The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-02-14
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

They are still rehearsing for the
play.
We haven't had program" for
some time.
Society is devoting its entire at
tention to securing coal.
The K. of P. club reached the cash
line and then succumbed.
Not a single colored person in Jail
at this writing, February z, 1907,
Mrs. Kansas Clark is confined to
her home on account of sickness.
So far our people have entirely es-
capped the quarantine this winter
Mrs. Mollie Ringer is much improv-
ed from her recent attack of asthma.
Rev. Smith visited with his wife
all day Thursday and incidentally
nursed cold.
Ed. Easter can't understand how it
is. But Ed. Is young and will grow
wiser as he grows older.
Mrs. Lucy Bowling has been con-
fined to the house the past week with
severe cold and throat trouble.
Mrs. Lewis Clark, who has been
suffering with rheumatism during the
past month, is reported some better.
Mrs. Libbie Rumbaugh is showing
encouraging signs Of Improvement
since she heard from her son Harry.
Mrs. Robert Johnson was unable to
do all the work for several days this
week on account of sickness. She
probably won't admit it, though.
Mrs. VIM. Tiffin is reported to be
improving some Her son Fred who
had leg injured the fore part Of the
winter, is able to be out on crutches
| now.
Mrs. Ed. Jones and Mrs. Morris
Mitchell, who have been spending
the past three weeks visiting among
friends in Buxton, returned to their
homes in this city Wednesday.
Mrs. Lora Lee and her daughter
in-law, Mrs. c. G. Lee, who have been
on the sick list most of the winter,
are in better health and able to be
out when the weather will permit.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Wesley
Chapel NJ. e. church will give Val
entine social Thursday evening,
February a., 1907. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all. Mrs. Flor
ence Adams. President. Rev. J. F.
Florence, pastor.
Mrs. Elmer Williams, of Davenport,
is here for a few weeks to assist in
the care of her father-in-law, John
Williams. Her husband who is with
the Rock Island railway officials
down in Texas, is expected home in
week or ten days and will have the
first opportunity to visit his father
since he was stricken with paraly-
sis.
John Williams, who was stricken
with paralysis about two months ago
is slowly improving. The left side,
which was affected, is yielding to
treatment and he Is now able to walk
a little with the aid of cane. His
arm gives him the most trouble as
he can use 1t but very little, while
rheumatism seems to be present and
at times the arm Is very painful. he
is cheerful and hopeful. however, AM
says he is only waiting for better
weather to come up town.
MOORE-Elizabeth Moore, wife Of
Wesley Moore, of Washington, Iowa
was born of slave parents in easter
Tennessee, near the city of Memphis
| in 1888, and died at the home of he
daughter, Mrs. A. G. Clark, in Oska
loosa, January II. 1907. AS a cir
she was known as Lizzie McConr
and was given in marriage to Yves
| ley Moon under the old slave dispen
sation when about II years Of age
| Providence seems to have ordained 1
for no more happy union could hav'
been conceived. In 1864, near tn
close OF the war. with her husband
and family of six children. she came
to Iowa and settled in Washington
which has been her home ever since,
and where four more children were
born to them. making ten in all, five
of whom. with her husband. survive
! her. They are II. w. of Iowa City
| Will of Chicago. Mrs. JOS. Redd of
Washington. and Mrs. A. G.. Clark
and F. NJ. Moore of Oskaloosa. all OF
whom were present at the funeral
which occurred from the A. NJ. 2
church in Washington Sunday, Janu,
airy 20, 1907, with interment beside
her children who had preceded her.
in the old cemetery. She was good
woman: we say that unreservedly
Although half of her life was spent
in slavery, yet her owners belonged
to that strict sect known as Seceed,
ers. and the influence of this mode OF
living was deeply impressed upon
her and moulded and controlled her
whole life. She found church of
that denomination in Washington
which she and her family attended
until the A. NJ. E. church was estab.
lished there. when she became a
member of it and continued in good
standing until her death. She was a
Christian, pure, simple, undemonstra-
tive. She felt the love of God, lived
it, and sought to impress upon her
children and her acquaintances that
goodness must be inherent and must
be lived for goodness sake and not
as cover to iniquity. She was low
ed because she was lovable in char
acter and disposition, and respected
by all who know her because she liv-
ed a life of refinement and respecta-
bility. She loved her home and
thnro That AnA aa,,ld ok