Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-27
Charlton.

er Captain McBeth.
Charlton.
Charlton, Aug 23-G. R. Bryan and
daughters, Cleo and Bess went to OF
tumwa Wednesday and from there
went to Blakesburg to attend the old
settlers reunion.
| Albert Carroll of Melrose has pur-
chased the John A. Anderson farm in
Lincoln township and will move his
family up here to live about the first
of the month. The Anderson family
will go to California in the near fut-
ure in hopes that the change in eli
mate will benefit Mr.. Anderson's
health which has been very poor for
some time.
! G. r. Abramson of Brookdale who
has been so seriously i'll for the past
few days suffering with stroke of
paralysis is reported as much better
though not yet able to be around.
For the past few months the Bur-
lington railroad agent at Creston has
been bothered with a gang stealing
fruit from the freight house and from
loaded box cars in the yarls. 1t had
became so prevalent that the official
decided to put stop to it in some
manner and Detective James Harrison
of Charlton was notified to ferret out
the culprits. For three nights Mr..
Harrison laid around the freight house
without any results but on Wednees-
day morning his long wait was re-
warded by gang of boys coming to
the freight house for fruit. Harrison
succeeded in capturing three of the
young fellows in the very act of steal
ing fruit. They were taken before
Superintendent Storrs and admitted
their guilt. The company says the
boys will be made an example of in
order to stop the practice of stealing
from the cars and freight house that
has been going on for so long.
4 Mrs Edwin Anderson returned to
her home in Chicago Wednesday af-
ter short visit with her cousin, ]. c..
karnes of this place.
The Ladies Aid society of the Chris
tan church held very interesting
and profitable meeting at the home of
Mrs Boylan on Thursday afternoon
/ Light refreshments We're served and a
collection of $2.65 was taken up. The
ladies were in receipt of an invitation
from the Russell Aid society to come
down Wednesday afternoon and help
serve lunch in the tent and though the
society will not go in body, many of
the members signitied their intention
of driving down and assisting the Rus
sell ladies.
/ Mrs. S. M. Green left Wednesday for
Clarinda where she will visit her par
ents and attend Chatauqua.
/ Miss Ethel Ashby of Otter Creek
township who attended school here
lest fall was visiting friends in our
city Thursday.
/ Mrs. Charles White of Benton town
ship has returned from an extended
visit with relatives and friends in Ne
braska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rube Houston of Rus.
sell We're visiting friends and transact
ing business in Charlton on Wednes-
day.
The banks of Charlton are in receipt
of neat and pretty souvenir from one
of the banks of Chicago which is a
printed book called THE Roll of Hon
Or" in which is printed the names, To-
cation and capital of the banks of the
4 United States whose surplus and I'M
divided profits more than equals their
capital stock. How few of these banks
there really are can be learned when
it is known that there are only ten
banks in Iowa of this character. One
of the banks in this city leads the
list of Iowa financial institutions, it
being the bank whose surplus and I'M
divided profits is greatest in excess
of its capital stock. This fact is not
generally known in Charlton and the
people hardly realize the excellence of
our banking facilities.
Congressman John F. Lacey of Os-
kaloosa visited Wednesday for short
time with his old comrade, ]. N. Funk,
of this place, while on his way to Leon
! where he delivered an address before
the old soldiers and settlers reunion
in session there
w. l.. Edison has resigned his posi-
ton as driver on F. c. Stanley's deliv-
cry wagon and is working inside for a
few days
Mrs. Flora N Marshall of the Patriot
force, j. Lee Brown and Lee Brown
went to Ottumwa on Thursday to at
tend the wedding of Mr.. Browns son,
Harry Brown, to Miss Myrtle B. Ell
lott of that place, which occurred
Thursday evening.
Charlton, Aug. 24-The Blackburn
seminary two and one-half miles east
of Charlton, will be dedicated Sunday,
Aug. 25. The President, who is a u.
B. preacher, will deliver a sermon in
the morning and an interesting and
appropriate program will be carried
out at the dedication in the afternoon.
School will open in the new seminary
on Monday with twenty-five students
enrolled.
b Lewis was laid off from work
in his fathers store Friday by a Sc
we're attack of cholera morbus.
Some weeks ago d. S. Wright of
this place lost wagon and set of har
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