Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-07
NEWS FROM NEAR BY
NJ
Daily Doines ofsome of ottumwas
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to
the Philosophical Observation OF
sases, Are chroniced by The cour.
ier's snecial Correspondents.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, May 3.-Miss Edna Glaze
has returned to- her home in Charlton
after an extended visit with friends in
the east
A. B. Cutler and family, formerly
residents of Charlton, but who, for the
past year have been located at Wood
burn, have moved back to Charlton to
live and will make this place their fu-
ture home.
Mrs. Millie Stanley and daughter,
Ella, have returned to their home III
Charlton, after three months spent in
Des Moines, during which time Miss
Ella took a course in music at Drake
university.
John Olson, of Lucas, was in Chari-
ton Wednesday consulting a physician
about his arm that has laid him Off
from work as a result of vaccination.
w. A. Morford and family, formerly
residents of this place, but now locat,
ed at Russell, were renewing old &C
Quaintances and transacting business
In Charlton Wednesday.
Ezra Foster and Jean Randel, of &C.
dar township, are attending court this
week.
Rev. A. C. Ormand, of the Presbyter-
ian church, of this place went to Derby
Wednesday to be present at and help
with the installation of Rev. j. w.
Presley, as pastor of the Presbyterian
church of that place. Several other
visiting ministers assisted in the cere-
monies.
Mr.. and Mrs. WV. Busselle have re-
turned from few days visit with
their sons Pc. and AS Busselle and
families of Ottumwa.
Rev. P. ]. Borg, of the Swedish
Lutheran church, has returned from
Munterville, where he had been in at
tendance at missionary meeting.
Miss Marie Latta has returned from
a days visit with friends at Red Oak.
Judge Sloane Wednesday signed an
order of court that authorized the
changing of the name of Mrs. Nancy
L. Sturdevant to that of Nancy l..
Stone. and after June 1 she will be
known by the latter name. He also
granted the Chicago Burlington and
Quincy railroad company a change of
venue in the damage case of Charles
l. Essex. Where it will be taken for
trial this time has not yet been decid-
ed.
Mrs. Isaac Tramel, of Lincoln town
ship, has returned from an extended
visit in Missouri, where she had been
called by the serious illness of her
daughter.
H. e. Douglas, telegraph operator
at the depot here has resumed his dut-
les, after a weeks lay-off caused by
sprained ankle.
The little town of Derby, this coun-
ty, was recently incorporated and is
rapidly assuming the proportions of u
city. There has been much building,
both of business houses and resi-
dences. A new opera hall has been
built, gasoline lights have been put in
the stores, street lights have been plac-
ed around the streets, sidewalks have
been built, and the road grader has
completely cleared the streets of the
town of obnoxious weeds. Altogether
1t presents busy aspect and is now
one of the most prosperous and pro-
gressive towns in Iowa.
Wednesday was the first of May and
on that evening many of the young
people of the city revived the old but
beautiful custom of celebrating the
advent of the month of flowers by
hanging pretty May baskets filed with
beautiful and fragrant blossoms to
the doors of the homes of their friends
and teachers. There were several
crowds in each part of town indulging
in this practice and many heart was
softened by these gentle reminders
Of the kindly affection felt by pupils
or friends.
The jury in the Sargent grand lar
ceny case in which Nose Sargent was
charged with stealing $4A worth of
clover seed from Custer & Jewell,
has returned verdict of mot guilty.
after twenty-four hours deliberation.
Charlton, May Mrs. Edgar, Of
the Beaula home, of Chicago, will adj
dress the people Of Charlton Sunday
evening at the M. E. church. The
meeting will take the form of union
service, all the other congregations of
the city joining in the exercises.
Mrs. I. N. Funk, Jr., returned
Thursday from an extended visit in
New Mexico, where she had been in
the hopes of improving her health. She
was accompanied home by her hus-
band, who went down to Kansas City
to meet her.
WIN. Johnson, WIZ few weeks ago
was so dangerously i'll of stomach
trouble, but who recovered sufficiently
to be around and was thought to be
well, has taken backset and is again
reported as seriously i'll with the
chances of his recovery very doubtful.
Mrs. Sarah Carroll, of Creston, is
spending few days in Lucas county,
the guest of he son, e. E. Carroll, OF
Whitebreast township
Artie Curtis Pies, of the class of 1901
of the Charlton high school, is laid up
in bed with severe strain that may
disable him for life.
Miss Jessie Copenhafer, who has
been spending her vacation with her
mother in Charlton, returned to her
duties as teacher in the public schools