The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-02

Clifford Voorhees,, of Des Moines,
came here Christmas eve to eat Christ
mas dinner with his parents. He
then returned to Des Moines.
Geo. Wiersma has been in poor
health for several years. The last
few days he has not been as well as
usual He has very bad cough.
On New Years day our former
townsman, w. e. Shoemaker, will be
united in holy wedlock to Miss Clyde
Cruzen. May the choicest blessings
be melted out to them.
Ralph Voyce. who has been working
near Willard in Wapello county at a
coal mine for several months, is
spendings the holidays at the home of
his parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Voyce.
The hypnotist entertainment did
not materialize here last Saturday
night on account of some threats be-
ing thrown out against the professor.
He concluded that it would probably
be the best for all concerned to cancel
the date.
Mrs. John Mendenhall returned from
her Indiana visit the first of last
week. She was gone about a month.
Tunis Krandenberge and Harry
Voyce were up near Colfax at the
Sewers coai bank last week looking
for work.
By twelve o'clock tonight the his
tory of 1901 will have been made, and
the question arises what kind of his
tory did we add to it, and did we
make it any better? May the year
that is about to be ushered in be full
Of comfort and pleasure to ALL
At the reorganization of the Re-
formed Sunday school here last Sun
day the following officers were elect
ed: Supt., DR.. G. H. Payne; Asst
Peter Burggraaf; Sec, Miss Celia
Cottet; Treasurer, John H. Beagle;
organist, Hilda Walker; Asst, Yica
Akin.
The fourth son of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
B. Ryan, John H, was married on
Christmas evening to Miss Emma
Fansher, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Fansher, of near Oskaloosa. The
best or wishes are extended to the
happy couple by their many friends
about here.
The school contest was held here
last Saturday night. There has been
very little interest taken about here
in the matter and the result of it was
only one contestant from the two
townships, Scott and Black Oak. w.
d. Voorhees, was elected vice-president
for hack Oak, but he has declined to
accept the position.
The holidays have come again and
have nearly passed by without any
thing out of the usual course happen
ing. There was a very large attend
ance at both of the Christmas SER
vices, at Tysse's church on Christmas
eve and at Baumgartel's Christmas
night. The exercises were all very
good, and the members of each school
were remembered by sack of candy
and nuts. While Mr.. and Mrs. Tysse
were at the entertainment some of
his young people took possession of
the parsonage and when they got
home they found a $4,000 sideboard
in the dining room.
Cornelius Dykstra was born in the
Netherlands on January IL, 1882, and
died at his late residence in Leighton,
Thursday morning, Dec, 26, 1901, at
4:30 p. M, aged So years, IL months
and Is days, leaving three brothers
and two sisters to mourn his depart
ure. He had been complaining for
about fifteen months. and went grad
ually down until he passed away. His
disease was an inward cancer, and
the post norton diyulged that about
all of the abdominal organs were af-
fiicted with it. Mr.. Dykastra left his
native land in the summer of 1855,
and came to Pella poor young man
in strange country. He worked
around by the month or day just as
he could get it to do until 1865, when
he returned to Holland. He remained
there nearly two years. In the fall of
1867 he came back to this country and
brought his parents. and brothers and
sisters with him. They settled on a
farm north of Pella, and he never hav-
ing married struck out for himself. BY
industry, economy and honesty he &C
cumulated considerable property. BY
counting 24O acres that he sold a short
time before he died, he owned over
1000 acres of valuable farm land be-
SIDES his home here that he bought of
John H. Smith last summer. He was
one OF our most highly respected citi-
zens and his host of friends will SYM
pathize with the remaining brothers
and sisters in their great loss. The
funeral services were held in the
Christian Reformed church at 1000
o'clock Monday, conducted by his pas.
tor the Rev. Kegstra, in the Holland
language, and Rev. Baumgartel in the
English language. The remains vera
taken to Pella ON the 1:40 train and
laid away by his parents and brothers
and sisters who had gone on before.
Nor H. GEL.