Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-06
Short Tales Concerning People You
Enow.
The VICINITY OF OTTUMWA in BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as ChronicIed
by Courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton,

Charlton, Feb. 4-The January term
of the district court will convene here
Monday with Judge F. w. Eichelberg-
er on the bench and A. Sanders Of OF
tufnwa official reporter. The docket
is extremely light and it is hardly
probable that it will require the entire
three weeks allotted to it's settling.
The grand jury, which is ordered to,
appear on the first day of the session
{ consists of the following men: A. G.
Rebel, Charlton; George Carpenter
Benton township; Sherman Shore,
{ Pleasant; G. T. Miller, English;
Benz. Clouse, Charlton; ]. S. Young,
Union; G. ]. Stewart, Charlton; ]. D.
Knots, Jackson; ]. A. Walker, Jack
son; A. H. Gray, Charlton; Luther
{ Douglass, Charlton; j. @. Wertz,
Washington. They will have but very
Z little business to transact this term
unless they decide to take up some
thing themselves and investigate it or
some criminal business de-
velops between now and the time
court sets. The court calendar in
cludes but ninety-eight cases all told,
forty of which are continued. They
are divided as follows: Criminal, sew
en-, law twenty-four, equity forty-seven,
probate twenty. There is no case that
will attract more than passing notice
and this term will be very uninterest-
ing to the usual crowd who habit the
court house during the sessions of the
court. There are fourteen divorce
cases on the docket and one case en-
titled A. B. Little VS.. Monroe county,
which was brought here on change
of venue, and which will probably be
the only lengthy trial this term, it be-
ing estimated that it will require a
week for its termination.
Swedish Lutheran Church.
Sunday was regular communion day
for the congregation of the Swedish
Lutheran church of this place and ser
vices were begun at 1920 o'clock in
the morning, instead of II o'clock, the
usual hour. There was quite large
audience present at the morning SER
vices and Rev. p. j. Borg, the minister,
preached very scholarly and appro-
pirate sermon after which the sacra-
ments of the Lords supper We're OBJ
served. In the evening Rev. Borg
preached his regular monthly sermon
in English and besides the regular
congregation there was a number of
Americans present, all of whom report
most profitable evening. Rev. Borg
is one of the most eloquent and forci-
Bile pulpit orators in Charlton ana his
sermon Sunday was fully up TO his
standard.
Much Marrying.
Clerk E. S. Wells and his assistant
j. nj. Hanlin furnished the legal docu
ments which enabled twenty-one
young couples to enter the happy
bonds OF matrimony. This being the
number of marriage licenses is
sued during the month. This is con-
s1derably over the average number and
II the same ratio keeps up for the full
twelve months they will exceed last
years record by more than 100. The
indications, however, seem to point
toward quoting of the matrominial
market as the latter half of the month
shows a decided decrease over the first
half, fifteen licenses or an average of
one a day. being issued for the first
two weeks and only six during the last
half
Anderson Pays Costs.
The case of embezzlement brought
by M. A. Davidson against ]. |. Ander-
son OF Lucas, whom it was charged
had embezzled the proceeds of a S3O4
Judgment, which was to have been up
for preliminary hearing Monday before
Justice Long, was settled out of court.
Mr.. Anderson paid all costs so far in
Cured and the case was dismissed on
motion of the county attorney.
Child Injured.
Little Farna Lewis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Lewis, met with pain
full accident on Monday. Her 4-year-
old brother, Edwin, was playing with
some toy irons, which he had heated
very hot and put on chair and his
little sister took hold of one of them
with her hand, burning large blister
over the entire inside of the hand
which made very painful though not
serious injury.
~ Revival at M. e. Church.
Rev. B. f. Miller of the M. E. church
begun his series of revival services
following the railroad mems meetings
by James Burwick, which just closed.
on Sunday. There was a large audi
ence present and all were we'll pleas.