Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-08
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUAIWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as Chroncled
by courer's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

i.
delivered a lecture at the M. e. church
last night on the temperance laws of
Iowa and the legislature of 1902. Ow
ing to the inclemency of the weather
there were not many out.
Miss Eva Himmelrich returned last
evening from few days visit with
friends in Mt. Ayr.
Harley Rhodes is away from his post
of duty this week on account of sick
ness
Miss Sophia Vail from Garden Grove
is guest at the home of her brother
near Orchard addition.
Bert Yengel is confined to the house
with tonsilitis.
Lucas county as well as the country
is being blessed with steady rain.
Mrs. Clara Graves of Ottumwa stop
ped over in Charlton for visit with
Mrs. Winslow, while on her way home
from Joplin. Mo.
Mrs. l.. L. Arnold of Burlington is a
guest of the Misses Maggie and Emily
Mccormick for few days.
w. B. Penick is very sick at his
home in this city with vertigo.
Ed. Bergman and family departed
yesterday for Boone, where they have
/. property and will make their future
home. Mr.. Bergman has accepted a
position in shoe store.
The jury in the damage case of Him,
my Krutsinger VS.. Ida Noble agreed to
disagree. They stood six to five in
favor Of the @laintiff.
Charlton, May REV yollmar,
former pastor Of the M. e. church was
visiting in the city yesterday while
enroute to Cordyon.
I. ]. Bell of Tacoma, was in the city
today attending court
Miss Jessie McKlveen left yesterday
for Ames to attend a convention of
the P. L. o. society.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Wood of Russell,
are in the city today on business.
]. H. Curtis left today on a business
trip to different parts of northern Mis-
souri,.
LIr and Mrs. j. A. vinsel of Russell,
we've calling on their Charlton friends
yesterday.
Mrs. Fred Waight is teaching in the
school during the absence OF Miss
McKlveen.
The case of the state of Iowa VS..
Ed Graves is being tried today. The
grand jury found bill against Mr..
Graves for selling a drink called malt
cream, which it is thought to have
enough alcohol in it to make persons
intoxicated.
Mrs. Mingey of southwest Charlton
is in critical condition at her home.
S. FL. Mallory has traded the house
and ground by the Episcopal church
for the Episcopal parsonage. The
old house will be moved back of the
church and fitted up for rent and a
new one will be built where the old
one stood This change gives them
their property altogether. He also sold
the parsonage; that he got to the Pres
byterians, who will use it for a parson-
age.
Grant Breneman and Miss Minnie
Savage We're united in mariarge last
evening at the home of Rev. HASTE,
who performed the ceremony They
will make their home north of Chart
ton where Mr.. Breneman has a farm
They have the best wishes of their
many friends.
Mrs. Moosbarger of WOODBURY. ar
rived yesterday for visit with her
daughter. Mrs. Sherman Youtsey.
Mrs. Will Shrimp went to Russell to-
day for a visit with her sister.
Mrs. John Baty has returned from a
visit in Oskaloosa.
Bloomfield,
Bloomfield, May 6.-The Sickle tel
ephone line is being extended to Pu
laski, Milton and Cantril The work
men began stringing the wire on Mon
day.
Sheriff Sheppard has taken posses
sion of Goldberger's tailor shop on
the north side, Mr. Goldberger having
gone into bankruptcy on Saturday.
w. w. and |. T. Russell, of this city,
and A. T. Colliver, w. D. Barnett, and
Frank Stelter, of West Grove, left Mon
day for Pierre; South Dakota. A num-
Der Of the party intend investing in
land and others are looking for pos.
sible location.
MIR. and Mrs. w W. Russell attend
ed the Boler-Bandall wedding which
occurred in Belknap ON Saturday when
Miss Maud Boiler was united in mar.
riage to William Bandall, at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Boiler The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. A. A. Wyckizer, pas.