Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
JURORS ARE DRAWN.
Lucas County Court Win Convene
April 20.
JUDGE vERMlLlON ON THE BENCH
Docket Contains Number of Cases
Mostly of Minor Importance-Th
cornings and Goines of Charlton
People.

People.
Chriton, April 4.-The April term of
court will convene April 20, with Judge
Vermilion on the bench. There are
quite a few cases on the docket but
none of any great Importance. The
following jurors have been drawn:
]. A. Book, w. B. Deems, WV Boards
ley, B. e. Goldsberry, l.. T. Wilson, G.
3. Fulke, and J. H. Robbins Of this
city. T. d. Lemley, Gus Sims, Ed He'll
yer, P. McCay, of Washington town
ship; Reese Price. Alonzo DeLong, ].
D. Smith, Lewis Six, and ]. G. Hickell
of Jackson township; e, Norman and
M. o. Crooks of Otter Creek township;
G. j. Wright and Thomas Admire of
Whitebreast township and H. L. Bow
en-. Lincoln; E. F. Edwards. Union;
Joe II. Curtis, Warren and L. G. Dach-
enbach of Pleasant township.
Other Charlton News.
The young people of the u. P.church
held a social last evening at the home
of j. d. Henderson on Eighth street. A
pleasant time was had by all those
present.
Frank Plots of Russell was a bust
ness caller in our city Friday.
Mrs. Blanchard of Russell visited in
the city yesterday with her sister Mrs.
u. B. Hollinger.
Cornie Mckinley of Chicago is in
the. city on business.
Wiley Householder returned home
today from weeks business try in
Columbia.
The funeral OF the late Daniel G..
Bonnet will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock instead of 10 a. M,
as announced in last evenings paper.
Church services in the evening will
begin at o'clock from now on in all
of the churches intead of 1880.
The Religion of Unspottedness,' .
will be the subject for discourse at the
Baptist church, in the evening the pas.
tor will talk on "Noah's Carpenters"
Mrs. C. w. Gravatt departed yester.
day for an extended visit with her par.
ents at Clinton, Mo.
Mrs. Steve Julian departed yester
day on Burlington No. g., for Alberta
mer with her daughter, Mrs. Will Shu
lar. who removed to that place last
spring.
F. E. Pelton and family of Fairfield
moved to this city yesterday and will
liyen in the Cral property in the south
west part of the town.
The members of the G. A. r. pos
and the w. R. c.. had social last eve
ming in the assembly room of the cours
house.
Charlton, April 3-Miss Minnie Mar,
returned to her home near Melrose
yesterday after an extended visit witt
her sister, Ella Mart.
]. H. McCullom of Lacona, was {
business caller in the city Thursday. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Littleton of Lll
cas- spent the day yesterday with he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Written
The farmers are quite busy now
sowing oats and getting ready for tn,
spring work.
Mortimer Wilson of Lincoln, Neb.
is visiting in the city with friends.
Mrs. j. A. Edwards returned yester
day from visit with friends in Lucas
There will be Lenten devotional ex
ercises at st. Mary's Catholic churcl
this evening.
Daniel G. Bennett, an old and re
spected resident of this county died a
his home in this city yesterday morn
ing at IL o'clock from para
lysis. Mr. Bennett was in his seventy
first year at the time of his death an
has been resident OF the county TO
q third of century having lived Of
his farm west of town, until two year
ago, when he and his family moved t
this city. Mr.. Bennett has been in poo
health for several years, and his sue
den death comes as quite shock t
his many friends. Funeral service
will be conducted Sunday at 10 o'cloc
a. m. from the late home.
Miss Lille Barlow went to De
Moines yesterday for a visit with rels
lives.
Dave McMains of Derby was bus
ness caller in the city yesterday.
George Miskinnins of Cambria wa
9 business caller in the city Thurs
day.