Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20

unable to attend to her studies the
Dast week on account of an attack OF
tonsilitis, resumed her work as teach
er of the Grove school just north OF
town on Monday.
B. w. Frazier, of this place, left
Monday morning for Oakley, where he
went to complete the carpenter work
on house he has been building.
The official board of the Christian
church held a meeting Monday and or
eaniZed the new church $board by the
election OF E. H. Best as president, j.
q. Waugh treasurer and G. b. Conner
secretary. They also completed ar
rangements for the betterment of the
church work during the coming year
nv dividing the church into sections
and each section sub-divided into COM
mittces for various departments OF the
work. each committee having eXclus-
i've charge of the work pertaining to
its department.
II. H. Jones has resigned his posi-
ton as janitor of the Methodist
church and expects to remove his fam
lily from Charlton in a short time and
begin work ON the railroad.
Mrs. Nellie Amos is suffering with
very sore face, the result OF blood
poisoning. Some days ago there was
small pimple appeared on her face
near the nose, which began to itch and
she pricked it with a pin, which is
supposed to have infected the wound
and caused blood poisoning. Her face
is now in a very serious condition and
swollen almost beyond recognition.
Miss Ardie Edwards has returned
from a few days visit with relatives
and friends in Indianola. While thel
she attended family reunion.
| Manuel Foster. of English township
who recently went to Creston for the
purpose of having a cataract removed
from his eye and who has been a
home for the past few weeks, lief
| Monday afternoon for Creston for thu
final operation which is expected t.
restore his sight, of which he has beel
deprived for the past few years.
4 G. A. Howard, of Warren township
. who is now employed in photograph
gallery in Indianola, was visiting oil
friends and relatives in Charlton O.
Monday.
James Ruby, of Liberty township
near Oakley, who recently had sal
of his stock and farming implement:
has departed for Alberta, Canad;
where he expects to make his futur
!. home. His family will join him a
e soon as he gets nicely located in tn
! far north land.
Master Clyde Best, son of Mr.. an
: Mrs. E. H. Best, who has been seriou
:. ly i'll for the past few days and who
e was thought was threatened wit
: pneumonia, has so far recovered
l. to be able to be around once more.
6 The Mesdames Johnson, Lydebothal
:. and Kirschman, of Charlton. and Pc
il kins. of Warren county, left Monda
d evening for Newcastle, Wyomin
l. where with other soldiers widows WI
will join them on the road, they hay
7 gone for the purpose or taking up
d homestead in the public lands provi
e ed for soldiers widows. CAPITA
S Carnes, of Creston, will have charge
e the expedition. and there will be abo
"a twenty-five widows in the party
'd Mrs. William Pollard has return'
e from weeks visit with her paren
e, in Derby.
I'd Mrs. e. d. Finch and daughters,
z. Des Moines, are spending few da
"a in Charlton, the guest of her moth
Y Mrs. c. F. Temple, and renewing
"a acqusintances in her girlhood home
is MI and Mrs. J. M. Loving and 81
Roscoe, of Creston, who have been v
ID iting their daughter, Mrs. e. e. Lew
v of this plale, have returned home.