Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-03
Bloomfield.


Bloomfield, June Mrs. Allen o.
Belknap is visiting at the home OF
her granddaughter, Mrs. S. F. Nc
Connell
Amos Sickle and son, w. J. Sickle
left Saturday afternoon for Keokuk
where they visited Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Overton
a former citizen of this place.
Mrs. Henry Giller left Friday night
for Mt. Pleasant to attend the com.
mencement exercises of the Iowa Yves.
leyan university of which her son
Grant, is one of the graduates.
Miss Jennie Ferguson, who returned
Thursday from Des Moines, where she
has been spending some time, returned
to that city on Sunday having accepted
a position as bookkeeper for the
t1awk-Eye Plumbing company.
Miss Fay Beauchamp, the little
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. E. d. Beau
champ, pleasantly entertained a mum
Der of little friends Friday evening in
honor OF Miss Verna Scott of Keosau
qua, who is visiting at the home of hel
grandmother, Mrs. G. Lakewood.
Miss Bessie Sawyer of West Grove
made business trip to this place on
Saturday.
j. S. Horn of Appanoose county was
numbered with the taxpayers at the
county treasurer's Office on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Leach spent Fri.
day in Troy attending memorial ser.
vices and visiting relatives.
Miss Mable Swift left Saturday for
Mt. Pleasant to attend the commence
ment exercises of the Iowa Wesleyan
University.
r. Colliver, accompanied by his sis
tiers, Miss Direta Colliver and Mrs
Geo. Norris attended memorial SER
vices at West Grove and spent the day
with relatives.
Mrs. Joe Weiney and daughter Ella
have returned from short visit with
relatives in Drakesville.
Attorney T. P. Bence of this city &C.
companied b. l. R. Sheppard of Drake
vile left Sunday for Dubuque to at
return next Friday.
The friends of Walter A. Menden-
hall, formerly of this city, now of
Boise City, Idaho, will be interested to
know that his engagement to Miss An
mis- Penny of that city has been an.
nounced and that the wedding will o.
cur on Wednesday, June 4. Mr.. Men
denhall made his home In this city
until about four years ago when he ac-
cepted position as overseer of a shoe
store in Boise City. He is still re-
membered by many young people in
this city, who wish him happiness in
the step he is taking
Mrs. Ed. Ressler and Mrs. o. C.
Sturtz returned Saturday from Milton
where they had been visiting friends
for a fhort time.
Mrs. Frank Rominger and children,
Miss Pansy and Master Elmer left Sat
urday for kirksyille. Mo-, where they
are spending couple of weeks at the
home of Mrs. Rominger's sister, Mrs.
Amanda Everhart.
Claude Dabney has returned from
Hannibal, Quincy and Kansas City,
where he has been spending the past
two weeks on pleasure trip.
The entertainment given by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. P. Caldwell on Wednesday
evening was succeeded by a similar
social function on Friday, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. ]. Sickle, Attorney and Mrs. Hen
ry G. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Phil
lips, DR.. and Mrs. H. C. Young and Sis
ter, Mrs. ]. E. Stewart of Hutchinson.
Kan, Attorney and Mrs. d. H. Payne.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs,
VIM. Hill and Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. For
tune being delightfully."- entertained at
6 O'Clock dinner.