Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15
BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield, Sept. 13.-The services
held in Liberty church Sunday closed
very pleasant and successful session
of the Fox River Baptist association.
The reports of delegates from the vari-
Gus churches of the district was en-
couraging showing that good work was
being done. The meetings of the day
We're attended by large audience.
The morning sermon was delivered by
Rev. H. j. Everly, pastor of the First
Baptist church of this city. In the
afternoon an excellent address was
Moulton and in the evening the pulpit
was occupied by Rev. Wilson Mills, of
Des Moines, State Sunday school sec
rotary. The musical program was
conducted by Rev. Bush, of Moulton.
The sum of 500 was raised to meet
the apportionment of the Fox River
district for the salary of Rev. Sairs.
associational missionary. The assoc
citation opened Friday morning at 10
o'clock with an address by Rev. H. J..
Everly, after which w. M. Wray, of
this city. was appointed moderator
and w. L. Foster of West Grove, was
chosen as clerk. The Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the Baptist church
of Hiteman was represented by the
pastor, Rev. Burns, who also assisted
in other parts of the program. The
entire session was said to have been
one of the best ever held by the asso-
citation.
While riding pony on Sunday the
young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Huff
man, received a painful injury.
The pony stumbled and fell,
carrying the boy with him. The fall
occasoned a deep cut in the inner
corner of one eye and several stitches
had to be taken. The sight, however,
was not impaired.
The attendance at the tent meetings
which opened last week has steadily
increased every day and the interest
of the people is awakening. The audi
ence Sunday evening was estimated at
1,500 and as many farmers and their
families remained in town and attend
ed the meeting Saturday evening. The
attendance was about the same at that
time. The mems meeting held Sunday
Afternoon was successful and Evangel-
list Wilson addressed an audience of
| about 300. AT the same hour in the
| afternoon a meeting for women was
held at the Methodist church, conduct
ed by Messrs. Gill, Smythe and Hicks.
The sermon of the hour which pointed
i to the thought of personal work was
delivered by Prof. Hicks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Morrow returned
Saturday night from ST. Louis, where
they spent a week al the fair.
DR.. and Mrs. w. L. Downing and
children, of Moulton. spent Sunday in
the city as guests of Attorney and Mrs
4 T. P. Bence.
J. o. Linaberry left Monday for
! Centerville to report for Judge Sloan
in the present term of court
Ralph Hill, having spent the past
few weeks with his parents, left Sun
day for Mt Pleasant to re-enter the
Iowa Wesleyan university for the en-
suing school year.
The remains of Mrs. John Allen
whose death occurred at her home ir
! Ottumwa on Sunday, We're brought t.
this place for burial Monday morning
The interment occurred in the NORTH
cemetery, the services being conduct
ed by Rev. j. c. Wilson. Mrs. Aller
was a former resident of Belknap an6
was known to many in this city.
d. L. Burchett has returned from
Crosser, Washington, where he has
been harvesting his wheat crop.
Mrs. Kate Hickey one of the pro-
prietors of the Milton hotel, is spend
ing week in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Taylor, after
spending the past seven weeks in the
city, left Sunday for their home il
/ Oakland, California.
! Mrs. Bell Black has returned from
Wellsville, Iowa, and will again make
her home in this city.
G. I. Pulliam and C. E. Marshall, O.
Moulton, spent Sunday in the city at.
tending the tent meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. ELAN spent Sun
day with relatives in Moulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Burney, son ant
daughter of Ottumwa, posed through
the city Sunday enroute to Glenwood
Mo-, to visit Mr. Burney's brother
from California, who he has not seer
for ten years.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Twitchell, for.
merly of Moberly, Mo-, now of Ottum.