The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-03-15
OUR COL0RED SOCIETY.
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

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Harry Walker returned to Des
Moines Wednesday,
Pay your taxes this month. The
penalty attaches April lst.
II you are republican. attend your
ward caucus Monday night.
Monday is school election. A
treasurer and two directors are to be
elected. Go to the polls at the court
house and help select the best men.
The Colored Woman's Club met
with Mrs. A. G. Clark Thursday. The
feature oI the program was an inter
esting paper on Pure Food" by Mrs.
A. 4. Clark.
Cyrus Finley came down from St.
Paul this week for a visit among rel
atives and friends in the city. He is
just recovering frNm protracte1 i'll
ness, and seeks to regain complete
health and strength before he returns
to his work.
Geo H Woodson returned from
Clarinda this week where, he tried
the Baker case 1he man was con-
Ylcted of assault with intent to COM
init manslaugnter and was given four
years in the penitentiary. His attor-
ney, however, does not think the YER
dict was justined by the evidence and
! has taken am appeal. NV ~.
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A concert and entertainment under
the management Of Mrs. l.. B. Perno
will be given at Wesley Chapel Mon
day evening, March IL. The program
will begin promptly at s o'clock. This
will be the last entertainment before
Conference, anu il is hoped tnat ali
who can will attend and enjoy the
last evening with Rev. Lockwood, be-
fore he leaves for Conference.
Earl Hubbard, of Chicago, who has
Leen making mis- home with his uncle.
John Barquette, in this city, and at
tending High school since last fall, has
quit school and departed nursday
noon over the Rock Island for Port
land, Oregon, to join hts brother and
make his home in that city. Earl was
popular in the city and quite a favor
ite among his scnoolmates. He was
a good student and we'll up in his
studies and made quite a reputation
as a foot ball player on last seasons
team, and took quIre an active part
in all the school athletics. We wish
him success in his new home
Rev. T. H. Lockwood will preach
his farewell sermon as pastor of Yves
ley Chapel M. e. church on Sunday
evening next, March II. At that time
he will have completed has. first veal
as pastor of the. church, and goes
thence to Conference, from whence he
may be returned here or sent else
where to new nelds of labor. Oul
hope is that he may be returned. He
has been in every sense a Cody mar
and pleasant gentleman whom the
public have come to know and to like
Industrious and energetic, he has iden
tilted himself thoroughly with Tho
people of the city and sought in every
way to increase the spiritual and tenn
poral welfare of the people under Iii:
| charge. He has sougnS out the sin
ner and pointed him to the way of sal
walton, while ever giving a word o.
encouragement to those who are al
ready of the household of Truth. HI
has built up the church, lived con
sistent Christian life and made a nos
of friends who will be pleased to hav:
him return; or If that cannot be, viii
wish for him a pleasant field of Labor
and an abundant success in the worl
God has called him to do.
During the past winter the ladies
have had monopoly of the socia
gatherings, in the city. The luncheons
| the sewing circles and the clubs have
been their own secluded functions
and we men have not dared to intrudC
even when sometimes specially inyit
ed, for the bravest Of us dared no
risk the possibility of being the onl!
man present. We have borne our fate
with patience. at the same time ther;
has been growing a feeling among
some that we men ought to have ;
party" And now the thought /!
be realized. A large number of invl
tations have been issued to the col
ored men of the city, requesting theil
presence at a social gathering to bt
held at the residence of Mr.. Petel
/ NIIliams, No. 210 A avenue east, OF
Tuesday evening, March 13, at eish
o'clock. A lunch will be served auC
addresses made by Hon. Geo. H
Woodson, Rev. A. T. Clark, A. G
Clark and others, upon social ques
tjons and racial matters. and an op