Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
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Bloomfield, Dec. 13.-The interest our
people are taking in the good citizen
shin meetings was manifested by the
great number that gathered in the
court room Sunday afternoon. The
day was dark and rainy and the mud
was deep, but umbrellas were plenti-
full and the court room was filed even
to the aisles. The meeting opened with
a song, Speed Away" by the male
quartet, after which Rev. II. R. Trick
EFT, pastor of the Christian church,
gave an address on the relation of dane
ing to good citizenship. Rev. Trickett
opened his address by saying that as
minister of the gospel he should
speak from the standpoint of heavenly
citizenship, as well as the relation Of
dancing to good citizenship. He be-
lieyed that no man could be true to the
government who was not true to his
Creator. He said he was not prepared
to say that all dancing was wrong, but
that it was an amusement prohibited to
Gods people. He stated that just as
drinking at home led to drunkenness,
card playing at home to gambling, so
dancing at home leads to the public
dance. He then presented many strong
reasons for disappearing of the public
dance, as conducive to ill health,
drunkenness, lewdness and general
breaking of the public peace and the
sanctity of the family. In reference to
the instances mentioned in the scrin-
lures in which the people danced unto
the Lord, he stated that there was no
instance given in which men and wom-
en- danced together. He stated in con-
clusion that the dance had done no
good, had never fed the hungry, cloth
ed the, naked, nor called a halt to wick
edness, and that which brings no good
and only evil can not be of good. Next
Sunday Mrs. VIII Hill will speak on
"Outside Influences" and Mrs. w. j.
Steckel on the Relation of Good
Health to Good Citizenship"
Mrs. S. S. Carruthers returned Sat
urday from Carrollton, Mo-, where she
spent the past ten days at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Lozier,
who with her two children accompan,
led Mrs. Carruthers to this city, where
she will spend the holidays.
Miss Ida Kittleman, OF Des Moines,
is spending a short time with relatives
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Will
son, while having monument erected
at the grave of her farther, II. B. Kit
ileman, formerly of this city:
Herbert King made business trip
to Moulton Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shrieve, of Troy,
are spending several days at the home
of Mr.. Shrieves sister, Mrs. H. Leach.
Ed Collins, a junior in the college at
Iowa City, has been elected superinten-
dent of the high, school 10 fill the va
cancy caused sBy 1shitastfe ssifg6ation Of
Prof. VIII Fortune, Wahoo viii take his
place as county superintendent the first
OF January.
Giles b. Pence and Miss Phena Ray
burn We're united, in marriage Sunday
at the home of Elder NJ Downing, who
performed the ceremony.
Jesse Bucraft and Miss Eunice Har-
ris We're united in ma rffffaTge Sunday at
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A quiet wedding occurred Sunday ev-
ening at the home of Rev. H. c. Ethel,
whose daughter, Jessie, was united in
marriage to Charles Garland, of Bea-
con. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Millice, of Drakesville. in the
presence of relatives and few init
mate friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Garland
left at once for Beacon, where they
will make their future home.
Sheriff Young and wife made trip
to Mt. Pleasant on Monday taking with
them a young woman by the name of
Miss Decker, who made her home with
DR.. and Mrs. Beauchamp, by whom she