Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-18
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield. Sept. 16.-Mr. McElroy
and Miss Hattie Allen. of Ottumwa
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Steckle of this
city, We're pleasantly entertained att
dinner Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs John Plank in honor of the birth
day of their daughter, Elva. of Sioux
City, who, after visiting at the parental
home for a couple of weeks, departed
for Sioux City on Monday
Rev. Grant Olive. who is now num-
bered with the long list of young
Methodist ministers who have gone
from Davis county, occupied the M. E..
pulpit Sunday evening and delivered
an excellent sermon. Mr.. Give grad
uated this summer in the Iowa Wes-
leyan university and leaves this week
to attend the district conference at
Keokuk where he vii receive his first
appointment to the NJ E. pulpit of the
Keokuk district.
Miss Bowers of Chicago, who has re-
Gently accepted the position of music
teacher in the Southern Iowa normal,
has been engaged by the Christian
church to instruct and lead the choir.
Miss Elva Mccoy has returned from
Versailles, H., to attend the public
school and is again making her home
with her sister, Mrs. M. F. Broadwell.
The usual Epworth League service
on Sunday evening gave way to a
memorial service for the martyred
president, VIM. Mckinley.
Rev. j. W. Potter left Monday for
Keokuk to attend the annual confer
ence. Mr.. Potter has spent two years
In this place as pastor of the NJ e.
church. The congregation is DESTROYS
that he should return as both the pas
tor and family will be greatly missed
should they leave the city.
Mrs. Nancy Wallace, who has been
spending the past summer and fall in
Washington, where she visited her son,
Will, has returned by way of Texas,
where she visited her niece, Mrs Os-
car Huilker, who, accompanied by Mr..
Huilker, returned with Mrs. Wallace
% this city where they will spend
,ome time visiting relatives
Rev. d. A. Wyckizer, pastor of the
Christian church. left Monday for
Moulton to conduct special services,
and will continue the trip to the north
ern part of the state where he intends
spending couple of months and will
attend the Christian church conven--
ton.
Mr. and Mrs John Owens left Mon
day for Des Moines where they will
visit at the home of Mr.. Owens sister,
Mrs Will King, and attend the sover-
eign grand lodge of l. o. o. F.
Mrs. George Bryce and daughter
Eunice, and young son, of Oklahoma
City, are spending several months at
the home of Mrs. Bryce's mother, Mrs.
l.. A. Painter.
Joe Tutwiler, of Red Oak, visited at
the home of his brother, j. j. Tutwiler
Sunday
Mrs. S. q. Iglehart of Mt. Vernon is
spending a few weeks at the home OF
her brother. w. NJ Bassett and that OF
her sister, Mrs. ST. Glare.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Haniel, of New Lon.
don, are visiting at the home of Mrs
Haniels brother, Rev. j. A. Shep
herd.
Miss Mamie Bryce and nephew Glen
Kurn, have returned from Des Moines
shere they have been spending sew
raj months visiting their aunt, Mrs
A. J. Nicholson, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs 70. X. Shelton, of Beuna
Vista, Colorado, are visiting at the
home OF Mrs. Shelton's sister, Mrs j
p Toombs.
Mrs. Will Linaberry and baby, OF
Milton, are visiting Mr.. Linaberry'
mother. Mrs. Mary Young, with whom
thep will remain during the absence al