Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-18
6 NEIGHBORHCOD NEWS
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Bloomfield.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Nov. IA Evange Est
Mahood and his singer, Mr.. Large, ar
rived Wednesday afternoon from Min
nesota and opened revival services at
the M. e. church. The house was well
filled, which at the beginning sp eaks
well for the remainder of the time.
Evangelist Mahood, after acknow ledg-
ing his introduction to the audience
as given by the pastor, made brief
but pleasing talk, in which he intro
duced the singer, Mr.. Large, whose
renditions were most pleasing to
the audience. Evangelist Manhood
then gave the remainder Of the
evening to an earnest plea to the
church membership that they seek
the baptismal power Of the Holy
Spirit that the soul winning work
may begin. Afternoon meetings are
being held from to 4 o'clock. Mr..
Large is drilling classes of school
children, who will help swell the cho-
rus during the entire course OF meet
ings.
The central Office of the Farmers
mutual telephone line, which by the
vote of the people was last. year adj
nitted to the city anu granted fran
khise for fifteen years, is noty estab-
lished and open for operation. The
building in which the switchboard is
located was recently purchased by s..
8. STANDBY, president of the Farmers
company, who has had the building re-
modelled and added number of i'm
provements, the upper floor being CIV
en- over to central Office work. At the
present time the farmers lines are
running into the exchanges as fol-
lows: The Grove Mutual, extending
into the south and southeastern part
of the county and connecting Bloom
field with Stiles, has three wires and
twenty-eight phones. The Young line,
extending east, has two wires and
twenty.eight phones. The Rayburn
line, running northeast, has one wire
and fifteen phones. Connection is be.
ing made at Floris and at present
there is only half mile gap between
that place and this city. The Stand
ley line extends to the southwest part
Of the county and connects Savanna
There is at present but one wire
and from sixteen to twenty phones
The West Grove central system
comprises three lines. Line No
1, or the Mark line, three wires
and nineteen phones. The north
line has two wires and thirty-three
phones and the south line two wires
and thirteen phones. Drakeville has
nine lines and twenty-five phones tC
each line, making 225 phones in all
Ashgrove has five lines and 125
phones and connects Blakesburg and
Ormanyille Belknap also has a cen
trail system and a number of lines and
phones. White Elm and Chequest
each have several farmers lines anG
Union township has number of lines
running into Troy. Most of these are
now In direct connection with Bloom
field. The farmers line control those
that are not Immediately connected
and are making arrangements tt
connect them in the near flu
ture. Davis county has in al
over 200 miles Of farmers
4 lines in active operation at present
The merchants and business men o
the city will connect with the Farm
ers' Mutual central as soon as tn
linemen can put up the wires and in
etal new phones. With the two fin
lines, the Farmers mutual and on
other, now in operation this city rank
second to none of its size in the pres
ent system Of phone communication
The members of the Baptist church
together with number of friends
greatly surprised the pastor, Rev. /.
w. oliver, by giving him a surpris
donation on Wednesday evening, {
neat little purse having been made II
as a email addition to his monthly sa
airy. The surprise was genuine, a
Rev. Oliver was not at home and wa
summoned by phone call. A yer
pleasant social evening was spent.
Judge Vermilion returned Wedne
day afternoon and opened court g
4 o'clock. An evening session wa
also held in which the arguments
the Ashmede vs.. Saunders dam cas-
were heard. A motion to set asid
the verdict in the case of Mrs. &c
trude Gray vs. DR.. H. c. Young an
for a new trial was made. In bot
cases the Judge decided to take til
matter under advisement and decid
during vacation.
The Fortnightly Whist club me
Wednesday evening at the home {
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. d. Fortune. A
Mcious dinner prepared by the wor
en- members of the club was serve
at 6 o'clock, after which the entil
evening was spent in playing whis
The first prize, consisting of box
bonbons, was awarded Harvey Wra
The BOBBY prize was won by Harry
Leach and consisted of a candle site
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