Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-01

Mr.. Van Saun went to Knoxville from
here, where he will hold another
school,
BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield, March Misses Mabel
Davis, Winnie Lentz, Grace Davis, Ada
Spencer and Agnes Kinnick formed a
bob-sled party Tuesday evening and
drove over to Belknap, where they
were joined by two gentlemen from
Oklahoma, Charles Walters, general
freight agent, and Guy Talbot, general
passenger agent on the Rock Island.
The party had supper at the Belknap
hotel, after which they returned to
this city and were pleasantly entertain
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. a.
Shaffer. Messrs. Walters and Talbot
returned to their home Wednesday
morning.
Miss Daisy Greenleaf pleasantly en-
tertained friends at 6 o'clock dinner
at the home of her mother, Mrs. ID. c.
Greenleaf, in the north part. OF the
city on Wednesday evening. Invitations
We're issued to Misses Lila Hazlewood,
May Wallace, Edyth Dunn, Agnes Kin
nick, Jennie Trebilcock, Ada and cleo
Spencer, Mabel Davies, Grace Davis and
Winnie Lentz.
Guv Elsin and Misses Lenven Meeker
and Lena Applegate, of Unionville, No.,
are guests at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Z. Wallace this week.
The Rathbone Sisters pleasantly en-
tertained the children of the order at
the X. 2. hall, on Monday evening. The
children presented an impromptu pro-
gram and music was furnished by the
Young Peoples orchestra. Popcorn,
nuts and candy were served
A series of meeting are being held
every afternoon and evening this week
| at the Baptist church, conducted by
Revs. w. M. Baird and A. Cleming,
of Seymour, and j. w. Sigler, of Water
| loo.
A bob-sled party, composed of Miss
es Allie and Halle Hotchkiss, Nellie
| Wiseman, Ollie and Alma Rominger,
Bessie Smith, Clemmer Dupree. Mary
Pennington, Mary Davies, Efie Hughes
and Messrs. Roy Hughes, John Ethel
and Herbert King, experienced an
amusing adventure on Tuesday even
ing, when laden with fresh fruit and
oysters they started for Pulaski, where
they intended spending the evening
and having a jolly time generally. But
when about midway between this city
and their destination they were sud-
denly overturned in a 'snowdrift and
as the spirits of the party were some.
| what dampened by the experience,
they decided to return to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James I. Walton and there
prepare the oysters. Mr.. Walton, how
ever, did not seem to appreciate the
/ ,1x,1;l,a f1,o ,,,o,, !, 4,
parable refused to rise and let them
lin, because of their Importantly.
consequently the fresh fruits, the oys-
bobbed back to the city in most un-
enviable frame of mind. But as the
spirits of youth are hard to crush and
as fresh fruit and oysters are hard to
spoil in winter months, an entertain
ment for their consumption was given
on Wednesday evening.
| James Graham is engaged this week
in moving his family to his farm in
Savanna, where they will make their
future home.
Ephram Young, who has been seri-
ously sick for some time with hemorr-
hage Of the stomach, is gradually inn
proving.
| KEB.
| Keb, March born, to Mr., and
Mrs. Thorn, a son, last Monday even
ing.
Thomas DAVIDSON and Miss Persie
jenkins were married at the home OF
the bride, Saturday evening. They
were married by Elder Dan Will
Jams. There were many friends at the
| wedding and a supper was served. The
bride and groom will leave this place
land go to Campus, Ill, where they will
make their future home.
| Miss Martha Daniels, of Lucas, is
visiting friends here.
1 Miss Anna Jones was visiting her
j mother in Ottumwa, Sunday.
Miss Bertha. McGlassion spent Sun
day with her relatives in Ottumwa
A number of young folks went
sleigh riding sunday evening and had a
pleasant time.
| Mrs. Dan Williams and Willie A. Jen-
kins have returned to Cleveland No. A.
Mrs. John Daniels, Of Keb, has gone
4 on business trip to Lucas.
LANCASTER
Lancaster, March I've had the
hardest storm that we can think of
for some years last week. The wind
blew for forty-eight hours and the
snow drifted badly.
Miss Zua Goodhart is on the sick
Hist.
/ Lee Rugg1es closed successful term
of school Friday at No. s school house.
The literary at night was good ex-
Ihibition.
Albert Follman has moved south of
Lancaster on the Jacobs place.