Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

freshments. Invitations were sent to
the boys named by him, who gathered
at the home of his parents on Main
street and spent the day in games and
partaking of the refreshments served.
1t was a most enjoyable affair and
| Master Kenneth proved himself a
most gracious host.
The |. o. o. F.. lodge, No. Ga, of this
| place, is making arrangements for
| attending a meeting of Norwood lodge
in the near future and helping them
exemplify the secret work of the or
der on two or three candidates whom
the Norwood lodge will furnish.
1 Frank Joliff of this place has met
with a serious accident, which result
ed in three broken bones in his foot
He was moving his well boring ma
chine and had the teams on the ma
chine. Something was wrong with the
harness and he stepped on the double
tree to go out and fix it when he got
his foot caught between it and the
pole on the wagon and the horses
| started up making two pulls before
| he could get the lines and stop them
and both pulls come with full force
against his foot. The wounded mem
Der was dressed by doctor and he is
| getting along nicely but will be laid
off from work for a few weeks.
Quite number of the musical in
/ clined people of Charlton are in IN
| dianola attending the musical festivals
given by Simpson college of that place
this week.
Charlton, May 1S.-Bonny Fox, OF
Oakley, was visiting Charlton friends
on Thursday.
The Charlton Dramatic company,
having so successfully staged two or
three dramas during the past season,
will put on the famous drama Colo
RADIO" this evening. The cast is ex-
ceptionally strong, all the weak char
acters having been welded out, and as
the play is one of exceptional merit,
the play-g going public of Charlton may
be assured OF good production.
j. G. Foulks drove down to Russell
Thursday and returned Friday morn
4 ing with a load of millet seed.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McCallag and
two children were renewing old ac-
quaintances and transacting business
in Charlton on Friday,
/ g. w. Harpe, H. H. Jones and Leslie
Moore, were in Melrose Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Wordsworth stop,
ped over night in Charlton Thursday
while on their way to Derby, Mr.
Wordsworth is an M. E. minister and
has recently been assigned to the pas
torate of the Derby church and was on
his way there to take charge of his
work.
The weekly band concert that has
been given on Friday night heretofore
4 will be, postponed until tonight before
the show.
The ladies' of ST. Andrews guild Of
1.-THE Episcopal church of this place sery
ed ice cream, strawberries and chick
en- pie at the home of Mrs, G.. j. Stew
art Thursday night. The evening was
an ideal one and good crowd was in
attendance, making the affair both 9
social and financial success, the ladies
clearing something like $40 from the
supper.
All the Charlton representatives t.
the state meeting of the A. O. U. w
lodge at Marshalltown have returned
, home although they were not sue
cessful in their efforts to elect oul
I townsman, G. ]. Thompson to the OF
flee of grand foreman, they were vel
, pleased with the interest and enthnsi
assn of the meeting.
. The many friends Of Mrs. S. 9
Holm, of this place, who went to Mt
Ayr to nurse the son of Thomas John
son and while there was stricken will
light form of paralysis, will pleased
to learn that she is now much better
and hopes are entertained for her ear
J ly recovery.
The four-months-old infant of Mr.
/ and Mrs. Ed. Graves died Frida.
morning. The little one has not beer
we'll since it's birth and about fou
| weeks ago it was attacked with spell
, of whooping cough, which the docto
] says was the result of it's death. Mr.
) and Mrs. Graves have the sincere sym
pathy of host of Charlton friends il
! this their sad hour of bereavement.
H. D. Copeland has received a ship
ment of two car loads of Angora goat
$50 in number, which he has turne,
loose on his farm west of town to clea
it of brush. If half the reports of tn
capacity of these animals stomach
are true there is but little doubt tina
the land will be successfully cleare,
before next spring.
= Mrs. Wilkerson, Familiarity known il
!. Charlton as "Auntie" Wilkerson, ha
.. returned to her home. in this city al
ter winters vacation spent in Cal
fornia. ~
A Will B, Barger, Of this place, has be
S gun suit VS.. the c., B.. & @. r, r. com
: pany for $1,999 damages to his farm
I southeast of town on Charlton rive
. bottom. The suit is for damage
: claimed by him for the company dan
i ing up the river, which. he claims. oy
S erflowed his place, causing damage t
$ crops. lands and cattle. His stock, h
= claims, would mire in the wet Ian
: caused by the overflow, and som
stock was lost entirely. Campbell
Guthrie are the attorneys for Mr., Bal
ger.
, The editor of the Union, published a
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