Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-26

spenl oIfe ddy ldsl week WIN Cnafll6'
Hawbaker
]. H. winn OF Kansas City, is spend
ing the summer with his brother, Will
liam VIM.
Cullen Humphrey went to PULASKI
Saturday for his sisters Ruth andl
their cousin, Mrs. John Saunders. ]
Charlie Jones of Upton was In town.
Sunday.
Ed. Harrison of Cantril was caller,
in town last week.
BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield, June 19.-J. w. Frady,
chief engineer of the electric light
plant of Centerville, was BUSINESS
visitor in the city on Monday.
Mrs. j. 7. Walton and granddaugh-I
ter. Miss Hazel Walton. left Monday
for Coffeyville. Kas., to visit Mrs. Wall
toms mother, Mrs. McGowen.
County Superintendent H. o. Rolandi
will open the Davis County Normal In
stitute on August 8. The session.
VIII continue two weeks and will bel
held at the s. ]. N. The corps Of in
structors which have been selected
follows: Prof. II. C. Brown, Of the
9. l. N. Prof. Wilbur York Of the pubs
lie school,, Prof. G. N. Spicer Of Mus
catine, Miss Josephine Miller of Des
Moines. The music class will be un-i
der the instruction of Prof. Will Down
Ing. The program Of lectures has not
been, completed, hut 1t is a. settled fact
that State Superintendent Riggs of
Des Moines, will lecture the first week
AS the Chautauqua will open on the
second week of the institute Prof. Ro-
land has prepared to give the Davis
Will discard afternoon sessions in or
der that they may attend Chautauaua.
Behold stand at the door and
knock" was the text used by Edwin
Galpih, who delivered his initial SER
mon at the First Baptist church Sun
day morning, having been licensed to
preach few months ago. The congre-
cation werewolf pleased with the SER
mon. Mr.. Galpin intends entering a
Baptistetheologica school this fail to
prepare for the ministry
Miss Helen Wray left Monday for
Sheridan, Wyo2 to spend several
of this city. She was accompanied as
far as Ottumwa by her mother, Mrs.
o. d. Wray.
Earl Harris and Gilbert McAchran
left Monday on three months pleas
ure trip through the west. They will
visit Billings, Mont, Seattle, Wash.
and many other points OF interest.
DR.. c., G.. Heady returned the first OF
the week from Chicago, where he ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. William
Baumgarten to a hospital In that city.
Miss Elva Plank of Kansas City,
writes her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. FL.
Plank that she intends spending the
summer at Lake Mcdonald, Mont
Miss Nora Battin has returned from
the Chicago West Side training school
for nurses, and is spending two weeks
with her parents. She likes the work
very much and will graduate next
year.
Mrs. MCGEE of Butte Mont, has ar.
rived here to spend the summer with
relatives in the city and country.
Henry c. Taylor and little son Hein-
rich left Monday for Chicago, to spend
a short time there on business.
Rev. Mr.. Ireland OF Pulaski. spent
Monday In the city on business con-
nected with the Fourth of july cele-
bration to be held at that place.
Walter Barker and sister Hazel Of
Selma are .visiting.ytheir uncle, J. IS.
NJ and Mrs. ~. Garrett 81 selma.
returned home Monday after visiting
DIR. ]. A. Barker and family, who
have been spending few weeks with
relatives. have returned to .Leaven-
worth, Kan, where the doctor Is first
assistant surgeon Of the National
Military home.
An altercatlon Which enSued Satur-
day between Fred Horn and Henry
the charge of assault and battery. The
trial was set for July Q, when he will
be arraigned before Justice Day. j.
ALBA.
Abba, June ga. w. Richardson
has bben elected to the principalsfiip
OF the Bussey school. Five teachers
Will be under his supervision
G. s. Barger was in Ottumwa on
bushes yesterday
Dr. Jenkins of Hooking. was BUSH
ness visitor here yesterday.
Clifton Whitlock, who has been seri-
ot,sly i'll for many days with tubercu-
ltsts of the glands, is much improved,
and is now thought to be out of danger
The large iron safe, formerly used In
the Office OF the county auditor was
solo this week to an Ottumwa firm.
About ninety women We're present
yesterday at the Union Missionary So
cietv at the home of Rev. VIM. Potter,
Tho program was a series of papers
from the representatives of the diff
ferent societies on the relative value
of home and foreign missions. The
'IniIed Presbyterian society was rep
resented by Miss Alice Elder, the First
Presbyterian church society by Mrs
n"sss ooiiase, zig MelHonlSt episcopal
by Mrs. Shrader, the Episcopal So
Getty by Mrs. +. E. Drake, and the
Friends by Rev. Petty.
WIN. Spencer, from near Hilton. was
at Abba Thursday, looking after busi-
ness matters.
r. W. King, who lives near Avery,
was here yesterday on business.
The reservoir for the new system of
water works for Abba, is well under
wey. and the right of way to the town
VIII be condemned by a sheriff's Jury.
consisting of Ed. l. Ramsey, q. S.
wyatt, W $. Fall, G. A. McGilvery,
rood
The program for the Abba Chautau-
qua. which occurs August 23 to Sep-
tember !, has been printed, and those
interested will be able to know early
the sDecial attra ofinns