Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-10

Il. NJ. Bowen and son, S. NJ, made
a flying trip to Keosauqua last Tues
day.
w. I. spilman visited friends near
Selma last Sunday.
BLOOMFIELD.
| Bloomfield, May 1o.-Miss Maud Hy-
att, of Moravia, visited friends in this
city the first of the week, and has en-
tered the Southern Iowa normal.
A number of p. E. O'.s from this
city are attending the p. E. o. conven-
ton now in session at Oskaloosa. MRS.
Harvey Leach represented the Bloom
field chapter, and was accompanied by
Mrs. E. L. Mathews and Mrs. A. III.
Fortune, on Tuesday. The party was
preceded by Mrs. Joe Rominger, who
was also joined on Tuesday by Attor-
ney j. Rominger, who attended the
grand ball given by the Oskaloosa
chapter, on Wednesday evening. in
honor of the state delegates and visit
ing members.
Mrs. Geo. Miller died at her home in
this city at 9 p. M, on Tuesday. Her
death resulted from hemorrhage of
the lungs. The funeral services will
occur at the M. Z. church, Thursday,
at 2 p. NJ, conducted by Rev. ii. II.
| Trickett.
Rev. II. r. Trickett returned We'd
nesday from flying trip to Illinois,
where he visited at the home of his
son, Robert Trickett.
Mrs. Joe Haney, of Moulton, arrived
Wednesday afternoon for few days
| visit at the home of her mother, Mrs.
G. Lakewood.
Walter johnson suffered a most I'M
pleasant experience, Monday, when,
after being vaccinated, he tainted and
falling forward, bit his tongue very
badly and received severe bruises on
1.-THE face.
The Seigel Mandolin club, composed
| of the Misses Hattie and Gusse Lang
enstein and L. j. Muir, of this city,
and Joe Haney, of Moulton, attended
the high school commencement eNer-
cises at Moulton, where they assisted
! in furnishing the music for the enter
tainment. ~
Mrs. L. O. Gam lefta short time ago
| for Des Moines, where she is being
treated for deafness by DR.. j. b.
Findley.
Mrs. +. r. Painter, of Centerville, is
making her home in this city this sum
mer, and will board at Hotel Hardy.
Mrs. Painter has been in ill health for
some time and hopes to be benefited
| by the rest and change.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Whybrow are the
happy parents of a young son, who
arrived on Sunday.
1 Harry Smith lies at his home in this
city quite sick with catarrhal fever.
Sam Eppley, formerly of this city,
arrived recently from Missouri, and is
visiting relatives and renewing old
friendships.
The smallpox fright which threw
our citizens in high state of excite
ment the first of the week, has parti-
Tally subsidized, as public opinion does
not coincide with the physicians dag
nosis of the cases mentioned. The ac-
tual condition of the two patients
seems to have been greatly eNaggera-
ted. as John Black is said to have only
a slight attack of varioloid, and Frank
Luere, who was reported to have had
a genuine case of smallpox, has not
been confined TO the bed, but has been
about the house and would have gone
to work had he been permitted to do
so. While the state of affairs still
presents a serious aspect, the ludicrous
side is apparent to those not utterly
blinded by fright. While the city
council, board of health and dozen
or more physicians were doing their
entire duty in regard to acquainting
the citizens of the impending evil and
! Telephones and express agents were
calling for and delivering virus from
Ottumwa all day long, the merchants
and grocers were fairly tearing their
hair in vain efforts to suppress the
news that meant death to the summer
trade, and the people We're hurryings
hither and thither each seemingly bent
on being the first to be vaccinated.
In this race, the two who Weakened the
physicians at the Shelton hospital at
IL p. M, on Sunday evening, request
ing immediate vaccination, should be
awarded first prize. Purchasers com
ing in from rural districts, hearing the
word smallpox, suddenly remembered
some pressing engagement in the
country hitherto forgotten, and the
speed with which they dispatched their
errands and urged their teams on the
home run, was beautiful to behold.
At the Cenferville field meet, held in
that city last Saturday, a number of
prizes We're won by those in attend,
ance from this place. Carl Bend Sc
cured first prize in the pole vault, Har-
vey Neal first in the running high
jumps feet inch, Arthur Brenne-
man second in shot put-24 feet s
inches, Ralph Hill first in standing
jump ~ feet inches, second in run
ming broad jumps feet 2 inches; al
SO second in running hop, step and
jump-37 feet inches. Our young
athletes are looking forward with
great eagerness to the field meet
which will take place at the fair
grounds in this city on the 18th.
CHEQUEST.
Chequest, May, 1o.-T. j. Hanshaw,
of near Leando, spent several days
last week at the home of his brother,
=. Z. Hanshaw, here.
County supervisor VIM. Baldwin, was
through here last week, and bought
quite a number of Sheep