The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-09
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

Henry Lee, of Buxton, was visiting
friends in the city Friday.
Fenoy Cannaday was visiting in
the city this week among friends.
Simpson Mitchell was around this
week inquiring about when the nshing
season opened. We refer him to Bob
Johnson for all matters fishy.
Mrs. Louis Avery, of Des Moines.
who accompanied her mother, Mrs. A.
Blackburn, to the city Saturday, re-
turned to her home Tuesday evening.
Miss Georgia Blackburn came over
from Buxton Saturday and spent .-.e
weeks vacation at her home in this
city. She will return to her school
work Sunday evening.
Charlie Payton, son OF Rev. and
Mrs. NJ. Payton, who is employed in
the dining-car service of the Michigan
Central between Chicago and Detroit,
arrived in the city Friday for a short
vacation with his parents.
Mrs. A. Blackburn returned to her
home Saturday after having spent
the winter months at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Louis Avery, in
Des Moines. She has not fully de,
sided whether to move to Des Moines
or not, but will remain here for the
time being. .....
The members of Wesley Chapel
were made very happy this week when
they received word that Rev. w. L.
Lee had been returned to them as
pastor for another year. Rev. Lee re.
turned Friday from st. Louis and re-
ports a very successful and pleasant
session of the conference. ..
We dropped in upon a meeting OF
the Ladies' Aid Society of Wesley
Chapel Thursday afternoon at the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
Johnson. A goodly number of the
church ladies were present and the
meeting was one of home-like enjoy.
ment and pleasure to all. Light re.
freshments were served and our only
regret is that time would not permit
us to remain longer in such agreeable
company.
A rumor became current in town
Wednesday mat Miss Dora Sims had
died and that her remains were en-,
route to this city for burial. Investi.
cation. however, proved il to be mis-.
take. A letter from her father to W.
c. Coleman, received Tuesday, stated
that she was very low and that ner
death might be expected at any time
She has requested that she be buried
in Oskaloosa and arrangements have
been made to carry ont her wish.
Five bishops of the African Metno
dist Episcopal church joined recently
in complaint to the interstate com
merce commission of unjust, discrim
inatory and unlawful treatment at the
hands of several interstate railroad
companies of the South and the Pull
man Sleeping Car Co. The petition
ers say that the passenger coaches
furnished to them when they pur,
chase first-class transportation ARE
dirty and filthy and are not the nrst.
class quality or description in consid'
Grafton of the first-class fare paid
that the coaches furnished white pas
sengers are better in quality and des
cription, and that the defendants re,
fuse to sell negroes sleeping car tick.
cts or supply them with transporta,
ton on sleeping cars or permit them
to eat in the dining cars" The COM
mission is requested to issue an order
putting an end to the alleged dis,
elimination.
under the sub-district plan was held
at the A. NJ. e. church in this city
Thursday afternoon and evening The
sub-district plan was desired at the
last district convention held in Daven.
port, when the Keokuk district OF
the Iowa conference was sub-divided
into three districts. Oskaloosa was
made part of the Third district and
Mrs. Jennie Jones was appointed the
superintendent. Under her manage
ment an interesting program was pre-.
pared and carried out. Several pa.
pers were read upon subjects OF much
interest to the Sunday school work
and these were made the subject OF
general discussion by all who felt in
terested in the work. Simpson lit.
chell, Superintendent of the a. M. K.
Sunday school. spoke on the Pre-
paration of Officers and Teachers;
Mrs. Prime, of the Prime Missionary
School, read a paper on the Normal
Course in Sunday School Work, and
Mrs. Terrell gave an interesting, talk
on the Sunday School Work in the
Home. The meeting was well attend.
ed and ought to be the means OF
awakening new interest in the sunday
school work in this city.