Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20
BLOOMFIELD.

BloOlnHelQ, Dec. lS.-tieorSe Stokes
berry of Stiles is moving his family TO
Texas this week, having decided to
make his future home in the south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beecraft, who have been
visiting the latters parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Richard Harris, returned Tuesday,
to their home in Colorado.
G. P. Fryberger and daughter,
Kathel, left Tuesday for Soldier, Kan
sas to spend few weeks with Mr. Fry
bergers father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell Mitchell Of
Colombia, Mo-, are spending the holt
days with Mrs. Mitchell's parents, Mr.. |
and Mrs. W. W. Reeves.
Floyd Hutton suffered a severe at
tack of appendicitis Sunday night and
has been confined to his room for sew
eral days.
Roy Vaughn of Monterey is very sick
with pneumonia at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcclure. His parents are now at
his bedside.
George T. Pierce of Fort Scott Kan
sas. spent Sunday with friends In the
city. Mr. Pierce's father organized the
Methodist Episcopal church of this city
| in the early days and also the Metho-
dist Episcopal church Of Ottumwa and
Fairfield.
| Mr.. and Mrs H. A. wishard enter
tanned friends at a turkev dinner Sun
day. The guests were Peter Gibbons
of Lewiston, Idaho; Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Devault and family. and Mr.. and Mrs,
Hiram DeVault and family.
The A. O. u. w. lodge held very
4 enjoyable banquet at their hall Satur-
| day night which was followed by
dance at Wishards hall. The banquet
resulted from the sale of sixteen lunch
| boxes. which with Samuel McMains as
auctioneer brought from fifty cents to
one dollar per box. The proceeds will
be applied to the charity fund Of the
4 order.
i Ed Songer, Dick Taylor and Samuel
Wray spent Sundaysin Ottumwa, where
they were joined by the s. l. NJ basket
ball girls, who were enroute home from
Fairfield.
i Gilbert McAchran of ottumwa spent
Sunday with his mother at the Davies
Il home
Mr.. and Mrs. Dun Burchett of OF
tumwa spent Sunday with relatives
in the city
wallace limbaugh and Miss Jennie
Burdette Of Ottumwa spent Sunday IN
the city as guests of Argus Spurgeon
and Miss Belva Durdette.
Prof. S. A. Power. superintendent Of
the Fairfield schools, accompanied by
Mrs, Power, returned home Sunday, at
ter short visit at the AL Power home
The s.. I. N. basket ball girls spent
i
Y sons college team. The game resulted
\ in score of 20 to in favor Of Fair
. field. Fairf1elds success was due TIC
q the physical proportions Of the team
!. as in height, weight and strength they
were Bloomfield's superiors. making
: victory for the s. l. N. physical i'm
3 possibility. The game was called Sat
! urday morning at s.: 80 o'clock and was
Q followed by reception at the Leggett
J house. In the afternoon they were es-
J. corted to the Elzevir hall, where they
n were entertained by an excellent lit.
. erary program. Dinner was served 81
: the girls dormitory and the hospitality
7 extended was fully appreciated. The
c return game will be played here De.
l. cember %.
e Mr.. and Mrs c. M. Waite Of Burling.
e ton spent Sunday in the city as guest!
/. of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Steckel.
!. o. A. Premier of South Bend, Indiana
:. was the guest Of the Misses Stecke
y Saturday and Sunday
g Misses Edith and Mildred Steckel lef
3 Monday for Los Angeles, California
n where they will spend the winter will
= their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and. Mrs
70 John Morton.
A. H. Finney after an extended visi
J. at the Amos Steckel home left Sunda,
" for New York City. Mrs. Finney an
3 son, Howard, expect to join him ther
II about the first Of the year.
d Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Wray have is
T. sued invitations for whist party to b
ia given at the Wray home south of tn
~ city Thursday, December 20. The even
:, will celebrate their first wedding ami
~ versary and will be cotton wedding
e. In harmony with the idea Of the hostes
s. the Invitations were Issued on cotto
Is handkerchiefs. The guests will b
conveyed to the Wray farm in a wager
,e w. j. Willets Of Moulton was bust
M ness visitor in the city Monday
:" Mayor T. o. Doke has returned fror
~ Des Moines. where he attended meet
~ ing Of the directors Of the State fair.
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