Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-22
BLOOMFIELD.

i, BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield. March ia letter from
Mrs. Wm.s Palmer, formerly Of this
city, just received by Mrs. Dora Davies
states that Mrs. Palmer's son, Day
has moved his family from Dallas
Texas, to point about IL miles from
Dallas, where he has a position as
telegraph operator. While moving
Mrs. Palmer fell and sustained in
ternal injuries from which her life was
despaired for time, but has now
fully recovered. Her son, DR.. Willard
Palmer, was the attending physician.
The Masonic lodge conferred the
second degree of the order on Carl
Wolf and ]. H. Shelton on Friday ev-
ening, and on Saturday night the
Royal Arch degree was conferred on
j., H. Southern, j.: F. III. Carey and W..
M. Hotchkiss. The meeting was fol-
lowed byta luncheon which was very
enjoyable.
for several days with a severe cold
and tonsilitis.
Leon Reinheimer, Of Arcola, ILL.,, is
visiting his cousin, Carl Wolf on Sat-
urday and left Sunday for Ottumwa
to visit relatives.
Carl Wolf left Saturday evening for
Rochelle, ILL.,, to spend a few days with
friends.
Miss Daisy Brumbaugh, of F'indley,
her sister, Mrs. D. F. Ferrall.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. q. Orwig, Of Des
Moines, after spending few days
with Mrs. Orwigs parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Dunn, leave Tuesday for
Hahatonqua, Mo. where they will
make their future home. Mrs. Orwig's
sister, Mrs. Curry and baby will join
them in a short time as Mr.. Curry will
also locate in Hahatonqua.
the Fox river dairy wagon has gone
out of business and has sold his cows
all of which brought prices ranging
from $40 to $50 each.
Ed Fulk has rented the e. A. Young
farm and has moved his family there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baird Caswell, who
have been making their home with
Mrs. d. G. Greenleaf have rented the
Young cottage formerly occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Rankin.
Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond, after a
weeks visit at the home Of the Misses
Steckel, returned to Chicago on Sat
urday.
At the regular meeting of the Re-
bekah lodge Friday night, Misses
Chat and Francis Bryant were initiat-
ed. Mrs. John Leach, Of West Grove,
was an out Of town member present.
John Clayton, of st. Paul, Mimi, ar
with. his mother, Mrs. q. w. Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Steckel very
happily entertained friends at six
o'clock dinner on Friday evening
Those to whom the compliment was
extended were Mr.. and Mrs. E.. X
Herr, Attorney and Mrs. D. Fl. Payne
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Caldwell and Mr.
and Mrs. 3. Rominger.
Charles D.: Fortune and wife left
Sunday for Boonville, Mo-, to visit
their son, Eugene at the Kemper Mill
tary college, after which they go to
Eureka Springs, for a short time. and
enroute home they will visit st. Louis
and purchase spring goods. They will
be absent several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Orwig, Of Des
Moines, arrived Friday at the George
Dunn home, where they will visit
while enroute to Missouri, where they
intend locating.
Bloomfield, March 1.-THE funeral
services Of Mrs. vina Wallace, whose
death occurred on Wednesday after
noon, were held Friday morning at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. S. L
Berry, conducted by Rev. r. d. Fer
rail-. The remains were taken tt
DrdkeVllle ZOE 1nLermenI.
Mrs. La Rue Van Hon, of Pulaski
spent Friday with Miss Effie Hardy
and left the same evening for Ottum.
wa to spend a few days while en-.
route to Topeka, Kan, to visit rela.
tives.
Inoris Patterson has returned from
Cedar Falls, where he has been Wis.
iting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chadwick, Of
Shunem, received about seventy fivc
friends Thursday evening, compliment.
tary to Mrs. Harry Cramer, Of Royal.
ton. Mimi, formerly of this city, wht
has returned to visit relatives ami
| friends. A pleasant amusement of thu
evening was contest in which tn,
honors were won by Miss Pearl Lain
| Light refreshments were served.
John Evans has purchased the Jos
FELL residence property recently bough
of w. S. Hassenpf1ug and will maks
that place his home as soon as pos.
| sible.
Mrs. Ed Steele and two sons, O
Garnet, Kansas, are visiting the for.
mer's mother, Mrs. j. A. Steele, Of
| Shunem.
Miss Alia Calhoun, of Kirksville
| Mo-, arrived Friday evening to spent
i q. month with Mrs. Henry Horn.
| Chris Miller, of Milton. who has re.
Gently returned from trip to Okla.
homa. was a business visitor at thi,
| place Friday.
| Judge and Mrs. F. w. Eichelberge
returned Thursday from Centeryille
where the jurge has been holding cour
and will leave Monday for Keosauuu.
Ito open court.
1.-The city, is quite sick with pneumonia.