The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-14
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

capped. Wasn't even solicited.
e. j. London, of Buxton, was trans
acting business in the city Friday.
School election Monday. Every
father and taxpayer should go to the
polls and vote.
Henry Scott, 513 North H street. Is
in poor health on account of the la
grippe and other complications.
Rev. and Mrs. Punk went to Evans
Friday and to hear them talk one
would think they had been back in
old Missouri
Geo. Washington, Sig North e
street, is still quite sick, although he
is improving some and his condition
is more favorable than last week.
Several Ottumwa young men find it
convenient to spend Sunday in Oska-
loosa and several Oskaloosa young
ladies are made happier thereby.
A special service will be held at
the A. M. e. church next Sunday eve
ming at 7:30 o'clock. Music will be
furnished by the Holiness University
quartette.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Douglass Hackney, the -
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Hackney, were held at the home OF
the parents Tuesday morning, March
5th, at 1880, Rev. T.. B. Storate Of
floating.
Mrs Daisy Nelson, the young wife
of Rumie Nelson, has been quite sick
for the past week at the home of her
parents, SIG North E street. She was
reported some better today and her
condition quite encouraging to rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. John Williams has been con-
fined to the house most of the week
with rheumatism, but is much better
today. Mr.. Williams continues to I'M
prove and is able to walk about the
house quite freely. His arm, how
ever, yields very slowly to treat
ment and is still almost useless, but
his physician is hopeful that it will
come out all right in time.
The quarterly mteting services at
Wesley Chapel tomorrow will be in
teresting and well worth attending.
Elder Higgs is an able, earnest
speaker and always says something
to cheer and encourage humanity to
keep up the struggle for higher and
nobler life. Everyone should hear
him 'at least once during the meet
ings Sunday.
Mrs. Hattie Mitchell has had anoth-
err severe attack of rheumatism dur
ing the past week. She was getting
along nicely for a while, and she as
well as her friends had began to hope
she was fully recovered and well
once more. But it was only a delus-
ion. The last attack, however, was
not so severe as some she has had,
and she is recovering from it very
nicely. She feels that if she can get
through this month without any fur
Their set backs she will be all right
again.
Presiding Elder L. J. Phillips will
hold the next quarterly meeting at
the A. NJ. E. church at 2:30 p. m.
Sunday, March 18th. Elder Phillips
has consented to deliver a lecture at
the church on Friday evening, March
18th, to which everybody are invited.
No admission will be charged and it
is hoped all who can will hear him.
Elder Phillips needs no introduction
here as he Is known as an eloquent
and pleasing speaker who is always
able to interest and instruct all who
listen to him.
Rev. A. H. Higgs, presiding el.Ier
of the st. Joseph district of the Cen
trail Missouri Conference, arrived in
the city Thursday and will remain
over Sunday. He will hold the last
quarterly meeting for the year at
Wesley Chapel Sunday. Rev. Flor
ence and the members of the chapel
are making an extended effort to
close up the years work in a success
full and satisfactory manner, and
Elder Higgs is here to lend his Chris
tian aid and counsel to their Efforts.
Three services will be held Sunday,
and Rev. Florence desires to extend
cordial invitation to all Christian
people of whatever denomination and
to all others who so desire to attend
any or all of the services.
VIM. Hart, SIS D Avenue West. is
able to be out again after hard bat
tie with big and painful carbuncle
on his face. He says it was about
the very worst thing he ever was up
against, not excepting street cars,
unbroken horses and mad steers, all
of which he has come in contact with
during his busy and active life of
more than three score and ten years.
But the rugged constitution and de.
termined will that has stood him so
well in many a previous encounter
was amply able to resist the carbun-
Gle attack and grant to him a lease
of health and life that we sincerely
hope will last for many years to
come, for the community has no bet