Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-19
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Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Sept. 17.-Mrs. j. J.
Foote, Of Centerville, is spending sew
Mrs. George Phillips.
Miss Myrtle Stundley left Saturday
for Des Moines to enter the Drake
university for the winter.
Miss Jessie Custer left Monday
morning for Des Moines to attend the
Drake university.
A young son and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Rominger, while out
riding on Sunday, accompanied by
their young friends, were thrown from
the carriage, and Miss Pansie Romin
ger sustained deep cut in the knee
which was dressed by DR.. Swinney.
The horse ran away and turned the
carriage over, tearing the harness to
pieces.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Galpin pleasant
ly entertained a number of friends
from Ottumwa on Sunday. There
were present Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pierson, Mr. and Mrs. John Henry, Mrs.
VIM. Redding, Mrs viii Evans and
Mrs. Quinn. AS Mrs. Galpin was a
former resident of Ottumwa this as
sembling of old friends and neighbors
was very enjoyable.
The death of President Mckinley
was commemorated in this city by IN
on services held at the Methodist
church On Sunday morning. The G..
A. R. post attended in body bearing
the flag draped in Grape. The pulpit
was occupied by the clergy, Rev. Pot
ter presiding. The opening prayer was
offered by Rev. ]. W. Stark, followed
by the Presidents favorite hymn,
Lead Kindly Light" after which the
who supplied the pulpit at the Chris
tian church Sunday evening. Instead
of memorial service the service con-
sisted of five minute talks, which were
opened by Col. S. A. Moore, who spoke
with great feeling of the victim of the
recent tragedy and recalled number
of incidents in the early life of Pres
ident Mckinley as he knew him at the
time of the civil war. The ColorePs
address was followed by earnest talks
by Judge H. G. Traverse, Mayor James
A. Dunn, Hon. B. F. Carroll, Late Car
roll, D. H. Paynes, Rev Walker aud
Rev. Stark. The main point in Judge
Trayerse's address related to the new
laws which he prophesied would soon
be made regarding the suppression of
anarchists An important point that
was brought out by 3. T. Carroll, who
talked with a great deal of vim, was
about the natural mistake made in
cartooning public officials and the re-
suits that are likely to follow such a
practice. The death bed scene of the
President and his last words proving
his death to have been that Of a Chris
tian, was dwelt upon thruout the SER
vices. me death of the chief eXecu-
tive appealed to the people not from a
patriotic standpoint alone, but thru
Christian fellowship The meeting
took the form of a heart to heart talk
between citizens who met together as
friends and neighbors bound together
by common grief.
keb.
Keb., Sept. I'D. T. Savage of Chi.
cago was in town on Monday on bust
ness.
H. c. Williams OF Ottumwa tran.
sacted business in town on Monday
Mrs. William Peterson Of Frederic
visited friends here on Sunday.
Mrs. Adam Long started on Tues
day for a weeks visit at Knoxville
and Flagler
! Elder R. NJ. Edwin closed a two
weeks series of meetings in the
Saints church on Sunday. He is an
able divine and carries the best wish
es of our people with him.
| Miss Rosa j. Riley. teacher of the
primary grade, reports an enrolment
| of sixty-two pupils. Miss Anna Riley
reports an enrolment of thirty-four in
her department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sctor Ingleblom were
in Ottumwa on Tuesday.
Saturday, on the receipt Of the sad
news of the death of our beloved Pres
ident, A. P. Devlin, one of our most
patriotic young men, was the first in
let it remain SO all day Sunday. Ar
live here. During the summer he put
up a large flag pole in front of theil
residence on Main street, and on al
public occasions he is the first in town
to send up Old Glory.
Henry Davis and Gus Donaldson
spent Saturday in Ottumwa with
| friends.
| Mr.. Whittle of Cardiff ILL.,, moved
his family to Keb on Saturday.
| John Maring spent the week with
his brother, George Maring, near Ell
don.
All preparations are being made fol
winter. The company is repairing
the houses to make them more com
Portable.
On Saturday the married ladies
gave Mrs. John McConville party as
small token of the regard in which
she is held. During the day they
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
James Mulver on Main street and al
elegant supper was served. which was
composed of all the good things the
land affords. At the appointed time
Mrs. John Devlin was sent to the
home of the guest of honor on Vine
street and stated there was a new
store started up In the Mulver build
ing. Things We're selling cheap ant
she invited her to take walk owe,
there, On arriving she found an arm,
of neighbors to meet her. Mrs. Nc
4 Conville is q widow lady, one of tn,
first residents of Keb. Her husband