
served and the remainder of the evening
was spent in social conversation and
games. These occasions grow more pleas
ant and enjoyable each succeeding year
and the ladies were more than pleased with
its success.
The annual meeting of the stock holders
of the Lucas county Agricultural associa-
tion WAS held in the court house on Satnr-
day. There were twenty three directors
elected for the next year. only two or
three new ones being on the list and the
others being reelected. The fair was set
for the second week in September to avoid
the bad weather they have encountered
the past few seasons s. II. Mallory was
elected president: ]. f. Spiker, vice pres
ident; w. r. BEEN, secretary and G. W.
Laripner. secretary.
Chas. Icluke, the newsletter and alder
man of the first ward, was a business Wis
itor up the north branch on Friday.
Miss Nellie Cowles visited Saturday with
friends in Ottumwa