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

BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield, May 3.-Dean Piersol, Of
the Iowa wesleyan university, will oc-
cupy the Methodist Episcopal pulpit
next Sunday morning and evening. II
DR.. Lulu M. Gilbert returned Mon
day from Keosauqua, where she had
been spending few days with rela-
tiyes. She was accompanied on her
return by her sister, Mrs Lille Jami-
son, who is enjoying short home Wis
it,
G.. F. Updike, Of Charlton, spent
Sunday in the city as the guest of
Miss Zoe Hatton..
Rev. II. j. Everly left Monday for
Des Moines to attend a meeting of the
state board Of the Baptist church of
which he is q member.
At the regular meeting of the Chris
tian EndeaVor society held at the
Christian church Sunday evening it
was decided to accept the invitation
extended by the Endeavorers at
Drakeville to repeat the Queen Of
Fame" at that place in the near flu
ture.
The stereopticon lecture given at the
Christian church Sunday evening by
delivered to a splendid audience, the
house being packed to the aisles. The
views depicted the life of the Egyptian
Hebrews and was intensely interest
ing.
Mrs. Stella Teed and Mrs. Fannie
Cook spent Saturday shopping in OF
tumwa.
Misses Mildred steckel and Ken Jor-
dan left today for Selma to spend a
few days at the Hinkle home.
Major T. d. Doke and t. j. Walton
returned Monday from ST. Louis where
they spent a few days at the fair.
Harry Alywin, of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday in the city as the guest of Miss
Cecil Kelsey.
Mrs. John Ethel left Monday for
Pulaski to spend a few days with her
grandmother, Mrs. Mcdowell
Chas. d. Fortune Spent Monday in
Ottunlwa on business.
Phil II. Palmer, superintendent OF
the electric light plant, is quite sick
with tonsilitis.
Miss Mabel Corrick, of Moulton, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wilbur York
Mrs. j. B. Patterson has gone to Gen.
terville to spend month with her son
and daughter.
| A triple runaway occurred Monday
morning in which one man was badly
| injured, a span of horses We're Grip
/ pied and buggy was completely de-
stroyed. Giles Pence, one Of Davis
/ county's prosperous farmers, had driv-
en- to the creamery with a quantity Of
milk and had driven his team to the
hitching rack on the northwest COR
ner Of the square when just as he
| alighted to tie them to the rack &
grocer's delivery horse became fright.
ened and dashed across the street ant
ran into the carriage. Mr.. Pence helt
the lines putting forth all his strength
| to hold the team and between thu
three plunging animals and the move
lnents Of the carriage and deliver!
4 wagon he received severe injuries be
sides decorating his hands by clingint
1 to the lines. He was unable to re
1 strain the frightened horses whicl
started homeward at a breack necl
/ speed and were finally caught but boil
4 were badly wounded by a broken axle
| tree While tearing down the stree
| another team belonging to Jack Nobl
i became excited and ran a long distanc
4 before they We're brought to halt
Mr.. Pence was taken home by ply
i sician who states that at present TIL
extent Of the injuries can not be ascer
\ tanned. ~
Y '.Theodore Wiseman, Of Centerpillei
4 visiting at the home of his brother
4 w. H. Wiseman.
|, !. Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Shane
4 on Sunday, son.
Mrs. ]. r. Sheaffer is spending fe,
days in Unionville, Mo- visiting he
/ daughter, Mrs. j. Hugh Elson, an
other relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Songer and fam
Il ily and Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Upper
spent Sunday in Belknap where the
]. attended double birthday dinner
served at the home Of o. Burns, VIII
celebrated the birthday of himself an
4 little son. William, the latter bein
four years old.
! M. F. Broadwell made a bushes
tri pto Moulton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Healey and ba
: by, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, ar
! spending ten days in the city as guest
of Misses Lulu Hazlewood and AID
Spencer
Mrs. Joe Haney and son, of Milton
are spending a few days with Mr.:
Haney's mother, Mrs. e. Haziewood.
PAckWooD.