Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-05
News Of
Southern Iowa
BLOOMFIELD.

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BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield, April 3.-At the close of
the regular prayer meeting on Thurs
day evening Judge Roberts, Of Ottum.
wa, will talk to the men of the city on
the Brotherhood of st. Paul, which is
one Of the successful church organiza-
lions OF that city. The purpose Of the
address is to facilitate the movement
already on foot to organize such a
Brotherhood here. A committee was
the ~advisability of the organization
but the report will be held until after
Judge Roberts address.
q. l.. Marmon, county secretary OF
the Sunday schoo association sue
cessfully organized a Sunday school
at the Putnam school house Sunday
The school will open next Sunday with
dent, J.. F. Thomas; assistant super
intendent, Mrs. Benengar; secretary,
Willie Evans; treasurer, Robert Need
Ter.
B. Loeb received word Sunday Of
the birth of aSson at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Joe Mooney, of Kan
sas City.
Mrs. William Hill entertained rela-
tiVes and friends at. dinner Sundav in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Firestone,
of Colombus, Ohio, who spent Sunday
and Monday in the city, while enroute
home after an extended pleasure trip
through the south. In addition to the
resident relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Steckel, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Fortune
and Mr.. and Mrs. j.. H. Ford were en-
tertained. On Monday the family en-
t~ertainment was continued at the b.
Hardy home and at 6 o'clock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Firestone left for their home in
Ohio.
Golden Prosser, Of Ottumwa, was
the guest of Miss Myrtle Stanley Sun
day.
The marriage Of Miss Ella Ritter and
Marchelles Christy, both Of Seymour
took place Monday morning at the i,
B. Turpin home, Elder NJ. Downing,
officiating.
Miss Myrtle Smith has been elected
teacher Of the West Grove school,
which opens this month.
Fred Murphy and Miss Grove nave
been reelected teachers of h Troy
school for the spring term which opens
the latter part of the month.
Elder M. Downing left Monday for
Arkansas City, Kan, to visit his son
A. A. Downing and family. after which
he goes to Saltwater, Oklahoma, to
visit his son, e.. G. Downing. The
next visit will be made at Downing,
Okla. where he will oficiate at the
marriage Of his granddaughter, Miss
Bertha Downing to Mr.. Spencer, a
prominent merchant Of that place.
Having added one other entry to his
long list Of weddings, Rev. Downing
\ will return home after spending a
short time at Excelsior.
Y The principles and teachers of the
8 public schools, the instructors Of the
4 Southern Iowa normal and many
teachers throughout the county will
i leave this week for Ottumwa to attend
4 the Southeastern District Teachers
association, which opens there Of
Thursday. An excellent program has
been prepared Of which some Of the
attractions are the address to be made
by DR.. Quayle, pastor Of the st. James
church. Of Chicago. and the lectures
by Rev. Edward A. Steiner, Hon. F.
x. Schromaker and others.
Miss Fay Kinney has been elected
q teacher Of the spring term Of school
8Nat Bunch. Miss Kinney has spent two
@ayears teaching in that district.
s3 Miss Fay Davidson will teach the
Spring term Of the. Hawkeye school
(which opens this month.
G. w. Hull has been elected princi-
opal Of the Drakeville school for the
Ensuing, year. Miss Minnick, who has
been teaching in the primary depart
nent has been retained with an in
Irease in salary Of S. per month.
The good citizenship meeting hello
at the Baptist church Sunday after
noon was mad complimentary to the
pastor. Rev. II. ]. EVERY, who was
present with them for the last time
before severing his connection with
his present congregation. 1.-THE New
Administration" was the subject of
h principal address, which was de-
: livered by John F. Scarborough, city
attorney. The meeting closed with
short talks by Revs. Wilson, Stafford
and FerralI.
C. G. Mccain left Monday for Chi
eago to spend several days on bust
ness.
S. E. Latimer left Sunday for Chi
cago to spend a short time on bust
ness.
DR.. H. g. Young made a professional
call at Belknap Sunday evening.
Mrs. Putnam, who has been very
sick with pneumonia, has passed the
danger point and is slowly improving.