Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-01
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWAIN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF Your Acquaintance as chronlcIed
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They speaI:.
Bloomfield,

bloomfield, Jan. IA good audience
greeted Rev. j. w. Holland at the
Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday
evening, who reproduced in monologue
the story, "a Singular Life" by Eliza
beth Stewart Phelps. The speaker
was presented to the audience in a
few we'll chosen remarks by Rev. J..
w. Potter, who complimented very
highly both the speaker of the even
ing and the story he was to present.
Rev. Holland possesses pleasing
voice, which he has well under control,
and has a good presence. He held the
audience remarkably well for an hour
and half, displaying considerable
ability as an interpreter. Rev. Hol-
land, whose home is in Milton, has
been a student at the Iowa Wesleyan
university for several years. is no
stranger in Bloomfield. as he has ap-
pie proof of his ability as an entertain
er. Should he come again he will
doubtless receive a right hearty well
come.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. H. Altheide, who re-
side near Stiles, left today for Mt.
Pleasant, where they will both enter
the Iowa Wesleyan university. Mrs.
Altheide will take up collegiate work,
while Mr.. Altheide will enter the mu-
steal department for course in voice
culture. Mrs. Altheide has been
prominent in educational circles in
Davis county for several years.
Lincoln Buchanan, at one time as
sistant principal of the Bloomfield
high school, was renewing acquaint-
ances here Wednesday.
Postmaster J. N. Milliken of Pulaski
was in Bloomfield on business Wednes-
day.
]. E. Reed Of Pulaski was business
caller in Bloomfield Wednesday.
Aaron e. Rhodes and Mary A. Cron-
noble were married Wednesday at 10
o'clock a. m. at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cronno-
BILE in this city. They left on the
south bound X. C. train at II o'clock
to visit relatives of the bride near
Moulton for a few days, when they
will return to Bloomfield, where they
will make their home.
R. M. Lock of Troy was in town
Wednesday on business.
F. NJ Buckingham of Kirksville, Mo-.
SCS1Sloly vi tuc lNOl III 1hloooull L oui-
try association and local editor of the
Kirksville Journal, was in Bloomfield
Wednesday, attending the Iowa state
poultry show.
Jack Elder, who has been visiting in
Pulaski for several days, where he
formerly resided, left Tuesday for his
home in Des Moines.
Al Elder of Floris was transacting
business in Bloomfield Wednesday. He
will remove in the near future to Pu-
laski.
Ed Reese and Ada Cook of Pulaski
were married in this city Wednesday
evening.
&C. Collins of Stiles was business
visitor in Bloomneld Wednesday,
County Surveyor Thos. Duffield, who
resides north Of town, was transacting
business in Bloomfield Wednesday.
w. o. Show is again able to be out
after having been confined to his home
for three weeks on account of severe
attack of rheumatism.
John McCarty of Ashgrove was In
Bloomfield on business Wednesday.
F. M. Hockersmith, who resides near
West Grove, was in Bloomfield We'd
nesday on business.