Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-09
BLOOMFIELD MUTUAL TELE.
PHONE co. NAMES DIRECTORS.

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Bloomfield. - The annual meeting
Of the stockholders of the Citizens
Mutual Telephone company was held
on Monday and the following directors
weer elected:
Bloomfield. N S. johnson, T, D.
Doke. j. F. Rector, G. c. McAvoy, E.
X. Herr. S. s. Standby, N. e. Merry,
w. w. Wray. John Curl and j. R. Wal
lace; Bloomfield and West Grove liney
Geo. w. Lain; Wyacondah lines
Geo. w. Good, A. w. Woodland, George
Hutchings, G. E. Stockham; Grove
Mutual lines, d. A. Tricl1ler, F. L. Sui
Ivan, D. W. Hartsler: Swamp Angel
line, R. D. Sullivan; Stueben lines.
Evan Evans and Chas. Rominger;
Perry Center line, VIM. Dillener: Per-
ry Center cutoff, ]. F. Christy; Shu-
mem line, Arthur McKibben; Locust
Grove line. J. G. Benge Rabbit Ridge
line, Robert Pierson; Drakeville line,
Chas. H. Horn; Rayburn line, Willard
Pence; Cross Roads lines. F. G. Mar
tin; Northern line. ]. G. Ware; South
ern line Charles Lambert; l. X l..
line, Michael Tough: Bridges line,
Chas. Blot; Little Four line, Frank
Bells; Big Five line. John M. Lain;
Walton lines, ]. G.. Huff; Kinney line.
w. s. Kinney and T. o. Kinman;
Hotchlkiss Farm line, B. N. Schlegel;
Northwestern line. David Davis;
Southwestern line, D. P. Harper, ]. F.
Stansbern, S. M. Atwood The direc-
tors will have a meeting next Satur-
day at l o'clock p M, to elect officers
for the ensuing year. The matter Of
increasing the capital stock and con-
sidering the proposition to connect
with Ottumwa were deferred to fu-
ture meeting which will probably be
called for that purpose.
Mrs. Comstock Dead.
Frank Dewitt received telegram
Monday telling of the death of his
mither-in-law. Mrs. Ellen Comstock at
Eagle Grove. Iowa, Sunday morning.
He left for Eagle Grove Monday after
noon. Mrs. Comstock visited here a
few weeks ago. Her death was caus-
ed by pneumonia, from which she had
been i'll but few days. Mrs. Dewitt
and the children have been in Eagle
Grove since last week.
Other Bloomfield News.
Mrs. j. w. Clayton is in receipt of
message from Orc Blanco. Arizona,
announcing the birth of son to Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Noon, Jan. 4. Mrs.
Noon will be remembered here as
Miss Martha Clayton
Guy Evans returned today from Chi
cage where he shipped car of stock
the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs Emory Black. who live
east Of town. are the parents of son,
born Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Tucker and chill
dren who have been visiting relatives
at Milton spent Monday and today
here at the home of Mr.. fuckers
cousin. w H. Taylor, en- route to
their home at Abilene, Kas.
Mrs. John Tomey returned today
from Powerssille, Mo-, where she was
called by the death of sister.
F. M. Baumgarten went to Corydon
today on business trip and will be
absent the rest of the week.
Bailey Gilchrist OF Moscow, Idaho,
and Milton Gilchrist of Birmingham.
Iowa, spent Monday and today at the
w. w. Power home They leave this
evening to spend few days at the
home of Will Shreeves near Troy and
go from there to Birmingham.
Mrs A. M. Swift leaves this even.
ing for Chicago, to spend a few days
Mr.. Swift, who has been under treat
ment at Chicago hospital, will re-
turn home with her the last of the
week
Teddy Sherlock of Hiattsville, Kas.,
is a guest at the G. T. Pence home
east of town
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Carlisle of OF
tumwa were In the city Monday to at
tend the funeral OF Mr.. Carlisle's
mother. Mrs. LYDIA Slater.
Mrs. A. o.. Sax went to Fort Madi.