Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-05-21
MUCHAklNOCk NOTES.

Young. men who labor ever,
day, improve your opportunity b,
attending Rev. I. l.. Griffith
night school.
The social at the parsonage wa
poorly attended the first night OF
account of the inclemency Of tht
weather, but they were all there
the second night.
Adam Fielding returned a few
days ago from Des Moines, where
he has been for several weeks.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. Per,
kins, fine baby girl.
Miss Lucy Terrill and sister,
Ethel, Of Coltax, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. James Buckley, at this
writing.
Mrs. Jennie Coins, of Stanton,
Va, arrived in our city Friday,
and will remain permanent y.
W. II. Archer is in a precarious
condition.
Quite number Of Muchy's peo>
pie were in Oskaloosa Sunday.
The ball game at the residence
Of Mrs. Jacob Olson ended in a
fight, in which Jack Baxter's
white house, occupied upstairs by
roomers and used down stairs for
storage room for beer, ETC., was
burned to the ground, Wednesday
tho 10Th, about + o'clock a. III.
Richard Blakely, one of the room
ers awoke just in time to make his
escape through window. The
fire was supposed to be caused by
an incendiary.
The caving in Of the old third
mine near Fosters residence
caught one Of his horses and at
the present writing the horse has
not been recovered.
Mrs. Olson got decidedly the
best of it, and succeeded in giving
Verna Vanbe, ''the tough" a love.
ly black eye, which he deserved.
The whooping cough is in al.
most every house.
w. d. Crawford has opened q
fine ice.cream parlor. 10 be, con
vinced. Just sample his cream.
Delinquents will please be ready
to settle this pay day, 22d inst.
[Las, Weeks Correspondence
Sunday was quarterly meeting a. the A
NJ. f. church, and Oskaloosa well repre-
sented, their names being too numerous tt
mention
Rev. n. N. Phavris, of Abba, was will
lis = few days last week.
Mrs. Maggie Early departed this lit'
Sunday, after All illness ofseyersl months
Funeral at the Baptist church.
Mrs Mildred Parker is no better.
Misses Liza Walker and Be.tIe Robin
son, Of Des Moines, arrived few day:
ago. They say there is no place like pe
Moines.
Saturday was very quiet ''pay day,
and of course very little work for officers
WILCOX got his ley broken on Mon
day in the Colon mine. As soon as the!
got him home DR. Brown WAS summoned
William Jones and William Buckner o
OskalooSa attended the installation OF th
Virginia Queen court. Their horse ant
buggy mysteriousIy disappeared tina
night, and has not been recovered 80 ia
as we know.
The Virginia Queen court lodge Tues
day evening marched to the opera hous
by the music Of the NJ Z band, where the,
held their public installation. The follow
ing officers were installed:
NJ A M-Mrs Addis Johnson
5 M-Mrs e Il Brookings
NJ " J-W ID Crawford
! C T-Mrs Martin jackson
S--Mrs Jennie Brooks
| lG K-Mrs Julia Soutkall
D-Ssmpson johnson. VI + Psnnel
IA Coleman
K-Airs Mary Measc
Afterwards they formed in line ar
marched back to their hall and disbanded
Their social at the opera house was we
attended; the celebrated Muchy orchcstr
furnished music and many persons stsye
until the wee hours Of the night.
Rev J Bundy, the presiding elder. an
Rev Pharris OF Abba. together with he
William Williams, attended the installo
ton
Thomas Jones has accepted a positiG
with the firm Of W A Wells 4 Co. maxim
four Negroes they employ.
Miss Nellie Wright, who has been i
Springfield, Illinois, for several month:
returned last week, together with he
sister. Mrs ID l. McAIicken. The latte
will spend tie summer with heI molhel
Mrs Thomas Wright
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