Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-23

meeting at their camp rooms Monday
evening. Besides the regular routine
business of the camp one new mem
Der was shown through the mysteries
of woodcraft and nine new members
were voted in. w. M. Householder
who was recently selected as deputy
received his commission and is now
actively at work seeking new mem
bers. Monday was the installation
night, when the following officers were
installed for the ensuing year: v c.,
w. NJ Householder: w A., E. E. Lew
is; banker, w. G. Fuller; clerk, r. E.
Timmons; escort. l.. C. Written; sen
try, Joe Shelton; Waterman, Temp
Percefield; manager, M. G. Kirk;
physicians, r. NJ. Throckmorton; F.
II. Boynton, and c. B. Moffett. All
the officers are earnest, faithful lodge
workers and under their management
with the start they now have, it is eX,
pected that the year will prove a most
profitable one for this already strong
and growing order.
very pleasant social gathering
was had at the home of H. S. Glenn
on Monday. Mr.. Glenn is Just con-
valescing from prolonged sick spell
and it is the habit of his friends to
stop in OCCASIONALLY and pass the time
of day. By strange coincidence five
of his oldest friends happened to gath
er at his home at about the same hour
Monday. They were all old gray head
ed veterans and pioneers of the coun-
ty though still possessed of a large
degree of youthful vigor and hardi,
ness and able to get around much
than nf
Naturally they began to converse
about their respective ages and it was
discovered that counting Mr.. Glenn
the aggregate of their ages amounted
to 444 years, or an average of IA
years each Those present and their
respective ages were as follows: No,
BILE Douglass, S4 Lott Curtis, 80; Far
ry Lewis, 80; Alonzo Williams, rs; L..
Baker, 60; H. S. Glenn 62. The after
noon was spent most pleasantly in
games and social conversation, each
reciting "reminiscences of the early
times when all were young. Each
member of the aged quintet was loath
to break up the pleasant gathering,
all wondering when it would be their
pleasure to be together again.
Arthur and Harry Funk have re-
turned to their work in Chicago after
very pleasant visit with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs l. N Funk, of this
place.
Mrs. Fay Mcdowell, of English
township, is reported as quite serious
ly i'll of tonsilitis.
Mrs. j. w. Eberson of Los Angeles,
Cal. is spending a few days visiting
her mother, Mrs. Sydney Wells, of Ce-
dar township.
j. L. Manning of this place who has
been in Creston for the past few days
taking treatment for his eyes which
were chilled during an eighteen-mile
drive during the cold weather of De
cember, has returned to his work as
travelling salesman for a Burlington
grocery house, his eyes being much
improved and on the road to rapid and
complete restoration.
James Burwick, the railroad evan
gelist, began tWelve-days' meeting
at the M. E. church under the auspices
of the Burlington Route Y. M. G. A.
and the crowd which attended the
meeting Monday night shows the in.
| terest manifested in the meetings
which are union in their character
every church in the city joining in
| the work. Mr.. Burwick is plain,
| forcible talker, a thorough student of
the Bible and an earnest Christian
and his meetings are expected to be
productive of much good in the com
munity.
| Master Geo. Curtis, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Curtis. who has
been so dangerously i'll of lung fever
| for the past few weeks, and whose life
was despaired of is reported as enough
better as to be able to be up though
not out of doors, and strong hopes
are now entertained for his recovery
David Fluke. Of this place, is en-
joying a very pleasant visit from his
son of Osceola.
Mrs. Belle McNeill, who recently
lost her husband and who has been in
lndianola for the past few days was
in Charlton Monday making prepare
tons to make her future home in In
dianola.
Fred Goltry of Russell, was transact
ing business and visiting friends il
Charlton on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Morgan, formel
residents of this place, but now locat
ed at Bethlehem were visiting rela
tives and renewing old acquaintance
in Charlton on Monday.
h J. A. Ruby, of Liberty township
held public sale of his farming i'm
plements and stock on Monday ant
expects to depart for Canada in {
short time to make his future home.
Graham Stuart has returned to hi
work in Chicago after a pleasant visi
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. g