The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-11-26
TWO DAMAGE CASES. OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.

each other, and find it hard to part
Frank Moore went to Washington
this evening to attend the funeral Of
his sister.
Several entertainments and social
functions are being arranged for
Thanksgiving.
The candy pulling party at the a.
M. E. parsonage Tuesday evening
was well attended and quite little
sum was realized.
A trio Of colored musicians were
dispensing sweet music at the Hotel
Downing and other places Friday and
Saturday evenings.
Miss Lizzie Blackburn left for Des
Moines Thursday where she has &C.
cepted employment and expectsI to
remain during the winter.
Invitations are out for a birthday
party to be given by Mrs. Jordan Will
son in honor of her daughter, Miss
Lille Finley, Saturday evening, Nov
81.
Quite a number of colored boys
and men are finding good employ
ment with Whipple G. Co., in the
poultry dressing department, most
Of them being strangers in the town
Editor Sharp, of the Buxton Eagle
was a Thursday visitor n Oskaloosa
We have heard that Thursday was
an unlucky. day for some people, but
we hope Bro. Sharp is not among
that number.
The Holmes C Gains Minstrel Com
pany is among the latest. The boys
are working hard in their practice
and the public may look forward tt
something great in the minstrel line
in the near future.
Mr.. Griffin, of Washington county
who recently sold his fine farm in
that county, passed through the city
Thursday en- route to South Dakota
On prospecting tour and will proba
bly, locate in that state.
The New Century Club met at the
residence of Mrs. A. G. Clark Mon
day evening and elected officers fol
the ensuing year and arranged &
course of work for the winter. The
Club will meet on Thursday evening
as heretofore.
Mrs. A. G.. Clark went to Washing
ton last night, called by the oeath o
her sister, Miss Harriet Moore, wnC
for the past year has been a sufferer
from consumption, and died at 9 p. m
on Thursday. The lady was abou
As years of age. ......
A. Ford, who sued young Ralpl
Hammond, of Des Moines, for the &C
cidental shooting of his daughter, Mis-
Nellie, last spring, has secured judg
ment in the Des Moines courts Mr.
Ford was given about enough none!
to pay court expenses and othe
costs.
Word was received in this city Oh
Friday morning announcing tn,
death of Miss Harriet L. Moore. at
o'clock Thursday evening, Nov. 10
1903, at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Moore, in Washing
ton, Iowa, after lingering illness o
more than a year. The funeral will
take place Sunday afternoon.
According to the Philadelphi;
North American, Mrs. Mary Melon
aid, who is probably the Oldest livin,
person in the United States, Satur
day celebrated the 1881 anniversar.
of her birth in the Home for AgeC
and Infrm Colored Persons in Phila
delphia. In spite of her great age
Mrs. Mcdonald has a wonderful!
clear memory, and relates incidents
of General Washington's camp a
Valley Forge, as If they were occur
rences Of few days ago. Amons
other things she tells how the patri
OTIS were supplied with food by tn,
women of the neighborhood.
The Buxton Eagle of Nov. IA con
tains the following account Of thu
marriage of well known former os
ka loosa young man: One of tn,
largest weddings that has occurred II
Buxton was that of Miss Edna Am
pey, one of our most popular girl
and members of the Baptist ,churcl
choir, to Mr.. Ben Tate, a deserved,
prominent young man from one O
Buxton's best families, which wa,
celebrated at the Baptist church OF
Wednesday evening. The bride wa
Handsomely dressed in white taffet;
silk made with long train, headed
with rose buds and the ven was O
tulle. Miss Ollie Jones was brides
maid and Mr.. John Roberts served a.
best man. The wedding was follow
ed by reception at the home of the
brides parents, after which Mr.. ant
Mrs Tate went to their newly fur
nished house, No. 25, where they will
be pleased to welcome their friends
Lack of space prevents the mention
OF the presents which were numerous
and costly"
what to Do This Month,