Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30

tional church of ,nls city.
Mr.. McIntire is survived by his wife,
one son, ID. p. McIntire. and daugh--
ter, Miss Jessie, all three of whom
were with the husband and father
when death came. The family home
has been in Charlton since Mr.. McIn-
tire became ill, and the surviving
members of the family will probably
continue to reside there.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, October 2S.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. Hulet, of Stronghurst, Ills, de-
parted Monday after spending a few
days at the home of Mrs. Hulet's
cousin, Mrs. J. R. Newton.
Rev. j. C.Wilson, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, exchanged pulpits
Sunday with Rev. Tromb, pastor of
the Presbyterian church of Milton,
each filling the pulpit of the other.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lutte Burchett and
daughter and Mrs. Burchett's sister,
Mrs. Williams, of Keosauqua, returned
Saturday from California where they
have been spending several months
visiting relatives and enjoying pleas
ure trip.
Mrs. G. Lakewood and son, John,
and daughter, Lizzie, drove to Moul-
ton Sunday where they visited at the
home of Mrs. Hazlewood's daughter,
Mrs. ]. A. Haney. The family were
! joined by Mrs. w. A. Scott, of keo-
sauqua, thus making the family circle
complete for the first time in three
years.
Lyman Saunders spent Sunday in
Ottumwa as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Cowan.
Albert Walthers, of Moline, ILL.,, was
the guest OF friends in this city Sun
day.
Messrs. Chas. Walker and Frank
Black. accompanied by Misses Odessa
Swinney and Joy Fryberger, enjoyed
a drive to Moulton Sunday where a
pleasant day was spent at the home of
Mr. Walkers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Owsley and Miss
Lora McNeff drove to Drakeville Sun
day and spent the day with relatives,
Mrs. Owsley visiting her mother Mrs.
Amos Williams, and Miss McNeff Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
McNeff.
Mrs. Chas. Walton returned Satur-
day from Ottumwa where she had
the home of Mrs. II. T. Somers and
that of Mrs C. F. Bailty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Prevo left Tuesday
for Los Angeles, California, where
Mr. Prevo has decided to locate
! Hon. C. A. Wendell, of Chicago, who
addressed large audience at the
court house Saturday in the interests OF
the democrats, departed Monday af
ternoon for Fit. Madison where he also
delivered an address.
4 G. A. Matthews, cashier of the Pu
laski bank, accompanied by Mrs. Mat
thews, spent Sunday at the home OF
Hon. w. H. Taylor
Dr. j. B. Finley, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Olga Su Song, of Des
Moines returned home Saturday af
ter few days visit with relatives il
this city.
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Bloomfield Iowa
Bloomfield, October 29.-The citi
zens who gathered in the court room
Monday afternoon to hear the case Of
Mrs. Gertrude Gray, OF Centerville
VS.. DR.. H. c. Young, of this city, eX
perienced an odd sensation passing il
rapid transition from surprise and in
tereSt to genuine amusement as the
first case called proved to be that O
, George l.. Shuman & Co., of Chicago
: VS.. Helen S. Taylor, wife of Attorney
H. G. Taylor. Studying the faces O.
: those present, wonder and surprise
We're at first the only emotions de
! picted in each interested countenance
: but as the case developed, the humor
GUS side of the affair held the audience
in sway throughout the session, {
smile even lurking now and then OF
the face of the judge. The law firm o
Bence & Braden represented Shumal
& Co.. and it is needless to say who i
was that ably defended Mrs. Taylor
The statement of the case SHOWS tina
in January, 1901, book agent callet
at the home of Mrs. Helen Taylor ant
solicited her patronage for set o
, Stoddard's lectures, or DR.. Lord
Beacon Lights of History. Mrs. Tay
lor, being club woman, finally decid
| ed to consider the proposition and ais,
consult Mr. Taylor, as she was unde
cided which set of books to take o
whether she cared for either. In tn
). meantime she held consultation witt
!, her sister-in-law, Mrs. w. J. Sickle
: also prominent club woman, and
9 was agreed that as Mrs. Sickle pre-
ferred the Beacon Lights, it woul,
5 be a good scheme for Mrs. Taylor t
$ take Stouuard's lectures, and each ea
!. change with the other, provided Stod
dards lectures suited Mrs Taylor a
y well as the Beacon Lights. A fe,
t days later the agent whom Mrs. Tay
4 lor had referred to her husband
v called on Mrs. Sickle, who signed
contract for the Beacon Lights 70
herself, and knowing that Mrs. Taylo
did not wish to be interviewed agar
telephoned to her and received he
permission to order Stoddard's LEI
lures for her. Accordingly Mrs ,Steckl