Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield, Nov. 26-The regular
monthly luncheon given by the Friday
club was held Friday evening at the B.
Hardy home with Mrs. Eva Atkins as
hostess. At o'clock the husbands and
guests arrived and an excellent turkey
dinner was served. The guests of the
club were Mrs H. c. McCahan Of
Kirksville, Mo-; Mr.. and Mrs. A. n.
Finney of New York; the Misses
Steckel the Misses Davies and Miss
Minnie Loeb.
Miss Dorothy Moeller left today for
Des Moines.
Mrs. Scott who has been visiting at
the home Of Mrs. C. j. McIntire, re-
turned Saturday to her home in OF
tumwa. :, ..
8. G. Lachaper of Hedrick spent FRI
day night as the guest of Floyd Hutton.
w. M. Hotchkiss made q business
trip to Keosauqua Friday.
Miss Puma Sample returned Friday
from Highland Park college, to spend
Thanksgiving with her aunt and uncle,
Mr.. Wilson and Miss Wilson.
The High school entertainment given
at Wishard's hall Friday evening was a
very enjoyable affair in which music
was furnished by Ed Songer and sister,
Blanche. ~
Charley Harm, who has been spend
AiiG q lew MGehS Will Ills DIOlueT, 11cll-
ry, left Saturday for Moberly Mo-
A very enjoyable spelling match was
held at the Shunam school house Fri
day evening. The two divisions having
lost the contest, the werd was given to
the house and was spelled correctly
by Emanuel Earnest The ciphering
contest was won by Bert LAM.
Mrs. Albert Walters and baby of
Davenport are spending a couple OF
weeks with Mrs. Walters parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. K. Warrington.
Mrs. A. r. Knott of Wichita, Kansas
is visiting at the home of her par
ents,' Justice and Mrs. H. c. Day, and
will remain until the first Of the year
when Mr.. and Mrs. Knott will locate In
Lincoln. Neb the former having ac-
cepted a position as travelling salesman
for shoe firm there.
Miss Ruby Phillips was elected
teacher of the Prairie Mound school
and opened the winter term on Mon
day.
The Twentieth Century club met
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Herbert
King. An interesting lesson on Eng
lish history was led by Mrs. H. C.
Young.
Mr.. and IRIS. Henry Phillips and son
| and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Phillips of Ot--
tumwa were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w
j. Steckel on sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. w .Wray left Satur-
day for Hedrick to spent Thanksgiving
with their son, John. They will con-
tinue the trip to Kolona. where they
will spend Christmas with their son, Al
Carl Wolf has gone to Rochelle, ILL.,,
to spend Thanksgiving with his wife
who is visiting relatives there Mr.
and Mrs. Wolf will return home the
| latter part Of the week
Mrs. Will McMains Of Wellsville
Mo-, returned home Monday, after q
short visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Morrow. Mr.. McMains has recently
changed his location from Sturgeon to
Wellsyille, where he is agent on the
Wabash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Eichelberger
who have been visiting in the city
have located in Amarillo, Texas, where
Mr.. Eichelberger has recently accept
ed lucrative position. He has pur-
chased a building lot and will erect a
new home in the spring.
Alva Beedle and bride of New York
| arrived on Friday and will spend
Thanksgiving at the parental A. p.
Beedle home.
Hon. W. III. Taylor returned Satur-
day from Kansas City, Mo-, where he
attended the Trans Mississippi Com
mercial congress. The session had the
largest attendance and was addressed
by more eminent men than any prev
ious meeting of the past seventeen
years. Mr.. Taylor had the pleasure of
hearing Secretary of State Root, Sec
rotary of the Treasury Shaw, P. ri
Hartman, w. j. Bryan, the governor
Of Alaska. General Noble, and many
others. Resolutions in favor of deep
water harbors and river improvements
were strong features of the conven-
ton.