The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07
DATES AND DOINGs
or The PAST YEAR

SliSSlS. EldHS LOT new uTe depart
ment station arrive.
September 14--Iowa Central coal
chutes partially destroyed by fire.
September 15--Ninth district con,
vention Of Iowa organization Women
Christian Temperance Union open
session. First Reformed church In
eorporates. Mrs. J. H. Pickett elect
ed member Oskaloosa Hospital board
Major John F. Lacey chosen to be
candidate for United States senator.
September 16--Iowa Central injunc
ton application hearing taken &c
Marshalltown. Oskaloosa has 326e
children Of school age.
September 7--Work is started or
new church building for First Re
formed church.
September 1S--Relay race from Os
kaloosa to Marshalltown by Y. NJ G
"A. runners. Oskaloosa Y. M. c. A
Institutes a county fair
Sept. 49, Epworth League of Cen
trail M. E. church announced as largest
and strongest in Iowa.
September 20-George B. Lewis
Iowa Central brakeman, No 207 North
e street, thrown under train at Grin
nell and killed. Death of George Z
Farmer. Rev, w. w, Fleetwood
comes from Marion to accept rector
ship of ST. James parish, H..
Sept. 21-Oskaloosa city council
selects location for "Chief Mahaska'
statue in west side public park.
September 22-Earl Bridges ap
pointed county surveyor. Date Of
fall millinery openings.
September 23-Oskaloosa Minister
ial Association and Woman's Christian
Temperance Union inaugurates cam
/ paign for Curfew Ordinance. 3D..
September 24-Chas. Penland buys
Chas. Jones barber shop.
September 25-William H. Taft, re-
publican nominee for president OF
the United States, stops in Oskaloosa
Miners funds declared untaxable.
September 26-James T. Elder and
Irving Austin, of Oskaloosa, injured
in collision of Iowa Central trains at
Abbott. S r.. --
September 2S-Willhoits buy Nor
row interests in livery business. First
frost of season Monday morning.
September 29-Rev. j. d. Adkins,
of Belchertown, Mass, accepts call to
pulpit of Congregational church.
School board increases wages of Os,
kaloosa teachers. "
September 30--WilIiam J. Bryan
comes to Oskaloosa, the third of pres.
idential candidates to visit city during
campaign. Spoke to great crowd.
t.asa,..sI4 u October. -..i....G Ia !
Is October 1---Rosetta Minor becomes
Superintendent of .Oskaloosa Hospital
vice DIR. q. A. Ryerson, resigned. The
city council awards the contract for
the new fire department building to
Guthrie G. Holtz of Abba. - ~
October. 2---City of Oskaloosa inaug.
urates campaign to collect unpaid sew
er tappagesy 80. s..
October S-New factory, for Oska-
1oosa, The Carbon Sales Company, to
manufacture the Carbon Wall Plug.
Oskaloosa Elks will remodel property.
Another half block added to The
Great White Way"
October 4--Opening of annual con-.
vention of Iowa Christian Convention.
A society opposed to secret orders.
October 5-oskalcosa peace officers
summoned to Bolton ON call to sup
press small riot.
October 6-City begins clearing site
of new fire department station. B. w,
Ayers elected president Iowa Christian
Convention Andy Hornick killed in,
Evans mines. ~ E.fs- ,-,e@ tr,# (,
October 1.-THE name of Edwin Per
ny, Secretary Treasurer OF Iowa Mine
Workers, Is announced as candidate
for office OF National Secretary.
October S--Settlement of Iowa Cen
trail strike announced from Marshall
town. September term grand jury re-
turns twelve true bills of indictment.
October S--Supreme court denies re-
hearing Of Doak-Briggs contest case
over office of county auditor. Sixth
District Republican Committee hold
conference. Death of Thomas MCGEE,
Sr. old pioneer. '--
October 10y. M. C. A, boys attract
attention oy enthusiastic campaign
over election of officers Made street
demonstration. Big public sale cattle
by Fieener & Peasley. .."
October lit. R. Targgart home
damaged by fire. Death of Norman
Dodge. &
October 12-Stakes were set at site
of fire department station. Burling-
ton Railway starts upon station i'm
Iowa Central Railway
men return to former positions.
October 13-North Third street sew.
or connection completed.
October 14--Annual Penn Day cele-
bration by students and faculty of
Penn college. Death of Mrs. Maria
King, aged pioneer.
October 15-Twenty-fifth annual con.
vention Of Des Moines Branch of
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
was opened with large attendance.
show your tickets" order inaugural.
I'd locally on the Rock Island railway. |
october 16-Rey, T. " Dugan made |
president OF Associated Charities. |
Death of William II. Prime.