Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-31
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA In BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chronicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, Dec. CIV. E. Hockett
and family of Toledo moved yester-
day into the property just west of the
city, which he purchased of A. C. Cur
tbs. Mr.. Hockett is a retired railroad
man, after over twenty years served
for the Northwestern, on which he
served as conductor with a run from
Toledo to Sioux City. The family
comes highly recommended and are a
most welcome addition to Charlton So
ciety.
Harry Foster, expert carriage trim
mer at Schreiber's Wagon & Carriage
Factory, is taking vacation, spend
ing the same with his relatives at his
former home in Marysville, Mo. His
wife and two little daughters ACCOM-
panied him.
VIM. Ridgeway, of Douglas county,
Mo-, is guest of his nieces and neph-
ew, the Mesdames Nolan, and Seth
West
Editor Greene, of the Herald, w.
B. Barger and Representative Hassel.
quist left last evening for Des Moines.
Bernard TroXel and wife of Abba,
spent the Christmas time with their
Lucas county relatives.
Ex-auditor Shelter lies dangerously
i'll at his home in East Charlton. His
daughter Ora arrived from st. Louis
to be at his bedside.
) Frank Berkman, of Madison, Neb.,
is guest of Miss Lessa Courier.
The city will bring action against
DIR. Moffett for shooting inside the city
limits. 1t will be remembered that w.
S. Custer lost his cattle horse, suppos-
ed to have received stray bullet
while the doctor was shooting at a
target. If this is the beginning of a
great reformation, the local courts
will be rushed with business hereaf-
ter.
st. Andrews Episcopal Congregation
has requested Rector Written to re-
main until April 10. when he will have
completed ten years of service among
the Charlton pensioners.
Will Amelang of the car shops at
Burlington, spent the holly-berry sea-
son with his fathers family in Benton
township.
Floyd Mitchell of Kansas City is
visiting his parents, James H. Mitch
ell and wife, south of town.
R. L. Pepper and wife returned last
evening from brief visit at Sand
witch, ILL.,, where they were guests of
MI. Pepper sister.
A fine boy was a Christmas gift to
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shore of English
township.
Miss Maude Throckmorton is quite
i'll with the grip.
Mrs. Vint Shulor and daughter are
off to Emerson to visit Mrs. Shulor's
brother, Farvin Edwards.
c. G. Maxwell of Indianola, with
wife and daughter, spent the yule tide
with Mr.. Maxwells mother and broth
er.
A pleasant family reunion was held
at Harmony, Wednesday. when the
venerable Lot Curtis, with five sons,
one daughter and twenty grandchil-
dren enjoyed merry Christmas. For
ty-five We're present to grace the occa-
zion and enjoy the festal board.
Sylvester Steele of Des Mones is a
guest of his grandparents, Cyrus Scott
and wife.
Harvey Means of the firm of Platts
& Means, real estate dealers in Rus
sell, was married to Mrs. Mabel Best
of that city, at the NJ. E. parsonage,
Rev. Miller officiating, at an early
hour yesterday forenoon. They will
reside in Russell.
ID. X. Pitman, the efficient Herald
foreman. with his wife, spent Wednes-
day with their parents in Leon.
c. G. Mayhem, wife and little son
are in Omaha for visit with rela-
tives.
Glen Kirkhart spent Wednesday
with his father and family in Ottum-
wa.
Miss Maud Teas is at the bedside of