Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-16
CHARLTON.

The funeral of Ezra Cumpston. who
was killed on the railroad track Fri
day afternoon, was held Saturday
morning. Interment took place in thu
cemetery at Oakley. No services were
held.
Mrs. McNeer and little daughter 81
Milo, formerly of this city, were visit
ing old friends here Saturday.
Geo. I. Powers OF Waterloo. Nebr.,
formerly Of this place. who had been
spending a few days here visiting old
friends and transact!ng business, re-
turned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Burgess visited
lover Sunday with friends near Derby
Mrs. Myrtle Powell Of Woodburn
was a guest of Charlton friends Sat-
urday.
Mrs. o. B. Ratliff visited over Sun
day with relatives and friends IN
Lucas.
Mrs. w. E. Lewis spent Sunday IN
Ottumwa, q guest at the home OF her
brother John Reed.
Lieut.. Gerald Brant, Of the Unite
States army, Mho has been located In
Texas, arrived here Saturday in re-
Spouse to message announcing the
death of his father DIR. c. T. Brant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Goodwin andtchil-
dren spent Sunday In Russell with MT
Goodwin's parents and other relatives
Mrs. L. G. Reese of Lucas visited In
this city Saturday with Mrs. Isaac
Phillips, while on her way to Ottum-
wa.
Mrs. Cyrus Scott Of Lincoln town
ship left Saturday evening for visit
in Des Moines with her daughter Mrs
Mary x. Steele.
Mrs. E. G. Johnson OF Benton town
ship left Saturday fol- st. Louis to at
tend the marriage of her niece Miss
Myrtle Calhoun, to J. c. Lavancha
which will take place next Tuesday
afternoon. She was accompanied to
of Lincoln township.
Miss Ella Cazebeer visited over
Sunday with relatives and friends III
Russell.
Mrs. B. F. Hamilton and son and
daughter of Leon, came yesterday Tor
visit with her sister Mrs. A. e. Dorm
Miss Mildred Pedrick Of Ottunwa
arrived last evening FOR a visit with
| her uncle A. L. Pedrick and family.
Ruth and Arthur McEndree went to
! Woodburn yesterday to spend few
days with their grandmother Mrs. 8
E. Humfston.
Mrs. H. A. shirer returned yesterday
from Knoxville, where she had been
visiting old friends and attending the
marriage Of Miss Irene Belvel to Ben
jamin Reese of Clayton. New Mexico.
Mrs. j. A Campbell spent the day
yesterday with friends in Lucas.
Mrs. e. j. Marks of Des Moines and
little grand daughter Eva Riggle. re-
! turned home last evening after a visit
| of several days with the formers
daughter Mrs Frank Homsher.
I DR.. w. B. Roberts of Minneapolis
j Mimi, was called here yesterday by
the death OF his father in-law DR.. G.
T. Brant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Noble were call
ed to Des Moines last evening by the
death Of the formers aunt Mrs. Nancy
Gillian.
/ Mrs. J. w. Lyon went to Des Moines
last evening to spend a few days with
her sister Mrs. Harvey Means.
| Miss Marea Boynton, who Is attend
| ing school at Drake university, Des
Moines, arrived home last evening to
spend a few days with her parents
and friends.
Mrs. Jones Of Mt Union, Iowa, who
was called here recently by the SER
i ous illness Of her grandmother, MRS
Elizabeth Lusk, has returned to hsr
home.
Mrs. David Of Elm Creek, Nebr., has
returned home after an extended yisi,
near this city with Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Davis.
Mrs. Frank Kestler has gone to Cot
orado Springs, Colo, for a few months
stay, in the hope that her health will
be benefited.