Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-07
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfeid--Joo Peden of Floris,
died at s: 10 Monday night, and the
funeral took place at the F1oris Christ
ian church Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock. Rev. C. l.. Walker of Brighton
conducting the services. =
| Mrs. z. 5. Burchett gave a luncheon
Tuesday December % in honor of the
are spending their vacations in~ this
city.
| The -vear-old child of Walter
Hentz, living just north of Floris, is
very sick from pneumonia.
i, William Bolivar of Floris started to
Independence, Kansas. to visit his
| daughter, Mrs Maud Bandel, who is
seriously ill., Mrs. Bandel is q sister of
| Mrs. Chas Skinner.
| Miss Ethel Hicks of Unionville, Wis
tied at the L. C. Warthan home last
Friday.
| Mrs. Latimer and children went to
Creston Sunday to spend few days.
Mr.. Latimer accompanied them as far
as Ottumwa.
| Miss Katie Yahrlke went to Ottum-
wa last Wednesday for few days
visit.
Mrs. Retta Coliver spent Christmas
| in TT Madison.
| Gilbert Taylor of Ottunwa. visited
his mother, Mrs Will Eakin, this
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Appleton return
ed to Burlington Sunday after spend
| ing Christmas with Mr.. Appleton S
mcther. Mrs. e. O. Appleton.
| A gang of one hundred men are sta
tioneo in. Bloomfield, replacing the K.
| c. track with new steel rails.
NJ. T. Allen of Ellsworth. Kan, is
| visiting the Dodge families in and
around Bloomfield.
Miss Helen Young is visiting in
Milton this week.
Miss Fay Hardy entertained few
guests at a six o'clock dinner Monday
| evening.
Miss Grace Thatcher and Miss Vera
| Miss spent Wednesday evening in OF
tumwa attending the play The Thief,
at the Grand.
The w. G. r. L. will meet with Mrs.
Eoone Swinney Thursday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
The c. w. 3. NJ. meets at the Burr
Burchett home next Monday after
noon. Miss Newcomer, state secretary
of the organization will be at the
meeting.
The Philomathean literary society of
the s. I. n. will give a program at the
college chapel Monday evening.
The Davis County association of the
alumni of the State University OF
Iowa City, expect to have q meeting
in Bloomfield within week or ten
days.
Miss Ida Prstctor of Memphis. Mo-,
is spending her vacation in the city al
the John Scarboro home.
Enoch Duckworth of Lancaster, Mo.
was in Bloomfield this week on bust
ness.
Mrs. Mary Lowenherg of Bloomfield
who has been in Ottumwa some time
spent Christmas in Bloomfield. Mrs
Lowenberg returned to Ottumwa tt
spend the winter.
Miss Iowa Saunders and Miss Glenn
Sheaffer of TT. Madison, arrived in the
city Tuesday to attend the Gopher
banquet and dance, and to visit with
relatives.
Miss Cecil Duckworth spent Christ
mas in Lancaster. Mo-. and will visit
in Glcnwood before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Hutton cntertain-
ed the following at Christmas din.
ner: Rev, r. .. F'errall and family, w
w. WiShard and family, and F'loyc
Hutton of Ottunwa.
Miss Fay Hutton will leave Monda'
for an extended visit at Garden City
Kansas and other western points.
Christmas tree was held at tbs
DIR. Josiah Swinney home Christina
c eve in honor of baby Porter Baird
who makes his home with DR. an
>hi 'ioN hiiiNS. <NiNSl -tilS RtCN" -
oyster supper and fruit and card,
were served to about twenty-five
Walter Baird. father Of Porter Baird
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford and daugh
ter Vera of Ottumwa were out-of'
town guests at the dinner.
Miss Dessa Goode will so to Miltol
) next Wednesday to spend a few day
, with relatives.
A very quiet affair was the i1arfiag
of Harry E. Reno of Eldop, to Mis-
Bessie Harper of Agency. Mr. Reno ]
! q brother of Mrs. Altheide. Only
I few intimate friends and near rels