The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-11-13

us by Mrs. Mary McCabe, at the re-
quest of Mrs. Swain.
Register and Leader: w. A. Wells,
of Oskaloosa, and Harvey M. Porter,
of Des Moines, have formed part
nership for the erection of large
number of houses to be sold by them
on the installment plan. They have
purchased a tract at East Sixteenth
and Court avenue In which there are
about seven acres of ground, and will
build on this, dividing the property
into fifty-foot lots. Already consid-
cradle grading has been done and the
erection OF the houses will be com
men, ed so that the first of them will
be placed on the market in the spring.
1t is the intention to build about fifty
houses of from five to seven rooms
each, with modern improvements, and
which will cost from 81, 200 to 81, 900
each.
Abba Union: Martin Hawk of Dem
yer, Colorado, died at his home last
Tuesday, aged 80 years. He was until
eight years ago aresident OF MaLaska
and Keokuk counties of this state for
more than forty years. DIR. w. w.
Hawk, of Jasper, who represented
that county in the legislature the past
four years, is his son. We have one
distinct remembrance of Mr.. Hawk
that is and always has been a great
pleasure-he was always kind and
obliging with the young people. At
70 or so years of age he was as chum-
my and clever with boys and girls as
in his younger life. Old men and
women should always be young at
heart. 1t is benediction to all young
people who know them. Because of
this and his eminent goodness of
character we pay tribute to his MEM
DRY.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. O. Williams enter
tanned at six-hand euchre on Friday
evening at their hospitable home, 307
Fourth avenue east, and very en-
ioyable evening was passed by those
in attendance. Refreshments were
served. The first prize for the most
points won went to Mrs. James A..
Dewitt and the BOBBY was awarded to
Mr.. Dewitt. F. D. Boyer won the
favors for having played the most
lone hands. James Atchison cut with
Mr.. Boyer for the honor. Mr.. Atchi-
son was made an Elk the previous
evening and not having fully recov-
cred was considered hardly RESPONSE
BILE for acts of the evening. When he
found where the little stars denoting
lone hand were kept he pasted the
same number upon his card that Mr..
Boyer had won in play. He then cut
with Mr.. Boyer to prevent that gen.
tleman winning the favors, and the
laugh was on him more than ever
when Mr.. Boyer won in spite of the
awful conspiracy.
SCOT Abby exchange kin have?"
Such was the way one Milton Curtis
introduced himself to the HERALD
this morning. "Jist come from no.
where and I'm goin' to same place,
Used to live in Marshalltown, have
property there yit, but don't like the
town. Good house only pays Ave
dollars a month rent. Work along
at whatever kin git to do and write
poetry. No, no relation to William
E. Curtis or any 'em big fellers, iist
Milton Curtis. You's got more paved
streets IAN Marshalltown, an heap
sight better town to my notion. Let's
see, Knoxville is county seSt of Mar
ion county,-got paper from there
at gives election news? Sort inter
ested in result, you know" And
then after feasting his mental facul-
ties on the exchanges and toasting
his shins at a radiator that has not
had any steam in this fall he drifted
out and down the street with his car
pet bag, which like the owner has
evidently seen better days. Mr., Cur
tbs is man of seventy, but is hale
and hearty and in perfect command
of all his powers and faculties.