Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-02
BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomiield-At noon Oh Christmas
da" a family dinner was served at the
George Ware home in the north part
OF the city to the Ware and Swinney
iamilies. Twenty-Five guests wcrc
present. The out-of town guests wrrr
Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Galpin of Dcs
Moines
Will Beard Of Fairfield is visiting
lis mother. Mrs. Emma Beard
George Black of Dallas CITY Ia. is
the guest Of Eugene Fortune this
week: He is here to attend fhe Goph
evening. December 30
Miss Minnie Evans went 10 Milton
Saturday to spend Il few days.
Judge and Mrs. II. H. rrmblc Of
heokuk spent Christmas day at the O.
D. Nray home.
Miss Nellie Wray of kcokul, spent
Christmas with her parents, Mn. aa9d
Mrs. o. ID. Wray,
Mrs. Will IEakin is very. in fra1,,
Heart trouble
A.. o. Premier Of South Bend, lnd..
spent q few days at tho Amos Sleckel
home last week.
Joe Rcninecr and daughter Dorothy
OF Long Beach. Calf, are visiting
Mr., Romingers mother. and brother
Ellsworth. They leave Monday to vis-
it, at OskSoosa before returning to
their home
Rev. Mocklnan and family of Pela,
"a, are visiting the Rominger fami-
lies arriving Christmas Eve
Mrs. Ollie Spauldine, formerly
Miss Ollie Rominger. is visiting in
Bloomfield during the HOLIDAYS.
5. ). Carruthers spent Christmas in
Carrollton. Mo. with his daughter and
Family Mr. and Mrs Ralph Lozier.
EOrrin Petit of Mt. Sterling is the
guest Of Bloomfield friends this week
Miss Jennie McVey went to Down
ing. Mo. Christmas day to be gone
about a week.
Free Howard. employed at the
Wishard harness shop in Bloomfield.
will be the guest of his, father, John
Howard OF Pulaski a few DAYS
Mrs. Eda Wray and MIR. and Mrs.
Will Seabury spent Christmas day in
Moulton with relatives.
FL. 3. Rankin served Christmas din
ner to the following: Rev. Hiram
Gilbert and family of Cantril, Ia: Mr..
and Mrs. a. 3. Gilbert Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Rankin. Miss Jennie Burgess and
Mrs. Chas. Burgess.
Ed Songer of Ottumwa spent Christ
m IS at home. returning to Ottumwa
Sunday evening.
Miss Virgie Beedlc. who is teach
ing school IN the Ottumwa school. is
in Bloomfield to spend the holidays
''N~'
Mark Whitney of Keosauqua, was
in Bloomfield Saturday
Miss Ruby Reed of Pulaski, spent
Saturday in Bloomfield with her aunt
Mrs. Hattie Nafziger while enroute to
Ottumwa is visit Mrs. T. II. Corrick
for a few days
Mrs. Orr Berry Of Ottumwa. spent
Christmas at the Harvey Leon home.
Miss Carrie -Bandle, who is teaching
in Batavia. Ia. will spend her yaca-
ton in Bloomfield
Geo Mckibbon of Mt Pleasant. is
visiting relatives in Bloomfield and vi
cinity.
Mrs. Jennie Mckibbon, living two
miles north of Bloomfield. served a re-
union dinner to number of relatives
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Downinc. Of Des
Moines, are spending the holidays
with the Downing and Warner fami-
lies.
Mrs. Nellie Gibson. who has been
taking treatment at kirksville, Mo-, is
at home.
Miss Gertrude Dunlavey of Ottun1-
wa. is spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dunlayv.
Mrs. Gilbert Taylor Of Ottumwa,
spent Christmas day with her mother
Mrs. VIII Eakin
The G. A. r. and W. r. C. are maxi
l1B preparations 10 CeleDr3Ce the one
hundredth anniversary Of Lincolns
birth, committees being appointed
Friday, December Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Milligan spent
Sunday in Pulaski with relatives
Mrs. Louis Sensney of Pierre, IS. D.,
is visiting her father, New Battin.
Miss Nora Battin matron Of the
Stuart Hoapital at Hutchinson, Kan,
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Newt Battin.
Reuben Stafford will arrive Tuesday
from Grnnell Iowa for a short visit
with Harry Wishard and to attend
the Gopher banquet. He will then re-
turn to Mt Pleasant, where he is at
tending Iowa Wesleyan.
Sam Wray was in Ottumwa Satul-
day on bushes.
Arthur Young is home from Iowa
City, where he is attending the State
University to spend the HOLIDAYS with
home folks.
Ernest Taylor is home from Mani