The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-05-26
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.

T. r. Motifs, Of Muscatine, is ex-
pected in the city Monday for a few
days visit with his friend, F. M
Moore, and the girls generally.
Mrs. Jos. Unison, Of Abba. was in
the city Saturday transacting bust.
ness and visiting among friends. She
returned home on the excursion Sun.
day.
Pierre Barquette, who has been en-
ployed at the Bradbury meat market
for the past two or three years, has
resigned his position and accepted
the place Of second cook under his
father at the Hotel Downing.
Miss Sallie williams, who spent
last summer in this city in the en-
ploy Of the John F. Lacey family, and
who went back to Washington last
fall, returned to the city Wednesday
and will work for the same family
this summer.
An insurance company is being or
ganized by Des Moines men for the
purpose of insur.ng negroes only, and
is based on the recent alleged dis
covery by physicians that tuberculo-
sis is not prevalent in the colored
race to highly proportionate degree.
VIM. Banks, of Stanton, Va, father
of Mrs. John Barquette, and Earl
Hubbard, a nephew of Mrs. Bar.
quette, arrived from Chicago this
week and will make an extended visit
with relatives here, and if they like
things in this vicinity will remain
permanently.
Annie Ray, who has been an in
mate of the poor house in this county
for some time, was taken before the
insane commissioners this week and
adjudged insane and ordered sent to
Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. John Williams
accompanied the sheriff and his
charge to the asylum Thursday.
The funeral of Miss Sadie Walker
a daughter of Mrs. Alice Brown, VINO
died Tuesday, May II, 1904, of con,
sumption, was held from Wesley
Chapel M. E. church Wednesday ar.
ternoon. The services were conduct
ed by Rev. Smith in very impress.
i've manner. Six young girl friends
Of the deceased acted as pail bearers
The interment was had at the Old
cemetery.
Louis Strother, of Colfax, was in
the city last week looking up posi-
ton which has been offered him in
this locality. He has not fully de
cided yet, but expects to come to
Oskaloosa not later than this fall tc
make this place his home. He re
ports the sudden death of his brother
Manuel Strother, formerly of Colon
at his home in Colfax about si1
weeks ago. He had been suffering
with asthma during the winter, bul
was feeling so much better that he
went out hunting one day, and went
some five or six miles from home; he
was taken suddenly i'll and had to be
taken home, where he died the fol
lowing day. Manuel was well known
in this locality and mis- many friends
will be surprised and grieved to hear
of his death.
The May party and dance given by
the Glee Club at Klingman's hall on
Wednesday evening was a decided
success in every feature. A large
number of invitations had been SEM
out and nearly all were accepted, sc
that the hall was just comfortably
filled and the guests found it posi-
Bile to thoroughly enjoy themselves
Dancing was the principal amuse
ment, and the splendid music furnish
ed by the Harry Phillips orchestra
was an inspiration to the cancers and
source of pleasure to the onlookers
Art Jones and Geo. Neal had charge
of the refreshments and everyone
was served promptly and in good
style. 1t was decided improvement
on some of the dances that have been
given and was a credit in every way
to the management. The report thai
there was any disorder or disturb
ance is absolutely false and without
foundation. The young. men are
working to raise the standard of theil
entertainments and have determined
to bar out all unruly and objection
able characters.