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

be lame for several days.
Young. men who labor ever,
day, improve your opportunity b,
attending Rev. I. l.. Gritfith's
night school.
The social at the parsonage was
poorly attended the first night on
account of the inclemency OF the
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, a fine baby girl.
Miss Lucy Terrill and sister,
Ethel, Of Colfax, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. James Buckley, at this
writing.
Mrs. Jennie Coins, of Stanton,
Va, arrived in our city Friday,
and will remain permanently.
W. Ii. Archer is in a precarious
condition.
Quite a number of Muchy's peo>
pie were in Oskaloosa Sunday.
The ball game at the residence
Of Mrs. Jacob Olson ended in a
a fight, in which Jack Baxter's
white house, occupied upstairs by
roomers and used down stairs for
a storage room for beer, ETC., was
burned to the ground, Wednesday
tho 10Th, about 1 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
Iy black eye, which he deserved.
The whooping cough is in al,
most every house.
! w. u. Crawford has opened
fine ice,crcsm parlor. To be con
WINGED. just sample his cream.
Delinquents will please be ready
to settle this pay day, 22d inst.
! lLsst Weeks Correspondence
Sunday was quarterly meeting al the A
NJ. +. church, and Oskaloosa well repre-
senteu, their names being too numerous t
mention
| Rev. n. N. Pharris, of Abba, was will
us few days last week.
Mrs. Maggie Early departed this lit
Sunday, after an illness ofseveral months
Funeral At the Baptist church.
! Mrs Mildred Parker is no better.
Misses Liza Walker and BEETLE Robin
son, OF Des Moines, arrived few day
ago. They say there is no place like Del
M0ines.
Saturday was very quiet pay day,
and OF course very little work for officers
WILCOX got his ley broken on Mon
day in tho Colon mine. As soon as the!
got him home DR. Brown WAS summoned
William Jones and William Buckner o
Oskaloosa attended the installation OF TIN
Virginia Queen court. Their horse AM
buggy mysteriousIy disappeared tina
night, and has not been recovered so ia
as we know.
The Virginia Queen court lodge Tues
day evening msrche to the opera hous
by the music of the 81 G band, where the.
} held their public installation. The follow
ing officers were installed:
NJ A M-Mrs Adlie Johnson
MFRS & Il Brookings
NJ " J-W ID Crawford
C T-Mrs Martin Jackson
e S-Mrs Jennie Brooks
&c K-Mrs Julia Soutkall
D-Ssmpson johnson. n + Psnncl
IA Coleman
OG K-Mrs Mary Mease
Afterwards they formed in line ar
marched back to their hall and dlsbanded
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 installa
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 mouths
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