The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-06

shalltown, buys millinery stock and
business of Miss Inez Heston. Chris.
tian church decides upon improve
ments. j. r. Gentry opens small no
tel at his building on South First
street
January 27-Sale of the c. NJ. Por
ter Lumber Co. to the Green Bay
Lumber company. OF Des Moines
First robins of season are seen and
heard.
Jan. 2S-vagrants overrun town on
account of severe weather Isaac
Kalbach falls at his home and frac
lures hip.
Jan. 29-Tom Corners, Iowa Cen
trail fireman. meets death in railway
accident. Severe snow storm and
blizzard prevails for twenty-fouI
hours. Vet Ayers buys interest in
Blakeslee Drug Co. Death of Doug
Nugent.
Jan. 30--C. M. Porter purchases in
terest in Hawkeye Lumber Co.
February.
Feb. PLANS completed for cree
tioM new buildings at Central Holiness
University. Frankels' store gives re
ception for Mrs. Juliette Allen.
Feb. 2-Ground Hog day, bright and
fair. Hog returns to sleep. South
west Land and Townsite company
opens branch office in Oskaloosa
Death of Fred Pavey, popular Iowa
Central fireman. &c.. .........
February st. w. Shultz removes
from Oskaloosa to Paris, Mo. Geo. H
Carbon elected president Iowa Cement
users. Death of Alice s. Blair. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Anderson celebrate
twelfth wedding anniversary.
Feb, southeast Iowa Lumber
dealers. the Hoo Hoos, hold conven
ton in city.
Feb. Sire at Royal Cafe.
Feb. 6-F1rst strawberries Of sea
son in market. Taylor Duke is elect
ed ianitor of court house. vice Thee
Richmond.
Feb. baptist church damaged by
fire while congregation is at morning
service. Death of Mrs. Lizzie Oswan
die.
Feb. q Severe blizzard prevails
during day. Temperature drops forty
degrees. Train service on all roads
embarrassed.
Feb. Oscar Buckler and Albert
Robertson open carpenter shop In
Kalbach building ON High Ave. West
Death of Harry L. Sheahan.
Feb. 10-E. A. Duffy resigns posi-
ton in Oskaloosa Savings Bank tc
remove to California. Mrs. Thomas
Maxwell entertains.
Feb. ia. r. Toepfer resigns man
agement Oskaloosa Exchange Iowa
Telephone Co. Oskaloosa Red Mer
negotiate management of Mahaska
statue dedication.
Feb. 12-General celebration Lin
coins birthday. Special stamp fol
day on sale at local post Office. Mar
riage. of George .Kalbach and Miss
Sarah l.. Graves.
Feb 13-Annual inspection Com
pany 54th Iowa Regiment. Company
stands well. Death of Mrs. Sarah
Howarth.
Feb. 14-St. Valentines day falls on
Sunday and post Office is mobbed by
girls and boys looking for tender
missives that cannot he delivered un
til Monday.
Feb. 15-Frank Daniels. of the fire
department, is the first to slide down
the "hurry pole" at the new fire de
partment station to respond to fire
alarm. State inspection officer says
Company F must have new armory.
Feb. 16-Sudden death of Dale
Sewers. son of George w. Sewers
of heart disease. Death of Mrs
Katherine Howar.
Feb. 17-Doctor S. w. Clark elected
president Mahaska County Medical
association. Central Holiness Univer.
sity addition decides to incorporate
as university Park"
Feb. 19-Grand jury returns six
bills of indictment. Will w. Watts
regains use of voice lost for several
years. John Moreland. of Herald
celebrates birthday anniversary.
February 20-Dr. H. C. Rogers
opens Oskaloosa dog kennels. Rex
Neil made chief clerk and cashier at
local freight station of Iowa Central.
Prime & O'Brien start extensive i'm
provements at store.
Feb. Especial services and pro
grams at churches. Washfngton's
birthday.
Feb. 22-Iowa Mine Workers choose
John P. White to head their organi-
cation. Miss Fay Lister accepts po-
sition in state institution at Mt.
Pleasant. B. Finkelstein opens cur
tain factory in Oskaloosa
Feb. 23-Mose Arquette, pioneer
engineer on Iowa Central. retired
from service with honorable discharge
and given special pension for life.
Funeral of Capt. A. j. Comstock. vet
eran OF two U. S. wars.
Feb. 24-Home Telephone company
moves to new building on North
Market street. south of Federal build.
ing. Musical recital by pupils of Mrs.
Lee Long. Shinum company re-or-
ganized. Open factory in Oskaloosa
in Whipple Egg House building on