The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-12
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

Mr.. Henderson, chef at the Balling-
all Hotel, and Rem Vincent came up
from Ottumwa Thursday and took in
the picnic.
The Misses Helen and Rosa Mitch
ell left Saturday for Kansas City, Mo-,
where they will visit for few weeks
at the homes of relatives of their
father.
The sacred concert given at the A.
NJ. L. church Sunday evening brought
out large attendance who enjoyed
the very creditable program that was
given.
Mrs. Pierre Barquette, who has been
confined to her bed several days this
week on account of severe illness,
is now much improved and getting
along nicely.
Miss Naomi Kimbrough went to Des
Moines Tuesday to assist her sister
Mrs. o. G. Lee, in the care of her lit
tie baby daughter, who was very SICK.
She Is reported some better at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Craig and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Anna Good, of Grinnell came
down Thursday morning and attended
the picnic in company with Mrs. John
Williams and Mrs. Thos. Chick, whose
guests they were during the day.
Geo. f. Taylor, Of Ottumwa, spent
some time in the city "Wednesday
looking up old friends and attending
to business matters, and left In the
evening via the Iowa Central for st.
Louis, where he will spend a weeks
vacation.
Mrs. Rosa James and little son AL
bert have returned to their home in
this city after spending the past two
years with her husbands relatives in
Virginia. Mrs. James went to Vir-
glnia for the benefit of the baby's
health, which has proven a happy
move, as the child improved rapidly
and is now healthy and strong.
The two-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Anderson, of 519 ID avenue
east, met with serious accident on
Thursday by falling down flight of
stairs, striking his head against a ce-
ment floor, and fracturing the skull
in three places. The child was taken
| to the City Hospital where the injury
was treated and everything done to
relieve it's suffering that was possible.
1t is impossible to say at this time
| Just what the result will be, but the
doctors hope to save its life il no
| more serious complications set in.
The union picnic held by the Sun
day schools of Wesley Chapel and
the A. NJ. L. church at Glenwood park
Thursday was decided success in
every way. The scholars and friends
of both schools were out in full force
and nearly every family in the city
was represented. Lunch was served
at one O'Clock and when the numer-
Gus baskets were unloaded the table
presented the appearance of a real
feast with plenty of ice cream and
lemonade for everybody. The skat-
ing rink was well patronized during
the afternoon by those who knew how
and also by those who were delight
fully interesting experts in the art OF
falling. Good humor and cordially,
the genuine picnic spirit, was the pre-
vailing feeling with all and no more
pleasant day has ever been enjoyed
by those who attended.
Commodore Lee spent Wednesday
and Thursday in the city this week
looking after business interests and
shaking hands with old friends. He
left Chicago Sunday morning with Mr..
Guy Woodin and party in their 40
horse power Studebaker touring car
and after few minor mishaps reach
ed Sigourney Tuesday evening, where
they remained over night and drove
into Oskaloosa Wednesday morning
with the car in good running order.
He didn't let it rest much here, for
Commodore is always more than gen.
erous, and there were very few OF
his friends but what had an opportun-
ity to enjoy a ride. Mr.. Lee is max
ing a fine record as a chauffeur and
but recently received cash prize
from the Studebaker Company for the
best kept car of that make in Chicago.
The party left on the return trip Fri
day morning.
G. Fl. Jones, Will Crump and A. G.
Clark were guests OF Commodore Lee
Thursday morning in pleasant auto
mobile ride out to the farm of Mrs.
LOWE Lee, seven miles southeast of
town. The run was made in twenty
minutes and while Commodore was
attending to some business matters
with his tenant, the guests amused
themselves looking longingly at some
nice young chickens and purloining
sweet peas and green apples. Re-
turning we stopped at Bloomfield
church and cemetery where are the
graves of Mr.. Lees father and broth
er. Here we were detained short
time when Commodore discovered the
fan belt had pulled apart and things
were getting little too hot in the
engine ROOM A few inches of fence