Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06

lected as penalty, interest, ETC., by the
tax ferrets, was agreed and will be de
cided by the court in vacation.
Saturday was stormy day which
no doubt cut off a great many of the
i real estate transfers, which would
otherwise have been filed for record
/ with the county recorder. AS it is
there We're fifty-five papers filed for re
cording and Recorder Maxwell had
two extra clerks in the office to helr
him out. OF the fifty papers filed, for
ty of them were deeds for real estate
representing a total value of $165, 000
Two government patents were mum
| bered among the instruments, the orig
inal entries of the land from the gov
ernment never having been put on
record. The remainder included ten
real estate mortgages and three re-
leases. This is greatly in excess of
the number filed for recording last
year and does not represent nearly all
the transfers made as none have yet
been filed from any of the books and
it is here that most of the papefswill
come from. If the weather should be
suitable it is expected that fully as
many more papers will be filed for rec
ord today.
| Friday evening at the home of Miss
! lila and Lola Street in the northern
| part of the city occurred one of the
most pleasant social events of the sea-
son, when the young women entertain
ed the members of the junior class of
the Charlton high school, of which
both are members. In spite of the ex-
tremely bad weather there was a large
number of the class present and the
class colors, cream and old rose, were
greatly in evidence. The evening
passed most pleasantly and swiftly in
games and music, at the conclusion
of which dainty refreshments were
served.
Mayor Alexander fined Alfred Fish
err SIS and costs on Saturday morning
for pleading guilty to a charge of as
sault and battery upon the person of
Leonard Shelton. 1t appears that
there had been bad blood between the
two for same time on account of some
thing Shelton has said about Fisher.
1t seems that Fisher called Shelton out
of a storeroom on the East Side Fri
day night and without warning began
to pound and kick him in the pres
ence of large number of witnesses.
Shelton made no resistance but at
once filed information against his as
sailant for assault and battery with
the above result.
Miss Emma Black Of this place and
G. w. Sandy of Sandyville, Warren
county, were quietly married by Rev.
Miller of the M. E. church on Thursday
evening, and have departed for their
home in Warren county, where they
will go to housekeeping at once on a
farm owned by the groom. Mrs. San
dy is well known in Charlton having
grown to womanhood in this place.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
G. N. Black and has the faculty of at
tracing friends to herself wherever
she is known. The groom is highly
spoken of as an exemplary young man.
The young people have the best wish
es OF host of Charlton friends who
have just learned Of their marriage.
j. f. Peterson, Axel Nelson and c..
j. Nelson, formerly of this county, but
who have all sold their farms here,
| shipped their household goods and
farming implements to Creston, hav-
ing purchased land in that vicinity
/. N. Funk, Jr., who for the past few
years has filled the position of master
mechanic of this place, departed Sat
urday for Ottumwa, having receiv-
ed a promotion to the Office of master
mechanic at that place to succeed
Master MechaniceTorrey who has re-
Gently been transferred to the Cres-
ton Office. Mr.. Funk is a worthy and
| faithful employe and the promotion
was deserved recognition of his eff
cheney. His family will follow him to
| Ottumwa to make their home in a
short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson of this
place have departed for weeks trip
to Chicago
Miss Ella Stanley is confined to her
bed with slight attack of grip.
Miss Ethel Ashby, who is attending
the Charlton high school, spent Sun
day at the parental home in Otter
Creek township.
Werner James and Miss Goldie Ed
wards are assisting Recorder Maxwell
in the Office during the rush of bust
ness incident upon the real estate
transfers usually filed for record the
first of March
Walter Plous, formerly of this place,
but now located at Lucas, was renew
ing old acqaintances in Charlton Sat
urday.
Chas. Duckworth has departed for
the western part Of Nebraska, where
he has secured employment on ranch
and where he expects to make his flu
ture home
Mrs. John Bevan of Oakley, came in
Friday evening for a few days visit at
the home of her friend, Mrs. A. G. Rel
bel, of Grand street and Linden ave-
nue..
r. r. Martin, of Benton township
has moved his family and household
goods to Charlton and are now nicely
located in their new home in the north
part Of town.
Charlton people are interested in the
perfection of rapid firing guns
from the fact that one of their citizens
has been at work for years on the in
vention of such weapon and at pres
ent seems almost certain of being sue
cessful. Several years ago r. r. Rich
lnond, a colored mar, of this place,
invented a rapid fire gun capable Of
firing 1000 shots per minute and put
them all into a space two feet square