Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-22
MAY GET LIBRARY
Charlton Receives an Offer of
$4,000 From Andrew Carnegie.
PLAN FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT

Citizens of Charlton Hold Big Mass
Meeting to Devise Ways and Means
of Effectng Desired Improvements
Committee to Select Candidates.
Charlton, Jan. 21.-(Courier Special
Service -Chariton will have a new
public library if the offer of $4,000
from Andrew Carnegie is accepted
and the citizens of the city will make
provision for its maintenance. Word
was received yesterday to the effect
that Mr.. Carnegie had offered to do
nate $4,000 for the erection of a pub
lie library building on condition that
the city furnish site and give 1000
a year for the maintenance of the
same. There is a law in this state
giving city the power to levy a two
mill tax for the maintenance of a
public library, which is sufficient to
do so. The above donation is due to
the untiring efforts of ex-Sheriff Eli
Manning, who circulated a petition
some two years ago, asking Mr.. Car
negie for the donation, and who has
since been keeping in touch with his
conviction that charlton should have
one as well as the neigh
boring cities. This is surely good
news to this little city, for which
every one feels very grateful
to Mr.. Carnegie for his gift and to Mr..
Manning for the interest he has shown
in the matter. There will be no trou-
BILE in securing a site, as the citizens
in general feel highly elated over the
gift
Hold Mass Meeting.
AT the mass meeting of the citizens
last evening in the court house for the
purpose of devising ways and means
of bringing about needed reforms in
the administration of the city govern
ment, there were about 200 turned
out. w. B. Barger was made chair
man of the meeting and S. NJ. Greene
secretary. Mr.. Barger addressed the
meeting and that the subject was open
for discussion. 1t was decided that a
committee of fifteen be selected to
nominate ticket for the offices of
mayor, city treasurer, solicitor and
assessor and report at once, when the
motion was amended to report at an
adjourned meeting, to be held next
Tuesday evening. The motion was
put before the house and call
for remarks, which were made by
many of those present. The motion
carried unanimously. On motion of
the house Chairman Bargen named
the following committee: F. @. Stuart,
chairman: Simon Oppenheimer, Wal
ter Brewer, S. NJ Greene, j. H. Oar,
rah. Lutte Busselle, Walter Dewey
Oscar Israel. FAC. Stanley, Horace
Larimer, A. G. Rebel. u. S. Melville
A. B. Gookin, Frank Trotter and ]. H
Curtis. After the mass meeting
the committee held session
Next Tuesday evening ward eau.
cuses will be held at 7:3$
just before the mass meeting
for the purpose of selecting alderman
from the different wards, their selec.
lions to be put with the committee
selections of men for the various of
fees and reported to the mass meet,
ing for ratification and adoption. The
various wards will hold their caucuses
in the following places: East ward at
the 'sheriffs office; west ward, super
visors' room, and the north ward in
the auditors Office
Personal and otherwise.
Tom Whisenand was a business
visitor in Abba Tuesday.
Mrs. George Roberts left last night
for visit with her son in Hastings
Neb.
John Lewis of Ottumwa is a guest
of his sister, Mrs. w. B. Barger
The Misses Cora and Ida Smith Of
Humeston came last evening to at
tend the Bentley ickeral wedding
which occurs this evening.
There is large amount of chicken
thieving in Charlton this winter, the
greater part of which is believed tc
be done by boys. some of whom have
| already been caught.
J. M. McMannis of Olmutz was 6
business visitor in the city yesterday
A marriage license was granted
Monday to Clarence o. Shore and Miss
Lulu M. Johnson.
Lee Tacker returned to his home ii
Abba last evening.
Evan Lewis was business visitor
in Ottumwa yesterday.