Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-25
Bloomfield.

blOOmnelQ ,Oct. 25.-MrS. 3. j. Hen
derson left Monday morning for Kan
sas City to visit at the home of her
brother, w. K. Carrothers.
John Christy, one of Davis county's
we'll known farmers, suffered stroke
of paralysis recently and as this is
the third attack the attending physi-
clans think his recovery very doubt
full.
Hugh Calvin, formerly of this city,
now in the employ of the fanny Man
ufacturing Co., of Ottumwa, accompa-
MED by his cousin, Geo. Wright, also
of that city, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. Calvin's parents in this city.
Miss Edna Mccain spent Sunday at
the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
Jordan Mccain, while enroute from
Des Moines to her home in Spickard,
Mo.
Charley Burgess left Sunday for
Orange City, where he has accepted a
position in jewelry store.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Lister, of Stiles,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. McFadden, of this
city, and daughter, Mrs. May Caswell
and baby, of Moulton, spent Sunday in
Ottumwa at the home of Mrs. John
Higbee. s.Caswell and child re-
malH6u IOT longer VlSlC.
w. ]. Law, Jr., of Oskaloosa, arrived
Sunday at the home of his father, w.
J. Law. and will return Tuesday, &C.
companied by his wife and little
daughter, Hortense, who have spent
the past week in this city.
Mrs. Thomas Trvthall and three
children, of Miller, South Dakota, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Trythall's
brother, Clate Cree, who resides on a
farm near Belknap. Mrs. Trythall
WIN spend several days this week at
the home of Mrs. ID. G. Vanduyn in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs w. T. Dupree visited
relatives in Pulaski on Sunday.
Oscar Crandall, of northern Illinois,
is visiting friends in this city where
he made his home for year or more,
some time ago.
Miss Alma Rominger leaves today
for two weeks visit in Des Moines
at the home of her sister, Mrs. ]. H.
Sweeney. Miss Rominger will also at
tend the Epworth League convention
which opens in that city on Thursday.
Rev. J. w. Potter, pastor of the M.
E. church, will attend the Epworth
League convention held this week in
Deo MolueS, peluS oSuL DIS ueloSdte
from this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kinnick are the
proud parents of little baby boy.
Mrs. Morris, of Belknap, accompa-
MED by her daughter, Allie, of this
city, spent Sunday in Moulton where
they attended the family reunion of
AIRS. Morris father, Mr.. Guile
, On Saturday evening the l. o. O. f.
: lodge, accompanied by the Daughters
of Rebekah, led by the Bloomfield
cornet band marched to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Johnson, giving
them a pleasant surprise in honor of
Mr.. Johnson's recent installation as
grand patriarch of the grand encamp.
ment of Iowa, conferred upon him at
the meeting of the grand lodge held
at Keokuk last week. A congratula-
, tory address was made by Col. S. A.
Moore, who presented him with a
handsome oak rocking chair as tok-
en- of the regard of the l. o. o. F.lodge.
Light refreshments were served.
Peter Hornbaker and Miss Mabel
Franklin, of Bonaparte, spent Sunday
in this city, the guests of Miss lAate
Barker.
T. A. Dunlap, who has been sick for
the past three weeks with malarial fe-
yer, is now able to be out again.
On Sunday the monotony of the
long, rainy day was broken by the ap-
pearance of beautiful double rain
bow of most vivid coloring, phenom-
ena which had not been seen in this
city for long time.