Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
TELLS OF BLOOMFIELD BOY.
Little Som coivin, Who Sent Flowers
to Prisoner Lauded by w. c. T. U.

| Bloomfield, Dec. "A fair audience
] greeted Mrs. H. G. Day at the Meth
I odist Episcopal church Sunday evening
and was very pleasantly entertained
| by the report of the worlds w. G. T. U.
convention at Boston and the national
convention at Hartford, Connecticut, to
Which she had the honor of being a
delegate. Mrs. Day is an interesting
speaker and having caught the inspira-
! ton of the two conventions, her de-
scription brought the sense so wildly
before the minds of her hearers that
| they, too. caught something Of the en-
thusiasm and worldwide magnitude Of
| the w. G. L. U. At Boston thirty one
nations were represented and forty ma
tional flags We're unfurled. While at
the national convention Mrs. Day had
the pleasure of addressing the audience
and in so doing gave them report Of
our local w. G. T. u. flower mission
work, in which she told them the story
of little Sam Colvin of this city, who.
| hearing that the union was preparing
| to send bouquets to the prisoners at
| Fort Madison called the president TO
the telephone, asking if he might send
| a bouquet. The request being granted,
he prepared a bouquet and presented it
with his photograph and a letter writ
| ten by himself. Some time afterward
he was greatly pleased to receive let
quet had been given. The man told his
pitiful story and expressed his appre-
citation of the flowers, and since the
receipt Of the little token of sympathy
the man has been converted. The story
greatly interested her audience and at
the close delegates from different ma
lions came to her asking for detailed
account that they might use it in their
work Among these was Miss Sewell
! of Boston, the national Superintendent
of the w. G. T. o., who asked that she
might have the story in detail to use
for publication and as a help in her
| work Mrs. Gordon of Utah, Mrs. Bes-
sic Hartman Lee of Australia, who is
connected with the flower mission work
of London: Mrs. Shepherd of England,
| the worlds missionary, also asked for
/ the story to use in state work, and in
/ this way a young Bloomfield boy has
acquired worldwide reputation.
John Rider Dies.
John Rider died Sunday afternoon
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Rider of Stiles at the age
of 30 years. Death resulted from APP
lpendicitis. The body was taken to
Farley for burial today.
Other Items of Interest.
/. John Evans, superintendent of the
Carbon mines, accompanied by Mrs.
Evans and son and Miss Hazel Bezzen-
berger, spent Sunday in Ottumwa.
Miss Kate Can1bron was the guest Of
friends in Ottumwa Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Livingston left Tuesday
for Alliance, Neb., to spend the winter
with relatives.
i The latest news from Ben Colvin and
son, Hugh, who recently left for Cali
fornia to look for location, is to the
effect that they have visited Long
Beach and Los Angeles, and are de-
Ilighted with both cities and are enjoy
ing the climaet and beautiful flowers.
They are boarding in the same home
with Mrs. Anna Toonbs. formerly of
this city.
Mrs. j. Lowenberg spent Sunday
/ with relatives in Ottumwa.
Frank Hull and Argus Spurgeon, ac-
companied by Misses Ruth Cree and
Belva Burdette, made a trip to Ottum-
wa Sunday to meet Miss Frances Bry-
ant, who was enroute home from Gem
terville, where she spent Thanksgiving
| with relatives.
/ Mrs. Jack Noble and daughter, Hazel,
returned Sunday from Ottumwa, hav-
ing spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lorenz spent Sat
urday evening and Sunday In OF
tun1wa.
(. Frank Fry returned Tuesday to his
home in Mullenville, Kansas after a
/ short visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Fry
| G. E. Latimer left Sunday for Chi