Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Oct. 1S.-On Monday af-
ternoon the P. E. o. flag was unfurled
lat the beautiful home of Mrs. Chas, D.
Fortune, where the P. E. o. mothers
were entertained by the sisterhood.
ABOUT forty mothers We're present and
q most delightful afternoon was spent.
very pleasant entertainment for all
was found in "reminiscences of the
glrlhood days of the mothers, some of
whom related interesting tales of 60
or ~ years ago. When the tales Of
long ago had all been told a short
musical program was given consisting
OF two vocal solos by Miss Carrie
Davies, reading, with music by Mrs.
T. G. Young and piano solos by Miss
Helen Davies and Mrs. A. H. Fortune.
Dainty refreshments We're served dur
ing which violin selections were play
ed by Miss Eva Lester The Fortune
home is one of the finest in the city
and ,prettier compliment could not
have been paid for the mothers of the
sisterhood than to have entertained
them in home so truly ideal in all it's
appointments. There We're present
from out of the city Mrs. Briggs of
California, who is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. John Weiney, and Mrs. Allen, of
Ohio, the guest Of her cousin Mrs. d.
H. Payne.
Mrs. Frank Davies left Monday for
Mason City to represent the Rebekah
lodge of this place In the Grand Lodge
now in session.
The first entertainment of the lee
ture course, the Lulu Tyler Gates
reading and concert company, was
given Saturday evening at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church to large audi
ence. The entire program was we'll
received and was one of the best that
has ever been given in the lecture
series of the past few years. The re-
ceipts Of the entertainment have not
been entirely settled, but it is believed
that enough season tickets have been
sold to pay for the entire course Of six
entertainments.
shipped seven or eight car loads of
cattle to Chicago Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Baird returned
Sunday from Mt. Pleasant where they
have been visiting their son and fam
lily.
Charley Black and Miss Jennie Pin
nell spent Sunday in Ottumwa.
DR.. l.. l.. Pittman spent Sunday in
Ottumwa.
H. Roland, who is still very sick in
Iowa City, is that he is better and
that if no new complications arise he
will, his physicians believe, recover.
He will be brought home this week,
Homer Downing, the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Downing, who re-
side near Chequest, is very sick with
congestion of the brain.
Guy r. Hardy and Carl Wolf, ac-
companied by Misses Edith and Mil
dred Steckel, Minnie Loeb and Bertha
Miller, spent Sunday hickory nutting
on the B. Hardy farm near Savannah.
Samuel Mcconnell, one of Davis
county's most prominent farmers, re-
siding near Belknap, is very sick and
his recovery is doubtful.
John R. Wallace left Sunday for
Chicago to spend a short time on
business.
Forty tickets to the worlds fair were
sold at the depot Sunday. Among
those forming the party were: Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Ekin and daughter, DR.
and Mrs. ]. J. Swinney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Dunn,
Miss Pima Sample, John F. Gresham,
Of this city, Mr.. and Mrs. Volney Mar
tin, of Troy, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Bran
day and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Lowe, Mr.. and Mrs. I. Swinney Mrs
j. T. Carpenter and Mrs Geo. Monroe,
of Belknap.
Mrs. Eta Doelder, of ST. Louis, is
spending few days with her sister
ln-law, Mrs j. C. Wood. She intends
leaving Wednesday for South Ottum-
wa to visit her sister. Mrs. Elton.
Hon. w. H. McAchran and wife left