Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-30
BLOOMFIELD.

Mrs. D. H. Payne left Wednesday for
Los Angeles. California, where MIR.
Payne goes as delegate from the Iowa
conference to the General Methodist
Episcopal conference. Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne will visit San Francisco, Seattle,
Washington, Vancouver, British CO.
lumbia, Winnipeg, Canada and ST.
Paul, Mimi, on their return trip. They
will be absent from the city for some
time
Judge S. S. Carruthers, one of the
Iowa commissioners of the Worlds
fair, accompanied by Mrs. Carruthers,
left Wednesday for St. Louis where
they will attend a reception Friday
evening at the Planters hotel by Gov
ernor and Mrs. Peabody of Colorado.
Mrs. Carruthers is planning trip to
Kansas City. where she will visit her
son, W. K Carruthers.
Miss Ruth Greenleaf left Wednesday
for Rock Rapids where she will make
her home with relatives, having accept
ed position at that place.
Rev. George Minear and Postmaster
G. B. Creath of Cantril, passed through
this place Wednesday en- route to Los
Angeles. California to attend the gen.
eral Methodist conference. A visit
will be made with friends in Pasadena
before returning home.
A. B. Gilbert and family spent Tues.
day in the country as guests at the
home of A. Lucas.
The masquerade party given at
Wishard's hall Tuesday night by the
Royal Neighbors. was greatly enjoyed
by those in attendance. The evening
was spent in playing finch and other
games. The receipts were s2O.5O.
Rev. Charles Altheide returned on
Tuesday from Indiana where he has
spent the past month conducting the
song services in revival meetings con-
Quoted by Evangelist W. F. Shearer.
He will remain with his family several
weeks and will go to Nunda, ILL.,, in
June where the revival services will
be continued
Miss Ella Millers is very sick with
catarrhal fever
Mrs. A. o. Smith,. Mrs. ]. Angst and
Mrs. J. M. Smith spent Wednesday
shopping in Ottumwa.
The School Boy" social given at
the Mccarthy home Tuesday evening
by the Ladies' guild of the Methodist
Episcopal church was a pleasant lit
tie affair attended by about forty mem
bers of the church. Some UNIQUE
school costumes were seen and chew
ing gum was not forgotten. The pu-
pills having brough their dinners in
their lunch pals and picnic dinner
| was served and an informal evening
was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. James C1une and John
Dunn spent Sunday in Centerville.
where they were called Iby the illness
of their brother-in-law. Alec Easter.
whose recovery is doubtful.
Hon. H. H. and Palmer Trimble. of
keokuk spent Wednesday in the city
on business connected with the Aber-
deen-Angls cattle sale of the Trimble,
Harvey and Clelland herds.
Mrs, Kate Hickey and sister, Mrs.
Nellie Kelsey spent Tuesday shopping
in Ottumwa.
l. T. Dabney spent Wednesday in
Des Monies on business.
Claud G. Dabney made a business
trip to Washington Iowa, the first of
the week
Hon. w. H. Taylor and wife will re-
turn Thursday from California where
they have been spending the winter
with friends and relatives.
Roy Hughes of Sigourney is visit
ing his sister Mrs. w. B. Taylor. Mr..
Hughes is just recovering from an op-
Grafton for appendicitis.
Mrs. M. D. Norris of Milton spent
! Wednesday with her sister. Mrs. R.
E. Duckworth.
R. w. Anderson of Pulaski was a
! business visitor at this place Wednes-
day. Mr.. Anderson states that his
daughter Miss Mabel accompanied by
Miss Ola Dunn has gone to Grand
county, Colorado, where Miss Ander.
son will teach for a few months. The
two young women will board in the
mountains for the benefit of Miss
Dunn's health. At the close Of the
term Miss Anderson will go to ST.
Louis to attend the Worlds fair.
| Miss Mary Rominger of st. Louis is
visiting her mother at the home of
Mrs. M. B. Horn. Mrs. Rominger is
very sick and as she Is nearly 90
years old her recovery is not expect
ed.
Mrs. M. ]. Swift who returned last
week from Pueblo. Colorado, has been
very sick with fever since her arrival
| She was able to sit up for the 6rst
| time on Wednesday,.