Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-18

tracing parties present and a light
wedding supper was served. Both
young people are we'll and favorably
known in and around Charlton where
they were raised and have a host of
warm friends who extend %congratula.
tions and are pleased to learn that
they expect to make this city their fu-
ture home.
Miss Laura Fawcett was slightly in
disposed on Tuesday.
Tuesday evening the members of
the Swedish Lutheran church choir
held a very pleaant practicse meeting
at the home of Miss Anna Eckfelt on
East Court avenue After the practice
was over the company resolved itself.
into a social body during which time
formality was thrown aside and every
one We'd with every one else in having
a good time. After the amusement OF
the evening was passed Miss Anna
was reminded that il was her birthday
and the choir presented her a hand
some gold locket with her monogram
engraved thereon as a token of the
high regard in which she was held by
her co-workers in the church.
Charlton, March 1.-THE Ladies'
Mandolin club. of Charlton, has been
organized after a temporary abandon
ment during the winter months. and
has elected Mrs. E. E. Lewis presi-
dent, Miss Cleo Bryan vice presi-
dent, Miss Clara Gasser, secretary and
treasurer. The club consists of nine
members, including two violins, one
Cello, three mandolins and three gui-
tars, and each member is an artist in
hIC hnn - Th nr, y,@1{ ~ool, n
ening for practice in Mr.. Lockwood's
rooms on the square.
The residents in the south and west
part of town have been complaining
for some time of the promiscuous
dumping of cows carton, and all kinds
of scavenger refuse inside the city
limits and lei enough to their
homes to cause offensive and I'M
healthy odors. The officers have been
looking for the offending parties for
some time and on Wednesday evening
they caught Thomas Proctor who had
just skinned a dead horse and left the
carcass lying in Lewis pasture some
quarter of a mile this side of the city's
regular dumping ground. He was
brought to town and arraigned but
was let off on a promise not to offend
again.
Rev. ]. W. Hartie, of the Christian
church OF this place, performed the
ceremony which united the hearts and
lives of Miss Bertha Holmes and John
Taylor, both of this county. The
words were spoken in the presence of
a number of invited relatives and
friends, after which a fine wedding
dinner was served. The young people
are both well known in Charlton, hav-
ing been raised on farms near the city.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Holmes, of Liberty town
ship, and the groom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Taylor, of Warren
township. They have a host of friends
who extend congratulations. They
will go to housekeeping at once on the
farm recently rented by the room in
Benton township, known as the James
Gillespy farm.
Howard Culbertson met with quite
painful and what might have proven
a serious accident Wednesday which
will lay him up from work for a short
time. He went to the caboose of a
long freight train to talk to a friend,
when the train backed down the track
and struck the caboose and pushed it
outside the city limits. The train
Immediately pulled ahead and did not
stop. Mr.. Culbertson attempted to
get Off the train and having a long
overcoat on, which hampered the free
movements of his limbs, he was
thrown violently to the ground, Sc
verely injuring his left shoulder, left
knee and bruising up his nose and
face.
Miss Ollie Coin, of English town
ship, and Preston Oden, of Coinville.
Missouri, were quietly married We'd
nesday evening by Rev. Pressly of
Derby. The groom is a comparative
stranger here though highly spoken of
by all who know him. The bride has a
host OF friends who extend congratu.
lations. They will reside in Coin
vile.
M. M. Hinton, of the Melrose Rec
ord was in the city yesterday while
en- route home from an extended
pleasure and business trip through
FLORIDA and the southern states.
Miss Ethel Ashby, who has been
boarding at Mrs. McMaster's and at
tending the Charlton High school for
the past term, has returned to her
home in Norwood. where she will be
engaged in teaching school during the
spring and summer terms.
Mrs. H. S. Brightwell. of English
township, has returned from a few
days visit with relatives in Russell.
Mrs. ]. Vanderbeak has returned to
her home in Humeston, after a few
days visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lott, of this place.
James Smith, who has been livin5
in Charlton for the past few years
has become tired of city life and re-
turned to his farm near Melrose in
Monroe county, where he will make
his future home and engage in the
stock raising business.
j. A. Brown and j. E. Wright, of
this place, have departed for the oil
fields in Texas to look over their
land and oil interests. Mr.. Wright
will remain for a longer time for the
benefit of his health, but Mr.. Brown
will return in a few days.
Miss Georgia Hopkins. of the Char
lton Herald composing room, has been
laid off from work for a few days with
a serious attack of the grip.