Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-01
BLOOMFIELD,

Ploomfleld.-S. s. Standby has pur-
chased the Meier & Stevens building
On the north side of the square, and is
repairing it and fitting for use as
berher sfop.
Mr and Mrs. Charley Snoddy are
moving into their property recently
purchased of Mrs. Mary Huffman.
Mrs. j. T. Davis of Chicago arrived
Saturday for an extended visit with
her daughters, Mrs. Arthur Wray and
Mrs. G. e. Dabney.
Mrs Belle Henderson has accepted
position in the Herr dry goods store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sloan of Los
Angeles were in the city yesterday
on their way to visit Mrs. sloan's
aunt, Mrs. Lemons, and grandmother,
Mrs. Resor, at Guthrie Center. Mrs.
Sloan will be remembered here as Miss
Mamie Plank
Mrs D. L. Burchett returned Sun
day from Los Angeles. Cal, where she
has spent the summer.
William Hawley Smith Of Peoria,
Ill, is in the city today looking after
business interests.
in town today.
Harlan Deupree left for Chicago the
first of the week to enter the Chicago
university.
Miss Alice Taylor of Centerville Wis
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Mrs. ]. H. Leon and Mrs. J. c. Shook
went to Ottumwa today to spend
few days.
Thompson Norris, who has been
visiting for several weeks with friends
in this county, returned today to his
home in Lamar, Mo.
Bloomfield .-Invitations have been
issued for the marriage Of Miss Myrtle
STANDBY and Golden Prosser. of OF
tumwa. The wedding will take place
at the STANDBY home Sunday. October
6, at high noon.
Mr. and Mrs. e. B. Johnson enter
tanned the johnson families at dinner
honor of Matter Johnson, who return
ed Saturday from California.
Ell Truitt. well known and highly
respected citizen of Drakeville died
Monday afternoon at 1880 after a briet
illness from some stomach trouble
Mrs c. D. Shelton went to Bonaparte
today to visit her sister, Mrs. E. w.
Mrs. K. T. Hotchkiss went to Chi
cago Sunday for visit at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. William Smith.
Mrs. Edith Knott. who has been Wis
iting for the past five weeks with her
mother, Mrs. H. G. Day, left this morn
ing for her home in Lincoln, Neb. She
will stop en- route for few days visit
with friends at Centerville and Cory
don.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dunn go this
week to Hahatonka, Mo-. to make their
future home. Mr.. and Mrs. George
proctor have also located at the same
place.
Mrs. Van Pettin, who for the past
twenty-five years has been engaged IN
missionary work in japan, arrived this
morning for visit at the home Of her
nephew, George Phillips.
Mrs. David Baldridge went to Glen
wood yesterday to accompany Oracle
Burden, who goes to enter the State
School for the Feeble Minded
Mrs Eliza Patterson, wife of Sam
uel Patterson, died at her home in
the south part of the county Sunday
The funeral services were held at the
residence Monday and the remains
| were laid to rest in the Patterson Gem
etery.
Guy Hardy returned Saturday from
Texas, for a brief visit at home.
| David A. Bolick of Fulton Mo-. Is
visiting his father, David Bolick, south
| Of town.
James Mcvey was arrested Monday
evening on charge of bootlegging. On
pretext Of obtaining medicine for his
| wife, McVey left the officer who mac
him in charge and went to DR.. c. D
Shelton's office. He walked through
the Office opened a rear window, step
ped out onto the roof Of the one-story
ware room, jumped off to lower shed
and thence to sawdust heap, making
his get away while the officer pa
tiently awaited his return. McVey ne
doubt realized that 1t would go HARD
with him if convicted, as he had beer
fined several times for the same of.
tense, and warned that his next con.
victon would mean a term in the peni-
tertiary.