The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-02-02
MAHAsKA COUNTY NEWS.
Notes from the HerGJd's Corps.
WHITE OAK.


J Notes from the HeTdId's Corps.
WHITE OAK.
81 There was a party of young peopl,
: gathered at w. T. Charnock's Monda.
/. night who hugely enjoyed themselves
!. Smith Woods went to .Kirkville OF
business.
s Peter NJ. Kinsman and family visited
/, IC. w. Kentfield's family Wednesday.
e I. w. Caldwell was at Fremont OF
4 business.
George Barkley's team ran away witt
him and bruised him considerably but
" not seriously.
W. a. Moore and o. r. Gaskill at
tended the quarterly meeting at Fair
view Saturday.
:, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Matthews, Miss
t Fanny McKana, and Mr.. and Mrs. o.
D r. Gaskill took dinner with Mr.. and
4 Mrs. r. w. Caldwell, at their palatial
home. 1t looks nice to see their fat
. hogs and cattle and shows up farm life
| at its best.
q Bolton & McCoy's coal shaft is down
2 through the coal. The vein is ~ to 5
feet thick. They expect to be taking
out coal the last of this week. The
, coal is of good quality and the people
here are anxiously waiting for it.
Mr.. Reece Barnes child is better.
The rope attached to the bucket in
the coal shaft became unfastened let
ting the bucket fall breaking it into
: splinters, but luckily no one was hurt.
There was social party Saturday at
Mr.. Riggs.
Mrs. Daniel Delong is not so well as
} she was Saturday night.
, There was a singing party at A. n.
CaldwellS Saturday night.
T. W. Caldwell and family visited at
L. +. Howell's Sunday.
, Jan. 81. VERITAs.
WEST DES MONIES.
Last Friday night about thirty of
the neighbors and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. HOyt, after providing themselves
with cakes, pies, oysters and many other
delicacies, wended their way to that
hospitable home and, though it was a
surprise party, they were met at the
door with hearty welcome from the
family, who from the oldest to the
youngest fully understand the art of
entertaining. The evening was spent
in card-playing, vocal and instrumental
music and, on account Of the good
time enjoyed, will long be remembered
by all who were present. There were
present from OskalOOSa Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Watts, Miss Alice Watts and Miss
Anna Evans, Mr.. Ed. Vernon, Mr.. Ben
nett, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Strain.
BY tho way, it might be we'll for the
friends of Mr. Watts to make inquiry
about him, as the last seen of him here
was on Saturday about noon trying to
oVertake sleigh going toward Oska-
loosa at 2:4O gate, with every pros
pect that he would lose his wind before
catching it.
Helen, daughter of Captain and Mrs.
j. Ii. Evans, is quite sick, with DR.. Cole,
of Busy, in attendance.
| j. F. Harold, a former resident of
this township, but now of Omaha, was
| visiting relatives here last week.
Harvey Lockwood, having finished
his studies at Oskaloosa Business col
lege, is home again.
Frank Coakley has resumed his stud
les at Oskaloosa college.
| W. &. McCrea, of Adair county, is
visiting relatives here.
Jan. 30. RUSTIC.
| BERNINA.
Allen Gabel is very low with blood
poisoning in his leg.
| Mrs. James Samuels is very sick with
| intiammatory rheumatism.
. Little Tiny Frederic has been having
the lung fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Butchers have a
new baby boy.
Bart Dewitt has a brother visiting
him.
Mrs. Cora Samuels and Frank Evans
are suffering from sore throat.
Henry Peters lost horse last week.
Jan. 16. BONNY Doom.
ROSE HILL.
The meeting of Tom COnnor Post G.
A. r. l. st Saturday evening was the best
all round meeting the Post has ever
| held. Judge Advocate Comrrde Ben
Mccoy of the department commanders
staff was present and took an interest
ing part in the meeting. He is whole
souled G. a r. man. Comrade Isaiah
Shook, of New Virginia, Iowa, was a
welcome visitor with us. The officers
were installed by Past Com
ing was regular love feast and all
but good report will be given to head
quarters by COmrade Mccoy of our Post
and we are expecting to have every old
soldier in these parts member of our
before the present year closes.
j. II. Price, of Bloomfield, Iowa, is
up in these parts spending week. He
reports every thing all right in the
Hairy Nation. He will take home with
him a large number of horses, COWS and
sheep to put on his one hundred acre
farm.
Among our callers last Saturday were
Senator Mccoy, of your CITY and Il, G.,
Lego, What Cheer, leading attorney.
These gentlemen were here on legal
business.
Rev. Critchlow, of New Sharon, held
meeting over Sabbath at the Highland
school house. A great interest was
taken and the attendance was large.
Last Saturday was busy day in JUS
tice Jones court here. Three civil cases
were disposed of. One of them was
tried by the court, one by jury and the
other went by default. d. NJ. Perdue,
our home attorney,appeared for defend
ants in both cases and won Them both.
Bolton 81 Mccoy appeared for the
plaintiff in one case. This was the bus
lest day in court at this place for the
past four years.
At the NJ. E. church in Indianapolis
last Sunday forenoon after preaching,
BeV. John Potter officiating, E. F. Eb-
ersole, of your city, and Miss Emma,
only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Husband,
living three miles northeast of this place,
were united in the holy bonds of mat
rimony. The bride is one of our best
and most accomplished young ladies
and will do well her part to make life's
Isaiah Shook, of New Virginia, Iowa,
who was called here to attend the fun
eral of his aunt, Mrs. SaIah Taylor, last
week, remained over Sunday with rel
atiyes.
Rev. Potter preached an able sermon
last Sunday afternoon at the NJ. E.
church to large and attentive congre-
cation. He is holding very interest
lag protracted meeting at Indianapolis
and will continue some days.
Uncle Albert Augustine is confined
| to the house with a severe cold. We
hope soon to see him out again.
Since our last report Augustine Bros.
have shipped five loads of cattle and
eight loads of hogs to Chicago. They
paid as high as $7.25 for some of the
hogs.
Last Wednesday afternoon at the
home of G. w. Sharp in your city, Clar-
ence E. Lundy and Ada J. Vallanding-
ham were married, the father of the
bride performing the ceremony. The
groom is the foreman in Holloway's
harness shop, and Is an industrious and
honest young man, and will do well his
part to make lifes journey aprosperous
and happy one. The bride is the young
est daughter of Rev. G.. NJ. Vallanding-
ham and wife. She is one of our lead
ing young ladies in our best social cir
cles and Is we'll fitted to care for the
duties that devolve upon her and will
do her share to make their home hap
py one.
Uncle Albert Smith, who has been
suffering from the second stroke of
paralysis of the right side of the body,
for the past three months, is very low
with no hope of recovery. He is grad
ually growing weaker and may pass
away at any time. He is nearly 76 years
of age.
Next Tuesday, Feb. Z, the annual
meeting of the s. e. /. and p. S. associ-