Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20

drawn from Jack Horner pies were
matched and resulted in the follow
ing quartet: Mrs. o. D. Wray, Mrs.
Chas. Snoddy and John Gresham and
Henry Wishard. They sang "Best Be
the Tie That Binds" to the delight of
those present and responded to an
N. s. Johnson, chairman of the
trustees Of the Odd Fellows Orphans
home at Mason City left Tuesday for
that place.
Miss Nellie V. Walker, the Chicago
sculptress. and a sister Of Charles
Walker of this place, starts Thursday
for Europe, leaving with a party of
Chicago artists. Miss Walker will be
in Italy the greater part Of the time.
Miss Matte oVrhis who is teaching
school at Tracy, Ia, spent Sunday with
relatives in Bloomfield.
There have been six additions to the
Baptist church since the special meet
ings began.
c. c. Dalrymple spent Tuesday in
Ottumwa on business. 4,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Turpin of Kent,
Ia, were Sunday visitors with relatives
In Bloomfield.
Paul Collins, who is attending col
lege at Kirksville, Mo-, visited his
mother, Mrs. Retta Collins over Sun
day.
William Herod, Jr., who has been
very i'll from brain fever, is better.
Rev. Fred B. Tucker leads the Ep-
worth league Sunday evening and
special music will be furnished
Dave Carroll of Colorado, Springs,
Salem, Ia, and Mrs. Carroll was ex-
pected to arrive in Selma Tuesday
from Colorado.
d. H. Payne and H. c. Taylor went
to Koeasuqua Thursday on business:
| Mrs. Joseph Tillman of Moravia, Ia,
will arrive next Monday to visit her
| sister, Mrs. Geo. Phillips a week. Mr..
and Mrs. Tillman will leave in June
| for Montana to reside.
O'clock luncheon Wednesday in honot
of visiting ladies in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Johnson have
adopted Miss Caddie Gray from this
orphans home at San Antonio, Tex.
Mrs. James ROUGH is very i'll with
heart disease.
f. C. Traverse lectured at Ames,
Ia. Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camel Evans We're
called to Troy Thursday afternoon by
the serious illness of their daughter
in-law Mrs. Ira Evans.
Miss Lille Tomey, who has been
sick the past week is not recovering.
| A marriage license was issued to M.
c. Harris and Miss Bonnie Stevens,
both of Davis county.
| Mr.. Tibbitts of Fairfield, was in
Bloomfield Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Gus Blomberg left on
Thursday for Des Moines to reside.
| Miss Sarah Waggoner of Pulaski
was in the city Thursday.
| A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Monday April 49,
The Masons have called a special
meeting for tonight to initiate Daniel
E. Cary into the first degree.
Mrs. f. A Young, who has been
visiting Bloomfield relatives returned
to her home at Hutchinson, Kansas, on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Cruikshank left Tues
day evening for Des Moines to join her
husband, who has secured a position
in that city
John Johnson who was called to
Bloomfield by the death of his sis
ter, Mrs Harriet Songer, returned to
his home in Des Moines Tuesday even
ing
The Brotherhood of the Methodist
church met at the home of w. j.
Steckel Tuesday evening much inter-
est was manifested. The membership
has grown to about forty The subject
discussed was Money"
William Tews, who has been i'll
from pneumonia was up town Tues
day for the first time in two months.
|. At the regular meeting of the coun-
|'cil Tuesday evening all bids for put
ting in the thirty crossings this spring
We're rejected The council will fur
nish their own material and R. j.
Bingamin will oversee the work. The
fence around the south cemetery will
be repaired After the above business
they adjourned until next Tuesday
evening.
Geo. Weiney of Milton was in the
city Wednesday enroute to Stockport
for a few days visit.
Mrs. H. c.. Leach entertained the
Fortnightly Bridge Whist club at her
home Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Light refreshments were served.
L. W. Swartzendruzer is installing
new gasoline engine in the Bloom
field Bottling Works plant this week.
| The Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church held meeting at
the home of Mrs. w. F. Shannon on
| Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Clark of Floris, mother OF
Andrew Clark OF this place is very i'll.
H. Squires of Aberdeen South Da-
kota was in the city Wednesday on
business.
| Mrs. Andrew Van Horn visited in
Stiles this week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rassett Of Can
tril who visited in Bloomfield this
week, returned home Tuesday even-