The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Hardy has unique way of putting
things.
The Sunday schools are beginning
to show a better attendance. Christ
mas is coming.
David jackson, who accompanied
the remains of his wife to this city
for burial, returned to his home in
Sewers Friday.
Mrs. Mabel Madison, Of Colfax, who
accompanied the remains Of the late
Mrs. Jackson to this city, returned to
her home Friday.
Most of the Buxton students will
spend Thanksgiving at their homes.
There are ten in all, nine girls and
one boy, attending school here.
A meeting was held Thursday even
ing for the purpose of organizing, but
as all the members wasn't there we
didn't do nothing.-Our Reporter.
John Williams remains about the
same. He is confined to the bed and
has but little use of his limbs. His
mind is clear, however, and he bears
his Affections with patience and forth
tude.
A certain young lady attending
school here, when urged to take up
the study of Domestic Science, replied:
Il don't care anything about Domestic
Science. My principal object in life
is to get married"
Hon. Geo. H. Woodson, of this city,
delivered an interesting address before
the Colored Republican Club of Polk
county at Des Moines Thursday even.
ing. .t"
Mrs. Chas. Dearico, of Peoria, H.,
who was called here this week to at
tend the funeral of her step.mother,
Mrs. Jackson, returned to her home
Saturday morning.
Joe Payton is developing into quite
neat seamstress, or rather seamstor.
They say Rem Smith is being reor-
ganfzed and reconstructed into Sc
date and quiet young man.
Rev. Mrs. Payton, wife of Elder Pay
ton of the A. M. E. church, has been
confined to the house this week with
serious attack of sore throat. She
is reported some better today.
The Wesley Chapel literary society
met as usual Friday evening at the
church, and enjoyed an interesting pro-
gram, after which refreshments were
served by the ladies of the church.
Mrs. Jennie Jones, of this city, who
is now an evangelist in the Iowa Con-
ference of the A. M. E. church, went
to Washington Thursday morning,
where she will conduct series of re-
yival meetings at the A. NJ. e. cnurch
in that city.
Punk" was seen running Saturday
morning. Since that disastrous hunt
which Punk" took a week or SO ago,
during which he lost his wife's watch,
he has been a different person and the
activities that have animated him are
truly commendable.
Died, at her home in Sewers, Jas
per county, Tuesday morning, Nov. 10,
1907, at 8 o'clock, Mrs. Elvira Jackson,
wife of David Jackson, after an Illness
of about two weeks. The remains
were brought to this city Wednesday
and the funeral was held at Wesley
Chapel Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock. The services were conducted
by Rev. w. l.. Lee, the pastor, assist
ed nv ReVS M PaVtOn and Hiram
Lewis of the A. M. E. church. Music
was rendered by selected choir. In
terment in Old cemetery. Elyira Jack
son or Elvira Quarrells, as she was
best known in this community, was
born in Louisiana county, Virginia, and
was about SO years of age at the time
of her death. She came to Iowa about
twenty years ago and had lived in this
county since that time until about a
year ago, when she was married to
David Jackson and went to Colfax to
live and moved from there to Sewers.
She lived a consistent Christian life
| from early womanhood and died in
full triumph of the faith, beloved and
faithful member of the Baptist church.
She leaves besides her husband, two
daughters, Mrs. Robt. Johnson, who
was with her at the time of her death,
and Mrs. VIM. Brown, both OF this
city; Mrs. Chas. Dearico, of Peoria,
ILL.,, step-daughter and several grand
children to mourn their loss.