Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-12
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield March 9.-Dan Lowe left
Thursday evening for Kirksville, Mo-,
to take osteopathic treatment for a
short time.
J. F. and Frank Kline left Thursday
for Des Moines, where they will enter
the Highland Park college.
Leslie Eastburn and Harry Barton
returned Wednesday from Halfway,
Mo-, where they have been spending
the past few months.
The marriage of Miss lister Hedricl
to Chas. Evans occurred Wednesday
at Z p. m. at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hedricl1
who reside five miles west of this city,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Edward Hastings. A dinner
was given on Thursday at the
home of the groom's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Evan Evans, and was attended
by many guests residing in that vicin-
ity. Mr.. and Mrs. Hedrick intend
making their future home on a farm
joining the Evan Evans farm on the
south, one and one-half miles east Of
the city.
w. M. Hotchkiss has returned from
a business trip to Cincinnati and
Amelia, Ohio, spending short time
in the latter city visiting at the home
of his cousin, DR.. e. M. Brown Mr..
Hotchlliss will continue in the clerks
Office during the illness of the county
clerk, John G. Leach, who is quite sick
with pneumonia.
H. NJ Latta of Henry county and E..
R. McMath of Louisa county, arrived
iY,f M III do, 49, oil
of the farm properties recently pur-
chased
Mrs. ]. E. Carson, who resided near
Mark, has rented property in the
east part of the city and will make
her future home in this place.
AT present the spring building i'm
provements promise to be as extern
sive if not greater than last year. The
elegant new home of Newton Shep-
part in the west part of the city, is
fast nearing completion and when
ready for occupancy will rank we'll
with other fine homes of this city. B.
F. Carroll, editor of the Davis County
Republican, is also building new
home, the cost of which is now esti-
mated at $4,000. The work is already
in progress, the foundation being we'll
under way. Richard Brewer, one of
Davis countys well to do farmers, who
recently purchased tract of land in
the northeast part of the city, is max
ing plans for new home, estimated
att $4,000. The contract has already
been taken. The elegant residence of
w. w. Reeves recently contracted and
planned by ]. j. Tutwiler is soon to be
erected and when completed will be
numbered with the finest in the city.
AL Power of Pulaski, who purchased
several years ago, one of the best
building lots in the west part of town,
is making rapid preparations to build,
having built the foundation and built
large barn shortly after the pur-
chase of the lot.
Mrs. D. G. Greenleaf, who recently
sold her residence property in the
north part of the city will probably
erect neat little residence near the
heart of the city before the summer
is ended
Mrs. Kate Guernsey of Milton, visit
ed at the home of her sister, Mrs. J.
Simpson on Friday.
c. c. Hotchkiss is visiting at the
home of his brother, E. l.. Hotchkiss,
of Wautunga, Okla.
Mrs. David Bradberry and son of
Savanna spent Friday in this city, and
have rented property in the south
part of town. intending to locate here
in short time.