The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-11-12

The NJ. e. ladies cleared about $40
serving meals election day.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Alder
man, fine daughter, Tuesday morn
ing.
! J. w. House left Friday night for
South Dakota, where he recently pur-
chased a farm. He returned Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Alderman are
rejoicing over the arrival Of a fine
baby girl which came to their house
election morning.
d. C. Alexander came back Tues
day from a summers stay on his farm
near Fargo, N. D., and expects to re-
main during the winter.
The M. W. A. Lodge at Brighton
rendered a farewell reception to a..
B. Endicott, who leaves soon for Cal
ifornia in search of health.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Copes, who have
been visiting friends and relatives
| in Illinois, have returned home after
disposing of their farm in that state.
Ida, the four-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perkins, near
Wright, was run over by wagon on
Friday and sustained a severe ana
dangerous fracture of the right thigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Baum, of
Ashville. Ohio, are here for visit
at the w. H. Roof home. They were
I married week ago to-day and are
here spending their honeymoon with
their uncle, aunt and cousins.
Mrs. c. H. Gross, of Des Moines,
and Mrs. Jno. Kelly, Of Oskaloosa,
visited a couple of days last week at
the DR.. J. e. Morgan home. Mrs.
Kelly returned home Saturday and
Mrs. Gross went to Brighton to visit
friends for time.
Last Saturday evening the &c. l..
w. Y. Y.'s" entertained a number of
friends at an old time Halloween
raIty. The room was lighted by can
dies and jack-o-lanterns, and the deco
rGtions were corn, apples, pumpkins
and autumn leaves The evening was
| spent in trying HaI!cwa'en tricks.
1t is rumorel here that Gas. Nj.
Pearson, who formerly owned the
Fremont Gazette, but sold to us over
year ago, and, with ]. M. Springer,
bought the Eagle Grove Tfmes-Ga-
zette, has sold his interest in that
paper to his partner and has moved
to Des Moines.
Osro Davis and Emma and Rachel
Bedford, of White Oak, had quite a
runaway going from Fremont The
team became frightened at the sin
gletree breaking and ran but no par
ticular damage was done except the
tongue was broken. VIII Potts team
also broke the tongue of his buggy
the same night. Walter Mckinney
upset a load of corn and had quite a
| bit of trouble with a run away.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. e. Canon were in
Oskaloosa last Thursday to see Mrs.
Canon's father, Mr.. Hedge, who has
been i'll. Since her return Mrs. Can
on has been seriously sick, suffering
! from heart trouble, and her cordi.
ton has been such as to require con-
slant attention from members OF the
family. Her many friends here and
at Oskaloosa hope for an early and
complete restoration to her usual
| good health.
A week ago Sunday while Harmon
| Alderman was helping load three cars
of cattle at the stock yards, a big
steer became excited and gave a
lunge sideways, catching Mr.. Aker-
mans left foot and leg between the
animal and the fence, bruising it Sc
verely. He thought nothing more
about the accident and went limping
about his business Monday and Tues
day. The following day the limb
was very much swollen and doctor
was consulted who advised the gen.
| tleman to take to his bed as he had
case of blood poisoning. The adj
vice was taken and after weeks
confinement Harmon is around again,
thankful it was no worse.
Eighteen members of the local Ma
sonic lodge drove to Rose Hill last
Thursday afternoon and were royal
ly entertained by the members of the
lodge at that place. Upon the arrival
of the boys they were given to I'M
derstand that their money was coun-
terfeit in Rose Hill and everything
needed for their comfort and pleas
ure had been settled for in advance.
After supper the Rose Hill team ex-
emplified the third degree upon a
candidate, the work being exception
ally good A banquet was spread at
twelve and enjoyed especially by the
Fremont eaters, whose reputation for
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