Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15

with his parents.
Miss Eva Moore, of New York, ar
rived Sunday evening to renew past
friendships in this city while visiting
at the home of her grandparents, Col.
and Mrs. S. A. Moore.
Bloomfield, Sept 10.--John F. Kline
and Thos. ]. Wiseman. delegates from
the Bloomfield lodge. No 104, M. B. A.,
attended the sixth district convention
of the order held at Grinnell Thursday
for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the National M. B. A. convention in
october. The Bloomfield lodge was
honored by the selection of Mr.. Kline
as one of the delegates. Although the
lodge has only been organized for five
years they have been represented four
! times in the national convention.
| e. A. and w. H. Darnell and son
Homer, of Troy, visited their sister,
Mrs. ]. G. Leach Friday.
| Mrs Will Songer is visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Abe Burns
north of Belknap, whose home was
frightened Thursday by the arrival of
a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tomln spent
Thursday near Ashgrove visiting Mrs.
Cohagan, Who is seriously sick and
having reached the advanced age of
OIL years, neI recovery is uOltDllul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ford and Mr.. and
Mrs. Shook, of Stuben, spent Thurs
day at the Eldon fair and report the
races fine.
A. G. Jones is spending week or
two in Galesburg, ILL.,, visiting at the
home of his brother-inaw, Robert
Coo.
Frank Mccormick, of Kansas City
has been spending the past few days
Ia Of &c
Mrs. j. M. Mccormick.
G. G. Risk, of Fairfield, accompanied
by his sister. Mrs. Eta Risk, of Brlgh-
ton. We're business visitors at this
place Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mooney, of Kan
| sis City and Miss Minnie Loeb re-
turned Thursday night from ST. Louis,
where they attended the fair. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mooney will spend couple of
weeks at the Loeb home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Offerlee, of Oneida, ILL.,,
are visiting Mrs Offerlee's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk England. Mr.. Eng
land has sold his residence property to
Thornt Murphy for $1,000, and accom-
panied by Mrs. England will Join Mr..
and Mrs. Offerlee in trip to Tennes-
sec, where they intend locating. Mr..
Offerlee has disposed of his business
interests in Oneida. and expects to
start for the south some time in Oc-
tober.
Walter Abegg, Of Blakesburg, enjoy
ed an automobile ride to this place
Friday. Mr.. Abegg expected to APP
pear in case that was assigned for
Friday and was disappointed in find
| ing that court had adjourned Thurs
day.
Mrs. w. T. Smith, formerly Of this
place. now of Chicago, is visiting at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Mellow
ELL of Pulaski, and will visit her sis
ter, Mrs. K. T. Hotchkiss and other re-
latives at this place before returning
to Chicago.
Mrs. John Lane and son Charley and
Mr.. and Mrs I. c. Sconce, of Shunem,
attended the Eldon fair Thursday and
while returning home a runaway horse
ran into their carriage which was up
! set and the occupants thrown to the
ground. Mrs. Lane and Mrs. Sconce
were miraculously saved from all harm
but the two men were badly bruised
Tho horse which was hitched to a
single buggy was running at great
speed and the shaft struck the wheel
! of the Lane carriage with terrific force
| turning it over on it's side. The fam
lilies are thankful having escaped with
only a few bruises.
Mrs. Ben Slagle, Of Stuben, is seri-
ously sick.
The farmers at Stuben have been
busy threshing timothy seed this week
and are pleased to find the Yield much
| heavier than was expected. Many
fields yield more than six bushels to
the acre which is two b hals more
than the average crop. On Thursday
Joe For finished threshing fifty acres
of timothy, twenty acres of which
yielded more than six bushels Of seed
to the acre
! Mayor H. G. Leach and Geo. T
/ Sewers spent Friday in West Grove
! on legal business.
q. M. Wise and Mrs. Martha Wray
enjoyed a trip to Eldon Thursday
where they attended the Big -Four
fair.
David Trickler, one of Davis county's
most prominent farmers, exhibited a
fine colt at the Edon fair Thursday
which took the second premium
Mrs. Will Songer spent Thursday ir
EIldon attending the fair and visiting
her husband, who is employed on the
Eldon Review
Mayor H. c. Leach and T. J. Walton
attended the Eldon fair Thursday an6
returning encountered a runaway, but
were not injured. The runaway was
the property of Henry Barker, of Che
quest The animal became frightened
near the fair ground and ran away
turning the buggy over and throwing
Mr. and Mrs. Barker out. They were
not seriously injured, but the buggy
was brought to this city to undergo g
| long list of repairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Lane, of Center
! Vile, were recent visitors at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. John Lane at Shunem
4 Mayor T. D. Doke and Jerome
4 Brouhard secretary of the Davis coun.
ty Agricultural association, were mum.
bered with the Bloomfield citizens il
4 attendance at the Eidon fair Thurs.
day.
Mrs Matte Johnson and baby, O.
Verdi, Iowa, are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. ant
Mrs. w. H. Miller.
| DR.. and Mrs. II. c. Young entertain.
ed few intimate friends at six O'CLOCK
dinner Friday as farewell to Mr.. anc
Mrs. ]. A. Rominser, who leave Sat
urday for St Paul, Mimi, where the,
/ will make their future home. DR.. anc
Mrs. II. c. Young, of West Grove, were
numbered with the guests present