The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-06
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and their Friens

Mrs. LOWE Lee is visiting among
relatives and friends in Kirksyille, Mo.
Hobe Armstrong, of Buxton, was
transacting business in town Wednes,
day.
Rev. o. A. johnson, of Des Moines,
was business visitor in the city this
week.
That wind storm a few nights ago
caused some awful hard praying in
some parts of the city.
John Onsley, of Lucas, has removed
his family to the city and is now en-
ployed as porter in the Lacey House
barber shop.
Mrs. c. C. Clay, of Des Moines pass
ed through the city Wednesday en-
route from Buxton, where she had
been visiting relatives, to her home.
Mrs. Mollie Ringo has been a suf-
ferer for the past week on account OF
a severe attack of asthma, which con-
fined her to the house most of the
time
Mrs. G. w. Slater and children left
Thursday evening for Chicago, where
they will remain with relatives till
Elder Slater receives his appoint.
ment from the Ohio Conference, which
is in session this week.
Rev. Boyd and wife arrived in the
city Tuesday evening and took up
their residence in the A. M. e. par.
sonage. Elder Boyd will hold regular
services at the church tomorrow
morning and evening.
Rev. G. w. Slater has a charge in
Cleveland, Ohio, has been made a
member of the faculty of the Junior
Department and will take studies in
the Senior Department of the A. F.
M. E. college at Wilberforce, Ohio.
Mr.. James Callahan, the Des Moines
millionaire who died this week, is
said to have promised to make be-
quests to the Booker Washington In.
stitute at Tuskegee, Ala, and the Lo-
mack Old Peoples Home in Des
Moines. The will has not been made
public yet but it is generally believed
that these institutions will be remem-
bered. His gift to Rev. Lomack will
probably be the cancellation of the
mortgages he holds on the property
and sum of money for the mainte-
nance of the home.
Paul Laurence Dunbar, who is re-
ported critically ill, is a celebrated
negro poet and novelist. His father
had been a slave. Paul was born in
1872 at Dayton, Ohio. For a time he
worked on newspapers, and then ap.
peared as a public reader of his own
poems. His first book, Oak and
Ivy" saw the light in 1898, and last
year he published Lyrics of Love and
Laughter" William Dean HoweRs
has said OF him that he is 'the first
black man to feel the life of the negro
esthetically and to express it lyrical.
IT,"
Rev. Jas. r. Clemins, formerly pas.
| tor or the A. M. e. church in this city,
left Des Moines Monday for Southern
| California, the home of his mother,
where he hopes to rest and recover
his health and strength. He has had
charge Of the church at Cedar Rapids
for the past year and was doing good
work there till his health completely
failed him and compelled him to give
up the work entirely. He has been
confined to his bed for several weeks
and is still very sick man, and the
| trip will be a-seyere tax upon his
strength and vitai4ty He was very
cheerful, however, and full of hope
| that the change OF climate would
| prove beneficial and that in time he
would regain his health and strength.
Should such be the case,and his many
friends here sincerely hope it will, he
intends joining the California Confer
ence and will remain permanently in
the west. His daughter, who has
been with him for some time past will
remain in Des Moines for the time
being with the family of Rev. Fl. S.
Groves.