The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-09-16
CONFERENCE CUTS
DOWN DISTRICTS
Keokuk Is Absorbed by 0skaloosa
and Other Three.
WARNINGS HISTORY IS POPULAR
Four Hundred Copies of Book Sub
scribed for in Advance.--Full
List of Appointments Made
at Winfield.

Winfield, Ia, Sept. IA most i'm
portant change was made in the Iowa
conference at the closing session OF
the Methodist assembly yesterday al
ternoon. The KeokuK district was
blotted ont and absorbed by the other
four districts of Oskaloosa, Musca'
tine. Ottumwa and Burlington. The
complete list of appointments as an
nounced by Bishop Spellmeyer Is as
follows:
oskaIoosa District.
C. l.. Stafford, district superintend.
ent. Attica, c. w. Cochrane; Barnes
City, =; Beacon, l. o. kemble; Brook.
lyn. w. l.. Clapp; Bussey, C. X. Spook;
Cedar. Oscar Bride; Delta, F. Ed
wards; Deep River, l.. r. Burdock;
Eddyville, ]. F. Seeds; Ewart, y. E.
Rankin; Grinnell, Elias Handy; Har-
vey, ]. t. Ward; Hamilton; Kellogg
w. B. Ireland; Killduff, j. Monkman;
Knoxville, c. N. Pace; Lacey, James
Priestmal; Lynnville, Frank E.
Pfoute; Malcolm, L, A. Crull; Monte
yuma, H. F. Gilbert; New Sharon, j..
F. Barnett; Newton, w. H. Perdew;
oskaloosa, Eugene Allen; Ollie, Albert
w. Gray: Packwood. c. r. Bohn; Pei
la, C. Monkman; Reasnor, H. c. Mil.
lice; Richland, ]. C. Coughlan; Rose
Hill, ]. e. Decker; Sigourney, N. A.
Swigard: Sonora, A. w. McClain;
Taintor, w. u. Cares Thorn.
burg, w. A. Smith; What Cheer, &.
w. Wilson; Webster, X. V. Pike.
Burlington District.
J. NJ. McClelland, district superin-
tendent Batavia, Noel A. circuit; Bur
lington, First church, |. B. Schreck-
engast; Burlington race, }. w. Lam
bert; Burlington circuit, E. A. Bent
zenger; Hartman avenue, A. V. Ken
drick; Danville, w. A. Longnecker;
Doonnellson, Fl. Z. Butler; Farming
ton, j. w. Carson; Fairfield First, G.
l.. Tenant; Fairfield circuit, T. Pool;
Fit Madison First, K. l.. Patterson;
Santa Fe avenue, NJ. A. Banker; Hills
boro, Oscar J. Fix; Keokuk, J. w. Pot
ter; Libertyville, J. p. Henener; Med
iapolis, NJ. E. Reusch; Morning Sun,
G. Blagg; Montrose, C. l.. Jordan; Mt.
Pleasant First, S. A. Ingham; Mt.
Pleasant circuit, G. H. Hanawalt; Mt.
Pleasant West, Thomas J. Petit; Mt.
Sterling, L. G. Cumnins; Mt. Union,
C. r. Zimmerman; New London, T. F.
Barker; Salem, Frank FriseZelle;
Sperry, ]. w. Slime; Wayland, r. Col
lier; Winfield, A. B. Caldwell; West
Point, S. F. Bishop; Yarmouth, Z. S.
Hepner.
ottumwa District.
H. N. Smith, district superintend-
emit agency, o. G. circuit; Abba. d.
r. Martin; Avery, =; Buxton, M. d.
Cox; Blakesburg, Charles E. Petit;
Bloomfield, F. B. Tacker; Cantril, L.
Tenant; Centerville, ]. r. Hanly;
Cincinnati, -; Ch1llicothe, =; Drake
vile, -; Douds, w. H. Jones; EldOn,
c. E. Cogshall; Exline, A. T. James;
Farson, =; Floris, David w. whitman;
Fremont, George T. Timer; Hedrick,
ID. C. Bevan; Iconium, c. n. HEWITT;
Keosauqua, w. G. Thorn; Kirkville, J.
G. Decker; Loyi!la, b. G. Hawkins;
Martinsburg, -; Milton, l.. Ingham;
Moravia, F. NJ. Conaut; Moulton. E.
NJ Smith; Mystic c. A. Field; Ottumwa
First, T. w. Jeffrey; Main Street, j.
w. Pool; willard, L. ]. Shook; Pull
ask, William e. o. Oyertuff; Troy,
-; West Grove, w. T. Berg; Union
yille ]. H. Koch.
Muscatine District.
]. A. Boatman, district superintend
ent. Ainsworth, J. A. Glendenning;
Amish, William J. Scott; Brighton. J.
II. Lewis; Buffalo. -; Columbus juno
ton, G. p. Zeener; Charlottesville, A.
b. Hightshoe; Grand View, F. Barker;
Kalona, w. S. Moore; Keota, J. +.
Robertson; Kasseta, w. Merriman;
Ladora, T. Rowe; Let's, W. L. Fry;
Lexington, F. w. Carwell; Lone Tree,
ID. Z. Phillips; Marengo, c. Meyer;
Muscatine: First, T. Osborn; North, H.
NJ. Strong; South, Fred Smith; Mich
OILS, -; North English, ]. E. Corley;
Oakville, Oxford, +. E. Morrison;
"a IL OOAhhhS
]. A. Murray; Tifin, R. j. Fisher; Vic
tor, w. j. Hamilton; Washington, u.
S. Smith; Washington circuit, -;
Wellnan, S. Hawk; West Chester, c.
E. Baumgarden; West Liberty, H. B.
Scoles; Williamsburg, z. c. Brooks;
Wilton, w. H. Dillon; Wapello, j. Z.
Newsome; Guernsey, =.
Special Appointments.
The superintendent will name cler-
gymen for towns marked blank.
Special appointments were made as
follows:
e. A. Schell. president Iowa Wesley
an university; E. E. Lymer, Dean; J.
w. Hancher. professor; II. w. Mum
ster. professor; T. j. Myers, field sec
Rotary; W. p Stoddard, correspond
ing secretary, Iowa Methodist hospit-
al. Des Moines; w. S. Gardner, field
secretary, Graham hospital, Keokuk;
J c. Kendrick, conference agent, per-
manent fund, Ottumwa; u. s. Smith.
superintendent OF Home Finding asso.
citation. Ottumwa; G. s. Cooper, dis
trict superintendent anu-saloon league
Ottunwa.
Rev. Warnings Book Ia Popular.
The constitution OF the historical so
ciety was adopted and It was ordered