Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know. 49, @.,,{
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as Chronicied
by Courier's Staff CT Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.


ly arrival of Nick Leinen might have
proven very disastrous. They were
going home in a top buggy with the
cover up and Mr.. Mitchell was smoll-
ing when in some manner the fire got
into the quilts and blankets in the bot
tom of the buggy and started blaze
The horse became unmanageable at
the smell of smoke and it was impos-
sible for them to get out of the buggy
and they were compelled to allow the
fire TO burn until Mr.. Leinen, who was
working in a nearby field saw the
smoke and hurried to their rescue.
The horse was stopped and Mrs. Mitch
ell and the girl were taken out while
Mr.. Mitchell proceeded TO eXtingush
the fire in the buggy Mrs. Mitchell
had her dress burned to the knees.
while the entire inside of the new SIS
buggy was ruined. hole burned in
the bed, the quilts and blankets were
burned and 81 worth Of clover seed be-
sides quantity of groceries were
ruined
Orlie Harris of Warren township,
who was recently released from quar-
antine for smallpox, will be Compelled
to forego the profit of few weeks
schooling he was making arrange
ments to commence on Monday owing
to a, serious accident en- Sunday. The
family had recently moved onto farm
near Charlton and have a family dog.
The family who left the place also had
a dog which remained on the place.
q The two dogs have been fighting for
supremacy and on Sunday Arlie at.
tempted to separate the dogs and one
of them caught him by the hand with
his teeth and chewed the fleshy part
of the hand in a terrible mannel. It
will cause a very painful though it is
not thought it will prove a serious
wound as none of the cords or leaders
were chewed.
Sheriff Boss has returned from Clar-
india, where he went in custody of Hen
ry Schreck, a farmer about 35 years
old living in Benton township. who
was declared insane by the insanity
commission Mr.. Schreck has been
acting queerly for the past few months
but it was only in the last few days
that he has become violent and then
he caused trouble for his family and
neighbors. He is in the best financial
condition but his peculiar imagination
not pay and he thinks everybody who
speaks to him is after money. He has
host of friends in and around Chair
ton, who hope for his early, re cuvery
to reasop.uS Is
Miss Lizzie Proctor, one of the teach
ers in the public schools, will be IN
able to attend to her duties for a few
weeks on account of an accident While
on her way to church Sunday. She
was walking on the sidewalk when 4
loose board of the walk upon which
she stepped flew up and struck her,
knocking her to the ground. She fell
in such a manner that her right fo Ut
was under her body and as result
the ankle was seriously sprained and
it was thought the bones of the ankle
were slightly cracked. She is now
confined to the house at the home OF
her sister Mrs. J. H. Curtis, On
Eighth street, and is doing as nicely
as could be expected under the circMm-
stances though suffering great pain.
Although the date for the republican
primary has not yet been set the can
didates are already busy at work but
ton-hcling the voters for their support
for the various Offices sought by them.
There will be candidates for auditor.
clerk, recorder, county attorney and
member of the beard selected this
year. County Attorney Drake County
Clerk Wells, County Recorder Maxwell.
County Auditor Becker and member of
board Crozier's terms all expire. All
the men are candidates for romina-
tion save Crozier, who has not yet de
cided whether he will run or not There
has been no opposition yet developed
against Wells, Drake or Maxwell, who
have served but one term but there
has already been announcements for
two candidates against County Auditor
Becker, who is serving his second
term Besides the two already
announced for this Office there
are two others who are seeking
the nomination. Those already out
are J. o. Becker and A. G. Curtis, of
d. Lodge of Russell and H. c. Dillman
of Oakley.
NJ. Sherman has returned from Des
Moines where he has been for the past
few days visiting relatives and friends.
G. B. Route, formerly resident of
this place, but now staying with his
daughter MEME. VI oSuel, Id. Has re-
turned1to his home after short visit
with relatives and old friends in Char
iton.
Lott: Dismore is reported as quite Sc
riously ill of infiammatory rheumatism
at his home in East Charlton
Tom Anderson has returned from an
extended visit with relatives and
friends. in Otter Creek township near
Norwood Hisvisit was unusually pro,
longed on account of his being exposed
to the smallpox and being kept in quar-.
antine for twenty-one days.
Mrs. H. Blouse, who was suddenly
stricken with paralysis some weeks
ago and who was in a serious condition
for some time, is rapidly cOnvalescing
and almost entirely recovered.
Word has been received from t. O.
Hughes, who left here last fall for New
Mexico for the benefit of his health
that he is rapidly growing better and
gaining in flesh now weighing some
twenty pounds more than when he left
and he thinks he will remain in that
country and engage in business.
Mrs. Sam Martz is reported as quite
seriously Ill though somewhat improE.