Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-27
BLOOMFIELD.

Blomfield May 24.-The Bloomfield
high school boys about swiped the plat
ter at the field meet with the Moulton
high school laddies at the fair grounds
on last Saturday afternoon. The final
score resulting 81 to IL in favor of the
Bloomfield boys. A very fair sized
crowd was present to watch the events
and while no records were broken
some very good ones were made. The
ball game which was to have been
played was postponed to later date.
Prof. Bryant principal of the schools
at Moulton, was present at the field
meet.
Bloomfield lodge No 90 |. o. O. F..
will decorate on the second Sunday in
June at 2:30 p. m.
Miss Puma Sample delightfully."- en-.
tertained the high school juniors at
her home last Wednesday evening,
Music and dancing furnished enter
tainment for the evening after which
refreshments were served Sunday
they enjoyed a picnic to Cecil's grove.
Judge and Mrs F. G. Eichelberger
leave Thursday night for a summers
vacation in California. All the promi-
nent points of interest of that great
state will be visited
H. G. Taylor leaves Thursday to join
his family at Los Angeles, Cal
S. A. Lorenz spent last week in Iowa
City attending meeting of the Iowa
Funeral Directors association.
Mr. and Mrs Wiseman, of Center
Vile, are visiting at the home of their
son, Will Wiseman.
Mrs, l. O. Kemble, of Keokuk, was
an over Sunday guest of Mrs. W. j.
Steckel. t
Mrs. Howie wahl and children, Of
Moulton, are guests at the parental N.
S. johnson home. 5s.'
Mrs. F. J. Tilmont, of Moravia, was
an over Sunday guest at the Geo. Phil
lips home,
Mr.. and Mrs T. Shannon, of Kansas,
are spending a week in the city, guests
of their son, W. F. Shannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Votaw are the
parents of a son, which arrived Mon
day.
Miss Una Henderson was a guest Of
friends in Ottumwa over Sunday.
Chas. Black, of Downing, Mo-. spent
Sunday in the city guest of friends.
Mrs. Orr Berry and Miss Bessie Ber-
ry, of Ottumwa, came over Sunday for
days visit at the W. w. Russell
home.
| G. H. Phillips, of Buffalo, New York,
passed through the city the first of
the week en- route to Des Moines near
which place he owns fine stock farm
While in the city he visited with his
brother, G. W. Phillips.
| A pleasant time was spent at the
| Wishard hall on last Saturday evening,
the event being dance given by the
Gopher club.
Messrs. Tom Davis and Harry Bur
chett spent Sunday in Ottumwa, the
guests Of friends.
Messrs. Will Dunlap and John Ores
ham returned from Des Moines last
Saturday where they had spent the
week attending the state photogra-
piers meeting.
Hon. Ralph Davis, mayor of Moulton,
was in the city last Friday evening and
kindly consented to play the bass viol
in the Philharmonic orchestra at the
high school commencement exercises
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church.
Ed Bryce returned to his home in
this city Tuesday from Des Moines
where he has been the past two weeks
working at the carpenters trade.
Mrs. e. K. Herr and Miss Miriam
left Monday evening for an all sum-
mer's visit with relatives in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Herr expects to go
later in the sum mer.
/ Miss Nellie Jones, of Bonaparte, was
guest of Misc Minnie Evans last
| week.
Miss Kate Wise closed successful
term of school at Bonaparte last Fri
day and returned to her home in this
city for the summer vacation She has
been elected assistant principal of the
Milton schools for the coming school
year.
Last Thursday Mrs. N S. Johnson
entertained few little folks in honor
of her granddaughter, Miss Theo VAIL
of Moulton, and Miss Okone Meier of
! Des Moines.