The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-04-18
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Mr.. Cook of Burlington, in charge
| of the superintendent car Of the
B. & L. railroad, stopped severa;
hours in the city Tuesday, going from
here to Des Moines.
Geo. e. Taylor has finally come
into his reward for fifteen years OF
labor in behalf of the Democratic
party of the nation, state of Iowa, and
the Sixln congressional district. His
true and tried friend, Hon. T. j.
Phillips, mayor Of Ottumwa, has ap-
pointed him policeman-that's all.
Walter Smith put in the day Wed
nesday with old time friends in Grin
nell and returned to the city in the
evening. He returned to Chicago Fri.
day evening on the %" and will pre-,
pare to take his run out Tuesday
His visit has been a source of much
pleasure to his mother and Mr.. viii.
liams, whom he has assisted in a
very splendid manner. The ladies
have all voted MIN model of gal
lantry and kindness and his many
gentlemen friends have found him the
very jolliest of companions and all are
sorry to have to say goodbye.
At a meeting or the A. NJ. E. Mis-,
sionary society neld at the church
parlors Thursday afternoon the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Mrs. 4. B. Stovall,
president; Mrs. Jennie Jones, vice
president; Mrs. Clara Brady and Mrs
Lille Woodson, secretaries; Amanda
Blackburn, treasurer; Mrs. A. Il.
Clark, Mrs. Libby Kimbrough and
Mrs. Dora Lee, executive board; Mrs.
Jennie Jones, chairman of sick com
mittee; Mrs. Katie Lamont, chairman
of sewing committee; chairman of
pulpit committee, Mrs. Lydia Hook
edy.
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er of Tuesday contains the following
regarding a former pastor of Wesley
chapel: Several prominent negro
families united in a farewell dinner
to the Rev. o. A. Johnson, former
pastor of Burns A. M. Z. church, and
his wife at the Jones cafe yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson will leave to-
day for Independence, Mo, where
they will take up church work.
Among those who attended with their
wives were: Rev. w. S. Brooks, pas,
tor of st. Pauls A. NJ. E. church !;
Rev. T. l.. Griffith, pastor of the Cor
inthian Baptist church; Rev. ]. H.Har.
ris, the new pastor of Burns A. M. E.
church, and S. Joe Brown.
B. F. Cooper, who owns the drug
store at Coopertown, in Jefferson
township, this county, was in the city
Tuesday and secured from the dis
trict court a renewal of his liquor
permit. There was no opposition
whatever to his request and the clerk
found on examination that Mr.. Coo
per had complied with the law and
was a just and proper person to hold
such a permit. Mr.. Cooper has been
in the drug business in Mahaska
county for more than fifteen years,
having begun with DR.. Henderson in
Muchakinock, with whom he was as
ISOLATED for several years. Later he
bought the doctors interest in the
store and conducted it with marked
success as long as "Muchy' lasted
When it became certain that the com
pany would move its headquarters tC
Monroe county, Mr.. Cooper, who had
some knowledge of their plans and
location, purchased tract of land in
Jefferson township, Mahaska county
that now adjoins the town of Buxton
and the northwest line of Monroe
county. Here he built several build
ings and moved his store into one Of
them, and the others are all rented
and bring him in a handsome rental
Being a good druggist, shrewd bust
ness man and one of the most gelia
and jovial of men, he has retained al
his old friends and made a most Of
new ones who have found it plea
sure to do business with him. Com
| ing in contact as he does with al
classes in the community, he has l!
his uniform courtesy and kindness
been able to command the respect o
all, and today perhaps is the bes
known and best liked man in the com
munity.