Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-02-26
Daily Doings of Some of Ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation of
sages, Are chronicled by The cour.
ier's Special Correspondents.
Charlton.


ship, but now located at Oakley, we're
renewing old acquaintance and trans
acting business in Charlton on Thurs
day.
Richard Brown and family who re-
Gently sold their farm in Whitebreast
township have moved to the John
White farm in English and will run it
during the season. They have just
got nicely settled in their new home.
Drs. J. A. McKlreen and A. L. Yo-
cum, of this place, are in Creston in
attendance at the Southwestern Iowa
Medical associations meeting, now
being held in that city.
George Zann, proprietor of the East
Side meat market, has returned from
his old home in Alton where he had
been to close out his business inter-
ests and ship his household goods to
Charlton, where he intends to make
his future home.
The many Charlton and Lucas coun-'
ty friends of Mrs. Carrie Hunter will
be pleased to learn of her good fur
tune in securing pension of IS, as
widow of soldier of the rebellion.
Mrs. Hunter will receive neat little
sum in back pension, but all of it will
be used as she was in need of the
money.
The regular monthly examination of
the school teachers of Lucas county
was held at the county superintend-
ent's Office on Friday, and will be con-
tinued today.
Charles B. Copeland is suffering
with very sore finger. He was re-
pairing gasoline light for Rea &
BEEN, and burned his finger raising
blister. He recently caught cold in
the burn and it has festered up and
became intlamed. causing him much
pain and inconvenience, and he is now
threatened with blood poison.
J. Lynch, of this place, was the VIC
tim of unique and bold theft on
Thursday, which cost him three loads
of fire wood He bought a load of
pole wood and had it sent to his home
A short time after it arrived a man
came to the house and asked for Mr.
Lynch. On being told he was up
town he went to the wood pile anc
sawed little wood. He came to the
house again and inquired for Mr.
Lynch and received the same reply.
Again he went to the wood pile and
sawed some more wood and then left
the place. In the evening he came
back and carried off the wood he had
sawed. The folks did not know the
man. but the wood is gone.
Miss }. Eta Layton, one of the old
est and most efficient teachers in our
public schools, has been taking a rest
for the past week and Miss Anna
BEEN has been filling her place in a
most acceptable manner.
Emmett Enslow and family, who has
been living on farm west of town for
the past two seasons, have given up
farming and have moved to town to
reside. They are now nicely located
in the north part of town and at home
to all their friends. Emmett will as
sist his father who is engaged in the
marble business and mason work.
M. M. Hinton, of Melrose, was a
Charlton visitor on Thursday.
John t. Irwin, of Derby, was visit
ing friends and transacting business
in Charlton Thursday.
Miss Margaret Maple has returned
to her home in Charlton and resumed
her duties in the postoffice after a
weeks visit with friends in Ottumwa
and Knoxville.
Mr. and Mrs. j. e. McDaniels and
family have moved to Vanneberg, KY,
where they will make their future
home, Mr.. McDaniels being associat-
ed with his brother in the lumber and
grain business at that place. The Nc
Daniels family has residedrin Charlton
for the past six years and they have
made many true friends who will re-
greet their departure but wish them
success in their new home
James T. Treasure recently sold his
farm in Whitebreast township and
will move to town to make his home
in the future. Wednesday afternoon
he had a public sale of his stock, crops
and farming implements at the farm.
The day was a fine one and the crowd
good which made everything sold
bring good prices.
Miss Leona Howard is teaching in
our public schools during the illness
of Miss Ida Bond who is reported as
no better.
The Marquette club, of this place,
gave another of it's delightful dane
ing parties on Thursday evening. 1t
was strictly an invitation affair and
good music was provided. TO those
who have known the reputation of the
club for social events it is needless
to say that everybody present had a
most delightful time.
Miss Fife Gillespy has departed for
Chicago where she will spend few
weeks in a wholesale millinery house
learning the latest styles.
Charlton, Feb. 25.-Mr. and Mrs. e.
d. Burchby returned home Friday ev-
ening from their wedding trip to Min
neapolis and thru the northwestern