Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-15
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chronioled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, Oct. 1.-THE second days
session of the Lucas County Sunday
School association proved equally as
interesting and instructive as the pre-
vious day, though the attendance was
not large it was an earnest, faithful
few who were present, and all were
filled with enthusiasm. Every person
on the program was present and filled
their assigned parts.
The officer elected for the following
year were r. A. Hasselquist, presi-
dent; T. M. Cowan, vice president;
Mary Patterson, secretary, and j. M.
Kneeland treasurer. The place for
next meeting was left with the execu-
tive committee. Just before the OPP
ening of the question box the entire
congregation joined in an earnest and
soul stirring song
Charles w. Rose returned Wednes-
day evening from the gold fields in
the Klondike. Mr.. Rose left here four
years ago in company with John E.
Bentley who died while euroute but
Mr.. Rose went through. He spent all
his time prospecting along the Yuk-
on river and in Yukon county near
Dawson City. During the four years
he was gone he worked three claims
hut found nothing of value in any but
the last which he worked until his de-
parture for home with very satisfac-
tory results He tells many thrilling
experiences of the extremely cold
weather and suffering among unsuc-
cessful miners, but claims the news
paper stories are greatly exaggerated
as there is no reason why man who
is willing to work should starve to
death in the Yukon valley as all kinds
of work at enormously high wages is
plentiful. He expects to return to the
gold fields about January / to resume
working his last claim which he says
Is rich enough to pay him for the trou-
bic and danger of another trip to the
klondike.
Mrs. R. w. Eggert has returned from
an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Maple Rapids, Mich
Miss Mertie Howard, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Howard, passed
her eighteenth birthday on Wednes-
day, October 8, and in honor of the
event her parents invited in about
twenty-five or thirty of her friends to
spend the evening. The time passed
most pleasantly and swiftly in social
ffeshments were served and all pres
ent wished her many happy returns of
: the day. Miss Mertie was the recipi
i emit of many beautiful and costly pres
,Sents, including a solid gold ring, as a
token of the high esteem in which she
Is held by her many friends.
Harry Hemphill, known to the
amusement public as Charles Huntress
- l. ~
Des Moines to join his company, after
short visit in the city with his moth
er, Mrs. W. H. Hemphill.
The ladies of ST. Andrews Guild oil
the Episcopal church of this place
gave a supper at the home of Mrs. G.
j. Stewart on Grand street, Wednes
day, evening, and besides having roy
al good time socially they cleared
something over $40 for the church.
Clyde Wiltsey who has been laid of
from work for the past week with {
very sore hand has SO far recovered
as to be able to be at work once more
though his hand is still far from we'll
John Miller has moved his house
hold goods and family to Lucas where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. Geo. Badger departed Thurs
udy W JUL ruST uuSUduu WHO mas sc
cured work at ,Plattsmouth, Neb
They expect to make their futur,
home there
Willard Foster who was celled her,
about month ago by the death o
his mother, Mrs. Manuel Foster, re
turned home in Henaland, Kas., Oh
THU iay.
d. Long, editor of the Russell
T wi fot1
.g and calling on old friends il
aariton Thursday.
4 r Rev. M. G. Mum of the u. P. churcl
returned from Monroe where he wa
in attendance at the Presbytery t.
conduct the funeral services of Mrs
Braden.
The Simpson college football clever
stopped over in Charlton betweel
trains Wednesday evening while er
route to Kahoka, Mo-, where the
played a game Thursday. They ha
several hours here and came dow,
town to look around little and wax
the people up with their college vel
There was quite party Of student
came with them and altogether the
could make some noise.
Mrs. Chas. Larimer, of Russell, j
spending a few days in the city tn
guest of her sister, Mrs. Jesse Woods
Sylvester Foster, of Onedi, ILL.,, .ha
purchased the Chas. F. Noble farr
in Whitebreast township, paying there
for the sum of sixty dollars per acre
Considering the fact that it is simpl
the ground which sold as there wa
but few and not very substantial in
proyements on it, it certainly show
the price OF land in Lucas county t
be on the increase.
j., a. Edwards, proprietor. of, tn
Charlton dray line, was unable to a
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