Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-02
EDUCATOR IS DEAD.
JOSEPH M'cARTY OF BLOOMFIELD
ENDS USEFUL CAREER.
once A PIONEER IN SCHOOL WORK
After Securing a Good Education at
An Early Age, He Devoted Almost
All the Remainder of His Life to
T, Teaching.

All the remainder OF His Lie to
Teaching.
Bloomfield, June 30.-Joseph McCar-
ty, for many years resident of Bloom
held and highly respected citizen,
died at his home here Monday morn
Ing, aged n years, months and 26
days. Death was the result of disa-
( tility of the left hip, contracted while
a boy, and during the latter years of
/. his life caused him much pain and
suffering. Joseph McCarty was born
in Morgan county, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1926.
Having determined to SECURE an edu-
cation he entered Meadville college,
! Meadville, Pa, at an early age. From
this institution, in due course of time
he graduaed. In 1855 he came to
Iowa, locating at Drakeville, where he
taught school for one year, and where,
in July. 1856, he was united in mar
Z rage to Mary B. Lockman, who sur
wives him. At later date he became
{ principal of the public schools of
Bloomfield, which position he held for
four years, and was, for like period,
principal of the public schools at Os-
kaloosa, and, later still, an instructor
for two years in the Iowa Wesleyan
university at Mt. Pleasant He was
the first superintendent of the Iowa
reform school, which position he occu-
pied for a period of seven years. In
1875 he engaged in business in Bloom
field. and has been in business here
continuously until a short time ago,
when failing health compelled him to
retire.
The deceased leaves three brothers
and two sisters, as follows: Charles
]. McCarty, who resides in Blooming
ton, H.: John McCarty of Ash Grove,
both of whom were at his bedside
when he passed away; VIM. mccarthy,
Mcpherson county, Kansas; Mrs. Co.
hagan. Prescott, Ia; Mrs. Tavenner,
Ash Grove, Mo.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at 1920 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. ]. w. Potter, and
the remains will lie in state from
1890 to 2:30 p. M, after which they
will be borne to the /. o. o. F. ceme-
terry for interment. At the age of
IL years, Mr.. McCarty united with the
Methodist Episcopal church, of which
he was a member at the date of his
demise. He had for many years been
closely identified with the moral and
educational interests of the commun-
ity and has led an exemplary life.
IL his death the community suffers
the loss of good citizen, the wife a
good husband, the church and school
valued support
Other Bloomfield News.
The work of taking down the public
school building preparatory to the
erection of new structure, was be-
gun Monday morning. The farewell
notes Of the bell in the tower of the
Old building we're heard at 9 o'clock
Monday morning announcing that the
work of demolition had commenced.
Bert Morrow, who has been visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Morrow, who
resides north of town for several
weeks. departed Monday for Unions
vile. Nc. where he has accepted a
position in cigar factor.
VIM R. Proctor of Ash Grove, trans
acted business in this city last Mon
dav.
j. NJ. Henderson and Fred Rooster
OF Milton. spent Sunday in this city
with friends.
R. d. Sullivan of Troy made bus
mess trip to Bloomfield Monday.
Bloomfield, July 1-(Courier's Spe--
cial Service) -Sunday evening a sad
accident occurred at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Reese, who reside on a
farm between Stiles and Pulaski, re-
sulting in the death of their 2-year-old
son, Dwight. 1t seems tina Mr. and
Mrs. Reese were doing their evenings
work about the premises, watering and
feeding their stock The child had
been playing about and in so doing be-
came separated from them. Neither
MIR. nor Mrs. Reese attached any signi-
ficance to the absence of the child for
a time. Mrs. Reese at length went in
to the house for a milk pail, suppos-
ing at the time that the child was with
its father. Upon returning and ap-
preaching the buggy a short distance
from the house, she discovered the lit
tie one lying on the ground beneath
one of the front wheels and one of the
rear ones, dead. A physician was i'm
mediately summoned, who made an eX-
animation and it was found that the
child's neck was broken. The SUPPOSE
ton was that the little one had climb
ed into the buggy and had fallen there
from with the result as above stated.
Monday afternoon at o'clock funeral
services were held in the Methodist
church at Stiles, in the presence of a
large mum Der of sympathizing friends,
conducted by Rev. w. S. Moore of Pu-
laski, after which the remains were
laid to rest in the Stiles cemetery.
Monday evening about o'clock the
home of VIM. G. Brown, about six
miles southwest of town, together with
the contents, was completely destroy
ed by fire. The origin of the fire is not
definitely known. Mr.. Brown was in
Bloomfield at the time of the fire and
only Mrs. Brown and two or three
small children were at home when the
fire was discovered. The alarm was
soon given and several neighbors hur-
ried to the scene of the fire, but it had
made such Roadway that they were I'M
able to control it, Mr.. Brown carried
about $500 insurance on the house and
about $500 on the contents, which it
is believed will be sufficient to cover
the loss.
Jennie Ferguson returned from Des
MOineS Sunday evening where She