Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-22
PLANS Fer NORMAL
Davis County Institute to be Held
August IL to %.
INSTRUCTORS ARE SECURED


Preparations Being Made to Hold a
Most Successful Summer School
Other Events and Happenings in
Davis County Capital.
Bloomfield, July 19.-The Davis
county normal institute will be hello
at the public school building, begin
ming Monday. August IL, at o'clock
p. M, and closing August %. The OBJ
ject of the session will be improve
ment in methods of teaching rather
than preparation for examination.
The Instructors.
The following corps of instructors
have been secured: Ira S. Condit o.
Cedar Falls, Walter S. Athern of Des
Moines, S. A.. Power of Coon Rapids
and Ed. R. Collins, C. w. Ramseyel
and Miss Carrie Davies of this city
The latter will instruct the music
| class. The utmost care and fore
thought is being expended on the plans
for the coming term which it is hoped
will he even more successful and profit
able than in the years that are past.
Rainfall 21a Inches.
The rain and electrical storm O.
Thursday afternoon continued al
night with but little intermission ant
by noon on Friday the. rainfall amount
ed to 21a inches.
Personal Items.
Attorney S. S. Carruthers returned
Friday from short business trip tt
st. Louis.
Miss Virgie Reynolds and littl,
brother, who have been visiting at TIL,
home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ F. Broadwel
returned Thursday to their home il
Cantril.
Mrs. B. Loeb entertained abou
twenty-five elderly women Friday al
ternoon from till 5 o'clock. The
home was tastefully decorated will
quantities of smiling sunflowers inter
woven with sprays of asparagus, which
made the parlors decidedly attractive
Large bowls of sweat peas were also
found in various parts of the house
Light refreshments were prettily serv
ed by a number of young women.
Rev. j. w. Potter left Thursday fol
Burlington, where he is spending sew
eral days.
Thursday evening section five of the
Rosewood camp of Royal Neighbors
met and initiated Mrs. j. C. Harter
The business session was followed by
a social evening in which a banquet
was served at Duckworth's restaurant
Mrs. Georgia Mckinley of Hannibal
Mo-, is spending few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam T. Wallace
Mrs. Brouhard and family of Littl'
River, Kansas, who are spending thu
summer at the home of Mrs. Brou
hard's sisted, Mrs w. H. Taylor, lief
Friday for Drakeville to visit he
brother, Ely Truitt, for a few days.
| Samuel Durhinger of Bloomington
ILL.,, is visiting at the home Of hi
brother-in-law, VIM. Slower, and othe
| relatives, in the county, and will prob
ably remain a couple of weeks
About thirty-siX little people were
happily entertained Friday Afternoon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. HI. A. Wis
hard in honor of the eighth birthda.
of their little daughter, Hazel. Al
though the weather was very unpleas
ant on account of the rain, wind ant
sultry atmosphere the little peopl
spent very happy afternoon in doors
Daily refreshments were served.
Bloomfield, July 1S.-Mrs. Franl
Morse and baby returned Monday from
Milton where Mrs. Morse has beer
spending the past ten days visiting a
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Josiah Wilson and other relatives.
Invitations are out to a reception a
the home of Mrs. j. w. Stark mex
Tuesday at p. M. in honor of her sis
ter, Miss Cora Goss of Unionville, Mo
At the regular meeting Of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America, held Wed
nesday evening, the degree of the or
der was conferred on j. Allan STAINS
berry, Chas. w. Heady and John w
Swift.
Miss Barnes of Charleston is
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Davis.
Mrs. Latta of Moulton returned
home Wednesday after short visi
at the home of Mrs. Chas. Davis.
Improvements are being made OF
the residence of the Misses Kelso VIII,
are having the roof raised in order t,
make the rooms on the upper foo
more comfortable.
Invitations are out for a reception a
the home OF Mrs. Henry G. Taylor Sat
urday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Tay
lor's guest, Miss Eva Trew Of Chicago
and Mrs. Lou M. Butler of Lima, o
the guest OF Mrs. w. j. Sickle.
Michael Miller of Pulaski made
business trip to this place Thursda,
in order to pay the second installmen
OF taxes on his large farm.
Mrs. D. III. Payne received friend
Thursday afternoon, when the pleasur
of the entertainment was slightly maj
red by threatening clouds, followed b.
a strong wind that blew the dust il
binding clouds along the streets AM
was followed by rain, thunder AM
lightning.
S. N. Creech of Pulaski made bus
mess trip to this place Thursday an,
deposited in the county treasury tn
| proceeds of the sale of nineteen hea,
Of fat cattle raised on the county farm
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Darnel of Tro,
are visiting at the home of their daugh
ter, Mrs. J. G. Leach.
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