Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-25
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield March 21.-ReY. anu
Mrs. ]. w. Potter left Thursday morn.
ing for Moulton, where services are
being held this week in the new M. e.
church, Rev. Potter preaching there
that evening
Mrs Frank Mast. who resides north
of OttumWa, is visiting at the nome
of her mother, Mrs. w. H. Miller.
northeast of the city. Mrs. Drake, OF
Medelia, Mimi, who has been visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Sheppard, north of Ottumwa. is also
visiting at the Miller home this week.
Miss Pauline Payne, student OF the
Iowa Wesleyan University, is spending
two weeks vacation at the home of her
parents, Attorney and Mrs. d. II.
Payne.
Corydon Brouhard. of What Cheer
is visiting at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Ellen Elroat and also that of
his half sister, Mrs. Mary Whybrow.
The Philharmonic orchestra made its
first public appearance Thursday even
ing at grand opening given by
north side notion store. Crowds at
tended the opening and were delighted
with the orchestra, which received
showers of compliments. The opening
partook somewhat of a social nature.
Miss Addie Hotchkiss acting as hos
tess, assisted by Mrs. George Duren,
Mrs. Jas. A. Duren and Misses Ruby
Phillips and Loura Wilson. Carna-
tons were distributed as favors.
| Miss May Hatton left Friday morn
| ing for Colorado Springs for an extend
! ed visit at the home of her brother,
Roy.
The talent social given by the Ladies
Aid society of the Christian church on
/ Wednesday evening was a great sue
cess both socially and financially.
Some time ago the talent scheme for
money making was adopted by the So
ciety in order to raise money and swell
/ the fund for church improvements.
Each member of the society was given
ten cents to invest in such a way that
one dollar should be realized as profit.
The time given to this work having
expired social was held at the church
and programmes given in which orig,
inal poems, telling how each one earn
ed her dollar were read and in this cX
ercise, to originality was added wit and
humor Those who failed to tell the
story of the growing dimes in rhyme
appeared on the program in interesting
conversations and soliloquies on the re-
cent work performed by the Aid soci
ETY.. The program opened with an orig
inal song by the Ladies' Aid and clos
ed with song entitled Gather Up the
Dollars, at the close of which between
sixty-five and seventy dollars were
taken up. A collection was taker
!, which will increase the sum to the
amount of about SIS. A prize having
!, been offered for the greatest number Of
dollars earned by individual members
{ Miss Myrtle Standley was awarded {
, handsome hand painted Japanese glove
box The Easter bazaar will be helt
next week. which will greatly increase
the already big amount raised Wednes
day evening.
Bloomfield. March 22.-Miss Ethe
Gilbert is suffering from badl.
sprained ankle as the result of an &C
, cident in attending the burning of tn
Shelton home on Thursday evening.
Hazen |. Sawyer of Keokuk, refere
in bankruptcy. spent Friday, in thi
t city on legal business connected will
the Law Hardware Co. of Pulaski.
Hon. B. +. Carroll returned Frida
5 evening from Des Moines where h
has been spending the past few day
S on business.
Mrs. c. L. Pennington has been quit
: i'll with tonsilitis for several days bu
n made her first appearance Oh TIL
5. streets Friday afternoon.
/. Mrs. F. w. Eichelberger, who ha
1 been quite i'll for some time from a
abcess in the head contracted while i
Charlton where the judge was holdin
a court. is slowly improving, but is sti
confined to her room.
On Friday afternoon the Twentiet
Century club delightfully."- entertaine
the Ivanhoe at the home Of Mrs. {
4 F. Carroll At $3.50 o'clock the usut
literary program was preceded b
quotations on art The program
1 proper was opened with an entertain
ing talk on the classic order of arch
lecture with original illustrations, b
Mrs. w. A. Herman A paper on til
Z ruins of Rome was furnished by Mr.
4 Stella Teed, after which the progral
h closed with a talk on schools {
painting by Mrs Ellsworth Rominge
4 The Twentieth Century club whic
4 was organized about two years ago fo
u the purpose of studying art, has del
4 seeking knowledge. in the realm {
q IsOudH dll' PuiiiIiuS anu Stuiplol
i and has become thoroughly acquain
i ed with all that history presents G
4 these subjects and is now devotin
4 it's time to the study of moder
4 sculpture and painting. Following Il
\ literary treat. light refreshments. co
4 sisting of coffee, waters and sailed a
4 monds were served by Mrs. S. 7. w;
a lace. Mrs. E. B. Johnson, Mrs. il
4 Rominger and Mrs H. c.. Young. I'll
a remainder of the afternoon was spe
A in social conversation and a quantit
II of Perry PICTURES ordered by the Ival
L hoe club was distributed among ii
Il members OF that order The picture
q were passed among the guests, wi
d found much enjoyment in examinin
a them. The afternoon was hapl
"a one for all.
Blakesburg.
d Blakesburg, March 21.-Mrs. HIATT
II Albright, Mrs. Vancleve, Ora NancleN
u with Mrs Mary Coffman have returne
III from q visit in Oklahoma