Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
Bloomfield,

AT a meeCIng of the Modern Wood
men held Wednesday evening, Messrs.
Ray Curl and Elmer Davis received the
degree of the ordeH
Mrs. l.. w. Schwartzendrovcr and
sister, Mrs. Childs and children, of
Sterling, Illinois, spent Thursday in
Pulaski. where they attended a birth
day surprise at the home of Mrs. Chas.
Busy.
Mrs. j. A. Warrington was called to
Moulton Wednesday by the illness of
her daughter, Mrs. Ware
Miss Lura Dunn returned Thursday
from Ainsworth, where she has been
spending the past two weeks at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Easter.
George O'Brion of Stiles passed
through this place Thursday on his
way home, after weeks absence.
DR.. and Mrs. o. L. Scarborough and
daughter, Eunice, of Grand Junction,
arrived Thursday and are visiting at
the home of DR.. Scarborough's brother
Attorney ]. F. Scarborough. They will
also visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Smith and will spend short
time in Pulaski visiting relatives.
Miss Minnie Evans has been elected
by the school board to fill the vacancy
| in room 9 Of the public school, caused
by the resignation of Miss Lola Wray,
| whose marriage to e. Hill of Agency
| occurs next week. Miss Frona Saun.
| derson, who was elected to teach roon
of the public school,, has reconsid.
cred her resignation and will fill the
position this winter.
The commencement exercises of the
southern Iowa normal, which will be
| held next Thursday at the M. T..
church, when DR.. Matt S. Hughes of
Kansas City will deliver the address
of the evening. On Wednesday even.
| ing the Alumni banquet will be held at
the Sax hotel following the address OF
| the evening, which will be delivered by
Attorney r. S. Caller of Mt. Pleasant
who formerly had charge of the normal
at this place, where he resided for a
number of years.
Mrs. Kate Hickey, who arrived g
few days ago from Waterloo, where
she has been Visiting her sister, Mrs.
Cascaden, left Thursday for Milton
where she will make her home for
awhile with her father, George Deal.
| The remains of Mrs, Lucy Walaron
of Colorado Springs are expected to ar
rive here Friday afternoon at four
O'Clock. The hour for the funeral ser
vices will be determined when Mr.,
Waldron and relatives arrive.
Bloomfield, Aug. 9.-Miss Lena Swift
has returned from Madison, Wis,
where she has spent the past two
months taking review work and lee.
lures on mental development at the
State university.
Judge and Mrs. F. w. Eichelberger
have returned from pleasure trip
which took them all over Maine and
through Canada. The Judge leaves
soon for Keosauqua where he will open
court.
John H. Taylor and Misses Lila
Lakewood and Mary Davies left Fri.
day for Mt. Pleasant park, summer
resort near Clinton and will close the
two weeks pleasure trip by trip up
the river to Minneapolis. They were
joined in Ottumwa by party of friends
from that city by whom they were ac-
companied.
James Gray and daughter Irene of
Ottumwa attended the funeral services
Of Mrs. Lucy Waldron of Colorado
Springs, held in this city on Friday.
| Mrs. James McGowen assisted by
| Mrs. James McGowen, Jr., entertain,
ed a number of elderly women on Wed.
nesday afternoon extending the favor
to about seventy-fve young women
| Music was furnished by the Philhar.
monte orchestra. The house was dec.
GRATED with carnations. Refreshments
were served.
Mrs. NJ F. Broadwell left Friday for
Cantril to visit friends over Sunday
and also attend on Saturday a picnic
given by the Ladies' Aid Society OF
the Methodist Episcopal church of that
place.
The funeral services of Mrs. Lucy
Waldron, wife of Eldridge Waldron OF
| Colorado Springs, who died Monday
at the home of her father, DR.. e. X
| Shelton of Buena Vista, occurred Fri
day at 9 a: m. at the home of Mrs
T. P. Toombs, conducted by Rev. d. A.
Wyckizer, pastor of the Christian
church. and Rev. j. M. Stark of the
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Walden
visited this city a little more than a
year ago, while on her wedding trip
Her death seems particularly sad be.
cause of her extreme youth as she
was only IL years old. She leaves a
| uuSDdllu tilu OuG SHllu LII. anu MIS-
Shelton did not accompany the re
mains to their final resting place in
this city, but the bereaved husband
was accompanied by a friend Mr.. Gil
more of Colorado City. The floral trib
utes were profuse and beautiful. Six
/ young men acted as ushers and were
followed by six young girls in white
who acted as honorary ushers.
ball game was played at the fair
grounds Thursday afternoon between
two picked mines, the score standing
IA to S. The game was to have been
between the BARRIERS and printers. but
on account Of disagreement among
the BARRIERS the game between the
picked mines resulted.
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Abba.
Abba, Aug. Silk new cases were
fined in the office of the clerk of the
district court yesterday, which, with