Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-30
J. i. EARHART DEAD.

ture at once inviting and homelike.
J. ]. EARHART DEAD.
Pioneer of Davis County Passes Away
Buried Sunday.
Bloomfield, June 2S.-The funeral
services of Joseph I. Earhart, one of
Davis county's pioneer settlers, who
died at his home in the city Friday at
the advanced age of 81 years and
months, were held at the family resi-
dence Sunday afternoon, the services
being conducted by Rev. J. c. Wilson
pastor of the Presbyterian church, of
which he was member. Mr.. Ear
hart was a retired farmer and mer-
chant and was born In Pennsylvania
in December, 1872. He came to Davis
county in 1s41, where he-lived until his
death. He had never lost vote since
the county was organized. For twelve
years he made his home at Troy where
he was engaged in the mercantile |
business and also in stock raising. He
was instrumental in founding the
Troy academy, to which he contributed
$1,000. He was one of the first JUS /
tees elected in the county and prior
to the adoption of the state constitu-
tion served two terms as probate
judge. He moved to Bloomfield in 1870
and was elected justice of the peace.
In 1889 he was married in Ohio to Miss
Rebecca Wood and seven children
to Miss Louise Anderson, of Pennsyl-
vania, who was the mother of three
children, and who now survives him.
Meeting at Baptist Church.
At the union Sunday school teachers
meeting to be held at the First Baptist
church Friday evening the report of
the Worlds Sunday school convention
held at eJrusalem will be given by
Rev ]. w. Potter delegate to the
same.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Davis County Medical association will
be held at the court house Wednesday
The morning session will open at 10: 40
with the following program:
! Diagnoses of Typhoid Fever-Dr. j.
w. Young, West Grove.
Eczema-Dr. Clara M. Kembel OF
Bloomfield
Retained Placonta-Dr. It. B. Jen-
nings, Drakeville.
Report of Cases-Dr. r. O. Shelton,
Bloomfield
At noon a banquet rendered to the
i physicians and their wives will be
served at Hotel Curl.
Berry Russell Wedding.
| A quiet wedding occurred Sunday
|
w. w. Russell. where their eldest
daughter Virginia, was married to j..
j Orr Berry, of Ottumwa. At 8 o'clock
while Mendelssohns wedding march
was being played by Mrs. Harvey Leon
the bride and groom entered the parlor
and the marriage ceremony was per
formed by Rev. ]. Wesley Potter, in
the presence of about fifty relatives
and friends of the. principals. Follow
ing the ceremony refreshments We're
served after which congratulations
and best wishes for their happiness
and prosperity were extended to the
happy couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry left
J Monday morning for Ottumwa, where
| they will make their home, the groom
having been located there for some
4 time, during which he has held q, re-
sponsible position in Halls candy fac
tory. There were present from out of
the city, Thomas Berry, brother of the
groom, of Ottumwa, Miss Cora Hack
: ing, of Batavia, Mr., and Mrs. ]. j. Rus
sell and family, of Marshall, Mo-, and
DIR. and Mrs. ]. w. Young, Of West
, Grove.
Other Bloomfield Items.
Rev. w. F. Mccormack, pastor of
the Christian church of Audubon,
: preached to the Christian congregation
!. at the college chapel Sunday evening,
:, days with his mother and sisters at
! this place while enroute to the state
9 Sunday school convention at Iowa
t Falls where he goes as one of the five
s representatives elected for that pur-
n pose at the recent Church convention
of that denomination recently held al
Abba
: Mrs. Mary Livingston, of Carmine
j. Oklahoma. and Mrs. Lydia Hertzler, OF
Alnie, Okla, arrived late Saturday ev
e ening in Bloomfield on their way tt
g Pulaski to visit their father, Rev. P
h Roulet, who is very sick.
= = Rev. w. w. Miller, of Pulaski, was
. called to Fairfield Sunday to preach
s the funeral sermon of Henry Blough
r of that city. Those in attendance from
t. Davis county were: Messrs. J. F..
S E.. J. D. and w. c. Baughman, Mis-!
O Ida Baughman, Mrs. D. w. Gartzler
Mrs Will Plank, Mrs. E. A. Hill ant
Mrs. J. S. Blough.
!. Mrs. ]. R. Wallace pleasantly enter
l. tanned dozen friends at chatting disl
i party Saturday evening, the affair be
f ing complimentary to Mrs. j. +. Pow
: ell, of Moberly, Mo-, and DR.. Lulu M
: Gilbert.
The usual sermon delivered at tn
e Methodist church Sunday evening wa
g substituted Sunday by the report o
Il the general conference at Los Angeles
California. which was given by D. II
=. Payne, the delegate in attendant
= from this place. The report was ex
= cellent and was delivered to a iarg
. audience.
e Rev. II. F. Gilbert and family, Q