Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-07
Bloomfield.


Bloomfield, Oct. 3.-Mrs. w. j..
Steckle entertained few friends
Thursday at dinner at six o'clock, in
honor of Mrs. David McCarroll, who
recently returned from Colorado,
where the family have been spending
the past year or two for the benefit
of Mrs. McCarrolls health, which is
sufficiently improved to admit of their
return.
Mrs. Emma Owens of Trenton, Mis-
souri,, ana Mrs. Clara Berkhalter, of
Kankakee, Ills, spent Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Nancy Wallace.
Mrs. Kate Guernsey of Milton spent
Thursday in this city and visited at
the nome of her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Palmer and lit
tie son, Frank, of Florence, Colorado.
arrived Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. D. P. Palmer, in order to attend
the Wishard-PaHner wedding, which
will occur Wednesday. Oct. 8.
Mrs. A. b. Gilbert left Thursday for
Troy, where she will spend week or
two with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Daily who is just recovering from a
severe attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Thomas Cascaden of Waterloo
is visiting her niece, Mrs. Katie Rick.
ey and Mrs. Nellie Kelsey. Mrs. Cas-
caden has decided to spend the great
er part of the winter here, and will
probably open her own home during
the time spent in this city.
The county convention of Charlton
churches was held in this place We'd
nesday afternoon and Thursday. The
attendance was not all that was eX--
pected owing to the soldiers reunion
which drew large crowds, but the ex-,
ercises were interesting to those in at
tendance. All departments of church
work were we'll represented in the
programs given each day. On We'd
nesday evening, IAiss Annetta New
come, state secretary and organizer of
the c. W. b. NJ, addressed the con-
vention on c. w. B. M. work and Rev.
j. II. Bryan, superintendent of Sunday
schools, gave an address on Sunday
school work. The convention closed
on Thursday evening, Rev. knight of
Oskaloosa delivering an address on
Endeavor work, followed by sermon
by Rev. Dewey of Des Monies.
Mrs. N. S. Smith of Pulaski, who has
been visiting at the home of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Frs. y. T. Patterson,
leaves Friday for What Cheer, where
Rev. Smith goes to fill the conference
appointment.
The final attendance at the reunion
of the Third Iowa Cavalry held We'd
nesday and Thursday, was 1870 veter--
ans of the Third Iowa and about forty
soldiers Of various regiments. The
affair terminated as it began, pleas
antly and successfully. The weather
was all that could be desired in every
respect. Among some of the interest
| ing relics displayed was the first call
for volunteers, which states that there
would be meeting of Davis county
citizens held in Bloomfield Saturday
for the purpose of forming volunteer
fathers" The call was signed by
George Duffield, ]. Baker, William J.
Hamilton, James B. Weaver S. A.
Moore and o. d. Tisdale. Out of this
list it is noticeable that only James
B. Weaver of ColfaX and Col. Moore,
of this city, are still living.
Bloomfield, Oct &C. M. Burgess
and daughter, Jennie. Miss Emma
lSWlnney OF Belknap ana Ut. 4oSt OF
Pulaski, formed a party that left this
city Tuesday enroute to the national
encampment of the G. A. r. at Wash
ington. Mr.. Burgess and daughter
have planned trip from Washing
ton to Virginia, where they will visit
relatives at Bassic City, Port Repub-.
lie, Stanton, Spring Hill and Mount
Solun and on their return will take
an ocean trip and visit Old Point Com
fort, Fortress Monroe and Virginia
Beach. They will be absent for a
month.
Mrs. Ida Miller of Kingfisher, Okla,
and Mrs. Bell Hueston of Mt. Ster-,
ling, departed Thursday, after spend.
ing few days at the home of Mrs.
Fred Messer and that of her daughter
Mrs. George Rokey.
4 Mrs. Dysart, who has been spending
1.-THE summer with her daughter, Mrs.