Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-28

only one week old and had never been
in good health. Mr.. and Mrs. Carter
have many friends in Charlton who
extend their heartfelt sympathy in
their hour of bereavement.
The third number of the Epworth
League lecture course has been post
poned again on account of the inabil-
ity of Morgan Wood, the lecturer, to
appear The next lecture will be Civ
Ell on February 1.
Charlton, Jan. 25.-There will be
five county officers elected at the gen
eral election this fall and as is usual |
with the majority party they will nom
mate their candidates by the primary |
system. Although the date of the pli-
mary has not yet been announced it |
has been customary to hold it some |
time in May and the prospective can
didates acting upon this custom are
already busy at work. County Re
corder Maxwell County Clerk Wells
and County Attorney Drake are all
serving their first term and it is prob
able the opposition to them will be
weak, though there has been one or
more names mentioned as probable
candidates. While none have made
public their candidacy there is much
opposition to County Auditor Becker,
who is now serving his second term,
and four men have already begun
work for his position. Those known
to be candidates are a man by the
name of Fleener from Lucas, Ii. c.
Dillman from Oakley q man by the
name of Lodge from Russell and A.
C. Curtis from Charlton. 1t has al
ways been customary to. allow COM
petent ofhcer a second term and it is
more than likely if any opposition at
all develops toward Wells, Maxwell or
Drake. they will easily win and many
are trying to induce Mr. Becker to
run for third term, feeling mis- lros-
poets are bright.
C. v Neiman was in Charlton Fri
day.
| S. Davis of Washington township is
another Lucas county farmer who eX-
pec-s to go to Canada to make his flu
4 ture home. He has advertised pub
lie sale for January % and will leave
for the north land as soon as he can
settle up his business matters.
Rev. B. f. Palmer, Of Keota, who
| recently accepted a call from the Bap-
tist congregation of this place. has ar
rived in Charlton and will occupy the
pulpit Sunday morning and evening.
Mrs. R. D. Piper Of Liberty township
has returned to her home near Oak
ley after weeks visit with her motA-
er, OF Garden Grove.
! S. L. Morrison, OF Lincoln township
is reported as confined to the house
with slight attack OF the grip.
The little baby Of Nj. and Mrs. G
SC, nd 70 q
! ously i'll of congestion CT the brain
and serious doubts are entertained az
to its recovery.
There was a band of rowing gypsles
camped at the west edge of town or
, Thursday. There were about fiftcer
in The band and they were very dirty
looking set. The women roamed Owe
the streets telling fortunes and beg
ging while the men lounged around thu
! camps. They were a very trouble
l. some set and the officers asked then
e 10 move out of town or suffer the cor
/ sequences.
Y Rube Houston Of Russell was a bus
5, mess visitor in Charlton on Thursda
d and renewed acquaintance.
e Mrs. Nora Nichols of Lucas, wa
S calling on old friends and visiting he
e parents, MI. and Mrs. John Everett
5 of this place on Thursday.
Y S. Nj. Greene, editor of the Charito
y Herald, went to Creston Thursday t
y hear the lecture there given by Re-
Buckley of the New York Methods
$ Advocate.
g Mrs. James Knox met with a yer
!. painful and what may prove seriou
e. accident yesterday while at work a
n her home. She was cleaning a chicl
e en- when the knife, which Yves yer
q sharpe, slipped and struck her rigf
It thumb with sufficient force to cut
large cash almost completely aroun
o the first joint of the thumb and clea
Y to the bone.
le The farmers Of Lucas county al
g just receiving the benefit of G. We
is among poultry buyers which is rul
ID ming the price Of poultry up to With
fraction Of Chicago prices. Frida
b. the rival dealers run hens up as his
n as Sc pound, while turkeys brougl
S. as high as 1Ohc Swift & Co., VII
a have a branch house here, has hs
trouble with the local merchants, wi
n. are now Shipping or dressing all the
( stuff and both the merchants ar
H. Swift & Co. are determined to NAL
le the other pay for the poultry bougf
I'd hence the farmers profit.
e. The county Jail is nearer being en-
ty at the present time than f
n. many years. There were only thrt
es regular prisoners in there on THU
or day night besides two transient bun
re who applied for lodging. One of Il
regular prisoners is serving six
is days sentence for assault and bate
ed while the other two are confined on
similar charge one for thirty and Il
ia other for ten days.
of Mrs. Fay Mcdowell of English tow
Ia, ship, who has been so seriously i'll
nv tonsilitis for the past few weeks, h
of so far recovered as to be able to
X around again.
DIS Miss Edith Brant, musical direct
is. of the public schools, has received
rs appointment from the president of t
NO National Association Of Music Teac
a ers as delegate to the meeting to
II. held at Putnam Bay, Ohio, July
of The appointment comes from Arth
NV Manchester of WELLESLEY Hills, Mes
and is quite an honor to the city
M Charlton as well as Miss Brant, W