The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-12-13
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Mrs. LOWE Lee is confined to the
house with rheumatism.
Mrs. Mollie hlngo is suffering with
severe attack Of asthma.
Robt. johnson has announced his
intention of giving another dance on
Christmas night.
Commodore Lee don't like Denver a
little bit. He had an overcoat stolen
soon after he got there.
Rev. t. v. Srovall delivered an in
teresting and instructive address be-
fore the literary society of Wesley
chapel Friday evening.
Sunday will be quarterly meeting
day at the A. NJ. e. church. Rev. F.
F. Florence of Wesley Chapel will
preach the sacramento sermon at 3
p. m.
Rev. Joseph Coleman, an evangel.
list of the Friends church, filed the
pulpit at the A. NJ. E. church last
Sunday evening and delivered an in
teresting biblical discourse to large
and appreciative congregation.
Miss Ethel Buckner entertained
party Of girl friends Wednesday ev-
ening at the home Of her mother, Mrs.
Frank Moore, on Third avenue east,
in honor of Miss Marie Redd, of
Washington. Among those present
was Billie Ringo.
The X. of +. Club had a very: salts
factory meet last Tuesday evening.
Grand Vice Chancellor johnson, of
Des Moines, was present and gave
the boys some very encouraging talk.
It is decided to set up the lodge on
Jan. l, 1907, and steps were taken to
perfect all arrangements by that time.
The. club will meet as usual next
Tuesday evening.
The Epworth league department of
literary and social work of Wesley
A M. E, church met Friday, Dec. z,
as usual, with good program. A
special feature of the occasion was a
most interesting lecture by Rev. T.
B. Stovall, pastor His subject was,
''The Future Negro" An interesting
talk on temperance was also given by
Mrs. Ester, which was practical and
helpful.
Abba News: The wedding of an es-
Unable colored couple occurred in
this city yesterday and the contract
ing parties were Miss Nellie Grayson
and Mr.. Arthur Estes The groom is
an Industrious young man who has
been working in Oskaloosa for some
time and the bride has long lived in
Abba, and been prominent in the
work of the A. NJ. e. church, and es-
teemed highly by all who have come
to know her.
E. Jackson, of Pittsburg and Chi
cago, arrived over the Rock Island
Wednesday, bringing with him his
guns, dogs and hunting traps, and will
| spend week or ten days hunting for
| coon, opossum, rabbit and quail in
this locality. He is the guest of
Walter Smith at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Williams. Mr.. Jackson is
perhaps the most successful and best
known undertaken and funeral direc
tor of color in the country. He be-
gan the business first in Pittsburg
more than thirty years ago, where he
still resides anu has an establishment
on Bingham street, which is managed
by his two sons. In 1891 he opened
an establishment in Chicago and,
placed it in charge of two of his sons
while he divided his time between the
two cities. This arrangement con.
tinued unit. one Of the sons was ap.
pointed to consular position in Mex
leo, since which time Mr.. Jackson has
given most of his time to the Chicago
end of the business, which has grown
so as to require two separate estab-
lishments, one at 295961 State street,
and one at 5032 State street. Mr..
Jackson is an old hunter and loves
the sport, and although very busy
man he still finds time once a year
to take to the woods where he can
indulge his fondness for the sport
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