Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-17


home of Mrs. Shelton's parents.
A literary entertainment was given
in laylors hall Friday evening for
the. benent of the Y. M. C. A. ana was
one Of the finest home talent enter
tainments ever given in the city. Reel
tations were given by Mrs. B. F. Car
roll Mrs. Joe Rominger and Miss Ella
Tomey; guitar and mandolin music
by the Misses Lansenstein and violin
solos by Miss Eva Lester and the
little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P.
Frybirger. The finest feature of the
entertainment was the dumb bell drill
given by avlarge class of boys and
also a wand drill by a large class of
little girls, both being conducted by
Miss Ada Spencer, who returned a
short time ago from New York where
she spent portion of the summer
studying physical culture. A very in
teresting Indian war club exhibition
was given by Jack Shelton, whose
feats were alternated with the heavy
weight lifting exhibition given by
Chas. Cheney. Messrs. John Ethel
and Chas. Smith posed as the Cher
RE" brothers and attired as negroes
furnished q little drama in which a
number of delightful zallaphone. "chi-
ma bowl" and wash bowl" music was
introduced A number of young girls
attired as negroes gave a very anus
ling song and dance which was hearth.
lily encored. The program closed with
a well executed clog dance by Arthur
Johnson. The advertisements stated
that the entertainment would be CIV
en- by the cream of Bloomfield talent
and part of the SKINNED milk" But
those who attended took the whole
! thing for cream and were highly pleas.
| ed with the program. The amount
cleared was between S35 and $40.
| N. S. Johnson left Sunday for Ores
ton where he is attending the Odd
Fellows encampment and meeting of
the grand lodge. During the Tues
days session Mr.. Johnson will retire
from the Office of Grand Patriarch of
the state of Iowa and he will be sue
ceeded by J. G. Milliman, of Logan.
Mr.. Johnson was joined in Creston by
| Mrs. Johnson, who has been visiting
| in Colorado at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Roselle, who has been
seriously sick with fever but is now
recovering.
| A young mems meeting was held in
the Y. M. G. A. parlors at p. m. Sun
day afternoon. Rev. j. w. Potter lee
tured on Success in Business" The
meeting was we'll attended and SINH
lar meetings will be held every Sun
day afternoon hereafter.
A football game was played at the
fair grounds Saturday afternoon be-
tween the Bloomfield high school and
Tl,N
score shows 16 to in favor of Bloom
field.
Messrs. Ira and Irwin Callen, of Mo-
ravia, left Sunday after short visit
at the home of their brother, j. e. Cal.
len.
! Mrs. Turner, of Fairfield, returned
home Monday after a short visit at
the home of her cousin. Miss Jennie
Burgess.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Fortune left Sat.
urday for a week spent at the Pan
American exposition. The vacancy in
the savings bank caused by Mr.. For
,, tunes absence is being supplied by T.
j. Bryant.
Messrs. Fred Powell and DR.. Jay
the latter of Eldon, accompanied by
Misses Mabel Davies and May Wal
lace, enjoyed a pleasure trip to Ottum
wa Sunday whittier they accompanied
Miss Lila Lakewood, who was en-
route to Creston as delegate to the
Rebecca grand lodge from this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Watts and Mr.. ani
. Mrs Frank Pierce, of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday at the home of their father
H. l.. Karr. 90 -
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lafferty, of OF
tumwa, spent Sunday at the home o
/, Mrs. Lafferty's sister, Mrs. Joe Rom
!, niger.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Owsley are hap
2 by over the arrival of ten pount
: bow on Sunday
. Thomas Greenlee, of North English
e was a guest at the home of Mrs. M
r 3. Howe on Sunday where he visited
D his wife and family.
Hon. w. H. TAYLOR has returned
o from a three weeks trip to Kansa
;. City where he went for his healtl
b which is slightly improved
h The old soldiers anniversary whicl
g was announced for this week. ha
!. been postponed until next month a
the court house will be otherwise oc
cupied.
John Grinsted, of Washington. D. G.
: is spending his annual vacation visit
!. ing with old friends in this city.
DR. Lula M. Gilbert spent Sunday il
; Mt. Sterling at the home Of her sister
Mrs. Mabel Bell.
e Mrs. M. F. Broadwell spent Sunda,
j with friends in Cantril.
|, Miss Angie Trissler. of Ottumws
e spent Sunday in this city as the CUES
t. of Mrs. Oda Swift.
d Newsome Guernsey, editor of tn
/ Milton Herald. made business tri
!. to this CITY Monday.
! Henry Helwig, of Milton, spent Mon
;. dav in this city.
h Miss Lille Harris, who spent tn
e mast wear at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Vanduyn. left Monday for Burline
o ton where she has secured position
|, Eddyvile.
$ Eddyville, Oct. 15.-At the las
It meeting of the council an ordinance
e known as Ordinance No. 68, creatin,
f fire department and regulating tn