Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
Bloomfield.

turned Saturday from trip to Wau-
kesha, Wisconsin, and Chicago.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, March 12-Mrs. Mary
Brown, wife of VIM. Brown, died Sat
urday at the age of SS years. The
funeral services occurred Monday at
the family residence, six miles south
of the city. The remains were taken
to Missouri for burial in the Darby
cemetery Mrs. Brown was a daugh-
ter of Anderson York. She leaves a
husband and three small children.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. P. Bence entertain
ed about a dozen friends at o'clock
dinner on Friday. A large cluster of
red and white carnations graced the
dining table, each guest receiving as a
pleasant reminder of the occasion,
one of the fragrant blossoms. An i'm
promptu musical program furnished
by the guests was a pleasant feature
of the evenings entertainment, after
this the remainder of the evening was
spent in playing charades in which
the ladies and gentlemen We're divid-
ed playing against each other and
each enjoying the witticisms of the
opposite party.
Mrs. S. S. Carrothers will return
| Tuesday from a two weeks visit in
Kansas City at the home of her son,
1 w. K. Carrothers, and an added two
weeks visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Lozier, Of Car
rollton, Mo-
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Sickle are
spending several days in Chicago,
where Mr.. Sickle was called on bus
mess connected with the proposed ex-
4 tension of the telephone line.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Fryburger en-
tertained friends at O'Clock dinner
Saturday in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. w
e. Bryburger and daughter, Blanche,
of Ell Reno. Oklahoma, who return
home on Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. Simpson made business
trip to Pulaski on Monday returning
the same day.
S. l.. Berry spent Sunday in Ottum
wa at the home of his mother-in-law
Mrs. Wallace, with whom Mrs Berry
is visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Painter, of Cen
terville, are visiting relatives in this
city Mr.. Painter will return in a few
days leaving Mrs. Painter for more
extended visit
1 Miss Ada Spencer returned Monday
from Ottumwa, where she has beer
4 spending the past two weeks at the
home Of Mrs. Agnes Healy.
Miss Mildred Sickle has returned
from a weeks visit at the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Evans, of Des
/ Moines
w. H. Wiseman returned Monday
from Centerville, where he enjoyed /
Sunday visit at the home Of his par
ents.
i ]. F. Gibson spent Sunday in Donal
son, where he occupied the pulpit IL
the Methodist church, conducting
quarterly meeting in the absence o
the presiding elder, Rev. Cooper.
Mrs. Blanche Haney OF Moulton, al
rived Saturday for weeks visit a
the home of her mother, Mrs. G. Halle
wood.
DR.. r. w. Simmonds returned Mon
!, day after a weeks visit at the HON,
of his parents in Ottumwa.
! Ralph Goss after spending the pas
week at the home of his uncle, T. A
Dunlap, has returned to his home il
! Harper, Kan.
, Hiteman.
Hiteman, March 13- There ha
! been quite an excitement here the las
few days created by the discovery O
: one or two cases of smallpox. o.
Thursday morning our home physi
: clans were not satisfied about two cas-
es. One seemed to be an exaggera'
ed case of chickenpox. The othe
: showed symptoms of smallpox. The
consequently called in DR.. McKlveer
: of the state board of health, who prc
nounced the disease smallpox. Imme
diately strict quarantine was put OF
and the school was closed and all pull
3 lie gatherings abandoned and ever
precaution taken to prevent the sprea
, of the disease. The Steele Coined
! company, which was playing here 70
; the week, are among the unfortunate
) who have been exposed and quarar
> tined
The members of the Degree of Homo
, are busily engaged in making prepare
} ton for the social which was to hav
I been given on the evening of the 20
: of March, but probably will be pos
9 poned to a later date on account {