Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
BLOOMFIELD.

bLOONFlELO.
Bloomfield, April 21.-The building
committee of the Christian church, af-
ter having carefully examined a num-
Der of the plans presented for the pro-
posed edifice soon to be erected, have
adopted the plans prepared by C. E.
Eastman. of Des Moines. The design,
which is Spanish Mexican in style, is
quite unique and after the latest type
of architecture. The church proposes
to eXpend at least $4,000 on the build
ing and of this amount $4,000 has been
raised. The site selected, which is one
of the finest in the city, joins the
Traverse building block running south
from the west side of the square, which
gives 1t a central position. AS shown
in the plans the main body of the
church will be As feet wide and rs feet
long, running east and west. The ex-
terror will be made of cement blocks,
of which the steps leading to the front
entrance facing the east will also be
made. The porch filling the space be-
tween the north and south Vestibule is
finished with three arch ways and the |
entrance to the auditorium and other
parts of the house is made from the
vestigules at either end of the porch.
The auditorium will be As feet square
and will be finished with a corner ros-
trum and gallery. A beautiful feature
of the main building will be the art
glass done in the center measuring 20
feet in diameter. The Sunday school
chapel opening out of the auditorium
will be finished with class rooms above
and below the gallery. In addition to
the chapel other rooms of the, church
Will be the pastors study, the Sunday
school library and also the parlor for
the meetings of the Ladies' Aid society,
which being necessarily the largest,
will measure 12x30 feet. The basement
will be comfortably arranged in a din
ing room, kitchen and toilet rooms and
be used by the Ladies' Aid society for
holding church entertainments. Ac-
cording to the present plans the church
will probably be heated with steam.
The contract will be let next week.
Mrs. Lee McClurg, of Moulton, arriv-
ed Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Anna L. Townsend, while enroute to
Keosauqua to attend the funeral SER
vices of her mother in-law, Mrs. Nc
Clurg, who died at her home in Burk
ley, California, the first of the week at
the age of 60 years, her death being the
result of pneumonia. Mr.. McClurg
was in Dallas, Texas, enroute to Burk-
ley, California where he intended toI
locate when he received the news of his
mothers death. He is now enroute to
Keosauqua to attend the funeral SER
vices.
Frank Rominger left Wednesday ev-
ening for Fl. Madison, where he has
accepted position as guard in the
penitentiary at $50 per month. Mr..
Rominger goes for sixty days trial, but
having spent six years as city marshal
and proving himself worthy official
in every way his friends are satisfied
that his success is assured.
On Tuesday evening the Rebekah
lodge visited West Grove, where a
lodge was installed with ten charter
members. w. T. White, grand master
of the grand lodge of Iowa, appointed
of ceremonies, by whom the lodge was
instituted. Nine new candidates We're
initiated. The official members left in
the Afternoon for West Grove, where
they We're royalty entertained at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Young and
the degree staff who remained for an
all nights session. AT late hour
banquet was served in the hall, after
which the room was cleared for dane
ing, which continued all night and
when the morning dawned a short rest
was enjoyed before the return trip was
made.
High school commencement will be
held this year on May 20, which is a
month later than the exercises are usu-
ally held owing to the difficulties en-
countered in the attempt to teach in
the Y. NJ. c. A. building. The exercises
will be held in the Methodist Episcopal
church. The goth of May is also the
date assigned for the house warming
of the new school building which will
be opened to the public with appropri-
ate ceremonies.
A new literary society has lately
been formed among the wives and
daughters of the farmers living along
the Mutual phone line near Savannah.
The venture is quite new and novel,
as the exercises are conducted entirely
by the use of the phone. Quite large
membership has been secured and a
president and other officers have been
electd and duly installed. Meetings are
held for fifteen minutes once each
week. the club having secured the right
of way of the line for that length of
time. All along the line the literary
program is heard and short papers are
read and musical selections are given
on the piano or violin. Roll call is re-
Sponded to with Verse of scripture
and at the close of the meeting short
prayer is offered.
A telephone message from Marx
relates sad accident which occurred
at the home of M. Dabney, where {
quantity of wood was being sawed by
a steam engine. AS the engine wa:
not running smoothly, Arthur Wood, {
young man about % years old, at
tempted making an examination wher
the glass gage bursted filling his RICH
eye with glass splinters and badly cut
ting his face. A physician was i'm
mediately called and after a careful
examination it was found necessary t.
remove the eyeball.
Misses Nellie Clark and Laura Nc
Neff. of Drakeville spent Wednesda.
with friends in this city.
SIHnIIpMEN