Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-04

w. G. Taylor of Bloomfield is in this
city to look after the interests of the
new bank.
E M. Baum died Thursday evening at
5 o'clock after nearly months suf-
fering caused by his falling from the
roof of his house which he was re-
shingling. The funeral services will
be held at the Christian church Sun
day at 8 p. m.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, June Mrs. Frank Luz
man, of Moulton, is expected to arrive
Saturday at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Anna L. Townsend, and will be
accompanied by Mrs. Townsend's lit
tie daughter, Edith, who has, been Wis
fting at the home of her aunt for the
past week.
The annual memorial services were
performed as usual by the G. A. r.
Post and citizens on Thursday. The
day was one of the most delightful of
the season, clear and cool and num-
bers OF farmers drove in to attend the
services and join in the procession
which marched to the /. o. o. F. Gem.
etery in the afternoon to the music of
the Bloomfield band. The procession
was one of the longest seen in this
city for many years. The program
given at the court house at 2 p. m.
though short was very interesting,
and largely attended The entertain
ment opened with music by the male
quartet. Invocation, Rev. Greene,
pastor of the Baptist church A class
flag drill executed by number of
school children was greatly enjoyed
and received hearty applause. Col. S.
A. Moore then read poem written by
young man whose death occurred
recently in Arizona. The poem was
given by his friends to J. NJ Duffield
with the request that Col. Moore
should read it on Memorial day which
he was glad to do. The orator of the
day was Hon, Ellsworth Rominger
whose address closed : the program.
The march to the South cemetery,
which occurred near noon, was pre-
coded by the fire alarm which caused
great excitement and drew an i'm.
mense crowd of people to the east part
of the city where a wood house was
furnishing material for a blaze which
might have caused a greater confla-
grafton on account of the location, be-
ing surrounded by numerous large
barns. The fire occurred in novel
way, being the result of small boys
bonfire. The little one had unknown
to his mother, taken from large bon
fire near by shovel of Goals which he
placed in basket and carried to the
wood house where he intended to have
a nice little bonfire in the house all by
himself. He had it, with but one ex-
ception, the unlimited attendance. The
memorial services were concluded in
the evening by lecture.
Miss Maggie Guthrie is visiting at
the home of her grandmother, who re-
sides at Milton.
T. ]. Walton has purchased the O..
c. Walton residence property in the
east part of the city which will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Prevo. o..
G. Walton and family leave in a short
time for Kansas City where Mrs. Wal
ton will be employed as superintend-
ent in the trimming department of
lFrankle-Frank & Co.'s wholesale mil.
linery house.
A. G.. Lester returned Friday morn.
ing from business trip to Illinois,
where he has been spending the past
| and visiting relatives and friends
Miss Ella Stidger, after spending
the past two weeks in this city as the
guest of DIR. Lula M. Gilbert, left Fri
day for Eldon where she will spend a
few days at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. Hills, while enroute for her
home in Keosauqua.
| Mrs. Jennie Moore returned Friday
to her home in Pulaski after spending
three weeks in the city under the care
of DR.. Gilbert.
Messrs. Webb and Sands Barker, of
Keosauqua, are visiting at the home
of their cousin, Miss Kate Barker.
Geo. McKibben, of Keosauqua, re-
turned home Friday after a three
weeks visit at the home of his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs John MeKibben.
| Mrs. Mary Dushee. of Oskaloosa,
who has been spending several weeks
with relatives in this city and county
left Friday for Milton where she will
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanbro and little
daughter, Dorothy, arrived Thursday
| for a short visit at the home of Mrs.
Stanbro's sister, Mrs. o. d. Wray, and
left Friday for their home in Keokuk
Rev. Ragan, of Des Moines, for,
mer pastor of the Christian church of
this city. having filled the pulpit for
the past two weeks, was given re.
ception at the church on Wednesday
evening. Rev. Ragan's visit was great.
ly enjoyed by his friends and the
members of his former congregation
and he departed on Thursday, feeling
greatly refreshed by the hearty wei
come which he received on every
hand.
Mrs. e. C.. Hotchkiss spent Friday in
Pulaski at the home of her sister, Mrs
Jay.
Mr. and Mrs John Graham left Fri
day for Savannah to spend the remain.
der of the week at the home of their
son, James Graham.
Moulton.
Mounton, May. S1.-TheS@eather So
far this week has been Internationally
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