The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-18

the accidental discharge of a com
panion's gun. amputation at the
shoulder being necessary. After this
the father of the lad, David Morgan.
a well known mine worker of Evans.
was called to his reward, leaving the
widow with two sons and a daughter
to battle alone against the world. The
daughter was married TO David Reese
who was hurt in the same mine where
the boy was killed by the breaking OF
the tail rope. Just few days before
the deceased met his death he was
given position in the mine by MIR.
Reese who was mine superintendent.
The family moved from Smoky Hol-
low to that place last fall. Morgan
was employed in coupling up the mine
cars at the bottom of the shaft. He
had occasion to cross the shaft for
something and started through the
side where the cage, weighing a ton
or more was descending. He was
caught by the center of the cage and
was instantly killed His neck was
broken and his back was crushed. -Ae
was about seventeen years of age, was
model young man and was held in
the highest regard by all who knew
him.
Miss Mary Rober closed success
full term of work Friday at the Burr
Oak school house with well arranged
and interesting program of songs, de-
carnations and dialogues. The patrons
turned out en- masse with wellnlied
baskets and at noon served a big DIM
ner in the grove at the front of the
school house. Owing to the preverse
weather the attendance was not as
large as it would otherwise have been.
Over one hundred dinners were sery-
ed. Miss Rober left on the evening
train for her home in Knoxville, fol-
lowed by the best wishes of the pu-
pills and the patrons of the Burr Oak
| school. The program of the entertain
ment was as follows:
Song-"Iowa." by school.
Salutatory-Charles Tandy.
Before it is Too Late"-Minerva
De Cook.
| The Dearest Boy-Charles Bens-
cooter.
| The Best Way-Carrie Van der Lin
| den.
| Dialogue - The Telephone = Clark
Fuqua and Fred Tandy.
| A Rainy Day-Geraldine Barnes.
st. Peter at the Gate-Ethel randy.
| Song Old Black Joe-School.
| Baby Glass Tree-James George.
Il Good NUau-Maftia Gilvpro
1 Lazy Cloud-Willis Billings.
| Drill and Song-'Red, White and
| Blue,"-Sixteen children.
| His First superintendent Nossa-
man.
A Sad Loss Mary Meyers.
i The First Obstacle Ahead-Earle
Krelling.
i Dialogue-Adam's Fall-Ethel an
dy, Earle Fuller and Jesse Billings
i A Generous Offer-Garratt Van der
Lune.
i A Modern Belle-Edith Barnes.
i A True Fairy Tale-Melvin Houser.
Song - Two Robin Redbreasts-
Helen CoryelI, Edith Nossaman and
Beatrice Rodgers.
The Kicker-Clark Fuqua.
1 The First One Up-LizZie Silvers.
l Her First Speech-Link Rodgers.
A Chickens Right-Helen Coryell.
Grand Pass-way-Lewis Bartelema.
i Song-"Jolly Boys"-School.
4 Father and willie George.
i On Being Ten-Jesse Krelling.
| The Reason Why-Grandus Van der
Lune.
From the Turn Pike-Dewey Nos
j saman.
i Returns-Fern Benscooter.
i Dialogue = Little Pitchers - Etnet
Tandy, Edna Bartlema, Jesse Billings
and Vern Rodgers.
i Mothers Waist-Bert McCombs.
| Changing Colors-Alice Wharton.
Boys Summer Song-Willie Van
j Rokle.
Mammals Kisses-Mollie George.
/ Finger Play-Floyd Van der Linden.
! The Blackberry Girl-Edna Bartlema
l Dad-Roy Tandy.
| My Dolly-Edith Nossaman.
| The Last School Days-Minnie Wey-
< ers.
| Vacation Time-Herman Silvers.
| Vacation Song-School.