The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-07-09
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and It's Friends.

Mrs. Sadie Lee Morgan passed
through the city Wednesday evening
en- route to her home in Buxton. She
was returning from Chrstiansburg,
Va, whittier she had accompanied
the remains of her husband, Albert
Morgan, who died at Buxton recently
after an Illness OF only few days.
They had been married only a few
weeks when Mr.. Morgan was attack
cd with pleuricy and heart trouble
from which he died. Mrs. Morgan is
we'll known In OsIaloosa where she
lived for a number OF years and has
the sympathy of a large circle Of
friends In her sad bereavement.
Miss Bura Cannaday returned to
her home Monday evening after. q
two weeks VISIT with her brother
and parents in Des Moines.
James Lloyd took in the excursion
to st. Paul Saturday and visited his
sister in Minneapolis.
Mrs Ella Dyer submitted to an op-
Grafton for tumor at the hospital In
Des MONIES Wednesday. 1t was very
successful and the patient is report
ed doing we'll.
The lawn social given on the
church lawn by the ladies of the A.
N. e. church Thursday evening was
fairly well attended and better pa
tronized, az the refreshments were
sold out before everybody who desir-
ed them could be served. We hope
the ladies will guess better next time
and remember the abundant generos-
ity Of Oskaloosa's young mon at a
church social.
The colored people of 0skaloosa
and vicinity are surely making pro-
gress politically. At the republican
state convention held IN Des Moines
this week, Hon. Geo. H. Woodson, OF
Muchakinock, was elected vice presi-
dent of the Sixth district republican
organization. 1t is an honor highly
deserved and will be appreciated not
only by the recipient, but by the host
Of Mr.. Woodson's friends all over the
state. Then on July l, in oskaloosa,
came the appointment Of a colored
man to a cIerkship in the postoface,
the first, we believe, IN the history OF
the ONCE. The recipient Of this aD-
pointment is Mr.. Harry Allen, for
two years past employed in the Gold
en- Eagle, and one Of our very best
citizens. When he heard IN the
spring that an examination was to be
held in this city for appointment IN
the postonice, he consulted with a
few friends and decided to take the
examination, which he did, and not
withstanding the examination was
held on the same day of his fathers
funeral, he passed it in very credit
able manner and now has the ap-
pointment as the result of his own
merit. No better appointment could
have been made from any race In the
city. He Is an Oskaloosa boy and
has lived in this vicinity most of his
life; always polite and courteous, IN
dustrious and moral in his habits, he
has gained the respect and conf
dence Of his employers wherever he
has worked, and will display. those
same qualities in his new situation,
and we are glad to join his many
friends in hearty congratulations.
In him the race has a representative
of whom they may not be ashamed.
vina Jones, son of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Fl. Jones, arrived home Wednesday
from Wflberforce College, WILDER
force, Ohio, where he has been at
tending school for the past year. He
says he has enjoyed the years work
very much and speaks in the highest
terms Of tn institution and its fac
ulty
Miss Ida Palmer, of Burlington.
spent Sunday in the city, the guest
Of Mrs. e. e. Jones.
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