Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-15
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pleasure along with business.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, April 11-High school
commencement will be held at the high
school hall April %. The former Gus
tom of the graduates delivering ora
tons will be dispensed with at the pub
lie entertainment when E.Amhurst OFT
will lecture on "The Haunted House,"
The baccalaureate address will be de-
| livered at the M. E. church Sunday
afternoon, April 20, by Rev. D. A.
Wyckizer, pastor of the Christian
church. The graduates are Misses
Maude Dabney, Susie U. Meier, Helen
A. Wray, Jay S. Fryberger, Lula A.
Day and Claude G. Dabney, Harvey S.
Neal and Elmer Clark.
Bloomfield lodge No. %, I. o. o. F.,
attended the funeral services of Brady
Williams, which were held Wednesday
afternoon. Rev. j. w. Potter Israel
Jenkins and l.. T. Barton conducted
the services. Mr.. Williams was mi
tiated in the Bloomfield lodge in 1856,
nearly half century ago, and was
one of the charter members of the
Drakeville lodge.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies Guild of the M. e. church, was
held at the pretty new home of Mrs.
Joe Rominger. A social session fol-
lowed the business meeting at which
time each member handed in her hard
earned dollar and told the story of the
struggle thereof, the talent scheme for
money making having been adopted
some time ago by the guild. Nearly
every member reported and as result
the treasury was increased to the
amount of $36. 1t was decided at
this meeting to take up for the next
work, a small weekly exchange. The
Guild will be divided into seven sec
: tons of six members each and every
Saturday for two months one of these
sections will have charge of an ex-
> change held in the store window of
ROUGH & Lorenz, where busy house
wives can find something already pre-
pared for their Sunday dinner
The lecture committee met We'd
nesday at the home Of Mrs. w. j.
Sickle and were very much gratified
at the success of the course for the
past season. After paying for the ex-
pense of the course and all local eX-
penses $44S5 was deposited in the
treasury for the lecture fund, thus
strengthening the next years course
to that extent. New committees will
soon be formed and work for next
7 year will be planned
A local member of the tailors' union
who has been out of employment for
2 some time, although it may be said to
his credit that he is one of the very
finest Workmen, was recently arrested
: on the complaint of MI Goldberger, a
: tailor, in whose shop the man had
} used abusive language, attempting to
strike him with the shears, and an
peared to be intoxicated He was ar
7 rested and arraigned before the mayor
for drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct and fined $685. Not possessing
the wherewithall, it is alleged he went
to the home of Mrs. ]. Johnson whose
] husband is an employe of Goldberger,
and obtained the money representing,
5 it is said, that Mr.. Johnson had sent
, him. After receiving the money he
apparently forgot to pay the fine and
! concluded to take a little trip to OF.
tumwa, but was prevented by Chief of
Police Rominger who met him at Bel
!, KNAPP and accompanied him to the Of
fee of Justice Higbee, where a former
employer paid the costs of the case
and has given him work for the pres
!; ent. The money was returned to Mrs.
; Johnson.
]. M. Hammond of Drakeville was a
business visitor at this place Thurs
day.
DR.. ]. B. Findley of Des Moines, ar
rived in this place Thursday to visit
; relatives, while on business trip.
The Junior Endeavorers of the Pres
byterian church enjoyed a social ev-
ening with Master John Edwards at
the home of Mrs. D. P. Palmer on
Wednesday evening. Games and CON
tests furnished amusement for the
young people. Fresh fruits were serv-
ed. Music was furnished by the Jul
nior orchestra.
Will Herod of South Ottumwa. is
visiting at the home of his father.
VIM. Herod, who was thrown from a
carriage last Sunday and although
badly shaken up and somewhat bruis-
ed. was not otherwise injured
Tom Davis left Thursday on a bust
ness trip to Chicago.
Bloomfield, April 12.-Mrs. ]. A.
Warrington is spending a few DAYS in
Belknap visiting relatives.
Miss May Wallace entertained
friends at grub" social Thursday
evening. The guests enjoyed a very
pleasant evening.
; Geo. W. Phillips, Rev. j. w. Potter
X. 7. Hotchkiss and j. NJ Smith were
called to Keosaudua Friday to appear
as witnesses in the Zolim an-C assady
case now On trial in that city
]; Miss Mae Hinl,le, who won the hon
ors in the district declamatnry CON