Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-11
BLOOMFIELD.

BLOOMFIELD.
Bloomfield, Jan. 9.-The first meet
ing of the new board of directors of
the Citizens Mutual Telephone COM
pany met Saturday and elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year: President G. w. Carroll; vice
president, L. F. Christy; secretary,
W.. G. Deupree; treasurer. G. D.
Evans; executive committee, G. w.
Carroll G. e. Young, j. G. Brouhard.
An assessment of $1.50 per month for
a term of six months from Jan. 1 to
July was levied on each person hold
ing a phone, the amount to be used
to defray expenses.
The two year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs L. Smith, who reside west Of
the city, died Friday night. The child
had never been we'll and death fol-
a month or more ago for a diseased
palate. The funeral services were held
at the residence on Sunday, conduct
ed by Rev. D. f. Ferrall, pastor Of
the Christian church. The remains
were inferred in the Drakeville ceme-
terry.
Miss Nora Saunders, only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Saunders, died
at her home on Sunday evening at
S.SAOSh dlIOE lllSCilh6 dlo PoAitLok
Illness from consumption. The funeral
services were held today.
Mrs. A. III. Finney. Of Cleveland, o.,
left Monday for Chicago to spend n
few days on business.
face.
John Lane Is seriously i'll at his
home in the north part of the city. He
has been very low with heart disease
for some time and has been confined
to the house for months
N. s. Johnson left Monday night for
Des Moines to attend the annual
meeting of the board Of directors OF
the Grocers' Insurance association, of
which he is a member, being also a
member of the executive board. He
will remain until Thursday.
Vint Davis, who has been very Ill
during the past week, Is slightly
improved.
days in Keokuk on business.
f. G. Young has rented the new
residence erected by Wilbur Carroll
across the street from the Davis home
and will move his family there when
the purchaser takes possession OF the
Younr home.
F. stockberger spent Sunday in
Moulton.
Mrs: Will Eichelberger has return
ed from Cambridge, Kan, where she
has been visiting her mother, Mrs
Botz az the home of her daughter
Mrs. Galley. Mrs. Bots has reached
the great age Of 90 years and is quite
| feeble.
Isaac Huffman. who fell last week
and broke his hip, is very sick.
Mrs. Will Zook and little son, who
have BEEN spending the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arc Sax, returned Mon
day to their home In Mt Pleasant.
| Mrs. Marion Galpin and little son
Forest, spent Sunday in west Grove
as guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
! Jones.
! B. G. Barlow, who left some time
Hago for Colorado to look for a location
| has gone to California and will locate
at some point in the Sacramento val
4 ley. Mrs. NARROW and son Ralph In.
| tend joining him there ABOUT the first
Of February
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Carroll, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Gibbons. Of Idaho, Miss
!, Joy Fryberger, Frank Black an6
Misses Beulah and Stella DeVaul1
spent Saturday. evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Duff Rayburn, six miles north o.
4 the city. The trip was made in q boil
sled and the ride was greatly enjoyed
After their ARRIVAL an oyster supper
was served and d pleasant evening
4 was spent. $50
Misses Nora Townsend and Frances
Mryant, accompanied by Claud At
wood and Charles Hull attended the
ipie social held at the Coon schop
house north Of West Grove, on Sat.
urday night
Miss Stella Daniels OF Milton 4.
/ visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs
Frank Warner.
Mr. and Mrs. j. e. Devault have
decided to return to their farm NORTH
OF the city early in the spring and
4 will erect handsome residence there
The marriage of G. A. McKibbon, Of
Mt. Sterling, formerly Of this city, te
1 Miss Luella Davis, of Bonaparte, tool
place last Wednesday at the Davis
home in that CITY. Immediately aftel
! the ceremonv Mr. and Mrs. McKib.
bon departed for Keokuk, where they
fore going to Mt. Sterling, where Mr.
McKibbon is one of the prominen
druggists of the city. The latter par
of this week they will arrive at thu
4 home Of the groom's parents. Mr.. ant
4 Mrs. John McKibbon, north Of Thu
| city, and will then receive the congrat
ulations Of their many relatives and
| friends.
The union meetings at the variou.
| churches in the city last week in rec.
i ognition Of the week Of prayer CLOSED
at the Methodist Episcopal church or
\ Sunday night and the revival services
to be held at the Baptist church
4 opened on Monday.
Miss Flora Hutchings spent Sunda,
in town as the guest of Miss stells
Frye.
1 SIGOURNEY.