Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-20
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA In BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquainsances as Chronicled
by Courier's Staff CT Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Spe ak.
Charlton.

Charlton, Feb. 19.-An interesting
and profitable meeting was held by
the NJ. w. A., No. 272, in their camp
rooms Monday evening, There was
large attendance of members as we'll
as some visiting Woodmen present.
Two new applications were favorably
voted upon. and one candidate shown
through the mysteries of woodcraft
After the regular routine business had
been completed the lodge was highly
entertained by fifteen minutes floor
work by the new team, which mad
been drilling but two weeks under the
direction of Chief Forester Ed Groves
and which will eyemplify the work on
Feb. 20. Final arrangements We're
made for the gigantic log rolling on
Thursday when representatives from
all-tho lodges in the county, Col. Saun.
ders, lowa's member of the board of
directors. State Deputy Frlnk. district
DEPUTY Littlefield. and Head Physl-
clan Lander will be present and assist
in the adoption Of twenty seven new
members. The work will begin at Z
o'clock and continue until S when they
will adjourn for supper, which VIII DE
served by the Royal Neighbors IN the
Armory. and prominent members OF
The fraternity will speak. Returning
to the camp room, the remainder OF
the candidates will be initiated by the
Newbern Foresters. The pubic are
cordially invited to the supper anc
speaking at the armory but the lmtla
ton ceremony will be private.
Blackburn seminary, two and one
half miles east of Charlton, opened thu
Eo1, n
two weeks vacation. The seminar.
was opened year ago by Rev. Black
hurn. a u B. minister. in small way
He built the building which is thre
stories high. and contains twelve rec
itation rooms. The first term he EN-
Moved but two instructors, havin
seven students. From this small be
ginning it has gradually grown unit
now it employs four instructors an
has an enrolment of thirty-five STUD
ents.
VIM. f. Badger. rural mail carrie
No. 8 is laid up with very sore ham
and is in very serious condition, tn
result of slight accident on Thur
day. He was at work on his rout
when he accidentally struck his han
and left piece of splinter embedde
in the flesh and attempted to remov
the same with the point of his knit
which is supposed to have infecte
the wound and caused blood poisonlni
The arm became rapidly swollen an
iDflamed and the physicians are doin
all they can to save it but it is feare
that he will either lose his arm or h
life.
e. Il. Lewis is confined to his be
with serious attack Of catarrhal fe
e.
Fred C. Woods is walking with d
cided limp from the effects OF an acc
dent sustained in the M. w. A. roo
Monday evening. After the work (
the evening had been completed tt
members of the lodge brought out
new goat for inspection and Neighb'
Woods in a spirit of fun jumped on i
back and was Immediately thrown
the floor alighting with great force
his hip and shoulder, injuring him
such an extent that he required assls
ance to get home and it is feared tn
he may be injured internally
f. R. Percifield, who for years h
been employed as property man al
ianitor of the Charlton opera hous
has resigned his position and A. Eric
son is temporarily filling the pla
made vacant.
Mr.. Jackson, of English townsh
who has been seriously i'll for the pc
few days, is now fully recovered a
able to be about his work again.
Miss Lulu Thomas has returned
her work in Charlton, after wee
vacation spent with her parents
Corydon.
Miss Gertrude WEIGH, who has be