Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10

The county convention of the M.
W. A. lodge will be held in Charlton
tomorrow Thursday. The lodge
now numbers nearly 600 in Lucas
county, being one of the strongest fra
ternal societies in the county. There
will be twenty-one delegates present
whose chief duty will be to select two
delegates to attend the state camp in
June. There are several candidates
in the field and the fight promises to
be a lively one. Lucas county now
has the head banker of the lodges of
the entire community in its midst,
| and it is going to be the aim of their
delegates to secure the election of F.
r. Croker to succeed himself as head
banker if is possible
Bloomfield.
| Bloomfield, jan S.-Miss Halle
| FIotchkiss left Monday evening for To
peka, Kansas, where she will enter the
Bethany Seminary
Misses Kittie Metz and Mamie
| Stoessel, accompanied by Messrs. Roy
Berry and Charlie Cunningham, of OF
tumwa, made short visit in this city
Sunday While on their way to Pulaski
where they visited at the home of
John Brunk, who fell on the ice a
short time ago and was severely in
ljured.
Henry Zollman left Saturday for
Washington, Ia, where he will spend a
week on business.
Miss Mayme McGowen returned Sat
urday from an extended visit with rel
atives in Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Bunten, of
Drakesville, are visiting in Rice coun-
Ity, Kansas, at the home Of Mrs. Bun
tens brother, w. Pilliam.
Mury Young returned Friday to
Rush medical college where he will
complete his medical education.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Denny of Guide
Rock, Nebraska, are spending several
weeks at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. u.
Rominger.
Mrs. Vina McDanie1s and little
daughter of Wellington, Kansas, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. McDan-
iels' sister, Mrs. E. S. Pinnell.
r. L. Hardy, of De Smitt, South Da-
kota, spent Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. F. Mcconnell.
| Rev. H. R. Trickett is spending a
month in Hampton, where he is con-
Quoting revival services.
Miss Ora Combs is spending week
at the home of her parents in Belknap.
DR.. Lula M. Gilbert, accompanied by
Miss Jennie Leisure, spent Saturday
and Sunday in Centerville on bust
ness trip.
w. H. Wiseman spent Saturday ev-
ening with friends in Milton.
The Royal Neighbors held recent
meeting at the Woodmen's hall for the
purpose of installing the officers elect
ed last month for the new year. Mrs.
Stella Teed and Mrs. /. T. Dabney
were elected as delegates to the state
camp meeting in February.
On Sunday morning the Christian
Sunday school elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Super
intendent, d. M. McFadden; assist
ants, Mrs. j. f. Gresham and Mrs.
James A. Dunn; secretary, Miss Lula
Clelland; organist, Miss Mamie
Young; treasurer, Jennie Ferguson.
Miss Nora Speisburger, of Oskaloo-
her sister, Mrs. Lee Stein. Mrs Lee
Blum, who has been spending the past
week at the Stein home returned Mon
day to her home in Centerville.
Rev. J. w. Potter opened the M. e.
and preached to crowded house. At
the close of the League melting held
in the lecture room it was announced
that the people must stay where they
were as the auditorium was already
filled. The folding doors were then
thrown open, the lecture room was
seated as closely as the chairs could
be packed and still the people con-
tinued to enter in steady stream.
Chairs were placed in the aisles of
the auditorium, the curtains separat.
ing the class rooms from the lecture
room were drawn aside and the space
quickly filled until nearly 1000 people
had found entrance. Rev. Potter de-
livered a rousing sermon on the sub
Ject of repentance, the result of
which will probably be apparent as
the services continue. Several addi-
ations were made on that evening a
number of Junior Leaguers being tax.
en- in on probation.
Misses Ollie and Alma Rominger en-
tertained about thirty friends at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. u.
Rominger, in the northwest part of
the city on Friday evening. The
guests were entertained with games
and contests until late hour. Re-
freshments We're served.
Mrs. w. J. Steckel opened a physi-
cal culture class in the Sickle music
room on Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of raising funds for the sup
port of native missionary in India.
Misses Halle Hotchkiss and Bessie
Smith entertained friends Saturday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Smith in honor of Miss Nellie
Pirtle, who appeared for the last time
as Miss Pirtle, cards being out for her
marriage on Thursday evening to
Frederick J. Meier. of this city. A