Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-17
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield Dec. 16.-The Woman's
Relief corps met Wednesday evening
and elected the following officers for
1905:
President-Mrs. NJ. j. Appleton.
Senior Vice President Mrs. r. e.
Duckworth.
Junior Vice President-Mrs. Newton
Baton
chaplain-Mrs. VIM. Eichelberger.
Treasurer-Mrs.. James Stevens.
Conductor--Miss Edith Appleton
Guard-Mrs.@ Susan Jones.
The staff will be installed on the first
Friday in January, at which time the
appointive officials will be named by
the president. @
The evangelistica services which have
been In progress at the Methodist
church during the past two weeks
were closed Thursday evening by, the
pastor, Rev. G. L. STAFFORD. Although
no conversions were effected the
church membership was increased by
parties who Joined by letter and the
splendid sermons delivered by Dr.
Stafford We're very helpful to the con-
grega tion and were appreciated by the
the holiday season the meetings will be
resumed.
George Turpin having sold his farm
property to Mike Pence has bought the
Emory Cook farm, west of the CITY,
A number Of Davis county cattle
dealers furnished the Chicago market
with, a large shipment this week but
were disappointed at not finding the
market as good as usual. The ship
ments follow: A. W. Dufield, two
cars: K. T. Hotchkiss, three cars: ]. H
McCustion, one car; M. Prevo, two
cars; Good Bros, one car.
Elmer Davis. of Mt. Etna, Ia, has
returned to spend the holidays with his
L parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Davis.
Charley Black is seriously sick with
sciatic rheumatism.
4 James "A. Games and r. G. Hardy
{ have returned from a business trip to
Z Des Moines.
4 DR.. M. Reed, of shunem. has ypur-
! chased the c. w. Carroll residence
property I'M the north part of town and
Intends moving his family to this place
IN a, Short time. Mr.. Reed has sold his
farm property to John Bullock and will
retire from farm life. On Wednesday
evening the family were rendered a
neighbors, who gathered at their home
and spent a. happy social evening.
n Miller Nelson, Of Spokane, Wash,
who is visiting relatives in the city
and county, was a guest at the John
Z Lane home In Shunem Wednesday.
= Miss Fife Hardy and Mrs. Eva Al
i kans returned. Wednesday from Kan
sas City and ST. Joe, Mo-, where they
have been spending the past ten days
with relatives. fes - Z
$ Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins, of stiles
have returned from d pleasant trip to
Galveston, Huston, Rockport and other
points In Texas. where they have beer
visiting relatives for some time.
jeff Prevo has been seriously sick
with heart trouble during the past
week, and. has been materially worse
during the past few days.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage Of Miss Edith Wishard
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Wish
ard, to Frank .sMcMains, Wednesday
Dec 81.
w. j. steckeIphas returned from {
short business trip to Fairfield.
8 VIM. Van Benthuysen is recoverini
3 from a serious and most painful illness
of the past week, caused by a dis.
eased foot.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs
William Sanders were host, and hos
tess to the Fortnightly whist club.
Mrs. John R. Wallace received tht
first prize and second honors fell II
the lot of Mrs. w. A. Shaeffer. Re.
freshments were served.
At 1880 o'clock Wednesday Afternoon
at the home of Elder M. Downing oc
Cured the marriage of Miss Lelis
Myers and G. B. Ireland, both o
Drakeville, Elder Downing officiating
Mr.. and Mrs. Ireland will continue thei
residence in Drakeville.
Itch cured in thirty minutes b!
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Neve
fails. Sold by w. w. Ennis, druggist
,,Ottumwa, Iowa.