The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-12
THE DOINGS AT DELTA
Sheayes From the Stack Gleanedby
Press Reporters.

The Delta high school commence
ment exercises will be held at the
Christian church May -.
Stella Malone, who has been teach
ing out north of town, returned to
her home at 'Oskaloosa.
Our j. P. Randall was born here in
1S47. How many have made this
their stumping ground longer than
that?
Chas. Wilson, out west Of town, Is
very low with scarlet fever and last
reports they are fearful Of typhoid
symptoms. He is a very sick man at
this writing.
While playing at school last Mon
day little Freda Strohman had the
misfortune of falling from a fence,
d~islocating her elbow and breaking
the arm above the elbow.
Did you know that Delta's town tel
ephone exchange had about 14o
phones and that the rural lines hay-
ing free access to all the privileges
the service can extend reaches over
300 phones?
Our carriers have handled 11,43I
pieces of mail on routes No. l and q,
No. l carrying Alb and No. 2 $500.
Uncle Sam with his rural route car
riers is a mighty good thing for the
country people.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Coble, living four miles south
east of Delta, passed away on Sunday,
May l, 1904, aged n year, four
months, twenty-five days, having been
i'll with measles but four days.
Clara Jones' oldoser was born June
8, 1875, and departed this life April
80, 1904. She was married to Jacob
Boldoser Septic, 1902. OF this union
one child was born. The funeral was
in Union Chapel, Mondy, May 2.
Quite a number of our little folks
are bad sick and the doctors pro-
nounce it pneumonia. 1t is n of
the worst ailments anyone can have,
and the very best care should be TAX
en-, even after they are c~onvalescent.
DIR. L. B. Oliver was called in con.
~sultation Monday with DR.. Jarvis here
on account of the serious condition
of Ezra Dickson's little boy who first
had a eve attack of pneumonia
and it has left him with some very
bad complications.
Clay Adams and Fife Wendt, down
at ~Sigourney, were married this last
week and The Press certainly does
wish these excellent young people all
the happiness and prosperity this
blessing of a life in a civili3N o
can give them.
The silver medal contest at the M.
E. church at Springfield last Friday
night was thoroughly enjoyed by all
who, attended. Prof. G. E. Hum
phreys, on behalf of the Judges, in his
unique way, presented the medal to
Miss Lille Burdock.
While pickle men in general claim
that last year was a very backward
season, yet George Serber in running
over his receipts gives out the almost
startling figures of $267.02 per acre.
If a fellow can do that we'll it surely
pays to be in the business.
Last Wednesday night at a meeting
of the stockholders of the Peoples
Savings Bank they voted to increase
their capital stock to Sis, 900. The
growth of the bank in the past six
months calls for a larger working cap
ital and by this move the bank adds
some mor good substantial men to
the institution.
The Bi-County Sunday school con.
test and educational meeting of Iowa
and Keokuk counties will be held at
North English, Iowa, on Friday and
Saturday, May IS and IA, 1904. A
gold medal will be awarded to the
contestant who receives first place in
each contest and a silver medal will
be awarded to the contestant VINO re-
ceives second place in each contest.
Last evening at 8 o'clock occurred
the wedding of Mr.. Gordon A. Beman
and Miss Maize Wharton. They
were quietly married at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
L. Wharton, Rev. H. T. Robinson Of
ficiating. Both bride and groom are
favorably known to a large circle of
relatives and friends who join in
wishing them a happy and prosperous
voyage DER matrimonial seas. They
will reside at the Beman home in
Sunnyside, South Delta.