Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-27
BLOOMFIELD.

DGOOMFIELOs
Bloomfield, Dec. 24.-The public |
schools closed Friday afternoon for a
weeks vacation to which the children
had been looking forward to with
pleasure. Excellent programs were
given in each room in the building and
intense interest in the exercises were
manifested by the pupils. In the lower
grades the rooms were prettily decor
ated in the handiwork Of the scholars,
who for weeks had been engaged in
making artistic paper. baskets and
bells and arranging pressed autumn
leaves on card board. These with fine
crayon sketches placed on the black
boards gave the rooms most attrac-
tive air. The exercise held in the as
sembly room bv the high school stu
exercises opened with q chorus Of
one hundred voices by the students Of
the high school with orchestra accom-
paniment. Compositions and declama-
lions We're interspersed with music by
the orchestra and a pleasing surprise
was given by the appearance of a
double male quartet which rendered al
number Of pleasing songs. The large
assembly room was beautifully decor
ated with evergreens and hung with
bunting and class banners the seniors
being done in blue and gold, the juniors
in scarlet and white and the sopho-
mores in royal purple and white. Supt.
w. York is greatly pleased with the
progress Of the school which so far
has exceeded his expectations for good
work. The general interest through
out all the grades is unusually good
Prof. Cornie Specie has returned
from Drake university to enjoy a
weeks vacation with relatives.
MS. johnson has been confined to
his room with a severe attack Of grip
during the past week.
Miss Minnie Evans left Friday even
ing for Chicago to spend week with
Prof. and Mrs. w. ]. Thinks.
A meeting will be held at the Bel
KNAPP school school Monday evening,
Dec. 26 for the free discussion of the
subject, Shall We Have a County
High School?' Short talks will be
given by S. F. Mcconnell. E. Rominger,
Senator w. H. Taylor, c. L. Marmon,
R. w. Anderson. Carl Wolf, Jas. A.
H. c. Leach and w. H. Duckworth.
Mrs. E. T. Matthews, Of Vinton, ar
rived Friday morning for a short visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
Sheaffer Mrs. Matthews leaves Sat
urday for Unionville, Mo-, to spend
Christmas with her sister, Mrs. j.
Hugh Elson.
from the Iowa Wesleyan university to
spend the mid-winter vacation with
her parents.
Miss Ruth McAtee left Friday for
Knoxville to spend Christmas with her
sister Mrs. Ed. DeBorde. She will
continue the trip to Des Moines and
attend the state teachers association
meeting.
Miss Kate Mcclure returned Friday
fro 20 10 mix To hric
mas with her mother, Mrs. A.. J. Nc
| Clure
Mrs. Delilah Bowers, who has been
visiting at the hcme Of her sister, Mrs.
F. M Miller, returned Friday to her
home in Marysville, Ill.
| Dossa Swinney returned Friday
from Highland Park college to spend
the holidays with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. ]. Swinney.
Roy Swinney has returned from the
Keokuk medical college to spend the
mid winter vacation with relatives
here. M
Harlan Deupree, accompanied by his
cousin, Miss Grace Deupree, Of Lyons,
Kans.. returned Friday from Drake
! university to spend the mid-winter
holidays at the w. T. Deupree home.
Miss Mary Hinkle returned Friday
from Iowa Wesleyan university to
spend the holidays with her mother.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. A. Glendenning, of
Burlington, and Ralph Hill, of the Iowa
Wesleyan university, arrived Friday to
spend the holidays at the parental
Ihome of Attorney and Mrs. D. H.
i Payne.
Attorney and Mrs. Geo. Huffman, of
4 Texas, are spending the holidays with
!! Mr. Huffman's moth-r. Mrs P. Huff
man and other relatives.
j w. H. Craven, of Milton, was a
! business visitor at this place Thurs
day.
Miss Myrtle Black, of Ottumwa, and
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Fuller, of Wells
Vile, Mo-, are spending the holidays
with Mrs. Belle Black and family.
Emery ]. Miller passed through this
city Friday enroute to his home in
Pulaski to spend the Iowa Wesleyan
university vacation with his parents
DR.. and Mrs. Murdy. of Aberdeen
South Dakota who are visiting Mrs
Murdy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
/ Colliver, of West Grove. spent Friday
here with their cousin, Mrs. Will Hill
The fourth joint session of the Wa
/ pello and Davis county board of sup
ervisors was held at the court house
Thursday afternoon for the purpose OF
establishing a drainage district be-
tween the two counties. Engineer j
H. r. Spilman, of Laddesdale, William
/ Ireland, of Davis county and s. M
1 Wardar, of Wapello county, were APP
pointed commissioners to examine the
lands and to determine the benefits te
4 be derived by the land owners md tc
proportion the expense OF the work
The boards. further considered the
claims of the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Ry.. which claim $500 damages
as the cost of constructing culvert
The boards granted the claim to the
amount of $500. Messrs. Gardner
!, Reinier and McElroy, comprising the
Wapello county board. were assisted
by Seneca Cornell w. w. Epps and
r. CriIey of Ottumwa, all of whom
were in attendance.