Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-12
SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS.
Wyacondah Sunday School Convention
an Excellent One.

THRILLED the forenoon session. The pro-
gram was conducted by the county
president, DR.. l. N. Thompson. and
during the business session the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
P A. Barnett-President.
Glen Melvin-Vice president.
N. A. Puffer-Secretary.
w. w. Wilson-Treasurer
Geo. w. Barnett--Home department.
J. w. Altheide-Normal department
Elect Officers.
At the last meeting of the Home
Missionary society the following off,
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year:
President---Mrs. S. A. Lorenz
First vice president-Mrs. Homer
Rankin.
Second vice president-Mrs. o.. D.
Wrav.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lucy Gilbert.
Recording secretary--Miss Joy Fry
berger.
Corresponding secretary--Mrs. 3. B.
Mite box secretary-Miss Jennie
Burgess
Superintendent young peoples
jewel boxes-Mrs. Minnie IaFter,
Other Bloomfield ltenns.
Theodore and Mitchell Wiseman and
sister, Miss Louise, of Centerville. acc
companied by Miss Edna Harlan Of
Stockport, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Wiseman.
Miss Mary Power has gone to Chi
cago to take an advanced course in
music, before going to Knoxville. where
she has accepted the position of con-
ductor of music in the public school,
w. B. Taylor left Sunday for OF
tumwa to accompany Mrs. Taylor. who
was able to leave the city hospital to
Agency to visit her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. T. B. Hughes, while convalescing.
D. G. Greenleaf, formerly of this city.
now mayor. of Minot, North Dakota
has recently won a case in court in
which his fee amounted to $4,000.
Fred Messer. who was taken to the
city hospital in Mt. Pleasant short
time ago. passed away on Sunday
evening. In response to kilograms,
stating that the end was near at hand
his son Steve. accompanied by Roy
Cranner. went at once to the hospital
and returned with the remains on
Monday morning. The funeral serv-
ices were held at the residence Mon
day afternoon at o'clock, conducted
by DR.. c. L. Stafford
C. w. Mathews, cashier of the Pu-
laShi Jain, was lilC 6uSSl "a I1Oll. w =.
H. Taylor on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fill returned Sat-
urday night from the west, having
spent three weeks enjoying the seem
cry at Yellowstone park and visiting
other points in Wyoming and also Bill
lings. Mont.
DR.. and Mrs Chas. D. Shelton drove
to Bonaparte Sunday to visit until
Tuesday with Mrs Sheltons sister,
Mrs. Ed Chapman.
j. P. Toombs spent Sunday in Of
tumwa.
Drs. J. H. and Lavina Thompson
Hoefner of Warrensburg, Mo-, spent
Wednesday with Dr. T. N. Thompson.
Miss Edith Harlan of Mt. Sterling,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
I. N. Thompson, returned home on
Monday.
w. H. Corrick of Waintee, has sold
his 1873 acre farm to John Hollett Of
this city, taking as part payment Mr..
Hollett's store building and residence
property in West Bloomfield. Mr.. Hol-
lett and Henry Hollett expect to move
to the farm and stock it thoroughly.
Mr.. Corrick will rent the town property
and move his family to New Mexico,
where he intends locating.
The woodlands near the Bridges
school house afforded a pleasant re-
treat for picnic party that spent the
entire day there on Sunday. The
young people We're Miss Ella Dunn
levey and brother George Otis Ricter
F,thell Miss Myrtle Smith. Howard
Smith, Tom Talbert, Henry Stodgil
Mss Goldie Goode and Miss May
Hughes.
Miss Barney Of Mt. Pleasant, Is
spending her summer vacation with
Miss Carrie Beedle.
Golden Prosser Of Ottumwa, spent
Sunday in the city, as the guest Of
Miss Myrtle Stanley.
Miss Una Henderson made a bust
| ness trip to Blakesburg Monday, &C.
conlpanjed by Master Joe Cook.
| Mrs. Edwards of Pella, Is visiting al
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
r. w. Anderson of Pulaski
Henry Weincy Of Columbus, Ohio
has arrived to spend the summer witt
his sister. Mrs. John Lain. Joe Vein.
cy of Ottumwa, and George Weincy Of
Milton. spent Sunday at the We.rc,
h one.
Mrs. w r. Gibson and daughte,
Biarche srent Sunday in Selma visit.
| ing Mr.. ana Mrs. Ray Garrett.
Clarence Vorhis has been elncte:
principal Of the public schools at Alta
| lissa.
Miss Berne Ashby of Washington, ii
spending a few days with Mrs. Pote
Morgan at the parental w. T. Denpre,
home.
Ed. Baldridge and Miss Maud Cor
rick spent Sunday In Drakeville witt
/ Miss Jessie Slagle
Ealpf HILL who is travelling in tn,
interests of the Chicago Lyceum blu
resu arrived from Bonaparte Monda,
onI Snpnt q fhw with