Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-22
BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield. NJ. Russell has re-
turned from Ottumwa, where he has
been the past two months.
The Royal Neighbor picnic, called off
the 29th of June, will be held next
Wednesday evening July 81 at Nc
Governs park. The program will be
given as published if possible.
Mrs Matte Saunders returned to
her home at Ft. Madison Thursday
after visit of two weeks in the city.
Mrs. Murdoch of Milton, visited last
week at the home of Harry Mckee
near Steuben.
Mrs. t. D. Doke of Bloomfield and
Mrs. Shriver of Shelby, Okla, visited
at the Joe Ford home near Steuben
last week.
Mrs. G. E. Gibson of Wesley Chapel
is a guest at the home of her son Har-
land Gibson
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Parrish of Pulas-
Xxi are the parents of a baby girl, born
Wednesday. MIR. Parrish is taking Joe
Haney's place at the K. c. depot at
this place while Mr.. Haney is off on a
vacation
A card from Mrs. Herbert King, who
is among the auto party that left this
place some three weeks ago. states
that on the evening of the 18th, she,
with others, took q row on Buckeye,
Lake, near Picnic Point, Ohio.
very pleasant day Sunday at the G. r.
Young farm near Pulaski: Miss Jennie
Ferguson, Misses Estella and Mamie
Young: Messrs. G. c. and Guy Petit
and Will Horn.
Mrs. Emma Carr and son Vernette
Karr are visiting friends at Mt Yer
non. Mo.
Loran Scott has accepted a position
with the Chas. Fortune dry goods
firm.
Mrs. Ed Greenleaf and Mrs. Caroline
Greenleaf of Pulaski visited in Bloom
field last week
The Troy Rebekah lodge installed
1.-THE following officers of the Bloom
field Lodge Friday night at the l. o. O..
V. G.-Miss Helen Clayton; Financial
Sec.-NIiss Ina Holiday; Rec. Sec
| Mrs. Myrtle Rector; Treas.-Miss
Frances Bryant
Mrs. Irwin Swinney of Floris spent
Friday in Ottumwa.
| James Stevens and Harry McAchran
of Krksville, Mo-, spent Friday in the
| city on business.
| The new regulation track at the
Bloomfield fair grounds is completed
and 1t is pronounced first class. The
work on the new fences and other i'm
provements under the supervision of
! T. D. Doke commenced Monday.
Mrs. Boone Swinney, teacher of the
junior and Mrs. Chas. Walker, teacher
of the primary classes of the Baptist
Sunday school gave picnic last Fri
day afternoon in the Dave Davies pas
ture north of town and allowed each
member of the classes to invite
friend. There We're thirty-five in at
tendance. Hammocks, swings and
games furnished part of the after
moons pleasure and a splendid supper
was spread.
The Thursday afternoon club, form
erly known as the Tuesday Afternoon
club. met with Mrs. Argus Spurgeon
and very pleasant time was spent.
| The next meeting will be he'd with
| Miss Frances Bryant.
| The Baptist Ladies' Aid society met
at the home of Mrs. Boone Swinney on
| Thursday afternoon and Miss Melissa
| Carlow was elected president for the
unexpired term. The next meeting will
be with Mrs N. S. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dossa Swinney are
spending the summer at Lake Okoboji,
Mr.. Swnney having secured seasons
engagement with the band.
| Mrs. w. M Bishop and Mrs. ]. F..
Martin of Milton, Ia, spent Saturday
in Bloomfield.
The council met Friday evening in
special session and let the contract
for placing the large septic tank near
the K. G. tracks to ]. w. Eckerd
Frank Mitchell and sons Leo and
Joe spent Sunday in Lancaster, Mo-.
with Mr.. Mitchell's father DR.. F. w.
| Mitchell, who is very ILL.,
Mrs. Thomas Greer died Tuesday,
July IS, 1909, in sanitarium near
Denver, Colo, at the age of 80 years
and is survived by her husband and
four small children The remains We're
brought to Milan, Mo-, her home on
| Friday where tho funeral took nlop "a
be remembered in Bloomfield as Miss
| Nellie Dunbar. She was born in Kan
sas and raised in this city by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Randolph. Mrs. Greer was a