Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-20
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visiting friends and transacting bust
ness in Charlton Tuesday.
Bloomeld.
Bloomeld, March 19.-Dr. e. D. Beau
champ, after spending the past six or
eight weeks in this city, returned Tues
day to Denver. Colorado, where he To-
Gated year or more ago. The doctor
returned to Denver to remove his fam
lily to this place, where he intends max
ing his future home.
Two prominent Davis county farm
ers, George Gaines and Theodore Tay
ler, have gone to Billings. Montana, for
the purpose of buying a large stock
ranch. If they are successful in max
ing purchase, Mr.. Taylor will return,
leaving Mr.. Gaines in charge of the
new purchase.
Attorney T. P. Bence, ]. P. Toombs.
Judge S. S. Carrothers and Rev. j. w.
Potter attended meeting of the
Knights Templar in Ottumwa Tuesday
evening, where number of the party
were Joined by ]. R. Wallace and w. J.
Law, of this place, who while in the
city, called at the residence of Mrs. J.
D. Textbook to express their sympa-
thy in the loss of him who was friend
to many in this city where he was
resident for long number of years
A number of the party who are
Knights Templars, will follow the re-
mains to keosauqua, where the funeral
services will occur today
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Johnson left
Tuesday evening for Ottumwa, Mrs.
Johnson continuing the trip to Mt
Pleasant where she will visit for
few days. Mr.. Johnson remained in
Ottumwa, where he was Joined by Rev.
J. w. Potter, T. P. Bence, W. H. Buck.
els, agent of the c., B. & @. Railway
of this place, and James Stokesberry,
of Stiles, who took the red cross in
Malta Commandery, No. 81, K. T., on
Tuesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. John.
son met today and continued
the trip to Des Moines, where they at
tended a meeting of the Consistory of
Scottish Rite Masonry, attending also
on the same day, meeting of the
trustees of the l. o. o. F. Orphans
Home of Iowa, to decide when the lay
ing of the foundation stone shall occur
in Mason City, where the institution is
being erected.
Mrs. o. S. Fox, of Cincinnati, who
has been spending the past two weeks
at the home of her mother Mrs. Jack
Bolts, returned home on Tuesday.
| Mr.. Smith of the law firm of Steck &
| Smith. of Ottumwa, is in the city on
| legal business connected with case
no" pending in court.
| Many of the citizens are indebted to
| the managers of the Y. NJ C. A. for a
delightful Tuesday evening at the M
E. church, where they enjoyed one of
the nest musical entertainments ever
given in the city. The performer was
Otto Pfefferkorm. a celebrated pianist.
who was heard in series of artistic
lecture recitals in which the compost.
lions of Beethoven. Chopin. List and
others We're played with fine express.
sion and brilliancy. The introduction
was made by Rev. J. w. Potter, whose
brief remarks were preceded by a
Shakespearean quotation apropos to the
nature of the entertainment. AS usual
| the auditorium was packed to the
doors, for the citizens of Bloomfield
are music loving people and where
entertainments of high standard
are given good attendance will al
ways be found. The receipts amount
ed to about $75 and the expenses were
nominal.
/ III. w IllictIl l)ullClu, VI HOCulA, All
iona, writes his father, J. M. Duffield.
of the recent death of Colonel Ben
Jones. formerly of this place and Lieu.
tenant Colonel of the Bird Iowa Cavalry.
and also brother of the late w. H.
Jones of this city. Colonel Jones had
made his home for several years in
Pasadena, California, and Phoenix,
Arizona, but had recently moved to
Oklahoma, where his death occurred
John R. Wallace and DR.. H. c.
Young spent Tuesday evening in OF.
tumwa, where they attended a meet
ing of the knights Templars.
w. j. Law spent Tuesday evening in
Ottumwa while en- route to Evans,
where he is visiting at the home of
his son, w. J. Law, Jr
Rev. and Mrs. U. S. Smith and little
child, of Pulaski, visited in this place
Monday and attended the lecture rec.
ital at the M. E. church.