The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-08-22
our COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

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Mrs. Geo. w. Black and daughter.
Of Washington, Ia, who were here
Sunday to attend the Sims funeral,
have spent the week in the city, the
guests of her sister, Mrs. E. E. jeffrey
and Mrs. H. Hockedy.
Mrs. McRay and daughter, OF Chi
cago, is stopping for few days at the
Jonn Williams home on north G
street. She came out Tuesday with
her husband, who has the Pullman
run on the Burlington between this
city and Chicago, and win spend a
short vacation here and with frien is
in Des Moines.
The following relatives OF Mrs. Sims
form out of the city were present:
HIS mother, Mrs. F. I'D. Motifs, and
,Jaugnters Miss Nora and Helen Motifs.
brother, Morris l.. Black and wife,
and Mrs. Geo. w. Black and daughter
of Washington, Iowa, Thos. Motifs, a
brother. and wife, Miss Lucy Lindsay
life long friend, of Chicago.
Mrs. F. d. Motifs and daughters,
Nora and Helen, of Washington, Ia,
and Miss Lucy Lin1ay, of Chicago,
who were mere to attend the funeral
of Fred Sims, were guests at the A.
G. Clark home,714 ou avenue east,
during their stay. Mrs. Motifs return
ed home Thursday morning and was
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Sims. who will visit with her
for few weeks.
Tnos. Motifs, manager of the Pekil
Theatre, Chicago, who was visiting
his old home when the news of Fred
Sims death reached there, came up
to oskaloosa with his mother Satur-
day and renamed in the city with
friends till Wednesday. Tom is sim
ply irresistible, but one of the best
that is He had everything that heart
could wish for out bull dog, and his
friend "Poney" furnished him one
and he went home happy.
Mr.. and Mrs N. l.. Black, of Wash
ington, Ia, came up Saturday evening
to attend the Fred Sims funeral and
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. M.
Moore, 10 Sd avenue east. They re-
turned home Monday morning. Mr..
Black Is foreman of the Journal office
job department and is a first-class
printer in every respect. He was
l,,S,,, ~ a ro;sod - TUa.,bin0tn, grodu-
ated at the High school, learned his
trade in the Democrat Office and has
found employment in the Journal of
flee ever since the paper was started.
He is a brother of Mrs. Fred Sims
and a grandson of Geo. w. Black, who
formerly lived here. 80
Miss Lucy Linday, of Chicago, AMI
sister, Miss Nora, and Helen Motifs,
of Washington, and A. G. Clark spent
the day Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Rhodes at their home in the
north part of Washington county. Mrs.
Rhodes was formerly Myrtle Hall,
daughter of Nose and Ida Hall, and.
lived in Oskaloosa most of her life.
We found them nicely situated, but
busy as bees getting ready for the
thresners, who arrived about four
o'clock and started in to clean up
forty acres of oats that evening. We
did not stay to see the finish. Myrt,
however, was as happy as lark with
two fine baby boys, one of whom Is
not many weeks old. But we didn't
loaf on their hands. The girls turn
ed in too and did job of cooking
while we helped Nose, who makes his
nome with his daughter, 20 do the
chores. Ask Nose If We didn't.
Both desired to be remembered to
their many friends here.
Rev. j. Sims, wlo came here with
the remains of his son, Fred, will re-
main in the city during the next week
or ten days, looking after his property
interests, visiting old friends AID the
scenes of his early life in this local
ity! Always an earnest church work
or and consistent Christian, one of the
founders and builder. of the A. M. e..
church in this city, it was not at all
surprising to those who knew him
well, when the announcement was
made that ne would fill the pulpit at
the evening services a. the church.
Deacon Sims, as he was Familiarity
called in the old Gays, mas now devel-
oped into Reverend Sims, and right
well does he carry the honored title.
He preacAed an Interesting discourse
that was surprise as well as an in
SEPARATION to the large congregation.
His earnest, forcible manner impress
ed all with mis- sincerity and he SEEM
ed as much at ease in the pulpit as
II he had followed the ministry all
his life. He will occupy the pulpit
at Wesley Chape' Sunday evening.
The remains of the late Fred Sims
In Oskaloosa last Saturday
over the c. B. G @. railway from
Washington, D. G. They were accom-
panied by the wife and father, John
Sims, and Miss lucy Lindsay, who
Joined the party at Chicago. The
party was met at the depot by rela-