Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08
Bloomfield,

Bloomfield, Aug. S.-Otto Schnoire
and little son, Otto, are spending a
week in Chicago on business.
Mrs. W. A. Sheaffer, accompanied
by her mother and sister, Mrs. John
Davis aud daughter, Grace, left Tues
day for Kansas City, where they will
visit a. the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer Davis and go from there to
Clay Center for a short visit at the
home of Mr., and Mrs. J. C. Vincent af-
Butler, Mo-, where they will visit at
the home of Mrs. Davis daughter, Mrs
c. e. Scott.
Miss Bessie Smith entertained the
Bachelor girls and few gentlemen
friends at a picnic held about three
miles west of the city on Thursday ev-
ening in honor of Misses Belma Sher-
cd Of Creston and Frances Barnes of
Abba. who are spending few days
in this city as the guests of Miss
Smith. The party drove out of the
city at S o'clock p. m. and returned in
the moonlight, having spent a happy
evening.
Fred Corrick of Tama county is Wis
iting at the home of his brother,
George, and other relatives of this city.
The board of directors of the public
school notified Miss Bessie Davis on
Tuesday that she had been elected a
musical director for the ensuing year,
Miss Downing having rendered her
resignation. AS Miss Davis has long
been one of the most popular vocal
soloists of this city, the directors and
citizens are to be congratulated upon
having secured her services.
Miss Alma Greenleaf is spending the
| week in Centerville where she is visit,
| ing at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Lii.
liam Greenleaf.
Misses Laura and Stella Gutherie OF
Milton are visiting at the home of their
sister, Mrs. Anna l.. Townsend.
]. Shook, who resides on a farm
three miles south of the city under.
went severe surgical operation on
Sunday for trachelis and is slowly re-
covering from a painful illness.
D. M. Reed, one of Davis county's
prosperous farmers, who has been a
Ter, since 1865, and whose farm lies
about six miles northeast of the city,
portion of which is in Union town.
ship, states that the corn and oat crop
in that section of the country is very
good, oats being of good quality and
promising a better yield, about rs
bushels to the acre, than had been ex.
pected. Corn shows two-thirds
crop of good quality, the late crop be-
Il ing far ahead of the early crop.
/ 4 Misses Winnie Dunshee and Eunice
Daily of Troy visited friends at this
place on Tuesday and returned that
evening accompanied portion of the
way by a picnic party that drove into
the country along the Troy road.
Two prominent farmers of Troy
Messrs. Moughler and Vorhis, lost re
Gently a valuable steam thresher
which was destroyed by fire. The ma
chine was being used on the Lewellen
farm and had been drawn near a hay
stack where it was left at noon. 1t Is
supposed that sparks from the engine
set the hay stack on fire as both the
hay and the engine were consumed.
The death of Thomas Wray, who
had been resident of Davis county
since 1S45 occurred at o'clock a. m
Wednesday at the family residence
in Pulaski. Mr.. Wray had been in i'll
health for some time and his death
was not unexpected. The funeral ser
vices occur at the residence Thursday
at 10 o'clock a. m. The deceased was
half brother of w. NJ, o. D., G. w
and Harvey Wray of this city.
Alfred Briggs, foreman of the Ottum
wa Ruffler ond Boiler works, made q
business trip to this place Tuesday
Mr.. Briggs was former resident OF
this place and is well known to many
of our citizens.
| j. w. Pirtle, while making bust
ness trip over the south and southwest
part of West Grove on Tuesday, was
greatly interested in the encouraging
prospects of the corn and oat crops