The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-12-05
our COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.


Georgia Blackburn in Buxton on
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. M. Payton, while able to be
out Thanksgiving day, is still suffering
from neuralgia.
When old folks go to Chicago and
try to be young it generally shows up
the weak spots.
jolly bunch of young folks from
Evans enjoyed Thanksgiving after
noon in the city.
Joe Payton went to Ottumwa with
the H. s. football team Thanksgiving
as sub" but never saw the game.
Billie Ringo led the procession in
ottumwa Thanksgiving day. The
rest of the boys had to fall in where
they could.
VIM. Banks, the aged father of Mrs.
John Barquette is quite seriously i'll
at the home of his daughter on east
A avenue, and there seems little
hopes of his recovery.
Ren Smith spent Thanksgiving in
Ottumwa and goes from there to Bux-
ton, where he will do some warbling
at the new Orient theatre as long as
they will stand for it.
Mrs. Jennie Jones, the evangelist,
is meeting with much success in the
series of revival meetings that she
has been conducting in Washington
during the past two weeks.
Mrs. Humbert of Des Moines, and
Mrs. Sommers, of Chicago, arrived in
the city Friday afternoon for a visit
at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. John
Barquette, on A avenue east.
The A. NJ. E. church people served
dinner and supper to goodly num-
ber of people Thanksgiving day al
the church. O'possum and baked
chicken were the leaders and were
about equally in demand. A social in
the evening proved very enjoyable.
Mr.. Pondexter, one of the best
known men about Muchakinock in
the palmy days of that noted coal
camp, and who owns small farm
near Givin, where he still resides,
was attending court and looking after
business affairs in the city this week.
C. G. Lee returned from Chicago
Wednesday. He is looking we'll and
says he has enjoyed the city very
much during the past three months,
The weather had been delightful and
driving over the well kept streets and
boulevards was real pleasure. He
brought the horses home with him
and will remain here during the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith, who
have been visiting at the home OF
Walters mother, Mrs. John Williams,
for the past month, departed Tuesday
evening over the Burlington for their
home in Chicago. Walter will spend
a few days in the windy city before
resuming his run with the Pullman
company between Chicago and Oak
land, Cal.
Miss Nora Motts, of Washington,
and her friend, Mr.. Cobb, of Chicago,
who is visiting her at her home in
Washington, came out to Oskaloosa
Thursday morning and spent the day
as guests of the &. G. Lee home. They
returned home that evening via OF
Ottumwa and the Milwaukee railroad.
1t was little round about, but it con.
sumed time, you know.
Viva Jones, son of Mr.. and Mrs. e..
II. Jones. of this city, who has been
a student at Wilberforce College for
the past three years and who com
pleted the course there last spring, is
now employed with firm of under
takers in Chicago and attending lee
lures at the school of embalming in
that city with view to fitting himself
for the business of undertaken and
funeral director.
Wesley Chapel and the A. NJ e.
church united in Union Thanks
giving service at the latter church
Thursday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock.
The address was delivered by Rev.
w. L. Lee, of Wesley Chapel and was
listened to by a fair sized congrega'
ton. The speaker gave an interest.
ing account of the origin and purpose
of the day and reviewed its effects
and Importance upon the people then
and now. He presented many .rea.
sons why we should be thankful, from
both a spiritual and temporal stand
point and in an earnest and forceful
manner presented God to his hearers
as the fountain from which all bless
ings flow. Following the sermon 81
liberal Thanksgiving Offering was re-
ceiyed for the benefit of both churches
It is with a feeling of sadness that
we announce the death of henry
Cooper this Saturday morning att
6: 30 O'Clock, after an illness of about
two weeks. To those who knew him,
and they were many, in all the walks
Of life in the community. his death is
like the passing of a particular bright
ray of sunshine, for no man has
strewn the pathway of life with more
pleasure and sunshine than has he.
To be happy was his natural gift and
10 dianansa that Gift to those about