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


Bloomfield, Dec. 1.-THE third en-
ltertainment of the lecture course was
given Tuesday evening at the M. p.
church by w. M. R. French, who lee
tured on 1.-THE Wit and Wisdom of the
Crayton" and royalty entertained an
audience in which even standing room |
was hard to obtain. Mr. French was
introduced to the audience by Miss
Anna Duffield who made an interest
ling talk appropos to the subject at
hand.
Mrs. M. Brenneman is visiting in
/ Centervllle where she was called last
week by the death of her father, j. B.
Il Patterson, who died suddenly on Sat
lurday after q very short illness. Mr..
Patterson was a former resident OF
this city, and is known to many of our
citizens.
i ]. NJ. Bolts, of San Francisco, Cal,
and his cousin. Miss Minerva Bolts,
of Coatsville, Mo-, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brenne-
man.
Mrs. Carrie Elsin, of Unionville, Mo-,
departed Wednesday after short Wis
, it at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs j.. R. Sheaffer.
; John Ethel is clerking this week in
!. Sheaffer's iewelry store during the abb
:, Isence of Vint Davis, who is again too
, sick to fill the position.
The friends, of Otto Sehnoore who
: has been very sick for some time with
typhoid fever, will be very sorry to
learn that his recovery is doubtful,
q and the physicians in attendance give
q 1.-THE family little encouragement, having
! fused every means in their power with,
:, so far. little result for the better. The
= lease seems to have been hard one
for the physicians to diagnose correct
ly as nearly every medical man in the
!, fcity has been called, and malaria, en-.
= largement of the liver, contraction OF
. the liver. brain fever. pneumonia OF
u the kidneys and lastly typhoid fever
= are the diseases which have been toll
!. ed off to the anxious citizens.
On Monday afternoon, a most de
;, lightful afternoon and evening was
4 greatly enjoyed by, the lvanhoe clut
u members and families together with {
: few friends at the home of Mr.and Mrs
- B. F. Carroll. At three o'clock the
y. Ivanhoes gathered and enjoyed spe
o cial literary program in which quota
!. tions and current events formed an IN
y, teresting prelude to the following pro
gram. Gap6f Ou ne OSIo VI LII
10 gland" Mrs. w. H. McAchran's; tall
on the Indians of Albuquerque, AM
u other interesting features of Mexico
. Mrs. j. w. Stark; paper on the III
of Sir Walter Scott Mrs. ID. p. Pa
n mer. The program was followed b
SIS general remarks in which the secrets
al ~ was instructed to send letter Q
"a coincidence and sympathy to Mrs. N
as Brenneman a member of the cluf
IN whose fathers death occurred in Gel
ne terville few days ago. AS the shol
re- winter day began to fade away. ce
er tain members of the club retired
re the dining room where luncheon wa
ny being, prepared. and in a short tim
the husbands and Children arrived an
the voices of the froliclSing little one
soon mingled with the laughing plea
;, antries of the elders. At six o'clock
=; most delicious luncheon was serve
~ after which it was suggested that tn
older guests repeat the first poem thi
raj they ever learned and by this muc
on merriment was produced. The lit
ell people then recited and the evening
entertainment was soon numbere
as with the pleasant things Of the da
DIS that is done.
Ill Preparations are now completed II
the doll show and children's ente
I'm tainment to be given Saturday at Il
ere M. E. church by the Ladies' Gull
re Dressed dolls of all kinds will be
hand for sale and a live baby sho
!, will be held. A fee of five cents w
~. ooi be charged for voting on the prettle
wv baby. In the evening childrens e
'i.- tertainment will be given in Will
~, ~ forty or fifty little tots will take pa,
III, The Rathbone officers elected I
1902 are as follows: Mrs. Kate WIS
most excellent chief; Mrs. John BIZ
b CESS. junior: Mrs. Alice Smith,
Nor; Mrs. H. c. Leach. mistress
y records and correspondence; Mrs.
y. Curl, mistress of finance; Mrs.
F. Davis, outer guard; Mrs. Sulllva
y inner guard: Mrs. Stella Teed. insta
3 ing officer; Mrs. Dora Wishard, ma
4 ager.
D. Batavia.
Batavia. Dec II. = Rev.
z w. Hancher, president of t
y Iowa Wesleyan university at Mt. Pie
,,xal,