Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Aug. 20.-The Davis
county normal institute opened Mon.
day afternoon at the high school hall
with an enrolment of ITO, which was
fair attendance for the opening ses-
sion. The session opened with vo-
cal solo by Miss Carrie Davies, re-
Gently elected musical director of the
public schools. The remainder of the
program consisted of short introduce
tory talks by the corps OF instructors
of whom there are two new members,
Walter S. Athens, of Des Moines,
having charge of the grammer grades,
and Miss Viola Sawyers, of brakes
vile, who will give instructions in
drawing.
J. B. Kneopfier, of Lansing, Mo-,
who has spent the past three or four
years in the teachers institute work
of this county, will again have charge
of didactics, algebra and arithmetic.
Mrs. Hattie Moore-Allen, of Des
Moines. who also taught here last
year will resume her work as in
structor of primary methods, music
and physiology, Ed r. Collins, who
served last year as principal of the
public schools will have charge of two
branches, physics and Algebra. c. e.
Akers, of Troy, is the instructor in
school law, course of study and his.
tory and Prof. C. W. Ramseyer, prin-
cipal of the public schools, will con-
duct classes in civics, geography and
economics. AS the normal institutes
of the past have been both pleasant
and profitable to both teachers and
Instructors it is believed that the fur
ther expectations of the present ses-
sion will be fully realized and that
the teachers will receive fresh inspira-
tions for better efforts to be worked
out in the schools throughout the
country.
Judge Roberts opened court here on
Monday afternoon. There is heavy
docket containing numer of Grimm
al cases.
Miss Alma Elroel returned Satur-
day from three weeks visit in Mis-
souri, where her time was divided be-
tween the home of her brother at
Elmo and that of Mr.. and Mrs. r..
,Kelso, of Maryville. A few hours
were spent at the home of her uncle
B. Brouhard, of Ottnmwa, while en-
route home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Newman have
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Enoel, Okla, at the home of their son,
Elmer Newman.
Miss Mona Shelton returned Fri
day from Enoel, Ol1la accompanied
by Marvel, the four year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. WhybroN with
whom she has been spending the past
few months.
Misses Hattie and Gussie Yanyen.
stein returned Friday from Enoel,
Okla, where they have been teaching
a large class in violin and mandolin
music. Miss Hattie re-enters the pub
lie schools as teacher in September.
J. P. Fortune left Monady for Kirk.
vile, Mo-, where he will take course
of osteapathic treatments of DR.. Still.
w. T Smith returned the latter part
of the week from Nebraska and left
Monday morning accompanied by his
daughter, NJ ISIS Bessie, who will join
him in two weeks business trip to
Taber, Omaha, Neb, and other parts
of the state after which she will con-
tinue the trip to Gault, Mo-, where she
will visit at the home of Mrs Victor
Traverse, formerly Miss Hattie Hotch-
kins, Of this city.
Mrs. Belle Henderson left Monday
for Chicago for two weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Dir. and Mrs VIM. Duffield who have