Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-17

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BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield, Jan. 16.-The Twentieth
Century club held a very interesting
meeting Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. John F. Scarborough. The
program consisted of paper on Rus
sian finance by Mrs. A. H, Fortune; q
talk on Russian literature by Mrs.
Stella Teed; and a talk on the folk
lore of the same country by Mrs. H. g.
Young. The meeting closed with a
beautiful selection of Russian music by
Mrs. H. G.. Young.
George Houdesheldt of Cincinnati,
left Friday after a short visit with
his sister, Mrs. Jack Noble.
Mrs. N. E. Nable Of Burr Oak: Kas.,
is visiting at the home of Mrs. Jack
Nable.
DIR. Ella D. Still of Des Moines, was
a recent visitor at the A. B. Gilbert
home, the guest of DR.. Lulu M. Bell,
of Tarkio, Mo.
Mrs. Whistler of Brighton, is dan
gerously Ill at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Shields.
A meeting of the G. A. R. post was
held Friday evening for the installa-
ton of officers elected last month. 1t
has been the custom of the Relief
Corps to install their officers in joint
session with the post, but this year the
corps held a private session for that
purpose. To relieve the tediousness of
the business session the corps sur
prised the post by appearing in marked
costume and giving a mock linstalla-
ton service. which proved to be a
most amusing little burlesque. The
obligations and duties we're given In
humorous veins and the affair wal a
happy departure from the general
routine of work. At the close of the
session fresh fruits and candies were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Edwards Of
Moulton spent Friday at the home of
Mr.. Edwards daughter, Mrs. Will Vo-
tain and attended the third entertain
ment in the lecture course held at the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Miss Lulu Ryder Of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday in the city as the guest OF Miss
Pearl Lattimer.
The lecture By DR.. Edward Burton
Mcdowell, the fourth entertainment
in the lecture course, delivered at the
Methodist church Friday evening on
the. subject OF Samoa, was q success
in every particular. The moving, pic
lures with which the lecture vas illus
trated, and also the pleasing person
atty, and splendid delivery of the
speaker, held the undivided attention
Of the immense audience throughout
the evening. At the close Of the
second entertainment the lecture
course committee were in posses.
sion of sufficient funds to defray
all the expenses of the entire
course and and Observation-Disclosures
course and each succeeding en-,
tertainment has added something to
the treasury, the of the course
will have a fund surplus on hands to
be applied to the Improvement of the
next years purse
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Barker of Birm.
ingham are visiting at the home oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. H. Dunn, having re
turned with Mrs. Dunn, who has been
visiting there for a few weeks.
Mrs. s. e. Lattimer has returned
from a two weeks visit with relatives
in Creston.
At the last meeting of the West
Grove literary it was decided to chal
lenge Bloomfield to a debate on the
high school. question, West Grove te
defend the negative side Of the ques
ton.
Mrs. Frank Hutchings and daughter
Lola, left Friday evening for Pierre
South Dakota, where they will make
their future home.
Bloomfield, Jan. 13.-The degree stat
Of the I. o. O., F. lodge of this city
spent Wednesday night In Ash Grove
where they instituted a lodge of TWEEN
ty-two members, of which there were
five charter members and seventeen
candidates. The work of institutins
the lodge was performed by the specia
district deputy, l.. T. Barton. Th'
election Of officers selected for the en-
suing ear were:
Noble Grand-John Rhinehart.
Vice Grand-John Moss.
:, Secretary-T. ]. Morrison.
Treasurer-Gregg Burkhart.
} Following the election the officer
; were installed by W. F. Duke of tn
!, Drakeville lodge. At the stroke o
!; midnight the lodge repaired to tn
!, home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Fletcher
where a banquent was served, afte
which the weary party turned thei
: faces ~homeward, reaching the city a
. S o'clock Thursday morning. TIL
, members of the Drakeville lodge in at
} tendance were: w. F. Duke, Johl
J Myers, William Sales, Henry Truitt, j
! Tannehill, John Shull, Robert Jones
) The bloomfield degree staff We're: L. I
!. Barton, j. l.. Shelton, John Mckee
. Martin Ellenberger, Frank Battir
) Clyde Young, Elmer Clark, Sam Eng