Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-28
SHORT TALES CONCERNING PEG.
PIE YOU KNOW.
The VICINITY OF OTTUMWA IN BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintance as Chroniciel
by courier's Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield, April 25.-Mrs. A. E.
Fouts and children, of Atchison, Kans.,
are visiting at the parental home of
Mrs. E. S. Mills, Where they will spend
a couple of months before going to
Trenton, Mo-, where they will locate,
Mr.. Foutz having accepted a position
as engineer on the Rock Island.
Born, Monday morning to Mr. and
Mrs. John Cecil, a daughter.
On Saturday. Mrs. e. S. Daily, of
Troy, received a fall Which resulted in
a broken leg. The accident occurred
in the barn lot where she was milking,
when the COW became frightened and
pushed her over.
Rev. Handy who is supplying the
Methodist Episcopal pulpit, announces
a May day sermon for the children
next Sunday morning.
Frank Daily, of Troy, spent Sunday
at the A. b. Gilbert home
A number of little folks have organ
lied literary society, which met Sat-
urday Afternoon with Miss Beth Hinkle.
The club organized with eight mem
bers whose ages range from 10 to II
years. At present the time is being
spent in reading Beautiful Joe" the
autobiography of a dog by Marshal
Saunders, written in the interests of
the humane society. 1t is a pretty lit
tie story in which the society is great
ly Interested The next session will be
held at the home of Mrs. Edith Town
send.
KIT. Hotchkiss and w. H. Miller
each shipped two car loads of cattle to
Chicago Sunday, w. H. Miller going
with the cattle.
Miss Effie Vorhis has returned from
Pulaski, where she closed an eight
months school Friday. Miss Vorhis
has been elected to the same position
next winter.
A jolly crowd of young people spent
Sunday in the country visiting MISS
Leila Clelland.
Miss Ethel Davis, of Centerville, is
visiting her sister, Miss Syria, who is
trimmer in millinery store here this
season.
Will Dunlap, who attended the State
Photographers convention at DeS
Moines was awarded the highest rat
ing in the state in the class OF winch ne
was member, the classes being form
ed according to the size of the towns
represented, Bloomfield being class G.
This honor entities Mr.. Dunlap to 'ad-
vance next year to higher class
In which he will compete with those IN
towns of 5000 inhabitants.
Miss Ollie Roninger left Saturday
for Des Moines to visit at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. ]. II. Sensency.
Mrs. Walter Lane, of Muscatlne.. IS
visiting at the home of her father In
law. Cal. Lane, where, a. small family
re1ni0ns being neld. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Mesh, of Sioux City, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Blaine Kinnick, of OttumWa, nay
ing returned for short visit. Mr..
Nash left Monday for Mexico, MO-.
where he will look for location and
Mr.Kinnick goes to Sigourney, where
ne takes position in restaurant. Mrs.
Kinnick will remain with her parents
until Mr.. Kinnick is established IN the
new position. ,>
Bert Morrow spent Sunday in Mob
erly, Mo-, where he met his brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. wan NC
Mains, of Sturgeon, Mo.
Mrs Eliza Knight. of Pulaski, is Wis
ting Mrs Frank Milligan, whose
daughter Mrs. John owens and little
daughter Ursel leave today to- e
Seattle, Washington, for an EXTENDED
visit. Mrs Knight will also visit 9TH
er relatives in the city.
Orr Berry, of Ottumwa, spent sun
daN here as the guest of Miss Virginia
Russell.
Miss Julia Hinkle and Frank Rogers
of Moulton, We're the guests OF friends
at this place Sunday.
Charley Black spent Sunday in Pu'
laski, the guest of Charles Slaughter.