Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-16
REV. COOPER At BELPNAP-
THE SUNDAY CONVENTION.

REV. COOPER AT BELPNAP-
THE SUNDAY CONVENTION.
Belkrap.-An interesting quarterly
meeting service was held Sunday
morning. A collection of 012 was soon
raised. Rev. c. S. Cooper, of Ottum-
wa, occupied the pulpit in the absence
of Presiding Elder A. v. Kendrick,
who Is attending the general confer
ence at Baltimore. Rev. Cooper gave
an interesting temperance lecture on
Saturday evening. Rev. Sinclair
preached here last night to large
audience and delivered an excellent
sermon. Rev. Cooper left here for
Ash Grove where he was to conduct
quarterly meeting service yesterday
evening At the close Of the services
at this place yesterday, Rev. Sinclair
presented three petitions to the senate
and house of representatives to be
signed respectively by the minors
voters and ladies, petitioning those
bodies at their earliest convenience to
enact legislation prohibiting the. man
! ufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors as beverages.
Next Sunday at Starr School.
1t was decided yesterday afternoon
at the Sunday school session by a vote
which was taken, that as so many de.
sired to attend the Sunday school
convention next Sunday at the Star
| school house that neither Sunday
school nor preaching services would pc
held here unless the weather should
prove unfavorable to going to the
convention, then the usual services, as
far as possible will be held. Great in
terest in the convention is being man
ifested and an effort is being made to
| make way for all who desire to GO.
| to do SO. The Belknap band expects
To J,A eny,t a
ance by several selections at the be-
ginning of the afternoon program and
also at the close. The days program
will be brought to a close in the even
| ing by an address by Prof York, OF
Bloomfield. This will be fitting close
as he is an earnest and Jealous work
er as well as an interesting speaker
It is suggested that all desiring
to go and having no conveyance of
their own, meet at the church Sun
day morning at 8 o'clock, and that all
who can take others with them, also
gather at the church. Let everybody
60 and take we'll filed basket and
| the day will be made to serve as pic
| mic as well.
At called meeting Of the Epworth
League Sunday the following dele
gates to the Keokuk District Epworth
League convention were elected: Miss
June Lockman, Miss Elizabeth Ware,
Elroy Hancock. Miss Merna Myers.
Miss Firth Bell, Rollo Mcconnell and
to be held at Keokuk June is, 16 and
II, 1908. The next meeting Of the To-
| cal league will be Sunday evening,
May "a Subject, Gods Unseen Pro-
lection" H. Kings. 6:14-19; Luke -:
Alp. Miss Anna Hughes, leader. Let
everyone come prepared to take part
The Misses. Elizabeth Ware, Edith
Bell and Merna Myers, were appointed
by the Sunday school to make ar
rangements and prepare the program
for the Children's day service to bs
held the second Sunday in June.
Other BeIknap News.
Mrs. J. NJ. Eberline has been quite
i'll for the past few days.
John and Marve Lockman, of
Moravia wree the guests Sunday Of
their brother Arzie Lockman and wife,
H R. Madlik. Of Harvard. was the
guest Saturday of Miss Ruth Combs.
! J. E. Crist Of F1oris, was caller
one dsy last week at the John john
| son home.
Mrs. and Mrs. T. E. Putnam enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Listertor
and children and Miss Elma john
son at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Mum, son Roy and
daughter Anna, Of near Carbon, spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. David
Mum.
Clel Anderson is staying at Floris,
called there by the illness of a relative.
Mrs. M. G. Rominger, of Seymour,
visited last week with Mrs. H. G. Ran
in, while on her way to Keokuk to at
tend the graduation Of her son-in-
law. Horace Yates.
Ed. Post, who has been quite sick
with typhoid fever is improving.
Mrs. H. L. Weyer, who had joined
her husband at Clio is again staying
at the ]. M. Mccormick home.
Mrs. Henry Christy is on the sick
list.
Charley McMains spent Saturday in
Bloomfield
Mrs. Frank Roberts is spending a
few days in Ottumwa at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. j. L. Mccormick.
Master George and little Miss Tressie
Skinner are sick with measles.
. Mrs II, Charley Altheide and So, son Carl
the Charley Myers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orla Burns were the
guests Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
Foster of near Bloomfield.
Mrs. T. H. Wells and daughter of
Ottumwa, spent Sunday with Mrs. M
J. Howell.
| Mrs. Nellie Bachman, of Ottumwa
was recent caller at the D. Mum
home.
A D. Mum and daughter Zelda, OF
Sherman Chapel, We're also recent
callers at the D. Mum home.
Lloyd McMains spent Saturday in
Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cox spent Sun
day in Bloomfield with friends.
Saturday, May 9, being the second
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
]. B. Mccormick their friends planned
a surprise by bringing ice cream anC
cake and spent the evening with them
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
John Combs, Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Num-
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pittman