The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-28
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.


for next Thursday evening.
Miss May Lafayette has gone to
nos Moines for an extended visit
among relatives and friends.
Miss Lizzie Blackburn has returned
10 Des Moines after two weeks visit
With her mother in this city.
Miss LalIa Sheffey, Of Muchali-
mock, spent Tuesday in the city, the
guest Of her friend, Mrs. A. G. Clark.
Axrs.Ben Tate returned to her home
in Buxton last week after a pleasant
visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Liz
xie Green.
A trio Of musicians with mandolin
and guitar under the direction Of Lee
Ford were dispensing sweet music at
several places in the city this week.
The New Century Club was to have
met with Mrs. Harry Allen Thursday
evening, but the unsafe condition Of
thestreets made postponement
necessary.
Mrs, John Williams, of North G
street, gave dinner party Wednes-
day evening in honor of Mrs. Hattie
Mitchell, of Chicago, the guests be-
ing Mrs. Robt Johnson, Mrs. EdJones
and Mrs. A. G. Clark.
Ford Darney, a colored piano play
er of washington, d. c., has been APP
pointed special court pianist to His
Drncfdnnf NJ
tho Republic of Hayti. The engage
ment is for four months at a salary
OF $4,000.
Miss Jennie Hardy is arranging to
go to Buxton soon where she will de.
vote herself to the teaching of music.
Miss Hardy is musician of rare abil.
ity and has a natural faculty for
teaching the art, and the residents of
Buxton are to be congratulated upon
securing SO capable and worthy a
person to intrust the musical training
Of their children to. We wish her
merited success.
The A. NJ Z. church people of Des
Moines paid the debt and burned the
mortgage on their church property
this week. The occasion was cele-
brated in special entertainment with
an elaborate program of music and
addresses. The debt is OF some TWEEN
ty years Standing and Elder Graves
and his trustees are to be congratu-
lated ON the work accomplished dur
ing the past two years.
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Mr. Wesley Field, of Des Moines, al
pianist of more than ordinary ability,
has been in 1.-THE city the past week,
guest of his aunts, Mrs. N. Kim
brough and Mrs. G. G.. Lee. He filed
80. raj esigag Sa1rs- ,SEhiiss- I.'sarr -,aRA
s1n constant demand by the lovers
Of good music. Mr.FieId is just home
from an extended tour Of the west
and is looking hale and hearty. HeI
to Des Moines Wednesday.
Out in Seattle, Wash, they have
a new question for debate,
and sflouId the affirmative win Elder
Clemens unique desire that some dayl
some noted painter should produce a
black Christ may soon be realized.
The ost-Intelligencerof that city con-
aaIns the following reference to del
hate to be given on the question,
was Christ a Negro" AT Ranke
ham, January2S, Elder ]. NJ. Webb, Of
the Church of God, VIII endeayor to
prove from the Bible that Jesus
Christ was a negro. The same nigntl
Rev. w. NJ. Kellogg, of Maltby, win
endeayor to convince Elder Webb
Ihat he is mistaken about the matter.
The two preachers are to debate the
subject. Last Christmas day Elder
Webb delivered lecture on this sub
Jeca, in which ne claimed to prove
frum the Bible that Jesus Christ was
a black man RavKellogg took issue
w5cE him, and then this debate was
Smiths Monumental or
chesrra will play sacred selections be-
tween speeches"
The Dies Moines Register and Lead
err furnishes us the following example
II a negro who is wise enough toj
profit by a white mans prejudice.
WecaH appreciate the situation, as
we know a certain white man in this
town who threatened to and did move
because the writer of these notes was
unfortunate enough to be compelled
to move into the house next to thel
one in which he lived. 1t says: "A
California man has discovered, or in
vented. a new profession. He does
not believe that there is nothing new
ander the sun, but fondly fancies he
has hit upon a way Of making good
living that no other has attempted.
Theman is professional mover on.
The name may not be expressive, but
il b his official title. Edward Nc
LaHghIin is the mans name, and he
lives IN Los Angeles, the city of flow
srs, fruits, sea shells and pretty vii
las Mclaughlin makes mis- living by
buying property Immediately adjoin-
ing these pretty vine-clad and flower
covered villas and then selling his
property 20 the villa owner so as to
secure his removal from the neighbor-
hood; for Mclaughlin is a colored
man and fha los Angeles villa own