Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-06

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deep student of the Bible and an ear
mes Christian, and his meetings can
not help but have good effect upon
the community. They start out under
most favorable circumstances.
Other Happenings.
Josie Smith of Pleasant township,
near Belinda, who very seriously injur-
ed her foot about Christmas, by run
ming nail in it, has SO far recovered
as to be able to be around again, but
her foot is far from being we'll yet and
she has to walk with the aid of cane.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Loving and son,
Roscoe, of Creston, stopped over Sun
day with their daughter Mrs. Z. E..
Lewis, while enroute to the old home
at Fairfield for short visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Rev. Pearson preached his regular
sermon at Central church in English
township on Sunday morning and ev-
ening and several young people from
Charlton took advantage of the good
tsleighing and drove over and attend
ed the meetings. All report most
enjoyable and interesting service.
Harry johnson of Charlton has ac-
cepted position as laborer on the
farm of G. B. Routt in Warren town
ship and has already begun his duties.
Word has been received here from
Lenox of the arrival of a fine baby boy
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. G. F.
Sanderson, formerly of this place.
George Hervey is employed at the
c., B. & @. freight depot for a few
days, while J. H. Martin. the regular
employee is laid up with a sore arm,
the result of a vaccination.
+ E. H. Lewis, who is employed as
clery in the house committee on legis-
lative districts spent Sunday with his
Charitonlfriends.
Word has been received from Shen-
andoah that Mrs. K. Cornforth (nee
Miss Ida Hickman) who has been SER
iously i'll for the past few weeks is
very much improved in health and
strong hopes are entertained for her
recovery.
Robert Nolan of Lincoln township.
Richard Brown and Richard Miller of
English township have departed for
Holt county, Mo-. where they went
with the object of looking over the
country in view of locating permanent
ly if found satisfactory.
Master Kirk Jones has returned
from q weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Russell.
Mrs. Grove Brock who was SO SER
iously i'll for some weeks and apparent
ly recovered but later took a backset,
is now reported as somewhat better
and it is now thought she may soon
recover
The pupils of the Charlton high
school had holiday on Monday owing
to difficulty with the furnace, which
could not be made hot enough to keep
the house warm, and the rooms were
too cold to allow the children to stay
in them.
Another breakdown at the electric
light plant on Sunday evening caused
great inconvenience to the churches
nearly all of which depend solely up
on them for lights. They shut down
again early Monday morning causing
the business houses who are compell-
ed to open before daylight to use coal
oil and the old-fashioned tallow dip fol
| light to do the morning work by.
S. w. Maupin, a postal clerk on the
south branch run, is suffering with
very severe attack of erysipelas OF the
| face.
S. M. Greene, editor of the Charlton
Herald, combined business and pleas
ure in trip to Abba on Monday.
Miss Lille Douglass who is teaching
| in the public schools at Russell spen
Sunday with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
| L. Douglass of this place.
Rev. w. J. HASTE of the Christian
church resumed his meetings on Sun
day evening and will continue eacf
evening as long as the interest seems
| to warrant. He closed them temper
arily some time ago to help in the rail-
road mems meets by James. Burwick
In spite of the weather he had large
audiences both Sunday morning ant
evening and all were we'll pleased
with the excellent sermons delivered