Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

Ramsey and F. A. Stafford, clerks. The
treasurer's monthly report was as fol-
lows:
General fund, balance on hand,
S344.75.
Fire fund, overdrawn, $634.39.
Electric fund, balance on hand,
81,
Bond fund, o%verdrawn, S445.34.
Library fund, balance on hand,
$71.4S.
Making a total of money in the
hands of the city treasurer of $S49,
from which subtract the amount of IL
brary bonds which are not city proper
ty, leaves a total of city money of
$777.52. The election of officers of the
city fire department was approved and
the appointment of special police at the
depot was affirmed after which they
adjourned.
DIR. Batten has returned to his home
in OlmitZ after a weeks visit with rel
atives and friends in Warren township.
Chas. Jenkins of Washington town
ship, neal Russell, who recently held
a public sale at his farm in preparing
to nov his family to Portland. Ore
gon, where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. Hattie Hill has returned from
a few days visit with relatives and
friends in Russell.
The street commissioner and his
force of men are kept busy these days
keeping the sidewalks and crossings
clean and in shape for travel.
VIM. Boetcher, of Chicago, was
t~ransacting business in Charlton Tues
day.
c. A. Abramson is laying off from
work in w. E. Lewis grocery store on
account of the death of his father, C.
R. Abramson, whose funeral will be
held today.
The business men of the city are
beginning to realize what they lost
by not having an organization and be-
ing in shape to take advantage of the
liberal offer of H. E. DeLoura. who
wished to locate his automobile fac
tory in Charlton. The people in gen
eral would have been glad to have had
1t as 1T employs 100 men, but there
was no organization or association to
successfully put the sentiment into
definite form. The factory is now To-
Gated at FIT. Madison and the mer-
chants are once more talking the de-
STABILITY of organizing.
Mrs. Mike Carey formerly of this
place, but now located at Des Moines,
was in Charlton Tuesday, called here
to attend the funeral of her son Tom
Carey, who died in st. Joseph, Mo-,
and was brought here for burial.
Clement Edwenson, an old Charlton
boy, but who has for the past few
years been travelling in the western
states, is spending a few days with his
mother, Mrs. M. e. Edwenson of this
place.
Miss Pearl Field has returned to her
studies in Des Moines after a few days
with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. E. l..
Field.
Harry Lewis is reported as quite
seriously i'll at his home in the east
part of the city.
Harry Hemrhill. who is spending a
short vacation with his mother, Mrs.
W. H. Hemphill, will give an entertain
ment in the l. o. o. F. hall on Thurs
day evening for the benefit of the
Royal Neighbors lodge. MIR. Hemphill
is known on the stage as "Chas. Hunt
ress, the female impersonator," and it
is said he is quite proficient in the en-
PERTAINING line.
Peter Williamson of English town.
ship is enjoying a very pleasant visit
from his brother in Illinois.
,, Joe R. Landes, for years sheriff of
this county and a resident of Charlton,
but who is now located in Lucas, was
renewing old acQ~uaintances on our
streets Tuesday.
Chas. H. Palmer has returned from
: an aytpn6p1 h,1cinocc trim IN tho ooct
ern states.
Sheriff Laurel Boss and H. H. Lori
mer have returned from Lehigh Val
ley, Pa. where they went a few days
ago in custody of Coland Mohr, the in
sane man who got off No. 8 here some
days ago.. They were acting for the
Masonic lodge and took him back
home where he was turned over to his
relatives and where the lodge will see
that he is properly taken care of.
Alma Carson has departed for her
home in Monmouth, ILL.,, after a short
3 visit in this city with her uncle, j. B.
Carson, while enroute from a visit in
Kansas.
H. Abramson of ST. Louis is in the
city, called here by the death of his
brother, c. r. Abramson. His sister,
II Nllo. JoLHSOil VI NdllSdS, Was uudUlC
to be present at the funeral which oc.
Cured today.
Tuesday was another damp, cloudy
day with a drizzling rain falling near
ly all morning. While the rain is
very disagreeable it is nevertheless a
very welcome visitor as the water is
very badly needed. The ground, which
has now nearly all the frost out of it
is in bad shape. While the top is
moist from recent rains at the depth
of about eight inches a hard, dry dirt
is struck that resembles in every par
~ticular the dust Of the road in dry
weather, which will require much wa
ter to get it in shape for growing pur.
poses.
Owing to some difficulty at the cleo.
trio light power house, the lights were
out for some time Tuesday evening,
causing much inconvenience to those
depending Upon it for light, and oil
lamps and tallow dips furnished il
Elimination to many business houses
and private residences.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Baker returned
to their home in Grand River on Tues
dow offnp n fnr JnucJ ,-ici+ rr;@l r.