The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-01-07

dead in bed. X. OF Pminstrel fol
base ball benefit. Mrs, |. w, Cool
Leiected president P. E. o. Chapter.
March 3-Mrs. Rhoda Woodruff ap
pointed corresponding secretary Ma
tional Ladies Of the G. A. H.
March Ash Wednesday. begin
ming OF Lent. howard Grocery store
stand vacated Grant l. Jordan cleo
tied president State Collegiate Prohi
bition Association.
Marcn 5--Milk producers of county
meet and protest against the inspec
ton ordinance. Auditing property
owners assessed to pay for drainage
ditch in Scott township Mrs. Glover
chosen president of Kings Daugh-
tiers.
March 6-Aiex G. Purdy elected
president of Interstate Collegiate Ora.
torical association. The Wells judg
ment against the Gibbs estate was
paid.
March Republican county con
yention endorses Taft and Allison
Mrs. Mary S. Howard died.
March democrats of city hold
ward caucusses. Announcement made
that shaft No. 10 at Buxton would be
dismantled. Prof. A. Lewis resigns
as physical director Y. M. G. A. John
and Edwin Perry elected directors at
school election. H, II. Sheriff elected
member hospital board.
March lot. E. Graham elected
secretary of Oskaloosa Retail Mer,
chants Association. H. .l..,
March 11-rMerhodist Sunday school
officers and teachers banquet. South
side square inaugurates its keep
clean" crusade. .....
March PAT meeting of Sixth dis
trict republican committee in Oska-
loosa, Allison was endorsed for sena-
tor. Alice Muck accidentally shot at
Cricket. Lee Grubb shoots wife and
self on southeast corner square. X,
of p Inspection. -, -..... .r
March 13-News of accidental death
of Peter Slamel reached town. Lowell
Society Exhibition at Penn College
Eagles inspection.
March 14-Democrats of county in
indorse Bryan. First pay,
ment on bonds for Brick Plant called
for. Prohibitionists nominate a coun-
ty ticket. .... .... .- ..a-.
March 15-4larriage of Miss Sara
Damorotsky to Bennett Shrago. .
March 16-City council orders Sc
cond avenue paved from First street
to A street. The claim for back taxes
in the Gibbs estate was settled. Os-
kaloosa ministers agree not to marry
divorced people. ..-
March 17--Oskaloosa Traction e.
Light Co. stored 1900 tons of coal,
pending a miners suspension April l..
Col. McNeill elected president Oska
loosa Hospital Association. ~ ~
March lS--New brick plant located
in southwest part of town. John p,
Reese becomes assistant superinten
dent of Buxton mines. r-r
March 19-George Gilmore hurt in
runaway accident. Death of H. A,
limerick. VIM. Massey shoots and
kills John w. Tolliver at Buxton. 4
March 2O-Byron v. Sewers an
nounces that Oskaloosa and Marengo
interurban would be built. F. w.
Glaze elected president school board.
Restoration of "Firefy" on Rock Is
land was announced.
March 21-Dr. Esther A. Ryerson
OF Chicago, elected superintendent OF
new hospital George NJ. Wright, OF
Wright committed suicide. Penn
College wins debate from Simpson.
March Announcement made tnat
J. NJ. Hagan would establish pleasure
park.
March 23-Prof. e. H. Clifford, OF
Penn College, resigns. Mrs. Lawrence
Garden hurt in runaway. ..
March 24-Au money ON brick plant
bonds collected. Gideons take steps
to organize local camp. ...
March 25--Annual millinery and
dry goods openings. Company Fs
new rifles arrive.
March 26-Death or Mrs. 3. }. Fltch.
Iowa Brigade Band held first rehearsal
in its new home, the Farmhouse Con
servatory.
March CIV. w. White elected
president and Edwin Perry secretary
Iowa United Mine Workers. s. P.
Frost burned to death in Omaha.
March 90 - Timely discovery OF
flames in E. H. Shaw home prevents
fire. ,..- ~.
March COLLECTIONS held at Rose
Hill, Beacon, Fremont, New Sharon
etc. . @s.- sa
March 31-New pleasure parF
named "Glenwood" by popular vote
Chas. Beaver killed in mines a
Avery.
April.
April Architect Alfred N.Burdick
completed plans for the addition to the
Abbott Hospital. Or. Esther A. Ryer
son or Chicago arrived to take charge
of the new Oskaloosa Hospital. J.
Mace Hagan received affirmation OF
the promise OF the Rock Island road
TO build a vfadnct across their right
Iof-way and leading to Glenwood Park
April "a book OF the revised cit,
ordinances was distributed and Is tht
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