The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-01
in NORTH MAHASKA
Doings of the Good People up There
as Told by the Star.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hol.
lingswortn, August 21, 1904, a boy.
Karl Ogden has gone to the State
Fair andf rom there will resume his
college work in Ames.
James M. Bryan and family, Of Heb.
ron, Nebraska, visited his uncle, w
A., yesterday, going on to Oskaloosa
and Stark last evening to visit with
friends.
Joe Nader, of near Taintor, was in
to see us Monday. en- route to st. Lou.
is to see the big fair. His wife is
now visiting her people in Germany
and Mr., Nader expects to go there
later
The city council is very sensibly
looking toward securing an all night
electric light service. At pregent tne
lights are turned out at midnight, af,
ter which comes the hours in which
they are most needed
Burglars seem not to have been sat,
isfied with their robbery of the post.
Office, as further depredations were
attempted at an early hour Sunday
morning, they having put in their ap-
pearance at several places.
Steps have been taken to establish
an Odd Fellows Encampment here.
July z, 1874, encampment No. 70 was
established here and it remained in
existence some four or five years,
when the charter was surrendered.
A Grinnell man and his family were
in town Saturday and while at the
Kisor C Co. meat market were weigh
ed. He weighed 344, his wife 100, a
child Sc, another 81. Thus it will be
seen that the wife and two children
weighed 12S pounds less than did the
husband.
]. M. Essex reports no wind at his
big orchard in Union township Sun
day. but at the w. A. Atherton home
three miles southwest Of him, there
was a baby cyclone, just missing the
barn and moving IA narrow path
through his corn field, working com
plete destruction.
A settlement was reached Thursday
evening in the case between the town
of Sharon and H. J. Fish, merchant,
who had refused to pay the license de-
manded by ordinance of all transient
merchants. The case was compro-
missed, and Fish paid license until Jan.
uary 1, 1905, but at a reduced figure.
The New Sharon District Fair as
ISOLATION will hold Its next annual ex.
hibit on the grounds in this city Sep
temher IL 1A1F oEa-14c.-> -,-Tt- 4 -,sFgda'
stasgust~ 1So, The ihbfo -s1rd 10, and the proT
Use is for the best fair ever held her
This will be the only fair held in tn
F county this year, the Mahaska Count
T Association at Oskaloosa having
cided to have no exhibit.
G. w. Way & Co. have purchased (
C. A. Wright the brick building q
the northwest corner Of Main ar
Market streets, the building in whic
they conduct their hardware ar
stove business, and are to be congra
ulated, for it is one of the best bus
ness locations in town. They W!
now remove the old wooden wareroo
at the west end and in its stead ere
a high one-story brick clear to Il
alley.
Miss Mabel Carson entertained IL
Fortnightly Club on Tuesday evenir
of last week in an enjoyable and a
> preciative manner. After the init
ton of Misses Jessie Stewart, Fore
, Phillips, Florence Barbour, Myrt
Sanders and Ida Stilwell into the pr
, found mysteries of the sisterhoo
dainty refreshments were served |
Miss Carson, assisted by Miss Hele
Next on program came installation
officers as follows: President, Lillia
Vail; vice president, Myrtle McCar
ley; treasurer, Christine Thompson
secretary, June Barbour; guard. Mi
ME Windahl; journalist, Flora Heit
man.