Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-03
DEATH ENTERS DAVIS COUNTY
HON ES-BLOOMFiELD NOTES.


Blcomfield-R. P. Cooper a pronlin-
ent citizen and retired merchant of
Drakeville, and pioneer of Davis coun-
~. died suddenly at his home Thurs
day, July 20 about noon. Mr.. Cooper
had been i'll two or three days but
seemed better. He was lying down and
took suddenly worse, calling to his
wife, who left Immediately for one of
the neighbor women and when they
returned Mr. Cooper was breathing his
last. He is survived by his wife and
one grown son. The funeral took place
Saturday at 2: 80 p. m.
Miss Hattie Ross of south of Drake
VILE. died Thursday morning July 20
at o'clock, after long illness. Funer-
al took place Friday. Interment in the
Blakesburg cemetery.
d. N. Reynolds of Bunch died at the
home of his mother Mrs. Sarah Reyn-
olds in this citp Thursday morning
July 20 at $3.50 a. m. at the age of %.
Typhoid fever was the immediate
cause of his death. He leaves wife
and baby Mr.. Reynolds was mail car
rier between this city and Bunch The
funeral services We're preached at the
Christian church at Drakeville Friday
by Rev. Ed Hastings. Interment Iii
Drakeville cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Horn is papering and
painting the interior of the one story
business building just west of the Sax
hotel for ]. j. Smith, who will open
meat market
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Whitney of Keo-
sauqua are visiting at the home of
Mrs. c. w. Carroll.
Mrs. Lemna Wickman of Osgood.
Mo-, returned home after spending d
week at the home of Mrs. c. w. Car
roll.
Mrs. Gus Lowenberg and family will
return from Des Moines to Bloomfield
to reside.
Mrs Retta Collins has accepted a
position at Fortunes store.
DR.. Ira Collins Of Ell Paso, Tex,
with his mother Mrs. Rebecca collins,
of this city, left Friday for Chicago to
visit Mrs. Minnie Holton, the latter's
niece. They will go from there to Cali
fornia, KY. to visit Mrs. Collins sis
ter Mrs. Will Bonar.
Madison, Ia, are visiting relatives in
the city.
Miss Cora Messer of Fairfield, will
arrive this week for visit with rela-
tives.
Henry Curry is visiting at salina,
Kansas.
Mrs. Porter Morgan left Wednesday
Valley for her home at Oklohoma
City, Okla, after visit with her par
ents here
l.. T. Hatton has bought the one
story frame building from Mrs. M. ].
Appleton and will move it to the rear
of his store building to be used for a
ware room.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lorenz and fam
| lip. James ROUGH Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Carroll, Mrs. C. w. Carroll, Mr.. and
| Mrs. L. c. Carroll and Miss Puma
Townsend spent Sunday ct the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Parks.
Mrs. Frank Brown entertained
| friends at noon dinner Sunday.
! Miss LYDIA Thompson returned to
Chicago this week after a three weeks
visit at the home of her parents Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Thompson
| Frank Ferguson arrived in Bloom
| field Monday and went on to Bluff
Park to- join Mrs. Ferguson. who is
with a camping party at that place.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Morrow will leave
in the future for Chicago to make
1 While Wendell Newton was leaning
over some powder he and playmate
| had taken from "a shot gun shell one
/ day last week his playmate threw q
Lighted match in the powder and il
| burned both of Wendell's eyelids and
4 injured the left eye ball. The left eye
may be seriously injured.
/ Miss Liberia Alexander received
notice that she had been elected di-
rector Of kindergarten in one of the
ward schools at Fairfield,
| Rev. J. K. Alexander, minister Of the
Presbyterian church has geen granted
a vacation and expects to leave Tues
day for Colorado Springs and other
western points of interest.
Jas. and Pearl Sutton, Harvey Leon
and Chas. p. Snoddy attended the ball
i game in Cttumwa Sunday.
Totn Bacon spent Sunday in Ottum-
wa.
Ed Pierce left today for Corydon
where he will spend few weeks.
The Steckel and King families re-
turned last week from and auto tour
of the eastern states.