Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
Bloomfield,

Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, April 15.-The Methodist
congregation has secured the services
of Miss McKeean, who has charge of
the musical department of the South
ern Iowa Normal, as choir conductor,
for which a salary will be received.
AS Miss MccKeean is to have entire
charge of the choir during the time for
W hich the engagement has been made.
it is believed that the usual song SER
vice together with the special music
and vocal solos, will be a very pleasing
feature of the Sunday services.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Sickle and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry G. Taylor left Monday
for Burlington to attend the marriage
of Miss Jessie Waite, daughter of G. M.
Waite, business manager of the Bur.
lington Hawk-Eye, to Will H. Davidson,
managing editor of that paper, at the
home Of the brides parents, Tuesday
at high noon.
Misses Hazel Colegrove and Donnie
Corrick have returned from Shunam
where they have been spending a few
days at the home of Miss Pearl Lane.
Guy Lane, after spending few days
at the home of his parents, returned
Monday to his work in Cincinnati, ac-
companied by his younger brother
Bert,who will spend a few days in that
city.
Mrs. Elmer Weiney, of Milton, is Wis
iting at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Dunn.
The usual services at the Methodist
church Sunday morning were preceded
by roll call, which is made annually
for the purpose of correcting any er-
fors which may have crept in. The en-
tire church membership numbers
about 500, not including large list of
probationers.
Union revival services are being
held at the Methodist church every
evening this week. Rev. d. A. Wyck
izer, of the Christian church, will
preach every evening and will be as.
sisted in the services by Rev. j W.
Potter, pastor of the M. E. church and
Rev. ]. w Oliver, pastor of the Baptist
church. The choir is under the direc-
ton of Miss Lucille Parks, of Keol1uk,
whose singing attracted immense
crowds at the Christian revival ser.
vices last fall. To this has been added
an orchestra of twelve pieces, the pur
pose of the services being to entertain
as well as instruct. The program of
subjects for the week is as follows.
Monday evening, "The Cause of Inf
delity;" Tuesday, "What it Costs Not
to Be a Christian" Wednesday, "The
Judgment" Thursday, "The Sin for
Which There is Never Forgiveness;
Friday, Master Minds of Christian.
ity;" Saturday, Danger Signals. %
Cottage prayer meetings. are also being
held each afternoon in different parts
of the city.
Between eight and nine o'clock Sun
day evening large barn belonging to
the owner of the home occupied by G.
A. Hazelwood burned to the ground.
How the fire originated Is still an I'M
solved problem. The contents, consist.
ing of two sets of harness, a buggy,
quantities of corn and hay, a number
of fine chickens and some household
furniture, were entirely destroyed. The
building, however, was insured for
$780, The blaze was not discovered
until too late to make any attempt to
save it. The crowd that gathered
made no effort at first to extinguish
the flames, but gave their time and
strength to the work of saving the
c. E. Young residence, which was liter
ally showered with sparks and live
brands Ladders not being quickly OBJ
tanned honest men became for the
moment porch climbers, climbing up to
the kitchen roof, where a bucket line
was formed to the second story ROOF
of the main building When the little
fire king arrived the hose was turned
onto the big blaze, which was finally
extinguished.
Harry E. Johnson, who is now prac.
ticing law in the main office of the
Santa Fe railroad at st. Louis, is
spending few days with relatives in
this city.
Miss Eva Shaw, of Ottumwa, dis
trict superintendent of the Iowa
State Institute for Homeless Chill
dren, was entertained at the Sickle
home Saturday and Sunday. Miss
Shaw occupied the pulpit at the Chris
tfan church during the morning houl
for service. She was accompanied tc
this city by little four-year-old boy
whom she placed in the home of Mrs
J. e. Carson, who has returned to hel
home on the farm.
A meeting of the local board was
held at the M. e. church Sunday after
noon and reorganiZed with the follow
ing members: Jas. A. Dunn, l.. T. Hat
ton, and Mrs. Nan Lakewood, of thu
Christian church, Phil Palmer. Johr
Weiney and w. j. Yay, of the Presby