Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-07
BLOOMFIELD.

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bloomfield, Feb. s. Dale Earring
ton will represent the Bloomfield high
school at the district declamatory con-
test to be held at Stuart next month,
for the selection of a representative
to attend the state contest, the time
and place for which is as yet unde-
cided. The contest was held at the
Methodist Episcopal church Friday
evening and although the night was
bitter cold the house was we'll filed
Glass honors of gold and silver medals
weres seived as follows: Oratorical--
Will Harn. gold medal. Dramatic -
Dale Harrington, gold medal. Miss
Mabel Mills, silver. Humorous -
Chas. Meters, gold medal. Miss Myrtle
Reeves silver medal. There was only
one contestant In the oratorical class
but there were seven in the dramatic
and three in the humorous Splendid
work was done by each member of the
class but by the decision of the
judges the contest was won by Dale
Harrington of the dramatic class who
drew hearty applause from the audi
ence in the recital of "Old Mirths"
highly amusing negro tale. The judges
were: Prof Clyde Acres of Eldon;
Prof. Bryon of Moulton and Mrs Lat
timer of this city. The entertainment
was introduced with music by the Phil
harmonic orchestra and closed with
violin novelty by Miss Eva Lester, Phil
harmonic violinist. The orchestra
having been in constant demand dur
ing the winter is in fine practice and
Is one of the social delights of the city
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the kind given for several years. The
contest between the students was ex-
ceedingly close as much hard work
had been done. Much Of the credit is
due to the proficient training of Mrs
| J. A. Rominger who drilled each con
testant bringing them as near the
point of perfection as the ability of
each would permit,
j. A. Rominger made trip to Oska-
loosa Saturday and returned accom-
panied by his little daughter Dorothy
who has been spending month or
more with her grandmother, Mrs.
Margaret Baker.
s. L. Berry returned Saturday from
a Mexico, Mo-, where he had been
spending several days on business
w. M. Hotchkiss returned Saturday
from San Antonio, Texas, having been
called home by the death of his moth
er-in-law, Mrs J. B. Richie. Mrs.
llotchins and son Duran remained in
San Antonio as the climate seems to
be benetiting their health.
Joe Davis returned Saturday from
Mason City where he attended the but
ter makers convention.
| N. S. Goddard of Troy died Friday
at o'clock in the afternoon at the
home of his daughter Mrs. r. l.. Pier
son north of Gospel Ridge. The flu
neral services were held Saturday at
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Troy and the remains were inferred in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Mr..
Goddard was one of the Oldest
settlers of this county having lived on
his farm near Troy since pre-empting
the land In the forties. He was well
to do farmer, an earnest Christian and
was loved by all who knew him.
| VIM Richie Of Oskaloosa returned
home Saturday having been called
here by the death of his aunt Mrs.
III. B. Richie.
Misses Myrtle and Traverse Black
daughters Of w H. Black of Ottumwa
arrived Saturday to visit their grand
! mother, Mrs. Bell Black
N. s. Johnson returned Friday from
Mason City where he attended a meet
ing Of the directors of the l. o. o. r,
/ Orphans home.
j. 3. Hunter has returned from Van
! Alstyne, Texas, where he attended a
family reunion and visited brothers
and sisters whom he had not seen for
twenty-five years. He brought with
him an interesting picture of a cotton
field and pickers near Van Alstyne. He
was greatly pleased with Texas, which
he thinks is a fine agricultural coun-
TRY.