Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-22
Democrats. of Davis County AS
sembled in Mass Convention.
ENDORSE KANSAS CITY PLATFORM
Delegations to State, Congressional
and Judicial Conventions Chosen
Resolutions Adopted by the conven-
ton.


at the court house Saturday afternoon
for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the state convention which meets in
Des Moines September 3, nine to the
judicial convention which meets in OF
tumwa August Is and fourteen to the
congressional convention which conf
vention was called to meet at 1 40 p.
m. Owing, however to the hardness of
the delegates in assembling the house
was not called to order until after 2
O'Clock, by County Chairman F. G..
Young. Hon. w. H. Taylor being chos
en- as chairman, thanked the conven-
ton for the honor and made short
but interesting talk. A committee chos-
en- on the motion of one of the dele
gates, reported the selection of the fol-
lowing representatives to the different
conventions:
For the congressional convention
Fred McNeal, o. e. Teneyck. w. A.
Herman, j. F. H. Carey, John Fortune,
B. B. Burchett. c. F. Davis, ] M. Peden,
J. K. Richardson, Chas. Skinner. o. w.
Wisdom, w. T. McNeff, Hon. w. H.
Taylor, F c Young
For the state convention-W H. Kin
kade, R. W. Anderson, ,Chas. Miller H.
c. Taylor, Ely Brunk, J. F. jenkins, A.
j. Selman, Dan Harper, f. G. McCon
nell, H. E. Evans. A. L. Russell, Her
bert King, John Hinkle Philix Dorm,
Joseph Roberts. w. B. Shreave.
For the judicial convention-Frank
Christy, D. K. Miller, j. c. Wilkinson,
| w. d. Sawyer. w. H. Taylor, James
Stokesberry, w. A. Richards, H. c..
Leach, William Baumgorten. G. D.
Brunk, D. H. Payne, Marsh Clark, Lew
Albright, w. S. Kenney, John Scarbor-
ough, G. T. Sawyers, D. S. Carruthers,
]. 7. Dabney.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented by c. F. Davis and adopted by
the convention:
Resolved, by the democrats of Da-
Wis county, Iowa, in mass convention
assembled, That we reaffirm the prin-
ciples of the Kansas City democratic
platform and invite all who believe in
them to join us in the effort to restore
the government to the principles of
our forfathers and promote pure dem
ocracy in the United States.
Bloomfield News Notes.
The Rebekah lodge held a pleasant
session Friday night and initiated two
new candidates, Miss Ada Spencer and
Miss Fairy Newton. The business
meeting was followed by a social even
ing which was greatly enjoyed. Light
refreshments We're served
Mrs. Juliet johnson and daughter,
Miss Lillian of Milton, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Stec-
| kle
DR.. Lulu M. Gilbert and sister. Miss
Ethel and guest, Mrs. Eva Perry of
Cantril, accompanied by Miss Ada
Spencer. Miss Lila Lakewood and
Homer Rankin returned Monday from
/ Mt. Sterling, where they were enter
tanned at house party given by Miss
| Carrie Cook, who also entertained
/ friends from Minneapolis and Ottum-
i wa.
The members of the Friday After
noon club and their husbands were de-
| lightnfully entertained at o'clock din
ner at the home of Mrs. VIM. Hill. The
invitation was extended the following
guests from out OF town: Miss Edith
i Trew of Chicago, Mrs. Will Saunders
of Hobart, Okla, and Miss Cora Goss
of Unionville, Mo.
4 Miss Lucille Potter, eldest daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. ]. w. Potter. happily
entertained few young friends at tea
Saturday evening in honor of Miss
Gladys Butler of Lima, o. and Miss
Lillian Johnson of Milton, guests at
the Sickle home.
Mrs. Henry G. Taylor gave delight
full afternoon Saturday to few i'm
\ mediate friends in honor of Miss Edith
i Trew of Chicago. Dainty refresh
ments were served.
4 On Friday pleasant social evening
was given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
4 o. D. Wray who entertained friends at
whist is honor of Mrs. S. J. Henderson
of Waterloo. The number of guests
present We're sufficient to surround
several whist tables. Sam 7. Wallace
was awarded the mems honors and
Mrs. Sam t. Wallace received the wo-
mems honors, while the consolation
prize fell to the lot of Mrs Sol A. Lor-
enz. Light refreshments were served.
Sigourney.
Sigourney, July 21-The damages to
fields and property in this county by