The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-06-20
WEST DIES MONIES.

improved in health.
Mrs. J. L. Sipes, who has been suf-
fering from a complication of diseases
is much improved
The condition of Mrs. Henderson
England remains about the same. Mr..
England has engaged a professional
nurse from Des Moines to take charge
of the case. At this writing (Monday)
she has not yet arrived, but is expected
soon.
George W. Davis who makes his home
in Oskaloosa but farms here, has been
a severe sufferer from rheumatism at
his home in Mahaska's county seat
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Funk, also of Os-
kaloosa, but who formerly resided here,
are reported as improving from their
illness.
Died, Mrs Polly Templeton Thurs
day, May 80 1901, at the age of SI years,
I month and 10 days. Miss Mary K
McGlothlen was born April II, 1920.
She was raised to womanhood in Ind,
was married to A. D. Templeton in 80
and moved to Jefferson county, Iowa,
in 1870. In I843 she moved to the resi-
dence in Monroe county, two miles
west of Eddyville, where she made her
home until the time of her death. Ten
children was born to her. Six of these
and her husband departed this life be-
fore her The four surviving children,
David Templeton, of near Hamilton, A.
J. Templeton, of Ottumwa, Mrs. Wes-
ley Donegan, who resides on the old
farm, and Mrs. H. S. Williams, of Bux-
ton, were all present at the funeral with
the exception of David Templeton, who
is onw temporarily in Colorado. Her
only surviving brother, Hon. T. D. Nc
Glothlen, of Wappelo county, now "a
years old, was also present at the funer
al, which took place from the Wesley
Donegan home, on Grays Creek, Satur-
day June Ist The funeral was preach
ed at the Eddyville Baptist church at
II o'clock a. m. Rev. Bush, pastor of
pue s9o!AI9s qua p9lonpuo2 qonqo leql
spoke words of comfort to the bereaved
relatives and friends, after which the
remains were borne to their last resting
place in Highland Cemetery "Aunt
Polly" was one of our oldest settlers,
and all share the grief of the grief
stricken family.
N B. Holloway, Eddyville'S popular
and progressive jeweler and telephone
man, was in the neighborhood one day
last week working up a telephone ex-
change with our farmers, and secured
the cooperation of several of our farm
erS who desire to be in connection with
the outside world. Mr.. HOlloway's
prices compare we'll with surrounding
exchanges, and are surely as low as
could be asked. We hope to soon see
system of telephones in place, for the
farmers need them as much, if not more,
than the city folks. Some of the pro-
gressive farmers of Gray's Greek, viz,
w. H. Gray, Wesley Donegan, and 9TH
erS, are also anxious to secure a line
and if the two neighborhoods will pull
together an exchange will be secured.
LakOnta will soon be connected with
Oskaloosa by telephone. They are a
progressive set up there and the project
will doubtless help to boom the village.
We are informed by James L. Myrick,
originator of our rural mail route, that
the free delivery will be put in operation
some time after the first OF July. A
mail route and telephone exchange will
60 nicely together-in fact, they are both
the offspring of civilization.
This is the season of painting. paper
hanging and house cleaning. William
Smith, of Pleasant Ridge and Will
Roberts. of Bridgeport. have each adorn-
cd their residences with a coat Of paint.
Milton K. Pickrell has painted his
new barn and placed a new woven wire
fence in front of his residence. Good
idea, Milt.
Railroad Rumbles-The Northwestern
has been Strengthening its bridges by
filling in between the piling with stone.
A number of water barrels for protec-
ton in case of fire will soon be placed
on all bridges. -. "A couple of gangs OF
laborerS were thru here recently filling
in and leveling up the track since the
spring rains made the track in bad con-
dition. The first OF these gangs was
composed mostly of "Dagoes," or Ital-
lans, who were very proficient in play
ing on all sorts of stringed instruments,
and they have been furnishing entertain
ment for the natives of Lakonta, when
Dagoes (day goes) and the night comes
on. "A new section boss was recently
installed at Lakonta, Joseph Watkins
and family having moved bask to Eddy
vile. The village now boasts Of new
station agent. Lakonta has a fine little
depot and has been in need of an agent
for some time, but the company has
heretofore not seen fit to place a man
here, due, we are told, to the business
not justifying an agent The new agent,
Mr., Rogers, will doubtless bring con-
siderable business to the town. =. La
konta now has promise of a daily mail
over the Northwestern in the near flu
ture.
B. B. Beamer visited his mother on
Fudge Greek recently
Aunt" Annie Roberts, of Bridgeport,
has been visiting at Abba.
Where some Reporters spent Mem
orial Day: Skillet Phork," the Fred
rick reporter to a number of papers,
footed his own bazoo" in Oskaloosa.
Attorney ID. NJ Perdue, city reporter to
the Eddyville Tribune and Eddyville
correspondent of the Oskaloosa Times,
closed his Office and spent the day in the
county seat of Proud Mahaska. The
Haden Chapel reporter of the Eddyville
Tribune and the Abba Republican spent
the afternoon in Eddyville, as did also
Yours Truly and "Spoopendyke," the
reporter for the Eddyville Tribune and
the Abba Republican from Bluff Creek
postofice, over in the wilds of Monroe
county
Messrs. Charles W. Johnson, Perry 0.
~ Norman and Hurley Grain, of Mon
roe county drove to Oskaloosa Decora-
ton Day.
Eddyville, the town which IS going TO
have the biggest Fourth of IulY eelebra-