Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-06
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Dec. 1.-The annual
meeting of the Davis County Teach
ers Association held at the court
house, Saturday, was preceded Friday
evening by lecture by Prof. McCon-
neil, inspector of the Iowa high school.
also holding the chair of pedagogy in
the Iowa State University. The adj
dress was delivered to large audi
cree, which was greatly interested in
the subjects discussed short talks be-
ling made by interested citizens and
members of the board of education.
The session opened at $3.50 o'clock
Saturday morning, Prof Ramseyer,
first assistant in the bloomfield high
school presiding. The program OPP
fened with the song America follow
ed by prayer by Prof. A. A. Williams,
of the southern Iowa normal schools.
The address of welcome delivered by
Attorney L. T. Dabney, was responded
to by Prof. Ramseyer, after which TWEEN
ty-siX little girls gave an exercise in
music, conducted Inv Miss Sallie How
ard, musical instructor in the public
school. Mrs. Nettie Dowden Will
liams, of the southern Iowa normal
school, then delivered an entertaining
address on English Verb" in which
she spoke of the intense dislike of ma
ny young boys under her instruction
for the study of grammar. noting sew
erai instances in which she had been
requested by parents to excuse their
boys from that study because they did
not like it The subject then turned
to the birth of the English verb sever
al thousand years ago among the in
.habitants of Central Asia, who were
simple people, tillers of the soil,speak-
ing simple and undeveloped Ian
guage, which then held but one part
of speech-the noun-and this only in
the singular number. Later on the
pronoun was attached to the noun and
an idea of time, mode, tense, number
and voice were one. Increas-
ing population pushed the thrift
ty. farmers with their families,
flocks and herds further and further
towards the setting sun, where ming
ling with people of various nationali-
ties, the language broadened and end
ed in the Anglo Saxon tongue, becom-
ing the foundation of the English.
President H. H. Seerly, of the Iowa
State Normal school, addressed the
teachers on the subject of "The Spir-
it of the Teacher" Prof. Mcconnell
also gave a second interesting talk.
The afternoon session was attended
win increasing numbers, the princi-
pal feature of the entertainment being
the lecture on '"The Adolescent Pc.
Rod of School Life" by President H.
H. Seerly, Of the Iowa State Normal
school, who delivered forcible ad-
dress with which the audience was
we'll pleased. The meeting then ad-
iourned to meet in Floris at some flu
Iture date.
Dan Cavenaugh, manager of the
electric light plant of this city, has
rendered his resignation, having re-
Gently purchased the electric light
plant of Jefferson. Iowa, where he will
move his family in few weeks.
Miss Ada Browhard left Saturday
for Laddsdale where she will teach
school this winter
John Demuth, of Melrose, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Bertha Everett, and
other relatives.
w. t. Smith is spending the week IN
Chicago attending the fat stock show.
Miss Margaret Sellers, of Moulton,
spent Sunday in the city, the guest of
MISS Lila f1aZleWOOQ.
Mrs. Fannie Teeter, of Cantril, ar
rived Monday to visit at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. D. w. Carol, and will
also be a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. F. Broadwell.
Ross Rogers, student of Drake I'm
iyersity, is spending pleasant vaca-
ton at the home of his cousin, Miss
Blanche Burchett.
Mrs. Belle McCahan and little
niece, lone Traverse, of Kirksville,
Mo-, arrived Saturday for weeks Wis
at at the home of Mrs. McCahan's
parents, Judge and Mrs. H. G. TRAY
erse.
Miss Ruth McAchran will leave
Monday evening for Chicago, where
she Will enter Lombard University
and will spend the holidays at the
home of her sister, Mrs. w. /. Tinus.
Mary M Dunlavy, wife of Thomas
Dunlavy, died at her home a few
miles from this city, Sunday at 6 a. m.
The funeral services were held at
the residence Monday at p. M, con-
Quoted by Elder M. Downing.
Miss Kate Kelso, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Ethel Kelso, left Mon
day evening for California, where they
will spend the winter with relatives.
S. j. Henderson, j. r. Sheaffer and
G. A. Seyler will attend the poultry
show to be held at Kirkville this
week.
Mrs. G. Hazlewood returned Satur-
day from Moulton, where she visited
her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Haney
keosauqua.
keosauqua, Dee. Especial. y
Frank Drew, of Kahoka, Missouri, was
lodged in Jail here last Saturday to
await the action of the granl jury
which convenes today, after having
had a preliminary hearing before JUS
ltice George Beeson, of Pennington, on
charge of an attempted rape on Miss
Kittie Cleves, of Pennington. Mis-
| Cloves is a girl about Is years old and
was on her way home from school
when the alleged assault was made.
ORGY is a young man about 10 years
old and had been visiting in that
tneighbolhood for the past ten days.
| Attorney w. R. Wherry, Of this
place. is in Des Moipes on business.
!! A marriage license was issued to