Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWAlN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as Chronicled
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, Oct. 2S--Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Baker drove up from Grand
River yesterday for a visit with his
father, l.. Baker and family.
Rev. S. M. Clark and wife returned
home yesterday from visit at Wood
burn.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Morrison arrived
home yesterday morning form three
weeks visit with relatives in Penn
sylvania.
Mrs. E. NJ. Davis returned home yes
terday from a visit with friends in
Ottumwa.
Messers George M. Shore and Lewis
Duckworth left this morning on
Burlington No. 8, for Santa Ana. Cali
fornia, to spend the winter with the
formers brother
Miss Helen Van Arsdle returned to
her school duties near Russell yester-
day.
Joe Shelton returned home the last
of the week from Des Moines where
he had gone to consult a specialist in
regard to his eyes. The latter says
he can restore Mr. Shelton's eyesight.
Joseph Sproot of Derby is spending
a few days with his many friends in
the city
George Hobson. of this city and
Clint Grove OF Burlington have formed
a partnership and will go to Washing
ton, where they will conduct a
iewelry store.
Will Lewis of Ottumwa. spent yester-
day with his sister, w. B. Barger.
Miss Lindquist went yesterday to
Derby for weeks visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Shelton, are the
proud parents OF ten pound baby,
since yesterday.
George Risbeck of Russell was a
county seat visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Layton of War
rem township left this morning for Can
non City, Colorado, where they will
make their future home, the change
being made in hopes that it will prove
beneficial to Mr.. Layton's health
which has been somewhat impaired for
the past year. They We're accompanied
by Mr.. Layton's nephew, Arch Haw,
llins, who will spend the winter with
them.
The women of the Baptist
Benevolent society accompanied by
their husbands met at the church last
evening and proceeded to the new
parsonage, and took. the pastor and
his wife by surprise, presenting
them with a beautiful rocking chair,
and the evening was spent in merri
ment and feasting and was, enjoyed by
everyone
Charlton, Oct. 29.--David Sell, OF
Tacoma, was a business visitor in our
city yesterday.
nrHS in, hi nil
yesterday morning that Mark Bailey
had lost his house and contents by
fire yesterday morning, near Leon
where he is living on farm.
G. e. Fluke is in Creston today on
business.
Mrs. John stearns of Derby was a
county seat visitor yesterday.
Mrs. w. j. Prather of La Grange
visited in the city for few hours yes
terday with friends.
Dr.. Davidson has purchased the resi-
dence OF ]. A. Penick, just south OF
the square and will use it for home
in the spring when he will get posses
sion.
c. c. McIntire Dead.
Charlton, Oct 29.-(Special.)- &c. G
NcIntire, formerly well known OF
tumwa attorney, is dead here after al
extended illness. His demise was the
result OF stroke of paralysis more
than year ago while in this city OF
a short visit at the home OF his sister
The funeral will occur tomorrow after
noon at o'clock from the NJ e
church. A short service will be helt
at his late home at l o'clock. The re
mains will be inferred in the Charlton
cemetery. Mr.. McIntire's demise oc
CURED Monday evening at 9:3;
o'clock
Mr. McIntire was Sc years of age
He was born at Rising Sun, Indiana
and was a son of prominent Metho-
dist minister of that city. He came
west several years ago and for a Ion!
time was resident of Osceola, in ,thi!
state. where he and his brother, Jone!
McIntire, practiced law as partners
In 1891 he moved to Ottumwa an(
made his home here with his famil
until about a year ago, when, while a
Charlton on a visit, he was stricken
with paralysis. His condition grey