Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-23
Bloomfield,

Bloomfield, May 23.--Mrs. A. H. For
tune entertained friends at 6 O'CLOCK
dinner Wednesday in honor of Mrs. F
Y. traverse, of kirksville, Mo-, who is
visiting at the home of Judge and Mrs
| H. G. Traverse.
w. }. Sickle returned Wednesday
from Chicago, where he has been
spending the past few days on tele,
phone business
Mrs. VIII! Taylor left Wednesday for
Abba, where she expects the pleasure
OF hearing her brother, Rev. Matt S
Hughes, of Kansas City, deliver lee.
turc on Thursday evening. Mrs. Tay.
lor will spend week at the home of
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. L. B.
Hughes.
Mrs. Jennie Walton has sold her
millinery store to Mrs. A. w. Thomp.
son, who will combine dressmakins
with millinery.
The Cllonian club met Tuesday ev.
enlng at the home of Miss Mabel Pal
mer. The subject under discussion
was Justinian andtheEastern Empire
and a review of Hypatia
The Ladies' Guild held a meeting
Monday afternoon at the Sickle home
when the recent plans for making the
lecture course a permanent feature
of the city not to be controlled by any
one denomination, were discussed.
About twenty women were present and
a very enthusiastic meeting was held
in which Mrs. w. J. Sickle was chos-
en- as president of the union. Mrs.
Patterson, of the Christian church.
Mrs. Pennington, of the Presbyterian.
Mrs. Heady, of the Baptist, Mrs. S. S.
Carrothers, of the Christian Science.
Mrs. w. H. McAchran of the Universal
list, and Mrs. w. L. Caldwell of the
Methodist church were elected to act
each, as chairman of sub committee
to be formed within her own church.
The women are doing all in their
power to make this years course the
best Of all and have raised course
price 81 above that of last season.
Mrs. Stella Teed has returned from
Springfield Illinois, where she spent
the greater part of last week attending
the biennial session of the Iowa SUI
preme camp of Royal Neighbors. as
delegate of the sixth district. The
convention was grand success afford
ing those present pleasant and prof
liable meeting. There were $40 en-
rolled with 259 voting delegates. The
convention was ushered in by grand
reception at the executive mansion of
Governor Yates. The convention prop,
er opened Wednesday morning in the
senate chamber of the state house 4
which they were invited to use during
their stay in the city. The most pleas
ing feature of the Thursday session
was the initiation Of Mrs. Yates, wife
81 Governor Yates. The convention
adjourned to the music hall where the
lnltiatory services were conducted by
The Capital City camp, No. 113, after
which the entire party returned to the
state house. The convention was in
every respect viewed both from a So
,ial, and business point of view, one of
the grandest meetings of the order ey-
er held in the state.
MIS-. A. B.. Gilbert, of Mt. Pleasant |
las. arrived in this city where the fam.
ly areno making their home
Miss Ella Stidger, of Keosauqua, is
spending a few weeks in this city as
he guest Of DR.. Lulu M. Gilbert.
The Epworth League held social
Tuesday evening at the home of Mr..
ind Mrs. J. M. Smith. A very pleas.
INT evening was spent and $500 was
cleared from the sale of ice cream and
cake.
Master Oscar Kaltich, of Chicago,
arrived Tuesday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Smith, where is is
spending few days before going 10
work for Mr.. Sauer, who resides on
he VIM. Hawley Smith farm near
his city.
H. jameson, physical director of the
ottumwa Y. M. c. A., spent Tuesday
evening in this city giving instructions
n gymnastics and basketball to the
Z. M. G. A. boys, who report lots of
un.
Hedrick.
: Hedrick, May &c. o. Bowen and
Jhas. Spicer went to Osceola TO-DAY
N business.
q, Quinn has an excavation alrnoe+