Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-04
DISTRICT G. E. UNION MEETS.
Fourteenth Annual Convention to Be
Held in Christian Church May
8, q, and 5.

Sigourney, May 1.-The fourteenth
annual convention Of the Eighth Dis
trict Christian Endeavor Union will be
held IN the Christian church here on
next Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
May. 8, 4 and 5. The services will COM
mence with an evening meeting ON
Friday at z: 80 o'clock The address of
welcome will be delivered by Hugh
Jackson of this city, an active member
of the society and one of the ablest
young men Of this city. An address
will be given at s O'Clock by Captain A.
r O'Brien, the sailor evangelist of Ce-
dar Rapids.
On Saturday evening Rev. Philip
Palmer of the Presbyterian church will
conduct the devotional service, and
the address of the evening just follow
ing these exercises will be given by
Hon. George l.. Dobson of Des Moines
an ex-consul to Canton. China.
] Sunday evening the devotional SER
vices will be conducted by Rev. G. n
Pace of the Methodist Episcopal
church, after which will be an address
on Christian Citizenship, by v. r. Nc
Ginnis Of Leon.
This district composes eight counties
and the present indications are that
this will be one of the largest meetings
ever held by this organization in this
district. and the largest they have ever
been privileged to enjoy in this co,ln..
ty. They contemplate county orga-
niZation here.
The people of the church have been
very busy for the past several days
preparing for the coming event, and
are preparing extra music in the way
Of solos, duets quartets and choruses
and instrumental music will come in
for it's full share on the program.
An election of officers for the district
will also occur, and in contemplating
who would serve the organization with
benefit to the societies and credit to
themselves, the names Of Miss Nora
Goodman and Miss Nella Terrell, both
Of this city, nave had frequent men-
ton, and it seems likely that one Of
these young ladies will be honored
with the important office Of president.
Funeral Of Samuel Davis.
The remains Of Samuel Davis were
brought to this city on the morning
passenger Tuesday and the funeral SER
vices occurred in the Methodist Epis.
copal church here in the afternoon.
county for many years and still owns
a large farm northeast of the city
about six miles. His health has been
very poor for the last year and during
the month Of January he went to Me-
braska and has been visiting about at
different points there. He was past
sixty-nine years of age, having cele-
brated his sixty ninth birthday during
the month of January Just before leav-
mig for the west. The funeral was
conducted by Rev. C. N. Pace Of the
Methodist Episcopal church and the
G. A. r. attended in a body and con-
Quoted services at the grave. A large
crowd was in attendance at the church
and long procession Of teams fol-
lowed to the West cemetery, where in
torment took place.
j. D. Dunn of Delta was business
caller and visitor in the city Tues
day
John Ritzinger and family of Wa
terioo are visiting. relatives and friends
In the city.
Miss Rhoda Wilson returned from
Hedrick on Monday forenoon, where
she had spent Sunday at the home OF
her parents
Miss Zua Goodheart is much inprov-
ed from her recent serious Illness and
was able to set up for a time Tues
day. It was at first feared that she
had spinal meningitis. but that prov
ed not to be the case.
Anton Haffner is on the sick list and
is being nursed by Miss Joeila Long.
q resident trained nurse
The brothers and sisters of Cap e
Miller. with their families "a ma Il, thu