The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-26
THE COUNTY NEWS
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Mcuord aciN IN o,lumwa saturday.
Craig ipB. who has been wothIna
at I'clla, Waited over Sunday with
bis parents
Mrv. ! NJ iiul ana the baby III
Fred Bavilio Of South Thlrd street
have been quite sick
q. ]. shafcr, east OF lswn. ID i'm.
proving slowly from wr attack of
congestion OF the lungs.
Born. Saturday. october 81 1906.
10 Mr. and Mrs, william sheriow,
Of White City baby girl.
Tho Masons had work in the Third
degree Wednesday night, after which
they enjoyed refreshments and a so
cial time.
Born, Thursday evening, October
10, 1906, 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Houston, Of South Iowa Junction, q
baby boy
Mrs. Nora Reese OF Winfield, III.
inois. returned home saturday after
short visit with her aunt, Mrs. w.
" Mcckcr.
Mrs. Catherine Fox, who wag taxi
on to Oskaloosa some time ago, and
who han been quito poorly, ls no
ported worse.
Mrs. Morrish 81 gSfst street. who
has been III With paralysis tho past
ten days, Is improving slowly and Is
able 20 ST up some.
IT, ". Gray, who formerly held a
position as agent for tho Iowa Cen.
trail ~ Coaiheld, >is now serving as
night operator at Fairfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ii. seifTt 70
turned from Des MoiDcB Thursday
after visiting relatives. Mr.. Scifcrt
also attended the Yecfnen conycn.
tIon.
Walter Vance OF Hayden Chapel,
who works at shaft no. rs, has Deen
laying on on account Of bruised
shoulder which no JnJured in the
mines.
Word has been received here OF
the death OF Alice Phillips tho in
rant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 81,
Phillips, formerly Of this place, and
well known here, but now OF Port
land, Oregon.
Mrs. j.. -. Wangaman returned
Saturday from MONTHS visit with
fer parents, and with Mr.. and Mrs.
-. -. McDolc at Lewiston, fdano.
Her mother. Mrs. g. a. Coryeli,
came home with her for . visit
Kinds Bros. Of ottumwa purchas.
cd II. r.. McCord's 107 acre farm past
OF town wednesday for $4,000, or q
little over $50 per acre. Tho deal
was made BY Beamer Bros. Mr.. Nc
Cord IL said 10 contemplate moving
to Ottumwa.
TN. J.. Ward Of Bluff Creek moved
10 town Saturday and will occupy
tho WIN. Sumner property on North
Third street til March 1st, when he
Win taly posscgsion of tho w, w.
lager farm, On Bun Creek, which
ne, recently purchased.
The force Of men at work build;
ing the new switch from tho Rock
Island railway 70 the Estes sand
body south OF town we're laid on
Wcdnesday after working for ton
days, and so mr. 40 known tho work
win hot DO completed this fall.
The residence Of II. A. Temploton,
in tho east paft1o on town, was dis
covered In flames al about 2:45 bat.
urday afternoon, and though tho fire
department and many people we're
sOoayo on the yccne. iCowag impossible
o@bavc tho gtfpcturc or any Of the
contnng, Mr. Tcmpleton, who rs a
pIasterer,. was at work In the cum
try, and tho remaIndeFiof the family
were away from homo At the time
% the FIRE, Mrs., Templetop being ~
a peighbors, 10 ne hre had gained
10 much hcadway when noticed by
children OF the neighborbood that
nothing could be done. II Is sup.
p1t,ed 10 nave caught from a stove.
Th6, family II indsed unfortunate, ~
their fionp was partially DESTROYED
by fire in July.
Mr. and Mr.. Clyde Sumner attend.
"a the funeral Of their Hunt, Mrs.
W.; IT, sumner, at oliyct Thursday.
Cynthia H. Jcwett was born about
IS years ago. sho parsed her girl
hood at Pefla and was married. 70
WIN. II. sumner in 1871 Their mar
RED life had been passed At oliyet.
OskaIosa, ottumwn, Eddyvilic and
BIun Creek. They nyed here from
1883 20 1891, returning 70 this place
again about four years ago, Last
summer they went 70 ottuwwa 10
live In order that mrs sumner, who
had been suffering for some time
with cancer, and their daughter, Mrs.
June Findley, who 10 also an invalid,
could have better medical treatment.
Mrs. sumner passed away Wednes'
day morning, October 1s, leaving a.
husband, one brother, ono sister. a