The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21
THE COUNTY NEWS
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MtA chns Garrett ana soh ran
WIRE m a gew aass aeo.
Ed Hawke of Abba vas a aasst az
friends N town snnday
Attorney Geo T. uniiss was IL All
bla Tuesday on business,
ben Lee viii soon build 4 barn sos
40 feet IN sire on his farm az 0rayA
Greek.
Miss Mamie Wright has returned
from a short visit with relatives at
Ohkaloosa,
Mrs. Nancy Riggs and daughter
Grace, who were III a fen days ago,
have recovered.
win Snow and family OF Oskaloosa.
we're over Sunday visitors at the Sam.
uel Williams and J. N Elliott homss.
w. II. Gray Of Grays Creek depart
ed for Kansas City Monday to spend
the week looking after business mat.
tiers.
James Clark and family andN Miss
Maggie Banks, of near Buxton, were
Sunday guests at the NJ. T. Keeran
home.
Mrs. Henrietta Sprague Nturned
Monday from an over SundaN visit
with her son, DR., NJ. H. Sprague, in
ottumwa.
Mrs. o. z. Smith, daughter, Miss
Iva and son Rufus returned Friday
from a ten days visit with relatives
at Wichita. Kansas,
F. M. Belzer Of Givin and Jesse
Hoover of Cedar have been selected
al jurors to serve on the Mahaska
County district court.
Mrs. w. H. Hayes of Denver, Colo,
RADIO, who had been visiting at the
w g. Berry home for a few days, left
for Abba Sunday night.
G. Z. Chord has been laying Off
from work since Monday on account
of stepping on a nail and running =.
into his right foot to a considerable
depth.
A. l.. Mercer and son Johnny, who
have been living in Des Moines, came
down Saturday night for a ten days
visit with his motAer, Mrs. M. j. Mers
GER. Mr.. Mercer expects to seek a
new location in the south.
Mrs. r. e. Holloway of Cedar mas
been at Indianola since Friday, called
by the death of her relative, Theo-
dore Young, VINO with three other
persons was killed by lightning Fri
day. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon.
j. H. Field and sister, Miss Ger
trude Field, departed Tuesday morn
ing for Indianapolis, Ind, for o
weeks vacation vita tneir parents.
Ed Gray, the Coalield agent, has
been looking after their duties at the
Iowa Central depot during their abb
sence. &as
Rev. Right will commence a series
of three sermons at the M. Il. church
next Sunday evening, September "a,
4 under the general title, why Men
Don't Go to church." The subjects
are, "The Fault Of the Church" The
Fault Of the Man." "The Fault OF
Society" Everybody invited.
The Married and Single mems
mines, recently organized, played a
game of ball in the vicinity OF the
old race track sunday afternoon g.
T.. Stephenson was the captain OF the
married MEN and Walter Lafferty Of
the single men, The score stood IL
to 13 in favor Of the married men.
Tne pupils Oh the Eddyville High
school nave organized two literary
societies. One Is known as the
Shakespearian society and the other
as the Circle society. The former
will hold it's first meeting Friday al
ternoon, September %, and the other
viii meet two weeks later. Meetings
win be held Friday afternoons in
stead Of in the evening, as they did
lagt year. The following are the Of
ficers: Snakespearian society -
president, Miss Mary y Conner; vice
president, Ben Riggs; secretary, Jos.
smith. Circle society-President, MISS
Sue q. McDole; vice president Miss
Grace Burns; secretary, Geryais Fais'
Rev. B. G. Barnes, assistant organ
izer Of Loyal Citizens State Marshal
clubs, was in town Tuesday looking
after the local club which was organ
lied in June, 1904. Mr.. Barnes met
with the local officers at the home OF
the secretary, Miss Anna Rhode, Tues,
A afternoon, to elect a new president
and vice president to succeed ReVs'
Yard and Howe, who filed those re-
spectiye Offices till they moved away
from Eddyville, Albert Johnson was
elected president and Rev w s'hlgnt
becomes vice president. A new col
Iector was also elected to succeed MISS
Edith Terrell, VINO resigned az tne
meeting. The following is a lss q
the officers at present: President Al