Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-15
BLOOM FIELD.


Bloomf1eld-The Ladies' Guild of the
NJ E. church took in about $26 at the
Dutch supper given Thursday evening
in the church dining room
Miss Alberta Alexander returned
home from Cedar Falls, Ia, Thursday
where she has been attending school
Rev. j. K. Alexander, attended the
Parsons college commencement eXer-
cises at Fairfield, Ia, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Miss Artis Crawford who had charge
of her fathers store in this city, has
returned to Kirksville, Mo-, and gone
into the real estate business with her
father at that place.
The Keokuk Concert Co. will give
an entertainment at the M. E. church
Wednesday evening June 16, under the
auspices of the Epworth league.
Quite a number from Bloomfield at
tended the horse sale in OttumWa Fri
day.
The stockholders of the Southern
Iowa Normal met this week and elect
ed nine members of the board of re-
gents. And the board met and elected
the following officers w. H. McAchran
president; S. S. Stanley, treasurer, and
H G.. Leach, secretay. The board are
contemplating putting on new roof
to the Normal building, making inter-
Tor improvements and building new
walks during the vacation.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Heary, west of the city Friday.
Floyd Hutton was up town Monday
for the first time in three weeks. He
has had the mumps.
Mrs. VIM. Enrich Of near Bloomfield
will spend two weeks at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heady near
Bloomfield.
On Thursday morning while the
11-year- old daughter Of VIM. owners.
living northeast Of Belknap, was driv-
ing some young goslings up from the
meadow, she was bitten twice by a
snake-a spreading viper-said to be
dea div poisonous. Her parents phoned
to Bloomfield for physician. The
physician told them what to do until he
arrived and it is thought that the
time efforts saved her life. 1t made
her very i'll for time and grave fears
were entertained.
Mrs. Mary Young and Mrs. Ed Lima
bury Of Des Moines, left Friday after
noon to spend Sunday with Milton rel
atives.
The interior of the John Owens
drug store has been made very at
| tractive by new paper Mr.. Owens is
also giving the front of the building a
fresh coat of paint.
Mrs. Eva Atkins is expected home
from Shreveport, La, today.
| The Bloomfield Tigers played the
Pulaski team Friday afternoon.
Rev. J. II. Ragon returned to his
home Friday morning after visit
over Sunday with old friends in this
| city.
Mrs. Argus Spurgeon entertained a
few lady friends at her home in the
north part of town Friday evening
Light refreshments We're served.
| James Smith and Jack Noble spent
Friday in Ottumwa.
Mrs. O. A Dickson, formerly of OF
tumwa, spent few days at the home
of Mrs James Milligan of this city.
| D. H. Payne will arrive home Mon
CAV from Austin, Mimi, where he has
spent the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Taylor will
go to Mt. Pleasant today to visit with
| friends and attend the Iowa Wesleyan
commencement exercises. DR.. Wright
of Chicago. will be in Mt Pleasant to
| deliver the address and attend the in
stallation of the new president DR.
Schell
w. H. Taylor. referee of the A. j
Guile estate has sold the 224 acre farm
near Drakeville to David F. Hardy and
| wife and John S. Hardy and wife OF
Kansas. The consideration was S13,500
Mr.. TAYLOR is executor of the estate
and under the will and referee in the
partition suit, and will manage to have
the estate settled at the end of The
year. which brings his administration
to a close.