Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-16
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Oct. III. y. LlnaDerfy
returned Sunday from Winnipeg, Can
ada. having spent the summer travel
lg through the north in the interest
/ a South Dakota land company. MI.
Linaberry will remain several weeks
With his mother Mrs Mary Young In
,rder to cast his vote at the coming
Election
The twenty-seventh birthday OF
Arthur B. Welsh was pleasantly re-
membered Saturday, when the mando-
lin club, of which Mr. WEIGH is mem
Der, were entertained at the home OF
his sister. Mrs A. D. Gibbons. Mr..
WEIGH was presented with a hand
some chair, which was received with
surprise and pleasure. Refreshments
were served and a pleasant Informal
Asecial evening was enjoyed.
Mrs. w. G. Johnson left Tuesday for
Deep River, where she will spend sew
eral days with her son, Ed. H. john
son, and continue the trip to Des
Moines. where she remains indefinitely
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. j.
". Saum.
MI. and Mrs Henry c. Taylor have
returned from a pleasant trip through
California and a short visit in Everett,
Washington, at the home of Mrs. Tay-
lor's sister. Mrs. A. II. Finney.
Mrs. Mollie Stewart and Mrs. Maud
Vincent, who have been spending the
go asst month at the home of their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Miller, re-
turned Monday to their home in Alden,
Kansas.
w H. Wiseman spent Sunday in
Centerville, in order to visit his moth
ar. who has recently returned from a
trip to Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs Phil H. Palmer returned
from st. Louis and Vandalia, H., where
thew enjoyed wedding trip of Q few
days DURATION.
The Willard Saunders home is be-
ing enlarged by adding a second story
10 number of rooms in the rear. The
residence, which is one of the hand
soonest in the city and has only been
completed within the past year, will
now afford a complete residence, the
second story of which will be occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wallace, who
have resided at the Saunders home
+ since their marriage.
The lecture course, which has been
completed for the season, includes five
duced by the Colonial Ladies' Military
band, to which this music-loving com
munity is looking forward to with
great pleasure. The second number
will consist of lecture by Father MI
gent, one of the strongest and brain
lest orators of the day, who although
having on one occasion addressed
small audience in this CITY, is unknown
to the majority who are interested II
the course and DESTROYS of hearing thu
best things Of the day. Third in thu
list is Rev. Anna H. Shaw, who is .
'sslf-made' woman having educate,
herself for the ministry and also 70
the practice of medicine, and who il
one Of the finest orators of the pres
ent day. The fourth entertainment
will be given by General L. T. Sweer
ey, who carried the audience by storm
last season and whose second comin
is a matter of general interest. TIL
Leland Powers representations clos
the course, which is hoped will NEE
with the cooperation of the public an
terminate even more successfully tina
that of last season.
Miss Helen Wray has returned fror
Keokuk, where she has been spendin
the past month with relatives.
Attorney and Mrs E. Rominger ell
tertained friends Saturday evenin
with "reminiscences of trip to yellow
stone Park. A number of Bloomfiel
citizens having enjoyed a pleasure tri
to that point were able to Civ
short talks on such features of TIL
trip as impressed them most. Thos
who related these Impressions and e.
periences were Attorney D. H. Runyo
w. j. Land, Amos and w. j. Steckl
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Stark, Pro
A. II. Downey, Miss Mabel Palmer an
Attorney Rominger. Mr.. Roming,
having prepared a little booklet co
tanning description OF the "trip take
BY himself and party this summer, di
tributed the little volumes to ii
guests, who were pleased with the Ii