Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-29
BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield, March 2s.-The last
number OF the Bloomfield lecture
course given at the Christian church
on Monday night, was universally pro-
nounced the best entertainment of the
series. Rev. Frank Dixon treated the
subject of Man Against the Masses
and the force of character which was
prominent feature of the speaker
made it's influence felt in the MASTER
full handling Of the subject in which
socialism an. anarchy were dealt pow
erful blows. Popular public opinion
pronounced hi mthe best entertainer
of the year. Rev. Dixon pleased his
hearers by his illusions to his brother
author Of that popular piece Of fiction,
"The Leopard's SPOTS" To Rev. H. J
Everly was accorded the honor Of in
PRODUCING the speaker of the hour.
In the main the lecture course has
been as successful this year as in the
past, for in each series there must be
some numbers that are not 50 popular
with the general public as others. The
work Of the ~ear has been satisfactory
to the committee from financial
point Of view, as the course has q lit
tie more than paid expenses. A meet
ing will be held this week for the re-
organization of the committee and al
ready the president for the ensuing
year has been selected and Mrs. VIM.
Hill will succeed Mrs. John Ethel.
whose services have been highly APP
preciated by the committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. WEIGH are the
parents of a fine baby boy, born on
Monday.
State Auditor B. F.. Carroll spent
Monday in the city in the interests Of
the city election
The entertainment given at the NJ.
p. church Monday night by the I. w.
U. Glee club met the expectation of
the large audience numbering between
excellent program. Nearly every
number was repeatedly encored and
the club gratified their hearers by re-
spending to the plea for repetition
The entertainment was given under
the auspices Of the Ladies' Guild and
Epworth League, who will share the
| croft, which was $685.
| Johnson Torney of Indiana, who has
been spending a few days at the j. A.
Torney home, left Tuesday for Wich-
ita, Kansas, to visit his sister.
The College Concert company which
gave their first public entertainment
at Milton last Friday night, gave an
excellent entertainment to small but
appreciative audience, which was di-
m min Isne in n, numbers by the Indictment
| weather. The company has a number
Of dates to fill and will so to Moulton
Saturday night to give an entertain
1nent for the benefit Of the Y M. G. A
Mrs. ]. r. Haney and little son, Joe
Jr., of Plano, left Tuesday for Chi
cago, where Master Joe will be treat
ed for deformed limb. They will Wis
it relatives in this city while enroute
home.
Mrs. NJ. Scranton of Washington ar
rived the first of the week, having
been summoned to the bedside Of her
mother, Mrs. Fulton Putnam, who is
seriously sick with pneumonia.
w. I. Hinkle loaded car Tuesday
purchased farm and will make his
future home, hoping that the change
of climate may benefit Mrs. Hinkle's
health.
Mrs. Boseman, formerly OF Ottum-
wa, died at her home in the south part
Of the city on Tuesday afternoon. The
body will be taken to Burlington to-
day for burial.
/ The funeral services of j. ]. Plank
i who died at his home in Pulaski Sat
urday at the age Of 81 years, was held
at the residence Monday afternoon,
conducted bv Rev. w. w. Miller OF
Germany. He was pioneer resident
Gil Davis county, where he spent his
life and as a farmer, had acquired 9
/ competence. He had fourteen chill
dren, twelve of whom are living, all
of whom but one, Levi Plank, oi
Phoenix, Ariz., were present at the
4 funeral. Six sons acted as pail bear
ers: Amos Plank, Hutchinson, Kas.:
julius Plank, Kansas City, Mo-; Elmer
i Plank, st. Louis, Mo-; Allen Plank
lFloris. and Will Plank. of this city