Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Charlton.
Charlton.


Charlton, April bessie Afford,
who has been visiting at the home of
j. E. Waugh for the past week, return
ed to her home in Abba Saturday ev-
ening.
Another rural mail route has been
established from Charlton, starting
east on the Boston road turning south
from the Little Cedar bridge, it runs
past the Ragtown school house; then
west to |. N. Woods residence, north
to Threlkeld's place and back to Char
iton on the Van Arsdale road. 1t is
] twenty-five miles in length and accom-
modates 104 families. 1t will be start
ed May /, with Isaac Downward as car
rier
The members of the Rebekah lodge
went to Derby Monday to organize a
camp there and to do some installing
work in that place.
Mrs. T. G. Walker went to Creston
Monday to visit relatives and friends
She will return Tuesday evening.
Attorney c. E. Conner and wife
spent Sunday in New York where he
preached to the Christian church con
I gregation.
j. T. CroZier returned from Chicago
Saturday, where he has been purchas-
ing a lot of spring goods.
Mrs. c. l.. Abrahamson had an auc
ton sale Saturday selling all her stock
and machinery and part of her house
hold goods. She will move soon to her
house on Armory avenue near the east
school building.
meeting of the members of the re-
publican central committee will be
IN, IA, I,
house on Saturday, April 5, at 2
O'Clock for the purpose of naming a
date for holding the primary election
and for any other business that may
be necessary to transact at that time
The election was not a matter of
politics but of men this spring. every
thing very quiet and very light vote
was polled. The result was as fol-
lows: First ward, Manning. 1O1;
Baily, 35; Flulle, SO, Campbell, 81;
second ward, Yengel, III; Cornell,
1902; and third ward, Enslow, II for
short term; Palmer, 81; Larimer So;
j. o. Cripps, 81; ]. H. Andrews, IS. for
short term.
Charlton, April 2.-The K. of P.
lodge is going to move it's place of
meeting into the |. o. O. f. hall over
the First National bank and after April
! the X. P. s, Rathbone Sisters and the
U. R. K. P. will meet in this hall.
There was a meeting of the fire
boys at the city hall Monday evening
Nothing special was brought up, just
the regular business.
Tuesday being Union Labor day the
miners of Lucas and vicinity celebrat-
ed. Thep put aside their work and
proceeded to have a good time. A
grand ball and banquet was held in
the opera house in the evening and the
merriment lasted until the wee small
hours. Quite a number of Charlton
people went down to help celebrate
Miss Gertie Long, who has been i'll
for the past two weeks is reported
much worse.
Leo Almick went to Lucas Tuesday
to attend the Labor Day banquet.
i Isaac Wiltsey, brother of Geo. Wilt
sey, died at his home near Russell,
Saturday of brain trouble
Cards are out announcing the en-
gagement of Miss Sue Copeland to Dr.
Charles Whicher of Carlsbad, New
Mexico, the wedding to take place in
June
i Mrs. T. c. Walker returned Tuesday
evening from short business trip to
Creston.
Mrs. Clarence Blake, nee Eva
Graves, is very seriously i'll at her
home in the south part of town.
Rev. j. A. Russell went to Creston
Sunday where he will visit with his
friend, Rev. Cheeseman of the Epis-
copal church. He assisted with the
Easter service Sunday.
There was quite a merry time at
the depot about North Branch train
time. All the students of Simpson
college from the towns southeast and
west of here came through on their
way back to school. Quite crowd of
young people went up to meet them
and see the Charlton students-Misses
Mae Larimer, Blanche Dent and Jean
cite Observation-Disclosures started safe
ly on their way
Editor Greene of the Charlton Her
aid is moving his household goods
from his present home to the Shular
house, next to A. E. Dents residence.
Eddyville.
} Eddyyille, April 1.-The funeral of
Mrs A. Hartman, an esteemed woman
of the north part of town, who died
/ Thursday morning at Ottumwa as the
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