Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-19
SECRETLY Welded
Charlton Couple Announce Mar
riage to Surprise ofFriends.
OCCURRED FOURTEEN MONTHS AGO
HE Themselves to Wisconsin in June,
1eo1-Are Made Man and Wife and
Say Nothing About 1t for More
Than a Year.

Charlton, Aug. 16.-(Couriers Spe-
cial Service.)-A wedding which has
been kept secret for fourteen months
came to light yesterday when it be-
came known that Wiley NJ Householder
and Miss Sadie Andrews, both of this
city, were married June 20, 1901, at
West Superior, Wisconsin, by Rev. A.
b. Nichols, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church at that place. They
We're attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Dolph
e. Carpenter, of Greeley, Colorado.
they left Charlton a few days previous
to the'above date for ST. Paul to attend
the national convention of the Modern
Woodman lodge, Mr.. Householder
going as delegate from the
lodge here, and Miss Andrews
as delegate from the Royal
Neighbors. On June 20, 1901. they
were married at West Superior and
spent a couple of weeks among the
pleasure resorts of Wisconsin and
Minnesota. When they returned home
Mr.. Householder went about his own
business affairs and Mrs Householder
returned to her position as
saleswomaq in a local store. Thus
they have kept their marriage a secret
Tor fourteen months which will be
quite a surprise to their many friends.
The bride is the Oldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Andrews, of Brookdale
addition, and has successfully held a
position as saleswoman in a local gen
eral store for the past eight years, and
her friends are numbered only by her
acquaintance. The groom is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Householder and
has lived in Charlton almost all his
his life. He STANDS highly in business
circles, is always willing to lend a help.
ing hand towards the welfare of the
town. Their many friends wish them
a long, happy and prosperous life.
Other Charlton News.
A. E. Dent returned home today
from business trip to Spokane, Wash
ington.
Miss Selma Freburg expects to leave
Monday for Des Moines where she
will go into the wholesale millinery
house for few weeks
Charlton and vicinity was visited
With severe electric and rain storm
again Friday morning, which lasted
for about one hour The lightning was
something terrible, but fortunately
there was no damage done. Three
and half inches of water fell and
the Charlton river is out of its banks
again.
Rev. Palmer',s subject for the Sun
day evening services at. the Baptist
church will be "a Fatal Man Trap"
E. A. Temple returned to his home
in Des Moines last evening after
few days visit with S. H. Mallory.
Messrs. Tom McGinnis and Will
Connor of Ovid. were in the city Fri
day on an errand of business.
Owing to the storm of yesterday
morning the Swedish church people
had to have their picnic at the church.
Miss Mary Brewer returned to her
home in Quincy. H., last evening.
where she is engaged in teaching.
Miss Blanche Trotter has returned
to her home in Ottumwa after few
days visit with her brother. Frank.
Logan Field returned to his work
in Des Moines yesterday. after a plea
SAINT visit with his parents, DR.. and
Mrs E. J.. Field.
Elmer HasselouisC went to Ottumwa
YESTERDAY morning where he will play
in the Fiftieth regiment band during
the Foresters' picnic.
D. NJ Simmons, of Chicago, is in
the city, helping his mother and broth