Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
A SQUAD FARM.
Bloomfield Young Woman Manages
New Industry

Bloomfield. July 2s.-A very inter-
esting industry, that of SQUAD raising,
has been started in this city by Miss
Ruth Greenleaf, at her home in the
north part of town She became inter
ested in the birds while in Rock Rap
ids. AS she passed the SQUAD farm,
day after day, she was attracted by
seeing several hundred bright plummad
birds, showing all the colors of the
rainbow in the sunlight as they flew
overhead into an enclosed pen, built
rather high. and finding it a profitable
business for the owner, she decided To
interest herself in a few birds. These
squads are not raised from the COM
mon pigeons, such as fly about our
homes, but are raised from the famous
Homing pigeons, which are much
larger and better in every particular.
The industry soon becomes one Of alb
story Of the squad and the parent
birds becomes very fascinating to the
daily observer. Miss Greenleaf started
here on small scale, with one dozen
birds from Rack Rapids, and one-half
dozen from Boston, counting the young
squads, there are now thirI- eight
beautiful birds. Miss Greenleaf is al
ways more than pleased to show her
little pigeon farm to any and all who
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industry
Other Interesting News.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burchett, whose
marriage took place in Chicago last
week. returned Friday night to their
home on Washington boulevard, where
| they will be at home to their friends
after August 1.
| Miss Allie Morris of Ottun1wa, spent
Saturday in the city.
| Bert Wolf of Chicago, arrived Sat
urday morning to spend the summer
with his brother, Carl Wolf.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hilb, of Rochelle
Ill.,. who have been visiting at the
Wolf home, departed on Saturday.
Mrs. o. E. Child of Moline, ILL.,. is
spending a few weeks at the home d
| her sister, Mrs. L. w. Swartzendruv,
err.
Lutte Burchett and D. NJ. Wise were
business visitors in Milton Friday.
Mrs. Lola Talln1an and niece, Mis-:
| Maurine Collver of Pierre. South Oak.
are visiting Mrs. Tallman's parents
MIR. and Mrs Frank Hutchings.
Frank Painter of Des Moines arriv'
ed Sunday to return with his LITTLE
daughter, Miss Eva, who has beer
spending five weeks with the families
of Cyrus Turner and H. G. Day.
4 The closing session of the Twentieth
Century club, proceeding the summe
vacation, was held Friday Afternoon
with Mrs. o. D. Wray. as hostess. Thu
lesson of the afternoon, which was ;
magazine review, was led by Mrs
Mary Hinkle, and papers were reat
by Mrs. J. r. Wallace and Mrs j. A
! Rominger. The program was supple
mented by two musical numbers b.
Mrs. s. A. Lorenz and Miss Miriam
Young. Light refreshments wer
served. Mrs. w. K. Carruthers of Kan
sas City, was entertained as a cues
Of the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jones spent Sun
day in Pulaski, visiting Mrs. Jones
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Jones.
Mrs Jas. Sutton has been quite sicl
during the past week.
Jonathan Blot and John Harve
have purchased the William Ekil
meat market on the east side, and too
possession of the same on Saturday
A pleasant lawn social and ice crear
supper was held Saturday evening a
the Chas. Anders home on the Blot
farm, south of the city.
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