The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-20
Leighton.


Since | commenced writing l have
been informed that Lester butler has
not taken the smallpox yet.
Henry Pathoven's new partner in
the store, Mr.. Newendorp and his fam
lily have arrived from Dakota.
w. w. Miller planted some potatoes
over a week ago and now the ground
is frozen two or three inches deep.
1t has been so long since / have had
an opportunity to jot down few
items that hardly know where to
commence.
Our new lumber firm has got to be
an actual fact They haven't a full
assortment yet, but are adding another
carload every few days.
Mrs. w. w. Miller went to Norwalk
Polk county, and spent a week with
her son Seth and family returning
home last Saturday evening.
The new phone line is not quite COM
pieted yet. 1t would have been, but
they lacked about mile of wire to
connect with Oskaloosa at Evans.
At the school election In this dis
trict last Monday John Cunningham
was reelected for three years, and
Joseph Sloan was elected for three
years.
Art DeKock a son of Stephen was
married last Thursday to Miss Louisa
Vanvaak, Rev. G. Tysse officiating.
May the nves of both couples be one
of continual happiness.
Mr.. John Dengerger and family
have moved to Pella and tneir son.
in-law, DR.. Depringer and family have
moved in where they lived Mr.. Dep
ringer has rented the farm.
James Soutens is making quite an
improvement to his property here. 1t
is known as the Barber property. He
has torn down the old house and has
an addition about completed to the
other house on the same of IL by 26 TT.
Mrs. w. D. Voorhees, has been quite
i'll for three or four weeks. She had
quite complication of ailments, bill
iousness, stomach trouble, and gath
cred head. She is convalescing at
present. Her daughter Lucretia of
Des Moines came down and was with
her for two weeks. She returned to
Des Moines last Friday afternoon.
George Beagle and Miss Mont Clark
the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs T.
]. Clark of this township were mar
ried the 18th inst at two o'clock by
the Rev. G. G. Baumgartel. About
forty guests were present and after
the ceremony very sumptuous din
ner was served. The happy couple
received many useful and costly pres
ents. 1t is reported that they will &C.
cupy the ]. H. Beagle house adjoining
our town and the old folks will 60 to
some town, probably Des Moines.
Rev. &C. Baumgartel returned here
on the 18th Inst from Akron Ohio
where he was called about ten days
before on account of the death of his
father. Mrs. Baumgartel and little
daughter Lillian will remain a short
time yet and visit with her people at
Tiffin. Ohio. Mr.. Baumgarters father
was cutting quite large tree down in
the timber and in falling it caught or
something and threw it backwards,
Hiu Sll uCh hin III the sue anu hlilGu
him instantly. The people here sym.
pathize very much with the Rev and
his wife on account of their great loss.
In the first place I will say some.
thing about the smallpox in the family
of Mr.. J. C. Butler. About three
weeks ago his son Ralph came home
from Des Moines sick and was consid.
erably broken out. A doctor was
called in few days and he pro-
nounced it smallpox and he quaran-
tined the family. J. c. has had it
now for about week, and heard last
Sunday that Lester was taking it. 1t
is quite a hard deal on Lester, for
the day after the family was quaran-
tined he was to have been married and
move on the farm that he and his
father had bought near Wright in this
county. If Ralph had stayed in Des
Moines il would have been a great deal
better all around.
March IS. Nor H. GEL.