The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-03

lunch and confronting him az he en-
tered his home was this bit of q
Merry Christmas:
"There's o sters on the register,
And coffee in the pot,
SO take them up and eat them
For they're better when they'r hot.
But IL you don't want COTE,
Just drink your sweet worm juice
And don't eat all the turkey,
For its for some future use."
Got an Auto
Mrs. Perry Asher has for a number
Of months been DESTROYS of being the
pos SCISSOR of an automobile. She had
for a long time been saving her pen
MES and banking her dimes in the
hope that ere long she might be rid
ing the streets of Oskaloosa in a fine
horseless carriage. Her surprise and
pleasure may therefore be imagined
whsn she received a Christmas pres
ent of a handsome automobile. The
lady Will explain the details of the
mechanism of the auto to her friends
as soc as the weather will permit
the handling of the machine on the
streets.
Has a Chair
Chief of Police Nick Moore was
one of the most pleased men in the
city during the week and he has not
recovered yet His officers and the
force about the city headquarters re-
membered him in a very handsome
and substantial way on Christmas
with a fine easy chair. The gentle
man was greatly surprised and his
appreciation is in the same degree.
Pleased an Elk.
e. E Kerwin, trainmaster of the
Iowa Central, was very handsomely
remembered or Christmas by a num-
Der of his men. They gave him a very
handsome Elk charm. The gentleman
is a member Of the Oskaloosa lodge
and the act Of the men was greatly
appreciated by him. The remem
brance came as a surprise to Mr. Ker-
win and he has been at a loss for
terms of expression since the day Of
its arrival.
Pounds Of Candy.
Miss Anna Phelps has a great liking
for "sour drops" and the extent of
her appetite for this sort of candy be-
ing known to anumber of her gentle
man friends, che was kindly remem
b red on Christmas with several
pounds Of the delicacy. Just how 80
many friends happened to send the
o .me kind of candy is a mystery to
+ ,e lady and she is almost persuaded
In her W mind that there was some
kind of a plot in existence to create
an over supply in the market for
purposes.
A Farm I'm a Stocking.
When the John Nash family got up |
early on Christmas morning they
mystihed at the size of their
Christmas stockings. They each con-
tanned a farm to the value of.-s7, 600
Mr. Nash gathered his family about
him at his home on North Market
street on that day and he made each
one of them a present of a farm valued
at $1,000. The amount Of the Nash
estate thus divided in the family was
$40 600, ano it al given as follows:
One hundred and sixty acres to his
eldest daughter, Mrs. Sarah Ruby, so
acres to his youngest daughter, Mrs.
Cora Hollar, Geo.. @. Nash, the eld-
est son was given 260 acres, Frank T.
the youngest sen was given 80
acres and to the widow and children
Of James Nash, deceased, 120 acres.
The wife was given her 81, 900 in city
property. The difference in the num-
Der Of acres of the places is equalized
the values. This is one of the most
generous Chrirtmas acts that has SO
been recorded and the happiness
Of the family has been in proportion.
screwdrivers TO Burn.
Thomas Golden, Of the Baldauf
wRs showered with screw
drivers for his Christmas He was
asked what he would like as a re-
and answering that he
would like a ~screwdriver,a large one,
he found In his Christmas stocking all
%colors, conditions and makes
Of drivers. The gentleman is think
ing seriously of establishing a whole
sale screwdriver depot.