The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07

October 20--Iowa Central Railway
rebuilds coal chutes destroyed by FIRE.
Work in progress on big reservoir
north OF town.
October BIB. F. Carroll addresses
republican meeting. Rev. H. d. Hast
ings brings headquarters of Iowa Chill
dren's Home to oskaloosa. Edward
Mckinley declared winner Of golf
championship of Oskaloosa Country
Club for 1908.
October 22--Princeton Chop House,
317 High avenue, damaged by slight
fire. Registration for election open.
ed. Death Of Mrs, Mary Ann Holmes.
Clavier &Brier purchase Monarch
Steam Laundry, First snow flakes
OF winter '0S'09 appeared.
October % Smith Jewelry Com.
.pany installs new machines, new mo.
tors and additional batteries.
October 24-Interurban line be.
tween oskaloosa and ottumwa is pro.
jected DR.. H. C. Rodgers opens new
veterinary hospital and dog kennels.
Purity drug store opens for business.
October 26-Fire at Greens Candy
factory. Registration is below that
|of 1904. City wins Fehd damage
suit in supreme court. Sanitary
meat market, Donald Vernon prophet,
Tor begins business. g. 2E%'
October 27-Oskaloosa's second
Skating Rink" opened by Messrs.
Hagan & Lewis. Central Base Ball
association Gusts Oskaloosa from
league. @
October S2-Revival meetings in
progress at Penn Chapel Capacity
|of heating plant of Oskaloosa Trac,
tion & Light Company increased by
additional machinery. Dan Hamilton
address Oskaloosa people. ~,
october 29-Twelve thousand bal,
lots are printed for Mahaska county.
Footings for oundation of new fire
station completed. Stone Chapel was
fifteen years old to-day. 8s"= E.. '4.,.'
October 30-New city market place
being put in order.' Market office put
in shape and scales installed.
October 31-N. E. Kendall, republi.
can candidate for congress speaks in
Oskaloosa.
November.
November Home of Dudley An
derson damaged by fire.
November 2-Total registration fol
presidential election falls short Of
figures for 1904 by 38 votes. '.'
November '3-EIection day. EIec
ton returns received at court room
Figures at nine o'clock indicate cleo
ton of William H. Taft president Of
United States.
November A. General excitement
over election returns. Results in Iowa
very slow. Sixth district congress
man in doubt go ...
November 5-Great dissatisfaction
expressed over Iowa methods of vou
ing, %2A!tA@ *']F
November CIR. e. Ryan succeeds
J.B. Mccarthy as trainmaster of Iowa
Central ,h.''s're'S''''~ ~ seHt'tt"n'
y" November Announcement made
of the resignation Of Supt. c. S. Hay
den from the position of superinten
dent of the Iowa Central Ry., effec
tive December list. C. L. Farmhouse
enlarges business, adding line -oi
pianos. ''''a'f @'-
November Sire at c. o. String
fellow barber shop.
November Sire damages at resi-
dences of B. v. Sewers and VIM. my.
ers. Board of supervisors starts of
fetal count of election figures.
November 10-City council creates
excitement by serving notice of as.
sessment upon delinquent taxpayers
Fire at Hoffman & Baker grocery.
November 11-W. A. McNeill com
pletes plans to erect new two story
brick block 60x120, at corner of A
avenue and Sencond street, TO be oc-
cupied by Don Mcclure as an automo.
bile garage. Official count in Sixth
congressional district of Iowa elects
N. E., Kendall, republican candidate. !
November 12-Revival meetings in
progress at Christian church grow in
interest and give results.
November ,13-Merchants sign an
agreement to close places of business
upon six leading holidays of year.
Iowa Central boarding car burned 70
ground. Assignment of H. L. Coke
grocery.
November 14-First case in Iowa
under new compulsory educational
law brought by Oskaloosa school
board. Parent is arrested for not
sending child TO school. o.
November 16-G. l.. Whitaker cleo
ted by city council as Oskaloosa's first
market master
November 17-Death of Mrs. Laura
j. Fairall,. of millinery firm of Fairall
&c Heston. "" q
November 1S-ottumwa business
men organize to furtner plans toward
securing electric inuerurban railway
to Oskaloosa and other points.
November 19-Test case brought by
city of oskaloosa to prove validity OF
dairy herd inspection ordinance
thrown out of court by Judge B. w.
Preston. George Harvey found guilty
of larceny from person.
November 20 City brings new test
case in dairy herd ordinance eontro-I
versy against G. M, Borgess..