The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-09-17
News of a Good Town Scissored
From the Gazette.

The ball game at Keb Monday be-
tween Keb and the Cedar Creek boys
resulted in a victory for the latter,
score IA to 5.
Caleb Foster was born in New
Brunswick Oct. Z, 1922; died early
Monday morning, Aug. II, 1908. aged
SO years, 10 months and 10 days.
James Cosby was severely hurt on
Wednesday by being run over by a
hand car One ankle was badly
bruised and he will be laid up for
a time.
Some thief or thieves went into
the summer kitchen at the ]. T. Fox
residence Saturday night and took
about everything in sight that could
be eaten
Mrs.Frank Montgomery and family
and Mrs. C. j. Jackson and daughter
Myrtle.of Martinstown, Mo-, who have
been visiting at the home of their sis
ter, Mrs. Lee Davis, returned to Rose
Hill Monday.
Mrs. Samuel Bond, Mrs. Saul Nor
gan and Mrs. Hoover, three sisters,
are on their way to South Faxon, s..
D., to visit Mrs. Frank Currier. While
there a sister from Canada will meet
them, making five sisters, all who re-
main living of the original Monk FAM
lily. Some of the sisters have not
met for nearly forty yetrs.
Last Sunday evening while Mr..
Smith, wife, daughter and mother
were returning home from visit
with his sister in Davis county, they
met with bad accident at the bridge
north of o. N. Yeoman's. The neck
yoke broke, letting the tongue down,
frightening the horses and the sur
reg was overturned, throwing the
occupants out. Mrs. Smith sustained
a sprained ankle but was able to go
onto her home at Montezuma the
next morning.
The fourth annual reunion of the
Picken family was held last Thurs
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L.V.
Picken, 215 miles southwest Of Cedar.
Early in the week the folks began to
arrive from distant points to be pres
ent' ct this most enjoyable annual
event and when the day arrived a
large number from other states were
on hand to take part in the festivities.
The day was an ideal autumn day.
BY noon all the folks were on the
ground visiting, getting acquainted
with relatives who had never before
attended one of these functions and
inquiring concernign those who were
absent. The big dining room tent
was erected under those majestic old
is so we'll supplied, and around it
were piled boxes and baskets, the con-
tents of which looked as though a
big army could easily be fed and then
have some left Shortly after noon
the women folks began setting the
tables and about one dinner was an
nounced. About 100 grown folks anG
rs children sat down at the first Ia
BILE, and after all were seated Presi-
dent H. M. Picken called them to or
der and announced that short adj
dress of welcome would be given by
l.. V. Picken. Mr.. Picken made a
few remarks appropriate to the oc-
casion, welcoming them most cordial
ly to his home, and after grace was
said the meal began in earnest. Most
anything desired in the eating line
was piled on the tables in abundance
and the way the spring chicken, sal
ad, pies, cakes, ETC., disappeared was
ample evidence that the culinary arts
Of the women folks were highly ap
preciated. About fifty were served
at the second table, after which plat
form was erected near the tent, tenn
porary seats were provided and the
, afternoon program carried out. The
, election of officers resulted as fol
lows:
President-H. M. Picken, Cedar.
Vice President-John Funk, Kirk
vile.
Secretary and Treasurer-Mrs. G.
W. Arganbright, Fremont.
After considerable discussion the
next meeting was fixed for the first
| Thursday In September, 1904, at the
home of Mrs. e. B. Picken, seven
miles south of Fremont.