Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06

use or MS lett side and strong hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
Perry Brightwell OF Belinda is NOV
ing his family into the houhe on his
fathers farm in English TOWNSHIP
where he expects to make his future
home
Mrs. A. r. Miller of Oskaloosa is
spending a few days in and around
Charlton visiting relativese ant
friends.
j. L. Irwin, formerly OF Whitebreast
township, but who recently sold his
farm in Lucas county, has moved his
family to Humeston to reside.
| Nh. and Mrs. II. e Cutler of Union
township have departed for Sheridan
Wyoming to make their future home
Matte Hopper has returned to hel
home in Charlton after very pleas
ant weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Derby.
Hon. r. A. Hasselquist the repre-
sentative at Des Moines, spent Sunday
with his family in Charlton. Mr.. Has
selquist is the father of several very
important and beneficial bills in this
session of the legislature, which have
every prospect of passage and though
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reputation as wise, clear headed,
conservative legislator which the peo-
pie of the county, regardless of polit-
ical faith, are proud of.
Mrs. Lucy Patterson, who has been
spending the past few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Will Culbertson of this
place has returned to her home in
Russell.
Clarence Avitt of Charlton is NOV.
ing his family to the farm in English
township recently rented of Harry
Foster, who moved to Maxon.
LATE Mauk of Liberty township
near Oakley has returned from a few
days business trip to Kansas.
Rev. NJ. v. Written of the Episcopal
church returned Sunday evening from
Abba, where he had been to hold re-
ligious meetings during the day.
Rev. NJ. G. Mum of the U. P.
church has returned from his visit to
Winterset and filled the pulpit as u.s.
ual at the church Sunday, preaching
two very instructive and highly enter
tanning sermons to fair sized audi
ences.
q. D. Pitman foreman of the Chart
ton Herald press room, is able to be
at work again after short vacation
caused by illness.
John Moore. who was called here by
the serious illness of his father, Hiram
Moore, returned to his home in Rus
sell on Sunday.
Laura Simpson has returned from
an extended visit with her sister, Mrs
Perry of Oakley and will make her
home with Mrs. E. S. Jones for few
days.
John Jones, formerly of this place.
but now a resident Of Oakley was in
Charlton few hours Monday enroute
to attend Blackburn seminary, east of
town, for the spring term.
The engine company was kept busy
all morning Monday filling up the two
cisterns on the square which the en-
CINE emptied Sunday evening during
the Charlton National bank fire. The
water to fill the cisterns was taken
from the electric light pond.
Bert Brown, express messenger on
the Charlton and Kansas City branch,
has returned from few days visit
with his parents in Abba
Charlton, March 3.-Coland Mohr
who was found wandering around the
streets of Charlton in a badly dement,
ed condition on Saturday, was taken in
charge by the authorities and after
being declared insane was locked UP
in the county Jail awaiting word fl IN
his parents in Pennsylvania. He was
apparently about 26 years old, of re
spectacle appearance and possessed of
some money. When rational he said
hic homo 1nhich No11nu
and that he was on his way to Utah
which fact was born out by two tickets
| in his possession to small town in
Utah. He claimed he was prosecuted
and talked wildly Of a law suit and an
attempt to take him back home. When
home or friends were mentioned he
became violent. He had been on No.
but got off at this place and come down
town and wandered into the Office of
Copeland & Fancher, where he was
taken in charge. He was seen to have
wallet of money and talked of loos-
ing $4,000 but when searched they
found but $3.50 on his person. His
| baggage went on to Creston where it
was stopped and returned and showed
that he had been in Canada. Efforts
are being made to communicate with
his parents. but as yet nothing has
been heard from them.
| Harry Foster of English township,
has moved to Maxon, where he has Sc
cured employment and will make his
| future home.
Charlton camp 272 M. w. A. of this
place held special meeting Friday ev-
ening. The meeting was held for the
purpose of initiating seven new mem
beers before making a monthly report
to the head camp. There were ten
other applicants for admission to the
camp favorably voted upon at this
meeting. The work Of initiation was
most beautifully and successfully car
ried out by the new forester team I'M
der the direction of Chief Forester Ed.
Graves and was excellently done con-
sidering the short time the team has
been organized. This society is now
one of the strongest in Charlton, hav-
ing on its rolls nearly 300 members in
good standing and taking in new ones
at every meeting. In fact so numer-
Gus are the applications that it is i'm
possible to take them all through and
conduct the regular business of the
camp on regular nights and they are
compelled to hold adjourned meetings
every FRIDAY night to initiate all the