Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-11
ty refreshments were served, which
rounded out an evening of real enjoy
ment for the overworked schoolma ms.
Personal and Otherwise.

ment for the overworked schoolma ms
Personal and Otherwise.
Miss Gussie Leinen, who is teaching
school in Liberty township spent Sun.
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N
Leinen, of this place.
On Friday, February Z, G. w. Red
| lingshaper, of Benton township, and
one Of the Oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens of Lucas county, pass.
ed the sixty-ninth milestone in lifes
journey and in commemoration of the
event he invited a few relatives and
friends to his commodious home on
the farm, where he has passed the
greater part of his life in hard work
and served them with an old fashion
ed oyster supper. All enjoyed the ev
ening to the fullest extent and depart.
ed wishing him many more as pleasant
birthday celebrations.
w. w. Bryant has departed for a
weeks visit with his sister in Bethany,
Mo-, and to look over the country with
view of locating if satisfactorily i'm.
pressed.
The little child of r. e. Hixon, OF
Cedar township, who has been seri
ously i'll for the past week, is reported
as rapidly mending and it is now
thought he will be entirely recovered
in few days.
The many Charlton friends of Com.
rade Joe Best, who served faithfully
and well throughout the Civil war, will
rejoice with him in his good fortune
of securing a $12 pension in payment
for disabilities sustained while defend.
ing his country's honor.
HI. E. Rumsey, of Des Moines, com.
bined pleasure and business in a trip
to Charlton on Saturday
The women of the Baptist Benevo.
lent society, held an all days session
in the Sunday school room of the
church on Friday. Each woman
brought her work and lunch and the
day was very pleasantly and profitably
spent.
Aunt Belle Smith, of Pleasant town
ship, near Olmitz, is rapidly GONZALES
cling from recent very serious i'll
ness.
Mrs. F. o. McEndree has returned to
her home in Charlton after very
pleasant weeks visit with Grandma
Eliza Nisefender, of Oakley
T. j. Curry, of Lucas, has moved to
Charlton to make his future home, he
having resumed employment on the @
at this place.
Mrs. T. c. Walker spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Kate Holiday, at the
old home, in Creston
The Epworth League, which has
charge of the lecture course here this
year, has secured the services of the
Duro-Emmett Co. in place of the lee
ture by f. Emerson Brooks, which
failed to materialize, and they will give
an entertainment here this evening.
In spite OF the misleading reports OF
newspapers of surrounding towns as
to the wonderful presence of smallpox
in Charlton, DR.. ]. A. McKlreen, mem
Der of the state board of health, whose
duty 1T is to examine into all contagi
GUS diseases, declares there are but
two cases in the city. These are both
in mild form and strictly quarantined
He further states that Charlton is the
| best protected town he knows of in the
state owing to the strict enforcement
OF the vaccination of school children
which has been prevailing here for the
past twenty-three years. Mr.. Gallo
way, one of the patients, will be re
leased from quarantine Wednesday
leaving but one case in the city. Char
iton is proud Of her record and is ex
ertlng every effort to sustain it.