Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-01
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
, OF Your Acquaintance as Chronicled
! by courier's staff Of Correspondents
/. Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, March 2S.-Mabel Tim
mons has been confined to her home
with the grip the past week but is
able to be out now
Miss Ella Conway of Indianola stop
ped over night with her cousin, Mrs.
c. A. Abrahamson on her way from
Leon, where she had been attending
wedding.
Jeanette Throckmorten is home
from Indianola for few days. She
has been attending college in that
place.
Berry Brightweu a well known
young man is moving in from the
country this week.
The epidemic known as pink-eye, is
raging in Charlton now. The records
OF the schools show many absences on
account of 1t in some cases has been
quite severe causing fainting spells
and combining the victims to a dark
ened room while others go about their
work and notice very little incon-
yeience The doctors say one person
can have the pink-eye as often as ex-
pOoCa VI SfOty WOChS. lNOtuluS
seems to stop the spread of it many
being sick who have never been ex-
posed.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Christian church held their monthly
tea at the home of Mrs. Amy Yengal
Thursday afternoon. A large number
Of visitors were present besides the
society and spent very enjoyable
afternoon. A guessing contest was
given for the amusement of those
present and prize of a small teste-
ment was given to Miss Laura Cope
land as a perfect guesser and a BOBBY
prize of brass thimble fell to the lot
of Mrs. Field. Light refreshments
were served for which small silver
offering was taken.
City Marshal, w. K Householder
has returned from Creston where he
has been attending federal court.
Mrs. Ray went to Des Moines Wed.
nesday to visit her daughter, Mrs
Alice Altoona, for a few days
Miss Edith Whittier, who has been
attending St. Katherines school for
the past winter. has returned home
The family will soon move to Bur
lington.
Mrs. Holdren is quite seriously il
and it is feared she may not live.
Mrs. Smart of Creston, is transact
ing business in Charlton this week.
Mrs. May Baker is making prepare
lions to make an extended visit il
California this summer
A bonfire at the Mccormick home
in the north end of town came neal
being disastrous about noon Thurs
day. The wind blew the sparks int
the dry grass and leaves, setting firt
to the fence and spread repidly to
ward the outbuildings. 1t wal
some time before they got the fame
under control.
DR.. ]. A. Brown and T. A. Brown
and wife have returned from the cas-
where they have been attending the
funeral of their mother.
An operation was performed OIL
Mrs. J. Reed, Wednesday, and it il
said she is resting better and will pre-
baby recover.
DR.. Montgomery, the osteopath
has moved to the home of Mrs. Chas
Rose, on Grand street. Mr.. Pearson
has moved his family into the hous
DR.. Montgomery vacated.
Charlton, March 29-Mrs. Harr,
Yost, very pleasantly entertained th
Beptist benevolent society at the hom
Friday afternoon.
w. P. BEEN Is building large ney
swell front porch on his home in thu
south part of town.
G. F. Battles of Flagler has resigne
his position as cashier in the freigh
Office, Chas. Craig ofAlbia, will TAX
his place.
Miss AIDA Manning, who has bee
unable to attend to her work as teach
er in the eigth grade, Columbus builG
ing, on account of rheumatism, is in
proving.
Mrs. Emma Preston of Ottumwa,
visiting Mrs. j. Mcfarland and othe
friends in the city this week
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Perry visite
relatives in Garden Grove Tuesday.
w. B. Penick has returned from
business trip to Tingley,
After April the evening services
all the churches in the city will begi
at o'clock instead of 1880.
The secret service department of tn
Burlington is having all the bushes
they care to handle at present. D,
tective ]. M. Harrison reports bushes
in his department brisk He has bee
on the go since the first of the yea
and has already Travelled over a thou