Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-09
BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield, Oct. 6.-Hon. w. H. Tay-
Tor made business trip to Troy Fri
day.
Lee Taylor brought load of new
corn to the market Friday, which was
spoken Of as the finest seen for sever
al years. The corn crop this year
shows what Davis county soil can do.
Miss Ida Calvert has accepted po-
position in the Ideal store to accept
sition in Phillips Big store in Ottum-
wa.
Charley Lamont Of Mason City spent
a few hours with friends here Fri
day while enroute to Kansas City.
A family reunion was held Friday
at the home of Mrs. Margaret Smith,
who entertained her mother, Mrs.
Bren. ~ II Wichita, Kansas. Mrs.
John Howard and Mrs. Bertha Smith
and little daughter. Offerlee. A family
photograph was taken in which Baby
OfferIee figured as the child Of the fifth
generation.
Prof. F. G. Ensign of Iowa City made
q business trip to this city Thurs
day.
The c. w. B. M. auxiliary of the
Christian church held meeting in the
church parlors Thursday afternoon.
The attendance was large and an ex-
cellent literary program was given. At
the close of the business meeting So
cial hour was spent and light refresh
ments were served.
w. w. Brown, who resides near
Floris, suffered a severe injury We'd
nesday while cutting a pumpkin with a
corn knife. He cut the thumb of the
left hand. chipping off piece of the
bone. DR.. Stevens of Floris and Dr..
Young of this city dressed the wound.
Ed Chapman of Bonaparte spent FRI
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guson.
Woodland Owens received a dispatch
Friday stating that his only brother,
Stephen Owens, had passed away at
his home in Columbus Ind. on Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Saunders. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Lorenz and Mr.. and Mrs.
e. T. Mathews left Friday evening for
FIT. Madison to spend a few days at
the w. A. Shelter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wray and Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. C. Leach attended the
races at Milton Thursday.
Clarence Beauchamp and Miss Maud
Dabney attended the races at Milton
Thursday.
w. H. McAchran visited his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Duff Burchett, of Ottumwa,
Friday.
I. B. Turpin left Saturday for Clear
field to visit his new grandson, who
arrived Wednesday at the home of his
son, Leslie Turpin.
The Miller brothers brought load
of fine corn to town Friday and sold
1t for fifty cents per bushel
| Mr.. and Mrs. Durham of Corytlon
after spedning few days with Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Clark and Mrs. Mary
Mccormick, left Thursday for Beiknap
accompanied by Mrs. Mccormick, who
spent the day at the Morrison McCor-
mick home.
| J. W. Knight of Pulaski, who pur.
chased the j. M. Smith home some
time ago, is moving into the new home
L. w. Schwartzendruver. who has
been occupying the property. has NOV
ed into the Will Richie property.
4 Will Richie and family, who left d
short time ago for Nebraska to look for
location. have decided to make theil
| future home in Omaha.
/ j. e. Russell has returned from Cof-
fee county. Kansas, and the oil lands
near independence. where he has beer
visiting relatives for a short time.
Mrs. Henry Horn and Mrs. Frank
Rominger We're called to Centerville
Friday by the illness of their sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Jones return.
J ed FRIDAY TO their home in Elakeshnra