Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-06
DOCTORS AT BLOOMFIELD.
Semi Annual Meeting Of Davis County
Medical Society Held Wednesday. J

Bloomfield, May 4.-The /. semi-an-
nual meeting of the Davis County
Medical association held at the court
house Wednesday. was fairly we'll at
tended, the physicians from the sur
rounding counties being well repre-
scented. The attendance of the morn
ing session, however was better than
that Of the afternoon. The meeting
opened at II p. M, with an adj
dress by the president, DR.. Bernard
Shelton, of Pulaski. A paper on "The
Doctor and His Medicines" by DR.. J.
Swinney. and paper on Pneumonia
by DR.. T. B. jennings. of Drakeville,
completed the program Of the morn
ing. At noon banquet was served
at Leisures' restaurant, at which the
physicians were attended by their
wives. The society reassembled at
two o'clock and a number of cases
were reported. The secretary, DR.. H.
legislature committee, asking the club
to support the nurse bill'' to be pre-
sented at the next legislature. The
motion that the representative in the
legislature be informed that the soci-
ETY. favored the bill was made and car
ried. Through the report of the cen-
sors committee, DR.. c. H. Crouk, re.
college was admitted to membership,
The physicians in attendance from out
of the city were:
DR.. Bernard Shelton, Pulaski.
DR.. Clay Shelton. st. Louis.
DR.. Will Ware, Moulton.
DR.. G. H. tSevens Floris.
DR.. w. w. Parks, Floris.
DR.. T.. B. Jennings, Drakeville.
DR.. H. G. Eschbaugh, Abba.
DR.. ]. M. Yost, Pulaski.
An Irish Dinner.
The last entertainment in the series
which have been in progress at the
or more closed Tuesday evening with
an Irish dinner, served at 6:15 O'clock,
to about twenty-five guests. The
menu consisted of three courses, all
strictly Irish. The Irish effect was4all
prevailing and green was the pre-
dominating color in decorations. The
table was prettily festooned withs
nationay flower formed a pretty
center piece. The guests found their
places at the table by means of water
colored drawings of Irish figures or.
scenes. The after dinner hours wereS
spent in an Irish iollificationi in whichS
the potato contest held by the gentle
men was very amusing. The ilonors
Phillips, and second honors fell to the
lot of S. A. Lorenz Mr.. Phillips was
awarded a large potato filled with
bon bons. The ladies contest was an
Irish tea party in which the first prizs
was awarded Mrs. w. A. Herman.
Is Held Up.
Wray Curl was held up Tuesday
night by man wearing mask, who
relieved him of $40. Mr.. Curl is night
cashier of the bowling alley, and while
on his way home at late hour was
surprised by the demand hand out the
cash or die" and as the threat was
accompanied by a revolver which was
thrust in his face, Mr.. Curl sue
cumbed to the inevitable. The thief
then took to his heels, but receiving a
BLOW from mis- victim turned and with
the heavy END of the revolver dealt
Mr.. Curl a. blow that threw him to the
ground. On getting up Mr.. Curl ran in
70 the house and called his father, who
nred two gun shots in the direction thief
thief had taken. The mans identity iS&
still unsolved, and Mr.. Curl is minusls
the money.