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

by Miss Winnie Lentz. The most anu.
sing feature of the. entertainment was
an impromptu debate on the subject
rs Woman Happier Married or Single
Mrs. Helen Daily acted as chairman
Misses May Wallace and Agnes Kinnicl
spoke in the affirmative and Misses
Edyth Dunn and Ada Spencer in the
negative. The discussion was decided
in favor of welded bliss. The debate
was entered into with great zest and
animation which added such flavor to
the argument as to render it worthy
OF a larger audience.
Miss Jennie Graham, of Savanna. is
visiting at the home of her uncle, John
Graham.
The Bloomfield band gave delight
full concert in the park on last Satur-
day evening. AS our city has been mi
nus a band for the past year the enter
tainment was highly appreciated by all
and it is hoped that the band boys will
continue the entertainments on Satur-
day evening thru the summer months
as it has been the custom for the past
few years and gives no small amount
of pleasure TO the people.
Prof. r. S. Caller and little son, of
Mt. Pleasant, Joined Mrs. Caller in this
city on Saturday. The professor is re-
newing old acquaintance in this his
former home.
John H. Taylor is making plans for
extensive improvements in his resi-
dence property, having for the summer
abandoned the plan of building new
residence on the lot in the west part
of the city which was purchased with
that view last summer. Mr.. Taylor al
SO intends putting up forty-foot adj
dition to the back of the store room
and occupied by C. d. Fortune and will
put in new front and entirely remod-
ell the building.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Wilkinson spent
Sunday in Ottumwa.
II. c. Leach and family spent Sunday
in Troy at the home of Mrs. Leach
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Will Shrieve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Sickles, of Ottum-
wa, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Sickle's sister, Mrs. Lee Stein.
Miss Olive Putnam spent Sunday at
the home of her parents near Bellinap.
Mrs. j. w. Young is having the house
that was recently destroyed by fire on
the dairy farm north of the city re-
built. The work is rapidly being com
pleted under the direction of John
Weiney.
Miss Lillian Warrington accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Francis Warning
ton, and Miss Maggie Eastburn, spent
Sunday in Milton, the guests of the
Misses Runnells.
Miss Ada Brouhard closed very sue
cessful term at the Walnut Grove
school on Friday. The usual lessons
We're recited in the morning after
which a picnic dinner was served Ito
about thirty guests in addition to the
pupils. A picnic in the grove had been
planned but had to be abandoned on ac-
count of the rain. The school room,
however, was quickly converted into a
dining room where a delicious dinner
was served. The entertainment for the
afternoon consisted in program in
which each pupil contributed some
thing in the literary, Evolutionary or
musical line. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Masters pleasantly en-
tertained a party of young people last
Friday evening as farewell to Miss
Ada Brouhard, who closed the Walnut
Grove school on that day and also in
honor of Miss Alma Elrod, who visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Trachsel. Music was furnished by
Misses Gilchrist, Hendricks and Jacks
anr Misses Rosa and Kate Bollman.