Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-03-03

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COUNTY LICENSES |
MORE COUPLES MARRY IN FEB.
THAN FOR TEN YEARS PAST
LEAP YEAR AIDS, PERHAPS
omfield.-February, 19os has
been a record breaking month in the
Davis county matrimonial market,
longer list of marriage licenses nay
ing been issued in the past four weeks
than in any other month in the past
ten years. The question going the
rounds is. Did leap year have any
thing to do with it?'' Thelis follows:
Henry Casteel and Damie Kinman.
Reese Wood and Mclvina Sapp.
Lem Young and Maud Burgher.
Will Day and Carrie D. BOYD.
H. j. smith and Nellie Sloan.
Edgar NJ Cowles and Linda Sion
| aker.
John S. Thompson and Flora NJ
| Davis.
Walter P. Thompson and Nellie c.
Grant.
| Roy Howard and Hazel Day
| Jake Faist and Martha Stogdlll.
| Clyde Henderson and Pearl Mlnear'
| Karl Weisenkorn and Bertha Plore-
| ger.
Sanford Modrell and Nora N Good.
]. Lloyd Kinsler and Leona Ruin
Francis.
o. E. Bridges and We've Selman.
Burr Thatcher and Lizzie Bogert:
Oscar F. Acton and Minnie Belle
Wilcox.
Mrs. Shnder Dead.
Mrs. Paul Shindler died on Friday
afternoon at her home near Pulaski,
aged AZ. Funeral services were held
Sunday at II o'clock.
Other Bloomfield News.
A dozen young. ladies were enter ter
tanned at backwards Party Fri
day evening at the home of Prof. and
Mrs. Wilbur York. The guests dress
ed backwards, entered the back door,
backwards and greeted the host and
hostess with good bye's. expressing
their enjoyment of the evening. The
refreshments were served in reverse
orders. beginning with the dessert.
backward spelling match was conduct,
ed by Prof York, all words spelled
! backward Miss Sadie Toombs proved
the least backward of his pupils ana
was awarded the prize. The guests
were not at all backward in enjoying
to this enjoyable occasion.
The G. A. R., and w. R. c., held
Joint meeting Fridav evening at the
Grand Army hall. An fashioned
spelling match in which j. P. Tombs
was the last on the floor, was an in
teresting feature of the evenings en-
tertainment The usual supply of
corps.
Miss Ova Turpin entertained about
80 guests at leap year party at the
T. B. Turpin home. The evening was
greatly enjoyed by all present Music
, and games were indulged in and light
refreshments We're served.
j. w. Jaggers and family, who have
8 been living in Bloomfield for the past
: two months, moved today to farm
D near West Grove. They We're accom-
n panied by Miss Frances Gooden, whn
' will make her home with them for a
$ time.
/, Ben Franklin, of Omaha. Neb, who
: has been visiting relatives in Ven
: Buren, countv, came Friday for shor,
It visit with his sister, Mrs. John Barked
d Harvey Shields, who was thought tc
n be improving from severe attack OF
Il the grip, had relapse Thursday and
5, is very low.
e in Ottumwa Friday.
IS Mrs Josephine Mcclure and Miss
I. Eva, went to Ottumwa Friday to spenC
d a few days.
e Will Brown returned Friday from
o. Billings, Mont. where he has beer
e employed for the past year.
10 Chas Hull, r. g Cree. Seymour
n Rogers Sam Durf1ine and Sam Snodd.
y attended court in Ottumwa Friday
y. Bruce Kratler was in Pulaski
al Thursday and Friday invoicing tn
ID restaurant and grocery stock sold b:
Barney Brunt to Fred Wishard.J
II j. N. Mccormick. who has bee1
N living northwest of town, moved Fri
,r day to the Fred ware place northeas
j. Of town.
,s Harley Mozingo who has bee
rs teaching in Illinois, came Friday t
j. spend a short vacation with friend
IS here.
i from Des Moines Saturday to visit un
m til Monday with his parents, Mr.. an
- Mrs. John Meier and mother-in Law
Mrs. John Piette.
Bay Caswell returned to Moberl.
81 Mo-, Thursday.
re Mrs. FL. c. Mooe deturned Saturda
le from a three davs visit with relative
H.. IL. at Milton.
" Miss Mabel Bechtel, of Ottumw;
IL who has been visiting friends 6
ss Pulaski and Milton, stopped off hel
;" Saturday to remain over Sunday wit
u Miss Susie De Muth
re NJ Owsley made business trip
lp Centervllle Tuesday
n Miss Helen Clayton returned to ht
O. place in Hers store Saturday after
months vacation
cd Harlan Gibson has accepted a plac
x as fireman on the Wabash with heat
re quarters at Moberly. Mo.
IL MI and Mrs. James A. Dunn II
turned Wednesday evening from
ge trip through Georgia, Florida ar
n Tennessee.
lss Mrs. Ellen Mlligan and mother. MI
Elder of Pulaski go to Des Moin
les this evening to visit Mrs. Elders sc