Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02
LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUNWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as Chronicled
by Courier's staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Charlton.

Charlton.
Charlton, Dec. 31-Lewis Howard Of
Elliott was visitor of his mother and
sister here during the holly-berry |
week.
Clarence Froggatt formerly OF our
city, as member of the Froggatt & Son
furniture dealers, was welcome Wis
itor here yesterday and today. Clar-
ence is now located at Knoxville.
Carmi Mckinley, who was familiar
figure in our city for some time as a
most accommodating salesman in Mel
ville's furniture house, now in the
same business at Abba, was an over
Sunday visitor here.
The little daughter aged seven, of
Charles Johnson, in the west part OF
town near the round house, is suffer
ing from badly frozen hands. The
misfortune came when the cold snap
was on She had started to the school
house to see the teacher before school
time and it was earlier than her moth
er had thought for and the school
house doors were not open. The lit
tie miss pulled off her mittens to open
the door and when she found it lock-
ed, she started back home, leaving
her mittens off. When the house was
reached the mother noticed the little
white, stiff, frozen hands and sent for
physician who has since been en-
deavoring to save them. Indications
are favorable for the complete recov-
cry of the use of both hands, although
for time it was feared that some of
the fingers would have to be ampu-
tated
Charley Rose, who went to the Klon-
dixie in February, three years ago, has
been home for the past month. He
terminates his visit today leaving on
the south bronch enroute to Kansas
for visit with his mother, brothers
and sisters, after which he will jour
ney on to the gold regions where he
has reasons to believe he has staked
some valuable claims. His Charlton
friends hops for him safe journey,
success and an early return to his fam
lily His brother, Howard, accompan
led him to the mothers home, where
the children will have a reunion be
fore Charles goes to Dawson City.
James Burwick will begin twelve
nights meeting in th~ Methods
church on January 49, Mr.. Burwcl
is a noted railroad evangelist and the
Charlton contingent of the railroad
men on the @ are fortunate in gettin'
him for series of meetings.
Mrs. e. T. Sydebotham is at Oakley
called there by the illness of he
daughter, Mrs. Martin Howard.
Winnie James and the Misses Krit
Finger of Oakley were Sunday visitor
of the c. Fletcher family.
Mrs. William Knots of Garde
Grove is visiting her parents on Yves
Roland avenue.
Engineer Jesse Hardin will bring az
ton against the city for damages ri
sulting from poor sidewalk. Abol
three weeks ago his little son steppe
into hole in the walk along the M
Klveen property in the west part {
town and fell, sustaining a broken lei
Mrs. Lena Watson Byerly and sol
Perry, of Clarinda, are visiting at til
home of her parents on Elevent
street.
The Pandora club gave banquet ;
the home of Willard BEEN on Satu
I, day evening The Misses Anna ar
Maggie BEEN are members. The ever
was a social success.
Hon. M. l.. Temple, of Osceola We
visitor here today, looking after bu
mess matters.
Tom Whisenand was a passengt
for Des Moines to look after busine.
and visit his brother, j. d. Whisenan
S Bert Redberg is a guest of h
( friends, the Frieberg family, arrivil
Saturday from his home in Indianol
Miss Selma Frieberg is among D
Moines friends this week.
Robert Nolan spent the last of Il
week in Appanoose county looking f
!. farm. He must give possession
the first of March and is getting a
xious to find a suitable location.
Will McDougal, who belongs to L
famous high school class of 1897, is
student in theology at Xenia, Oh
During the Christmas vacation he
among his relatives and many frien
here and on Sunday evening he We
pleasantly entertained the Unit
Presbyterian congregation to an e
auent and logical sermon.
Miss Bess Myers leaves this we
for Tarkio, Missouri, to attend cou1
of instruction in oratory. Miss Bess
is already an elocutionist of splent
ability.
Charlton. Jan. Mrs. Eikenber
who submitted to surgical operati
on Friday afternoon, died Mond