Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-07-17
BRlEFLETs.
Mrs. Firman Brown is indisposed this

week.
Miss Anna Smith will leave next week
for visit in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. II. A. Williams, who has been
quite sick is slowly improving.
Miss Zella Davis remains about the
same.
Mrs. Al. Brown. who has been sick is
improving.
Mrs, 40. Smith was on the sisk list
tins week
Rev. 1uaner. who has been dangerously
i'll for some weeks, is slowly improving
On. Where did you get that good
cigar Why of Franks at the Aborn
House cigar stand. 1t is daisy.
The II. b. S. X. G. memorial exercises
in honor OF the late Mrs. Stove has
been postponed owing to somuch sickness.
st. Paul's A. NJ 4. church sunday
school picnic will be held at Union Park,
next Tuesday afternoon, July 81.
Rev. I.omack is having the founda-
for his new church built 10 cost So,oUo.
! Ii will be 43x62.
Mr.. George Wilson. who made many
friends while in the city. left for Chi
cngo Thursday. We regret to lose such
an attahle fellow.
Mr.. Frank Henry, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Henry, is paying them q
/ visit. Frank looks well. Mrs. Henry
and Frank will soon visit Michigan.
The Pathtinder's will give grand
party and excursion on the river Wednes-
day. The j. S. GARRISON steamer and
barge viii be used. Everything will be
/ first-ciass. Wait for invitations.
| Mr.. George d. Woodson and +. T. Da
/ yis. Of Mahaska county, made this Office
a pleasant call this week. Mr.. Davis i
Justice of the peace at Colon while Mr.
Woodson is the only attorney at Mueha
| knock.
/ Mrs. A. r. Marshall of Helens, Mont
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jno. Carpenter
at GA Chestnut street. She is a membe
of the household OF Ruth and speak
i very highly of the orders in Montana
She will visit ST. Louis and the east betor
returning home.
The summer school at Drake unlversit.
\ is attended by the following Atro-Amerl
cans: Miss Dora Gaines, of this city VIII
has been teaching in Missouri; Mr. Boy
| well. of Dallas, Texas. who is attendln!
the chautauqua assembly and summe
school of oratory, and is also j. l.
Thompson.
The following are the colored delegate
TO che republican conventions: Mahask'
county, j. r. Brown. Geo. D. Noodson
L. z. Davis; Polk, jeff Dogan. Z. G. Nc
Afee; Decatur. j. l.. Thompson, and som
others sent their proxies. This made
good showingof representative men, ant
made good impression among the dele
gates. Some of these faces have bee
noticed in our conventions before TIL
q times.
Following is the program OF the Athen
ian literary society 10 be given at the firs
! African Church OF Christ Monday even
ING, July 20: Song, society; instruments
solo. Miss Fannie Hardin; vocal sole
r Miss Mary Parks; recitation, Mrs Maud
! iTaylor; duct, Misses Maple Morton an
6 Anna Smith; defamation, Miss Cert
{ Lewis; dialogue. Misses Elsie Early an
Emma Watts; quarte.te, Bert johnson
Walter Taylor, James strauther an
Charles Shell; Grafton. Mrs Susie Lewis
Journal, Mrs. Lomsck; critic. Exercise
at s sharp.
A coIored married woman who cam
from Oskaloosa two or three weeks agc
thus claiming to be looking Tor homes
work, WAS very nicely caught recently
her own trap. One evening recently he
lawful husband arrived in the city. M
learning where his vile had rented
room on west Fifth street, south OF ID
federal building. She being absent, Il
: ouiell, seated himself in front of the doc
and awaited her coming. Shortly 81
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