Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-30

tricts, building and loan, labor, print
ing and public buildings, many of
which are the most important of the
senate.
Rev. G. H. Chittenden, of Sac City,
who recently accepted call to the
passionate of the Presbyterian church
of this place, has moved his family to
Charlton and is now nicely located in
The Broderick property on Auburn av
enue. He filled the pulpit at the
church Sunday morning and evening
and preached two very eloquent and
scholarly sermons which greatly pleas
ed and benefited the large congrega-
ton present.
Charlton, Jan. 29.-(special Cores
pondence.) -Attorney G. G. Mclntire
who was stricken with paralysis some
months ago and who has been in a Sc
rious condition ever since but who
was supposed to be getting better, has
taken a serious backset and on Mon
day evening it was feared he would
die. he being very restless and violent
and his death is again expected at
most any time.
Work on the decoration of the Lu-
cas- county court house has begun. The
building will be frescoed throughout
and the wood work cleaned and re-oil-
ed When completed it will be one of
the prettiest and finest court houses
in this part of the state. The con-
tract for the work, which was let to
l.. A. Theil G Co., of Chicago, for
81. 900 calls for satisfactory job of
frescoing, the sides to be in three
coats of oil colors and the ceilings in
or 1r,it riota frinuGc
and borders. The lower story will be
of one color and the upper story an
other, while the basement will be in
still another The board of supervis-
ors selected all the colors and designs
and the company agrees to make the
work satisfactory to the board in ev-
cry particular or no pay is required.
The court room will be especially pref
ty; besides the solid colors there will
be four figures in the court room rep
resenting Justice" Law" 'The Seal
of Iowa." and "The American flag"
The authorities here are wondering
whether they have been worked or
whether they aided worthy individ-
ual in getting to his folks. Sunday
evening a fellow giving the name of
VIM. Miller, and claiming to be from
Marinette, Wis, was taken to the
county Jail suffering from what ap
peared to be a serious case of lung
trouble. He was thin and poor and
coughed violently and it was fully an
hour before he could recover sufi,
GENTLY to tell his story. He claimed
TO have been lumberman, who had
been i'll in the hospital at Marirette
and spent nearly all his money. He
claimed to have an uncle and brother
living in Creston and was trying tC
get to them. The overseer Of the poor
purchased ticket for him as far as
Murray. Monday evening they motto
ed piece in a Creston paper telling
of the arrival of such person in Ores
ton. but in this case he claimed his
relatives lived in Plattsmouth, Neb.
and the authorities there helped hin
On his way as our officers have hat
done previously. The question now il
whether the fellow was fraud o
whether he really had relatives in tn,
west whom he was trying to reach ant
feared to say who they We're for fea
the authorities would not help him.
The w e. Lewis grocery team in
dulged in quite a lively runaway Tues
day afternoon. The driver had deliy
cred some goods to Rev. Johnson o,
Armory avenue and was just gettin
in the sled when it ran down agains
the horses heels and scared them S
they jerked the lines from his hand
and started to run up Armory avenu
to Main street when they turne
down Main street and ran into a tele
phone pole in front of Shoots blacl
smith shop where they broke the dot
ble-trees. and neckyoke and upset tn
sled. They were stopped here bu
not until they had run into anothe
horse which was tied to the telephon
pole and struck his hind foot with sufI
cient force to lame him. Both deliver
horses were bruised about the fetloc
where the sled kept hitting them bu
fortunately no one was hurt.
Peter Nelson, of Warren township
is reported as quite seriously ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McCallay, {
Russell, were transacting bushes
and renewing old acquaintance
Charlton on Monday
Levi Fluke, an old resident of Cha
, iton but now engaged in the flour an
feed business in Osceola, is spendin
a few days visiting relatives an
friends in Charlton
, Mrs. Geo. Williamson, of Webste
! City, is spending few days with he
mother Mrs. Howard, and visiting oil
friends in Charlton, this being he
!. childhood home.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Farlin, VIII
were recently married at Abba, hay
! come to Charlton where they wi
!. make their future home. They wi
!. make their home with Mr.. Farlin's p
f rents for the present.
6 Master Geo. Curtis, son of Mr.. an
, Mrs. ]. H Curtis, who has been sc S
!. riously i'll of lung fever for the pa!
i few weeks, has so far recovered as
: be able to be around the house agai
a Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Barber, of Gale
: burg, H., are being entertained for
!. few days at the home of their frien
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Kay, of Lincoln tow,
ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Davis have r
turned from weeks visit with the