The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-07-04
West Des Moines.
Births-Will lager wears a grin


boy coming, on Thursday, June Goth. to
take no his abode with him. The
cousins are both of usual weight and
| fneness.
Sickness J. H. England has
been feeling considerably improved since
| the arrival of trained nurse from OF
tumwa sometime ago, but the past few
! days has been feeling somewhat worse.
-. The Hohl girls are considerably inn
proved, after an illness of about six
weeks, and expect to soon be able to
take rides in the open air. -. The in
FAINT son of Mr., and Mrs. Will Smith
has been quite sick.
Successful Surprise party.-Last Sat-
urday, June ~, was the seventeenth
birthday anniversary of Carl Odem, son
of Mr., and Mrs. Thos. Odem. and as
it was not expected that he would have
another birthday soon his parents and
friends prepared to give him a surprise
on grand scale. Accordingly, about
80 that evening he was spirited away
for drive to the new town, Lakonta,
and when he was brought back home,
he found large number of his friends
young folks and older ones, also
waiting to receive him. To say that
he was surprised, is putting It mildly,
He was seized, gagged, and marched
thru the crowd while dressed IN typical
rustic fashion. After recovering himself
somewhat, his father presented him with
a handsome gold watch, which Car!
prizes very highly. Conversation, play
ing on the lawn. and consuming the
good things helped to while away the
evening. The refreshments, consisting
of ice cream of two havors, cake, candy
bananas, and oranges. were served in
an elegant manner In the small hours
of the morning. all wished Carl many
more happy brit days, adieus were said,
and all departed for their homes with
the conviction that the Odems could not
be excelled in the art of entertaining
About four years ago the young folks
of this locality attempted to give Carl
birthday surprise but were prevented
from doing so by the elements; but this
time their plans were successful altho
it looked for a time during the early
part of the evening as if rain would
again interfere. About fifty were pres
ent, of which the following is as COM
plete list as could be secured, altho
few have been omitted. Misses Mabel
Evans. Laura Beamer, Minnie England,
Pearl Moore, Mona Cox, Stella Johnson,
Erma Odem, Ida Hohl, Blanche Gray,
dot" Berry, Hattie Berry, Mabel John
son, Pearl Johnson, Louise Bigeus,. -
Bigeus of Ottumwa. Messrs. Henry
Jones, Leonard Beamer, Eugene Beamer,
Frank Stonaker. Grover Cox, Clarence
Tharp, Eddie Hughes, Claude Lanning,
Harry Johnson, Charley Odem, Ase
Odem, Charley Hohl, Archie Gray,
Frank Berry. Ernest Norman, Perry
Norman, Charles w. Johnson, Elias
Davis, George Odem. Little folks:
Neva England Ethel McMahan. Helen
Gray, Frank McCrea, Lloyd Myrick, Ed
die Myrick. Older ones: Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. England, J. w. McCrea, w. D.
Odem. Mrs. ]. A. Gray.
Among the schools-Miss Roxie
Saunders. of Eddyville, closed a very
successful term of school at Bluff Creek,
on Friday, June 18th, with the follow
ing tasty and we'll arranged program on
the afternoon of the closing day.
Song-"Iowa.' BY the school.
Re:itation-"A Magic Change" Neva
England.
Declamation-"Seeds." Alva Rhoades.
Observation-Disclosures We Learn at
School" By Five boys.
Song-"Babes in the Woods" by the
school
Recitation-"Under the Wheels"
Blanch Evans.
Recitation Secrets" Ina Odem.
Declamation-"The Teacher Knows"
Jim Beaner.
Story-"What the Boys Did" Ethel
McMahan.
Observation-Disclosures Future IFS"
Carl Rhoads.
Recitation-"S Story of the Little Build
err" Arthur Pickerell
Declamation-"Out of Date" Ward
Allbaugh.
Recitation-By Minnie Rhoads.
Recitation-"My Little Valentine"
Mamie Jones.
Recitation-"O nly Five Minutes Late"
Ethel McMahan.
This term was of ten weeks duration,
commencing April 9TH, and closing June
18th, 1901 Number of days taught. so.
Number of pupils enrolled II. Number
neither absent nor tardy, 2; Walter
Jones and Ethel McMahan. Those alb
sent and tardy only once, 8; Ward ALI
baugh and Arthur and Ernest Pickerell.
Mis- Saunders seems to have given the
besl of satisfaction as a teacher. Miss
Lottie Totman, also of Eddyville, closed
the spring term of school at Grays
Creek Friday of last week. Miss Tot
man was i'll and unable to be present
the last day, so Miss Roxie Saunders
taught in her stead. A number of Wis
itors were entertained with a well rend-
cred program that afternoon. . Miss
Hattie Gwin, another of Eddyville's sue
cessful teachers, completes a three
months spring term of school at Chart
er Oak, on Sand Ridge. this week.
Improvements.-James w. McCrea
one of our successful farmers will soon
commence the construction of new res
idence. 1t will be about 20 feet square
and one story in height, similar to Will
Odem's residence. It will be erected
across the road west of the site where
A. G. Halls residence stood before he
moved it to Lakonta. Dave Moran has
the contract for the carpenter work. -.
The new residences of James Page and
w. H. Littlejohn loom up as if about
completed.
Ernest Moran, who has been acting as
janitor and teachers assistant at Bluff
Creek this spring, has entered the en-
ploy of Jas. Myrick.
Attention. Boysl Anyone having
copies of the following numbers of the
boys magazine known as "The Half
Holiday" will confer favor upon the
writer by mailing them to the under
signed. We desire numbers 2, 8. S, 6.
10, I8, 20 FL, 22, 20, "a, rs, 20 and 20,
to complete file. The retail price per
copy is FIVE cents each, but we will pay
seven and one-half cents each if in good
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