Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-24
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as chrcniced
by courer's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

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er left today for a visit with Creston
friends.
Miss Kathryn McRae of Russell was
calling on Charlton friends today.
Mrs. Peter Johnson is able to be out
again, after her severe illness.
Miss Vida Bell returned to her
home in Derby yesterday after a few
days visit with friends.
d. 0. Campbell, superintendent of
the mines at Cleveland No. spent
Sunday in the city.
Mr.. Walden OF Des Moines is visit
ing friends here. He leaves today for
Lucas for visit with his brother.
A. Van Benthuson of Columbia was
transacting business in town today
and attending the cattle sale.
Nm. Martz and daughter, Clara. left
yesterday for Stevensville, Montana,
where Miss Clara will stay with her
uncle and aunt.
Tom Phillips is able to be out again.
He has been laid up for two weeks
with lame back.
District court convened here yester-
day with Judge Sloan presiding There
are ninety cases on the docket, four
of which are criminal and twelve di-
vorce cases.
Chas. Johnson left last night for
Galesburg, H., to attend a. meeting Of
the Scandinavian Mutual Life Tnsur.
ance association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Barrow return
ed to st. Joe today after visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Squire Mitchell in Ben-
ton township and Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as Roberts of this city.
Dr PuzZa rd sold f1rfy-nina hao3 IF
short-horn cattle yesterday at the
Spiker barn. They are all OF his own
raising and brought him the neat sum
of $6,640, an average of $135 head.
Charlton, April 23.-Mrs. Fred Yen
gel and little son Jake left yesterday
for Osceola for a visit with the form,
er's father and other relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan PIERCE of Rus
sell were in the city today on bust
ness.
Miss Belle Greenwell of New York
spent few hours in the city yester
day, while on her way to Laconia fol
visit with relatives.
R. E. Hindman returned yesterday
from Abba after a few days visit with
friends.
Chas. Carlson of Woodland was call
ing on his many friends here yester
day.
The team belonging to Harry Mel
son became frightened last evening
and ran away. The team in turning
the corner at the Gardner house upset
the buggy, throwing Harry and his
two companions out, his friends es
capped injury but on examination Har
ry was found to have broken leg
He was removed to the Edison board
ing house where the limb was dressed
and he is getting along as well as
could be expected under the circum
stances.
VIM. Lauderbach died at his home
west of town, yesterday. Funera
services were conducted from the
house this afternoon.
A marriage license was granted tt
F. J. Whitman and Miss Matte Keller
yesterday
Will Rutherford, who was stricken
with paralysis some ten weeks age
has so far recovered as to be able tt
be up and around the house.
Mrs. Helms was quarantined yes
terday for the smallpox.
Charlton has been victim of on,
of the worst dust storms that she has
experienced for years. Yesterday tn,
wind blew very hard carrying with i
a cloud of dust and cinders, not onl.
being disagreeable to be out in, Blu
has done some damage in the way o
breaking limbs off the trees and blow
ing down fences. The wheel of +
r. Crockers wind mill blew off break
ing down a telephone pole, the porcl
blew off of the end of the Dewev build
ing and many other little damage
were done. While none of then
amount to a great deal, all togethec
will take several hundred dollars t
repair the losses.