The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-12-23
THE EDDYVILLE NEWS
Happenings In A Live Town As
Told by John R. Sipes.


who has for some months been To-
Gated gnere as q veterinary surgeon,
will leave this week for his home all
Winterset, before, departing about the
first of the year for the. Philippines
where he goes to accept an appoint
ment as veterinary inspector. Mr.
Trawver took the examination at Des
Moines on September Sth, and he has
been notified that he received a high
er grade than anyone else in the Unit
ed States. The government position
which he will fill will pay him $1,000
per year and expenses. .i
Wapello County Supervisor Wilson,
and Fairchild were here Saturday in
speeding the work which Contractor
]. A. Lafferty has lately completed
on the highway leading south OF town.
This is quite an improvement, as 1t
will prevent further washouts OF the
road by high waters.
Rev. NJ. Halbert, of Lakonta, is
conducting a series of revival meet
ings at Edwards chapel, west of town,
of which he is pastor. Considerable
interest is being shown.
Mayor w. L. Hays has returned
home from a short visit to his farm
at Buxton and with his daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Riggs, at Oskaloosa. -.
Mrs. Dolph Templeton, of Hamil-
ton, and Ira Hays, of Buxton, were
| recent guests at the w. L, Hays ana
NJ n Keeran homes
The old double frame building own
ed by Henry Biihler, which caught fire
wear ago the fifth of This month'was
on fire again this morning, but as IN
ehe previous instance, the blaze was
mt out by the fire department and
volunteers, so that even less damage
was done to the building than on the
nrevious occasion. The structure, for
some months, has been occupied by
John Parberry, as a barber shop, ana
by n. H. Brunson as produce mousse
and all the contents of the building
were removed to places of safety
while the fire was smoldering in the
garnet. 1t is not known just what Will
be done with the old fire trap, but ar
ter the other blaze it was repaired and,
although an eyesore to the town, 1t
has usually found tenants among
| hose who were not able TO rent bet
tier building, as nearly all OF the better
structures are already occupied.
Eddyville, Dec. 21.-As a result OF
Line fire which damaged the Henry
Bifhler building Monday forenoon, John
! Parberry, later in the day, moved his
barber shop into the Dr. F. E. Vance
building at the corner OF Walnut and
Third, which building has been va
cant for some time n. H. Brunson,
who also moved his stock OF wall pa
per and other goods out of the other
room of the building when the struc-
ture caught fire, has moved back into
the building for the present, and still
has his produce room in the small
room Just east of the BifIhler building,
The fire caught from the fiue and
smouldered in the garnet for some
minutes till the fire department could
lay their hose from the river.
Miss Hattie Cole, who has been
quite sick, is improving.
Tom Walters, formerly prominent
citizen of the rapidly dying town OF
Pekay, has purchased the 219-acre
farm on which the old town was To-
Gated.
Leonard Beamer arrived Saturday
from his late home at Elida, New Mex
leo. and will live in this vicinity. His
wife and baby came some weeks pre-,
yious.
The Fortnightly Club met with Mrs,
Theo. OFT Monday afternoon Mrs.
Frank Epperson acting as leader. g..
Frank Elder, of Canada, and sister,
Miss Nellie Elder, of Abba, were re,
cent guests at the w. B. DeTar home.
Mr.. Elder is spending the winter with
his mother, Mrs. n. s. Elder, at Abba.
Z, Word was received at Eddyville
this morning of the death of NJ. V.
Kirfman, aged Ga, an old settler OF Ed
dyville, and also an old soldier. Mr..
Kirfman died in the hospital for old
.o,diers at Marshalltown last evening.
Several weeks ago he went to the hos
pftal with his wife for treatment, but
aired rapidly until his death. He
caves a wife, but no children.
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