Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-11
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
ofYour Acquaintance as chronicied
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, March 10.-Chas. Shultz
an old resident of Charlton, but who
for the past ten years has had charge
of railroad work with headquarters at
Shenandoah, has moved his family
and household goods to the farm just
north of the fair grounds recently
purchased of Robert Nolan and ex-
poets to make that place his future
home.
VIM. Ratheford, who was recently
stricken with paralysis and lost the
use of his lower limbs, is reported as
much improved being now able to use
his entire left side freely, and strong
hopes are entertained for his final re-
covery.
Spring weather is with us in ear
nest now. Friday night dense fog
settled down over the city making 1t
impossible to see the light in the court
/ an object 100 feet ahead. From this
light, misty rain fell all evening.
Saturday morning it was still foggy,
but in the afternoon it cleared up nice
ly with the thermometer at 6S degrees
above zero. The rain and warm
weather is rapidly taking all the frost
out of the ground and farmers are
getting ready for their spring work.
Z Already some few have begun blowing
and garden patches have been dug up
ready for the reception of seed.
s The many friends of J. A. j. Bentley,
Charitons pioneer blacksmith, will be
much pleased to learn that he is rapid
ly convalescing from serious attack
6of the grip, and is expected to soon
be around again.
The Mozart Symphony club of New
York entertained the people of Char
iton in a most acceptable manner on
Saturday evening. The troup is an
exceptionally good one and each is
musician of rare ability. The concert
was one Of varied and interesting mu-
sic, which was. loudly applauded by
the audience, which comfortably filled
the hall. 1t was the fifth and last
number of the Epworth League lee
ture course and proved very fitting
finale to the excellent list of attrac-
tons furnished the people of Charlton
this winter by that society In spite
of the many disappointments and the
necessary substitutions by the man.
agement the course was one of the
finest and most interesting ever CIV
en- to Charlton audience and de-
spite the fact of its unusually large
expense in securing the best of talent
available the League will be about $75
better off financially from the pro-
ceeds of the course.
Rev. Knepper, the Chautauqua man
who has been in Charlton the past
week making final arrangements for
the Chautauqua to be held here Aug
ust 16 to "a, has finished the prepare
tion of the beautiful and finely Illus
trated souvenir programs to be sent
out by the association and has de-
parted for the east where he will Sc
cure other attractions. Those already
secured assure the people Of Charlton
a No. Chautauqua course which can
not be beaten in the power of the
speakers by many cities of larger pro-
portions. Those already assured are
General Hawk, the funmaker, who
has his audience in tears one minute,
only to turn it to laughter the next.
Gen. Ballington Booth of Salvation
Army fame. Maude Ballington Booth,
who will talk upon her prison rescue
work. Sam Jones, who needs no in.
PRODUCTION to an American audience
Henry Watterson Of the Louisville
Courier-Journal who will deliver his
famous Grafton on Lincoln. The Clay.
ton Jubilee Singers, who will be here
all week. Head Cansul w. A. North
cult of the M. w. A., together with
other prominent lodge workers, will
present and speak on Woodmen day
when prizes will be offered for best
drilled Woodmen teams. Other spec
ial days will also be arraigned for
Besides this there are many attrac
tons of lesser note and he is now en-
deavoring to secure Fitzhugh Lee an6
Admiral Schley. The local committee
composed of leading business men,wil
have the advertising in charge ant
an excellent meeting is assured.
The school election for the independ
ent district Of Charlton which prom
ised to be SO quiet and uninterestins
isin progress today and the indications
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