The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-25
COlORED SOCIETY.
ins ana Outs VI the LEGAL celeny
and Their rtlsnds.

MIR. G. a. Ice war sunurine from
4 severe cold Friday.
rev n Va. Lock wood was 4 business
Visitor in hes Molnrn Thursday,
Robert Franklin has been drawn as
Juror for The February term ~ the
dlstrict court.
Miss l. 4. sherey, who was connned
10 tho house with a cold several days
last week, Ia able 20 be out again.
John Williams, who has been serl.
uusiy III for the past week with fheu,
matlsm and kidney trouble. IL some.
what improved and hopes 10 be out
again soon,
DO you take the Herald3 IL not,
you ought TO do so at once, Every
person who can should know what IL
going on Ia the world from day to day
and the only way to do SO is TO read q
daily paper.
Mrs. Pearl Banks, after a pleasant
visit with her slster-in.law, Mrs. John
Barquette. left for Des Molnes Mon.
day, where she win spend q few days
with her cousin, Mrs. Emma Hum.
bert, before returning to her home In
Chicago.
Walter Smith, who has been spend
Ing the past week in tho city visiting
his mother, Mrs. John Williams. re-
turned TO Chicago Friday and will re-
sumo his duties with the Pullman Co,
on mis- run over the Northwestern road
from Chicago 70 San Francisco.
VIM. Moon, OF 410 North II street
is slowly recovering from a serious
illness that has confined him to the
house for several weeks. He was at
first thought TO have cancer OF the
stomach. but closer examination
proved this untrue and his early re
coyery Is now confidently hoped for.
The ladies' luncheon OF the A, M.
E. church completed the circle last
week. Nearly every lady of the
church had entertained and the little
social had proved 30 pleasant and en-.
joyable to all that II was decided 10
continue IL during the winter, and In
the second round an opportunity will
be- given those who were unable TO
entertain In the first. as several have
signIned their desire to do 80 The
start was made this week 40 Mrs. A.
@. Clark's home. and will be followed
next week at the home OF Mrs. a.
Blackburn, No 30S - avenue east
The December term OF the district
court which Is now in session has wit.
messed tho conviction OF FIVE colored
persons. Miss Agnes Duke pleaded
guilty 10 granddaughter and was sen.
fenced TO four months in the pcniten.
tiary, for the careless firing OF a re.
yolyer at Evans, causing the death or
a nelghbor oman She has been 70.
leased on bond pending an appeal TO
the governor for parole. Two young
men pleaded guilty TO breaking ana
entering q building and stealing $50,
and got on through the efforts OF their
attorney, Geo II. Woodson, with the
remarkably light sentence OF six
months In Jail, a victory that few law.
yers would have been able 70 secure.
johnson, the mar who stole from the
Conllln home, stood trial and was
convicted OF burglary and will be sen.
fenced today. Streeter. the man VINO
took q shot at Ike Hutchinson, stood
trial and was convicted Of an assault
with intent 10 commit murder, for
which the extreme penalty 10 thirty
years. He will BIO sentenced tomor-
row. None OF these parties arc resi-
dents Of oskaloosa and rome OF the
crimes were committed here except
that Of johnson, who seems TO be a
tramp with a bad record. Our col
ored colony mere Is extremely free
from the criminal class and II is very
seldom n Of them Is charged with a
crime.