Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-21
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Charlton,


Charlton.
Charlton, Jan. 1.-THE Southwest
Iowa Florists association comprising
about twenty counties in this part of
the state held a meeting in Charlton
this week. There were not many dele
gates present as the organization is a
new thing, but those who were here
report a most enjoyable and profitable
meeting. Papers were read on topics
pertaining to the growth, cultivation
and sale of flowers of every descrip-
ton, especial emphasis being given
funeral and wedding decorations. At
ter each paper a general discussion
was held which brought out many use
full and valuable pointers to members
of the association. At the conclusion
of the program the following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President, j. F. Wilson, of Council
Bluffs; financial secretary, c. G. An
derson, of Red Oak; corresponding
secretary, l. c. Hon, of Creston. The
remainder of the officers were select
ed from the city of Des Moines, which
place was chosen as the next meeting
place of the association.
Manchester camp No. 140, w. o. W.,
of this place, held a very profitable
and interesting meeting at their camp
rooms Wednesday evening. Besides
the regular routine work of the camp
there was initiation ceremonies and
the following officers were installed
for the coming year by N. Leinen. P.
G. c.; Leroy Larimer, c. c.; John Nc
Bee, V. c.; w. C. Himmelrich, banker;
j. j. Smythe, clerk; AL Erb, outside
Waterman; T. F. Lambert, sentry;
Eli Manning, j. w. Culbertson and w.
II. Mitchell, managers; J. H. Stanton
and A. L. Yocom physicians. This
lodge is II of the most prosperous
lodges of the city and now numbers
105 members in good standing, and is
taking in new members almost every
meeting night. They are figuring on
giving a supper in the near future.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Charlton National bank
was held in the bank O Thursday
afternoon. 1t was an adjourned meet
ing from Tuesday. They elected the
same board of directors, viz: w. C.
Penick. S. M. McKlveen. II. O. Penick,
of Charlton, o. H. Evans of Russell,
and Calvin Manning of Ottumwa. AT
ter the meeting of the stockholders
the board of directors met and select
ed the following officers: President,
w. G. Penick; vice-president, Calvin
Manning; cashier, II. o. Penick; as
sistant cashier, G.. F. Trotter. The
bank since its organization has been
doing a prosperous business and the
affability and business integrity of the
officers is rapidly gaining a prestige
among the business men of the county.
They are O perfecting plans for the
r%emodeling of the present bank build
ing and the addition of new and mod
ern banking fixtures, which will make
it L of the neatest and best equip
ped banks in the state.
The annual report of the county at
torney has just been, made public and
shows a total of eighteen criminal
cases tried by him in the district
court. OF these six were for felonies,
three of whom We're convicted and
three acquitted, while twelve we're con
victed Of minor offenses. For this
work the county has paid $2,196.50, as
follows: Costs in criminal cases in
court, $500; cost of grand jury, includ,
ing clerk, and all witness fees made
by the grand jury, $500; salary paid
county attorney, and Office expenses,
$3.50; commissions on fines collected,
$136.50. The county attorney has col.
lected and secured for the county So
156 as follows; Fines in cash, $1,365;
old accounts for maintenance of insane,
$500; judgment of SLIGO being a lien
On real estate of the value of $500;
real estate decided to the county, $500;
back taxes from c., B. & @. r. r. Co.,
$500. These figures speak we'll for
the administration of E. w. Drake, he
having collected and secured above
expenses, $96S.5O for the county while
the average cost of conviction of Grim.
inals has been $146.43.
Craig Manning, e. l.. McCoid, j. N.
Ferguson and w. H. Roberts of Keo.
sauqua, and c. E. Norton, of Ottumwa,
the men appointed by the court as ap.
praisers for the Edwin Manning es,
tate, have been in Charlton for the
past two days finishing up their work
of %appraising his interests in Chair.
ton, which consisted mostly of stock
and lands. Mr.. Manning's estate is
estimated to be worth all the way
from 5 1000, 900 to $4,000, 900 but it is
impossible to tell the exact worth un.
til the appraisers have made their re.
port.
Ephriam Foster of Pleasant town,
ship, near Olmitz, is laid up with a
very sol hand which may result seri.
ously. A few days ago while at work
feeding his stock he struck his hand
on a rusty nail which made a very
painful wound. He paid no attention
to it for a day or two until it panied
him so badly that he went to a physi.
clan who told him that blood poison
had set in and the hand was in a Sc.
rious condition. 1t is now feared that
it will be necessary to amputate his
arm in order to saw his life.
One case of smallpox has developed
in Charlton and in a very severe form.
q. S. Galloway of the Galloway Land
and Loan Co., living in the north part
of town, is the victim. Two weeks
ago he was in Russell on business fol-
the firm and while there was shaved
by Mr.. Cooper, the barber, who after.
wards took down with the disease and
it is supposed that there is where he
was exposed. The house has been