Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, March 13.-Misses Lib
bic and Maggie Doran of Waneta, Qa.)
were business callers in this city on
Tuesday.
Messrs. Pinnell and Coleman and
families, wealthy farmers, residing
twenty miles southeast Of this city,
made a business trip to this place on
Tuesday and deposited a large sum of
money in the county treasury paying
their W taxes and that of nearly a
dozen of their neighbors, who entrust-
ed them with the matter.
Rev. and Mrs. Gilmore of Ottumwa
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Gil
more's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pow
er.
The Hawk-Eye school house in
Cleveland township is reported to have
burned to the ground On Saturday ev-
ening. Clarence Vorhis, who had
taught the school during the winter
closed the term on Saturday afternoon.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The marriage of Jas. Milligan of this
city to Miss Fife Brunk occurred We'd
nesday evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Brunk of Pulaski. The ceremony was
attended by a number of friends from
this city, Mr.. and Mrs. John Owens,
Claude Dabney, Mrs. Will Taylor and
Mrs. H. C. Young. Mr.. Milligan, who
has been a resident of this place for
the past six months, having succeeded
Otto Schorr as clerk in Taylor & Sons
clothing store. will return with his
bride next week and will go to house
keeping on East Locust street.
Fifteen young people met recently at
the home of Miss Bessie Smith and or
ganized a "Merry-Go-Round" club. The
object of the organization is purely so.
cial and a merry-go-round time is ex-
pected.
Mrs. Cheney and son of Kahoka,
Mo-, are visiting Mrs. Cheeney's son,
G.. r. Cheney, of this city.
DR.. Lunsford of Lancaster, Mo-, is
visiting at the home Of his %brother-in-
law, Rev. Wyckizer, pastor Of the
Christian church.
j.. o. Wishard and Jas. A. Moler, of
Belknap, visited in this place Wednes.
day on legal business.
Mrs. c. l.. Pennington left Wednes.
day for Charlton to accompany. he1
friends, Mrs. F. w. Eichelberger to her
home in this city. Mrs. Eichelberge1
has been seriously ill for some time
but is able to return home with assist
ance.
The women of the Presbyterian
church held an all day quilting session
at the home of Mrs. Herbert King or
Tuesday. A delicious dinner was serv
ed and the day was spent pleasantly
as well as profitably.
Mrs. Nettie Freeman and daughter
Lennie, who have been spending the
past week at the home of their aunt
Mrs Ellen Hotchkiss, left Wednesday
for Pueblo, Col.
A delightful social evening, which
was a parting compliment to Mr.. anc
Mrs. W. Fl. Dillener, who leave in {
short time for Montana, where the,
intend making their future home. oc
Cured Tuesday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Newton. The af
fair was given by a camping party tina
organized in the year 1900 and enioy
ed a few weeks of camp life at Bona
parte, where hunting, fishing and boat
: ing were some of the attractive fea
lures of the occasion. The party wa
then composed of Rev. and Mrs. J. w
t Stark, Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Fortune, MI
. and Mrs. J. R. Newton, Mr.. and Mrs
/, w. M. Wray and son., Elmer, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Henry Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. W
H. Dillener and little granddaughter
Fay Hardy, and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n
Rector. In commemoration of by
t gone days a picnic supper was serve
in r;1n;o. forIto-. nrJ F,,e-I.
tempting dish that was greatly relish
ed and served as a reminder of tn
: successful fishing expeditions of 1901
Games and conversation filled the e,
ening hours that were spent in picni
fashion as far as indoor apartment
would permit.