Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
BLOOrIFIELD.

Bloomfield, June Cards are out
for the marriage of Miss Maud Owens
and Thomas +. York at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Owens, Tuesday,
June 12, at 8 p. m.
Judge and Mrs. III. .C..Traverse and
mother, Mrs. Tinker, have returned
from Hot Springs, Arkansas, where
they have spent the past few months.
from her late illness and the time
spent at,this pleasurable health resort
proved beneficial to all.
Mrs. Palmer Trimble and daughter
Agnes, of Keokuk, returned home
Thursday afternoon, having spent sew
eral days at the home of Mrs. Trim
ble's mother, Mrs. Andrew Leach,
whose illness called Mrs. Trimble and
her brother, John Leach, of Mt. Pleas
ant, to her bedside the first of the
week. Mrs. Leach is 80 years old but
has recovered from the illness and is
now able to walk about the house. Mr..
Leach returned to. Mt. Pleasant today.
Mrs. A. II. Dodge is seriously i'll at
Hotel Hardy this week.
Miss Halle. Hotchkiss is visiting at
the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Nc
Dowell, of Pulaski
S. S. Carrothers made business trip
to Ottumwa Thursday afternoon.
X. L. Hotchkiss has returned from a
two weeks business trip to Oklahoma.
Miss Pearl Saunders. of Pulaski, has
spent the past week at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. Willard Saunders, who, to-
gether with her daughter, Nora, has
been very sick for some time. Miss
Nora was able to be up for the first
time on Thursday and her mother sat
up for short time Friday. Miss Saun-
ders will return to Pulaski soon.
Phillip Palmer has accepted posi-
ton in the Ottumwa Iron Works as
mechanical craftsman and designer
and leaves Saturday for that city.
Misses Ollie Wishard and Eva Lester
have accepted the positions of musical
INSTRUCTORS at the Southern Iowa Nor
NAL. Miss Wishard has contracted to
teach piano for the coming year and
Miss Lester will have charge of the
only. as she intends returning to Des
Moines in the fall to continue her mu-
steal education. Arrangements have
been made with Mrs. Bruce to continue
her vocal instructions.
j. P. Miller and company have just
completed the deep well which is to
furnish the city water supply. The
well contains 1,S17 feet of water which
is of an excellent quality. A twenty
four hours test of $50 gallons min.
ute was made on Friday which proved
satisfactory.
Rev. j. w. Caldwell, of Troy, made a
short visit in this city Friday where he
visited Mt the home of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Cowden, with whom Mrs.
Caldwell is making two weeks visit.
Bloomfield, June 5.-Miss Cleo Spen-
Ger closed two months term of
school at Chequest last Friday and has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Barnhart spent
Sunday in Moulton at the home of Mr..
Barnhart's mother.
Rev. j. w. Henderson, of. Nevada,
Mo-, returned home Friday, having
spent couple of days at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Russell.
Miss Ada Spencer pleasantly enter.
tanned the Rover. club on last Friday ev.
'ening at the home of her mother, Mrs
Jennie Spencer. The parlors were
beautifully decorated with roses and
ferns while the dining room presented
a pleasing display of carnations. Light
refreshments We're served, after which
a. most delightful evening, was spent
Music was Furnished, bI Misses Agnes
Kinnick, Ada Spencer aid Edyth Dunn
and an interesting recitation was given