Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-05
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Nov. 1.-THE P, E.. o
sisterhood meeting in regular session
Monday evening at the home of Mrs
Will Votaw held a political love feast
in which a paper on Roosevelt was
read by Mrs. Ellsworth Rominger, a
paper on Parker by Mrs. e. K. Herr
and a paper ON the australian ballotine
system by Mrs. r. p Bence. The polls
were then opened and party tickets
were voted. The result showed a tie
between the republicans and demo
Gratis, one prohibition and one popults'
vote We're cast. At the close of the
program Halloween supper was
served
Mrs. A. ]. Clark and sister, Miss
Cora Mccormick left Tuesday for New
Castle, Wyoming to visit their sister
Mrs. D. +. Cavenaugh. Miss McCor-
mick will remain during the winter
and teach music.
Chas e. Curl returned Monday night
from Macon, Mo-, where he had been
spending a short time on business u ss
Mrs. S. S. Carruthers left Monday
for Kankakee. Ill, to attend family
reunion, Of which she is the only sis
ter of four brothers.
Mrs. A. b. Gilbert left Tuesday for
Mt. Sterling to visit her daughter. Mrs
r. e. Bell. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Bells children who had remained
Will lieT Wnale HeT pIeHtS dLlSllueo
the st. Louis fair. On the way home
a short time will be spent at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. H. F. Gilbert, of Can
tril.
S. F. Mcconnell. cashier of the Tay-
r-McGowan bank spent Tuesday in
Belknap at the bedside Of his father
Samuel Mcconnell, whose death Is
daily expected
/ Andrew Taylor and little daughter
arof1
worlds fair.
| A very enjoyable Halloween party
was given Monday evening at the
home of Miss Fannie Mendenhall, the
affair being complimentary to Mr. and
! Mrs. Walter Mendenhall, of Boise City.
Idaho. The Halloween spirit was alive
Throughout the evening which was one
OF many weird experiences. In lit
tie contest in guessing the number of
seeds in pumpkin the honors We're
won by Miss Maud Dabney, who re-
ceiyed a small mirror in a burnt wood
frame, the artistic work of the hos
tess. The art of throwing an apple
through horse shoe was an interest
ing test in which Walter Mendenhall
was successful. A typical All Hal
lowe'en supper was served after which
the lights were turned low behind the
grinning faces of the Jack-o-lanterns
and souvenir cards We're distributed
each recipient being required to tell a
ghost story. Ghosts then appeared
passing to each bag Of popcorn in
one Of which a long looking glass was
concealed. Miss Edith Steckel receiv-
ing 1T vas escorted by the ghosts to
the cellar stairs which she was re-
CURED to descend backwards and
await the mirrored vision of her flu
ture lord. She returned shortly with a
jar Of strawberry preserves. The at
fair was one of the most successful Of
the season =, r 1900 Z
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church gave very successful Hal
lowe'en social at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert King. Pumpkin pie
doughnuts and coffee were served.
The affair was well attended and about
seven dollars were cleared. The amuse-
ment of the hour was found in the
repetition Of first efforts in declaim-
ing.
W. H. Craven, of Milton, made a
business trip to this place Monday.
Mr.. Craven has traded his interest In
the Milton mill to ]. e. Eddy for one