Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1910-02-05
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CHARLTON.

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| Wednesday afternoon the residence
on North Main street owned by Con-
ductor>V. s. Winslow, of Ottumwa and
occupied by Reuben Martz and family,
was discovered to be on fire. The fire
department responded to the alarm
and soon had the blaze extinguished,
but not before the interior of the house
was badly damaged. 1t Is said that the
fire caught in the basement and was
caused by children playing with some
matches.
H. H. Ford of MURRAY and Mrs. Lo-
retta A. Daniels of Mediapols were
united in marriage in this city Wed
nesday afternoon at the M E. parson-
age, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Lathrop.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
H J. Culver We're held at Garden
/ Grove yesterday afternoon at 1880
o'clock, conducted by her pastor Rev.
w. s. McCullagh, of this city. A large
number from this place went to Gar
den Grove to attend the services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Smith of Des
Moines, formerly of this city, are NOV
ing back to Charlton He will have a
run "a as - express ,e messenger me hranah on 'he
L. C. Whitten was called to Greeley
Colo Wednesday by the serious illness
of his father c. w. M. Whitten of this
place, who with Mrs. Whitten had been
spending the winter in Colorado with
their son Amhra Whitten and family.
| Mrs. Florence Giles of RoSboro, Ark,
who had been visiting in Charlton
with her son Van De Herman and
wife, left yesterday for visit in
Creston.
E. H. Lewis has returned from an
extended trip through Oklahoma and
Texas.
( Remember, the Courier want ads
will sell farms, horses, cows, chickens
t butter, eggs, as well as everything else
; you can think about. One-half cent a
word
Mrs. Eta Lewalen of Palo Alto
county visited in this city wednesday
: with her aunt Mrs. Laurel Boss.
Mr.. and Mrs. t. j. McComas, of Ne
: vada are here for visit with theil
daughter Mrs Sherman Teas
Miss Lille Arnold of Garden Grove
= returned home Wednesday after Wis
it with her grandmother Mrs. Ed Arm.
:. old.
V G. L. Benson of aterbury Conn.
), is visiting in this city with his cousin:
Mrs Grover Fluke and Mrs. Angus
s Basse.
- Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Parsons of De-
L Moines arrived Wednesday for visi
with the latter's narents Mr.. ant
S Mrs. A. M. James and numerous othe
n friends.
Mrs. Will Edison has been lite il
n with appendicitis but is now improv
Il ing.
:, Mrs L. j. Hancock of Moravia ar
rived Wednesday for visit with he
granddaughter Mrs. F. c. Stote.
C. C. Burr, government weather OBJ
= server, reports that the rainfall durin
= the month Of January amounted to 4
=. =. of an inch. This included inches @
- snow. The total snowfall for the win
s. ter thus far has been IA inches. Th
t. temperature for the month range
from % degrees below zero on tn
a. 9Th to 43 degrees above on the 19tf
The immense snowfall has largely dis
i, appeared; and there is but little fros
IN in the ground. There were 10 clea
y, days, u cloudy, and partly cloud:
tt 80 per cent of the weather forecast
were verified There We're no sever
n storms during the month, but II
1905.
IN Clyde PickereIl, manager for tt
Hawkeye Produce Co. is off on a fe
weeks vacation, and left Wednesda
le for visit with his brother Albert
IS, Cherryvale, Kans., and his brother E
is in Amarillo, Texas.
e, Elric Peterson and son Jesse, lie
" Wednesday on a business trip
,d Eureka, Kansas.
70 Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Williams lie
Wednesday for visit with relativ
in Enid and Lawton, Okla.
III Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Durham depar
ed Wednesday for Corydon whe
IN they expect to reside in the culture.
at DR.. c. E. Stewart left Wednesde
for Kansas City to attend a meetir
oh of the Missouri Valley Veterinary a
&c sociation.
% Mrs. Dolhe Watsbaugh and childre
of st. Joe, are here for visit with h
is father Leonidas Baker and other rel
tives and old friends.
ry Geo. M. Bowers left Wednesday
on business trip 10 CHEYENNE Wyo.
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