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

extended business trip to Putnam
county, Mo-, where he went in search
of a large bunch of furs and hides.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plows of Jackson town
ship have returned from a weeks Wis
it with relatives in Gear Lake, Da-
kota.
l.. H. Russell has departed for a
weeks business trip to Kansas City.
]. G. Hannah, formerly "a resident
of this place, but now located at Des
Moines, was transacting business and
calling on old friends here Thursday.
/. c. Hon, a florist of Creston, has
returned home after spending a few
days in Charlton.
e. d. Pitman, foreman of the Chart
ton Herald printing house, was, laid
Off from work Thursday on account of
sickness. $3.50
Charlton, Jan. 1S.-Ephriam Foster
of Pleasant township, neal Oln.itz,
died Friday morning after an illness
of less than a week of blood poisoning.
Last Monday Mr.. Foster stratched his
hand on a nail while feeding his stock.
He paid no attention to it at first but
when it became inflamed and swollen
he went to a physician who pronounc-
ed it blood poisoning and said his on
ly hope was in amputation. He was
too weak, however. to stand the oper-
alton and it was hoped he might be
brought to a condition where it would
be safe to perform the operation but
he grew gradually worse until Friday
one of the best known and most high
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men in the county and has a host of
friends in Charlton who will mourn
his death.
Charlton is to have another rural
mail route in a short time. Special
Agent Mills from Washington was in
the city Friday and went over the line
Of the proposed route and will report
favorably upon it. The route runs
south nj east to Rog town school
house or within ~one-quarter of a mile
of Russell and comes in on the old
state road. 1t will be about twenty
five miles long and serve a population
of about 500. Isaac Downward will be
appointed carrier and it will be
known as route No. 4. There is a pc
tition for another route running north
west being circulated.
Bert Becker, son of Auditor j. o.
Becker, has assumed a position as
county agent for a tea company.
Mrs. J. A. Johnson, wife of Rev. J.
A. johnson of the Swedish Mission
church of this place, who has been Sc
riously i'll for the past two weeks, is
reported as much better and able to
be around the house again.
Mrs. d. A. Miller, of Marceline, Mo,
and G. w. Foster, of Akron, Col, ar.
rived Thursday called here by the Sc.
rious illness and subsequent death of
their father, Ephriam Foster, of Pleas,
ant township.
G. c. Mayhem and family are enjoy
ing avery pleasant visit from Mrs,
Giltsey and son of Minburn.
Mrs. Grove Brock, who has been Sc
riously i'll for the past two weeks, is
reported as very much better and on
the road to rapid and complete recov-
cry.
Mrs. N. A. Burlington, who has been
seriously i'll Of cancer for the past few
months, and whose life has been de-
SPARED of is reported as much worse
and her death is daily expected.
Everything is in readiness for the
revival meetings by Jim Burwick, the
railroad evangelist. which will be be
gun at the NJ. E. church Sunday under
the auspices of the Burlington route
Y. NJ. c.. A., if the man arrives. All
the churches have made arrangements
to join in the meeting and make it a
reunion affair.
Ed. Northcutt, a former resident of
this place, but who has been located
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has returned to Charlton to make his
future home. SITE
j.. c. Baker, one {: the leading at.
torneys of Lucas, was visiting relatives
and friends in Charlton on Friday.
j. L. Manning, of this place, is in
Creston at the Cottage hospital taking
treatment for his eyes. Mr.. Manning
is travelling salesman for a Burlington
wholesale grocery house and during
the extremely cold weather of Decem.
Der he was compelled to make an
eighteen mile drive facing the cold
wind and his eyes became chilled SO
badly that the right one was nearly de-
stroyed and it may yet be lost.
Mrs. N. Wexford was called to OF
mitz Thursday by the serious illness
and subsequent death of her father,
Ephriam Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Timmons have
returned from Corydon, where they
We're called the first of the week by
the death of Mr.. Timmons' father.
The revival services at the Chris,
tian church under the direction of Rev.
w. J. HASTE are progressing as nice.
ly as could be expected. The crowds
are increasing nightly and Rev. Has.
tie is preaching some very interesting
and forcible m full of good com
mon sense and plain gospel truths,
There have been five additions to the
church sc far and many more are eX
pected before the close OF the meet.
ings.
Abba.
Abba, Jan. 1.-THE funeral services
over the remains of l.. Chenoweth
who died Tuesday at s p. NJ. of eneme
were conducted at the Christian