Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11
lnterment at MouIton,
ARE WE'D AND ARRESTED.
As Result of An Elopement Young
PEOPLE Have Trouble.


Charlton, Aug. 10-Two young cou-
pies, Walter Fitch and Rena Beasley,
and F. R. Flora and Gertie May Gore.
came to this city Monday afternoon
from Davis City, and were united IN
marriage at the Bates house at six
o'clock, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. F. B. Palmer, pastor of the
First Baptist church. They were &C
companied to Charlton by John Gore,
father of one Of the brides. In the
evening telegram was received from
Mr.. Beasley. father of the other bride,
forbidding Clerk Carpenter to issue a
license to his daughter and Mr.. Fitch,
but the message came too late as the
double wedding had then taken place.
The young couples returned to Davis
City the following morning, and on the
same day the irate father came TO
Charlton and swore out warrants for
the arrest of the two couples, and also
for the other girls father, John Gore,
whom he charges with perjury, claim
ing that while he gave his consent to
the marriage of his own daughter,
who is but 16 years old, he also swore
that Miss Beasley was 10 years old
whom her father says Is but II. Con-
stable Waynick. armed with the war
rants. went to Davis City Wednesday
morning and returned in the afternoon
with all the parties wanted. They We're
taken before Justice Storie, who set
the trial for August 7. Mr. Gore was
required to give cash bond for 500
All returned to Davis City yesterday
morning.
Charlton, Aug. 1o-Rev. W. N
Graves and son Harold. of Council
Bluffs, are visiting Mr.. Graves mother
Mrs. Margaret Graves.
Miss Grace Coffman of Abba, return.
ed home last evening after a few
days visit with Miss AIDA Manning
Rev. ]. P. Borg, pastor of the Swe
wish Lutheran church, has received
call from the church at Madrid, am
may decide to accept 1t.
Mrs. H D. Copeland entertained
number of friends this morning at
card party, in honor of her sister-in
law, Mrs. George Copeland, of Marion
Ohio.
Mrs o. D. Harding returned yester
day from a weeks visit with relative
in Cedar Rapids.
]. G. Davis, of Benton township, ha
; returned from a visit with friends il
; Ottunwa.
, Mrs. Marie Redmond of Grand Is
land, Neb.. is visiting her sister, Mrs
. Agnes Anderson. and other relative:
E. H. Selby has returned from
visit with relatives In Knoxville.
Mrs. Myra Mcfarland left thi
; morning for Minneapolis, Mimi, t
, visit friends and attend the w. R. {
, encampment.
Miss Jessie Spear, of Eldon. former
, ly of this city, is expected tomorro'
for visit with old friends.
Mrs. Ella Seablom, of Missouri Val
ley, who had been spending a wee
c with her sister, Mrs. John Swanso:
G and other relatives. returned home TIL
c morning Her father, John Anderson
was one of Chariton's pioneer resi-
= dents. and assisted in making the fir.
survey Of the city.
Mrs. Chas. Fitch and daughter Dol
c othy, of Rock Island, who had bee
c spending a few weeks with Mr.
C Fitch's motherin law, Mrs. Fitcl
went to Creston this morning to Wis
relatives.
]. F. Mitchell and daughter Edith
Mitchell, Indiana, arrived this morr
ing for visit with his sisters, Mes
danes l. N. Norris and N E. Douglas
MIR. and Mrs. A. G. Anderson al
spending a few DAYS with relatives
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