Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-29
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know. a.
THE VICINITY OF OTIUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
Of Your acquaintance as chronicled
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton, April 25.-Mrs. P. II.
Grimes of Weller was in the city yes
terday On business.
Geo. N. Badger, who has been en-
ployed at Russell for some time past
moved his carpenter tools here today
and will work at his trade at this
place.
q. G. Lewis of Russell was a Chart
ton visitor yesterday.
Harry Williby Of Cedar township
has just returned from three months
sojourn in South Dakota.
Rev. Hopkins of Secunderlad, India,
will give an illustrated lecture at the
Baptist church tonight.
Lee Crawford left yesterday for
Omaha to attend the funeral of a
brother.
Mrs. Ellen votravis of Centralia,
Kansas, who has been visiting with
Mrs. Andrew Nelson, returned home
yesterday.
Mrs. ]. A. Edwards and little daugh-
ter went to Sioux City yesterday for
: visit.
Will Culbertson, ex-county treasur-
er will have charge of the Mcklveen
& Eikenberry lumber yard at Russell
that they recently purchased OF X. X.
Fogg.
Mrs. Mary Duckworth has returned
from a visit with her mother in Cedar
township.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Charlton Loan Il Trust
company with capital stock OF
100000. g. w. Larimer, F. r. Crock
err, j. A. Brown, S. H. Mallory and
Will B. Barger are the incorporators.
Rev. Miller will fill the pulpit at he
M. e. church church again next Sun
day.
oscar Stone has returned to Des
Moines after brief visit with his
mother.
Charlton, April 26.-Nathan Dis
more returned yesterday from the
Philippine Islands for visit with his
father and other old friends. He en-
listed in October, 1899, in the Thirty
ninth Iowa, and carries with him an
honorable discharge. While there. he
was a member of the regimental band
He was in one battle that lasted three
days and many other skirmishes. He
says that he does not regret his expe
rience but has no desire to return te
the islands.
Guy A. Adams of Boulder, Colo.
was visiting with his friend, Wiley
Householder yesterday and looking af
ter some business matters. ii
Charley James and Harry Nelson
have moved their sawmill from Oak
ley to the Copeland farm, just east o
town.
The Misses Ella Anderson and Pear
Lewis left last evening for visit II
0ttumwa with Mrs. II. l.. Lewis ant
other friends.
Everybody is rejoicing over the rail
of yesterday, especially the farmers
majority of whom have their corr
blowing done and were waiting for TIL
rain. 1t meant many thousands O
dollars to Lucas county.
Yesterday was Arbor Day. Apprc
pirate exercises were held at the pull
lie schools.
Mrs. Viola Kelley returned yestel
day from Osceola after a pleasan
visit with her brothers and friends.
Mrs. D. G. Rock Of Oakley, was i
the city today doing some shoppin
and attending to some other bushes:
Everett Merrill of Humeston, wa
calling on his many friends here tt
day.
The Lad1eS'Aid society OF the Chris
ian church held their annual sale thi
afternoon.
Mrs. Pearl Mcconnell Richey of A
bia is a guest at the home of j.
Teas.
Arch Shore of Lincoln township ha
gone to Alton, where he will work {
the carpenter trade. -
Yesterday was the last day {
school at Blackburn College, just ea'