The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-07

business at Rose Hill Race war
breaks out at Bolton.
November rs Thanksgiving bay
union service at United Presbyterian
church. Sermon by Rev. A. o. Broy
les.
November 27-Ered Butler wins
Herald advertising contest prize.
Superintendent c. s. Hayden. of Iowa
Central, departs for his home in West
Bend, Wisconsin.
November 28-The Blackford Flour
and Grain Co. organized to do bust
ness in Oskaloosa.
November 29-"Mahaska II enters
his appearance. Death of Fannie
Coke, wife of H. L. voxe
November 30-Geo. s. Prime and w.
| J.. O'Brfen purchase H. L. Coke gro
Gerry business under firm name OF
Prime C o'Brien.
December.
December III. G. Kruse officially
announced as superintendent Iowa
Central, succeeding c. s. Hayden, re,
signed. Edward o. Cole, of Oska,
loosa, is appointed foreman Of en-
gines of Iowa Central.
December Penn College Basket
Ball team wins game from Grinnell
| December Close of Christian
| church revival with 63 converts. New
switch board of Home Telephone Com,
pany arrives and is delivered at new
building.
December frank E. Martin as,
sumes duties of chief dispatcher OF
| Eastern Division Iowa Central. John
| A. Lucy, of Peoria, is made train,
master Eastern Division. &.
December 5L-Injunction proceedings
instituted against Hagan & Lewis
roller rink on grounds of nuisance.
December 6-Mercury touches 6
degrees below zero.
December 7-Granite for the base
/ of the statue of Chief Mahaska" ar.
rives and is delivered, footing and
foundation having been completed
granite is put in place under direc,
ton of Contractor L. h. Mccall. Os-
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| against the parcels post. Petition for
curfew ordinance presented to city
council.
December S-December grand jury
finds six indictments against Mahaska
| county individuals. Oskaloosa Arti
| fetal Ice Co. announce increase of ca
| pacity for next year. James Lawless,
No. $40 North First street, killed in
hunting accident near Eddyville.
December 9-Oskaloosa post Office
has lighting system revised. S. w.
White elected to executive committee
Iowa Mine Operators.
December 10-Ice plant closes down
for season of 1908. <.'
December 11-King's Daughters an
nual state convention for Oskaloosa
in 1909. Traffic manager of Iowa Cen.
| trail resigns. l.. w. Roe takes sweep
stakes at Des Moines Corn SHOW; r.
B. White gets third place on white
| corn. w. F. Pirch, of Holiness Uni
versity, wins Towle oratorical prize
December 12-Fire partially des,
troys home of Joseph Jones, Sr., 215
High Ave, West, one of the oldest
houses in Oskaloosa s. W. Clark
erects addition to buildings, 212+214
First avenue West, for automobile
garage. City market place and scales
formally opened for business.
December IA. c. Eckenrode, ped
dler, fined under pure food law for
selling impure extracts. Case was ap,
pealed. A. T. Drinkle, Jr., made Sec
ond Lieutenant of Company F, saith
Reg, !. N. G.
December Isl. D. Guthrie wins
gold prize of Anderson Bros. Canning
Co. for raising most tomatoes during
season.
December 16-oskaloosa high school
discontinues mid-winter graduating
class.
Dec. 17-Ladies of st. Mary's CHURCH
close successful three days bazaar.
December Decentralization of 63 new
street lamps in lighting system. Grand
jury files big report. Wants rock pile
for prisoners and public retiring place
installed in basement of court house.
December Especial graduates
nin rlade for Miss Emma Mitchell, of
Oskaloosa Hospital Training School.
December 20-Dedication of new
First Reformed church, Rev. Carl Pc
tri, pastor. Dedicatory sermon by
Rev. D. S. Fouse, of Lisbon, Ia, Rev.
Purdy and Rev. Allen, of oskaloosa,
churches, assist in service.
December q Additional jurors
drawn by Judge Clements to complete
work of December FERN. Holiday rush
inaugurated with great crowd. Frank
b. Gordon buys Cook meat market.
December 22-Plates for pedestal of
Chief Mahaska arrive in New York
port
December 23-Fire alarm, residence
Of Robert McCord, No. SIC Sixth Ave-
West. Greatest holiday business in
history of city in progress.
December 24-Almost every Sunday.
school in town has Christmas tree
and entertainment. C.yde Perkins,
sells livery business to ]. ]. Bridges.
Big holiday trade.
December 25--Christmas day. Ali
Oskaloosa rests. Family dinners I'M