The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-05-09
IN NORTH MAHASEl.
Doings Of the Good People Up There
as Told by the Star.

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Enoch Erickson has been Ill TO
! some time, at Marathon.
Mrs. G. G. Bowen Is teaching TO
miss Emma Sanders, the latter no
being able to complete the year,
-lEwork.
H. D. Rhine went to Des Moinei
last Thursday as delegate to thu
state convention of Maccabees.
Il ]. T. Mccain and wife were called
to Missouri Valley, Iowa, last Monday
i to attend the funeral of a niece.
T. R. Osborne, wife and son Harolt
went to Cedar Rapids yesterday tt
j attend an undertakers convention.
il Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth
Grace at Diagonal, Iowa, a seven
pound son, April &c. Name him Ted
dy.
| Prof. w. j. Dean and wife came in
Friday evening from Belle PLANE to
see their mother, who has been in
poor health.
Miss Mary j. Miller and VIII Jack
son of Peoria were married last Sun.
day and will make their home in Pc,
oria. Congratulations are extended
H. c. Hull has purchased of Mrs. w
E. Evans ten acres of pasture land
just west of the L. Wildman property
on North Main street. at $3.50 an acre,
| The mayor requests that all bust
ness houses be closed Friday after
noon from 8 to o'clock to attend
the ball game. the proceeds to be
spent in identifying the city park.
| Dennis Samuels had the misfortune
of letting his delivery horse get away
from him Monday smashing up the
wagon and delivering the groceries
along on the ground.
Tracy Riggs and w. F. McVay
drove to Monroe township Monday,
looking after bridge work, came home
in the snow storm and yesterday they
put in the time telling how nearly
they were frozen to death. 81
Clarence Strom who has been car
pentering in Oskaloosa had the mis-
fortune of running a splinter into his
right hand and he thought IL would
not amount to anything but blood
poison set in and he had to lay of
duty. bee. sea. q
Z. L. Pilgrim has purchased all the
ground that his mother bought from
the Talon estate and has moved the
two houses together which will make
him a nice home. He has most two
acres of ground with a variety of
fruit
Miss Hattie Dickson, State Supt of
the w. C. T. U. and Secretary of the
National Purity Federation, was in
our city Saturday and Sunday, and
spoke in the four churches on Social
Purity, and had attentive listeners at
each meeting, ....+-. ...-s
Mrs. E. R. Reeves is recovering
slowly from her severe attack of
blood poisoning. She had been work
ing in the berry vines and got two
briars in her hand and after a week
they were exceedingly painful and
her arm was badly swollen and stiff.
| Miss Lydia Graham and Graham
Andre left Monday for Dickson, Iowa.
summoned by the death of her sis
ter's husband, Henry Hickson, the
funeral occurring Tuesday, and they
were to attend the wedding Of her
other sisters daughter, Miss Snider,
at Grand Mound, Iowa, today.
Agnes Klootwyk was born near Pei
la November 5, 1885, and died at
Granville April Is, 1907. She was mar
ried to Peter Newport at Pella on
February g. 1879. She leaves to
mourn her loss, family of ten chill
dren, her husband having been buried
but three months previous to her
death.
/ VIM. Cadwallader and wife came in
Saturday morning from California
and, both are looking well and think
so much of the land of flowers and
sunshine that we are afraid we can
not keep them with us. They visited
at Long Beach, Pasadena, Whittier,
Los Angeles and other places.
The house on the Mrs. w. E. Evans
farm at the old coal bank in Union
township and occupied by Jno. Moore,
was destroyed by fire few days ago.
Mr.. Moore was at work in the field
when he first saw his home in flames,
hurried to the scene but was able TO
save only a sewing machine, trunk
and one drawer of the bureau.
The P. E. o. Chapter met Monday
evening with Mrs. A. w. .Augspurger
with an interesting program, and light
refreshments were served. The hus-
bands OF the ladies appeared on the
scene after the program was render
ed Just in time to get in on the
"eatens." Mrs. A. L. Vickers and Mrs.
C. F. Griftey will represent the chap
ter at grand chapter next week which
meets in Des Molnes. Mr.
| The Y. L. A. and their husbands
had linen shower on Mr.; and Mrs,
c. B. Hammond Tuesday evening
They found them costly located in
the property vacated by A. w. Saun'
ders next door to Rev. A. w. Ham
mond. She received beautiful linen,
and salad luncheon. was served just
before the guests departed. The bride
and groom are two OF our incest
young people and are loved by every
body.
At a meeting of the school board
Monday night Prof. G. w. Gordon, ex
County Supt. of Clinton county, was
elected superintendent Miss Title ID
Klindt OF Cedar Falls. formerly o.
Poweshiek county, was chosen to sec
ond primary, and Miss Crandall's
wages were fixed at $65, all votes be
ing unanimous. Miss Emma Sanders
first primary, presented her resigna
ton, to take place at once. but no &C
ton was taken by the board.
| There was very pretty weddinl
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