The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-01-06
DATES AND DO|NGS
Of THE PAST YEAR
Continued from Page 50

ception. Death Of f. d. Coomes. G
Lincoln township.
Sept. 30--Howard Hockett, rnusica
director at Penn College, chosen chol
lister of Christian church. Ernes
Day hurt hand in saw mill.
OCTOBER.
Oct. DIR. Williams opens ney
hospital, the third in city. 33rd low
Flag Fund committee arrange to Civ
flags to schools in Mahaska, Marion
and Keokuk counties.
Oct. 90. H. S. won foot ball gam,
from New Sharon with score of 8,
to 5.
Oct. S.-Revival opened at Baptis
church.
u Oct. 4.-Annual meeting of stock
holders of |. C. and Western Railway
held in Office of Geo. Sewers.
Oct 5.-Cornelius Van Gemeret
killed by train near Leighton. Fare
we'll reception rendered to Pres. Ros
enberger of Penn College.
Oct. 6.-Dewhirst Furnace Co, Os
kaloosa College and Shady Greek
Coal Co. incorporated. Y. NJ. C. A
gives big reception, w. j. Mattick
, and Letta McKanna married.
Oct. 7.-Keg of beer found in sewer
cause of obstruction.
Oct. s.-Bible Study Rally and ban
quet held at Y. NJ c. A. and officers
elected for class.
Oct. 9.-"Lieutenant" VIM. Moore,
died of cancer trouble.
Oct. ION. E. Sunday school rally,
500 scholars present.
Oct. 11.-Roy Blair, committed
suicide by cutting his throat. First
killing frost. .....
Oct 12.-Nayor Bacon arrives
home from big mayors convention in
ST. Louis. Death of VIM. Hart.
Clarence Bishop has his face badly
burned at round house. .u
Oct. 13.-J. P. McCrea died at his
home in White Oak. .
Oct 14-Penn Day celebrated at
the college and the flag given by
Joshua l.. Bailey, was raised.
Oct. 15.-Death Of Mrs. Maria R.
Emmons. Gas Co. make improve
snents to their property. d.
Oct 16.-P. E. O's. held very sue
cessfm meeting with Mrs. Frank
Nash. .....
Oct. 17.-Revival meetings were
started at Pentecostal Mission.
Oct. $50. S. Phelps and family
leave for Tacoma, Washington. X. of
p. Lodge plan contest.
Oct. 19-Leo Roenspeiss elected
member of council. vice o. E. Dicke-
son, resigned. w. H. Harrison of
Wright dropped dead.
Oct. 20.-Young Peoples Societies
gave Union Halloween social at Y. M.
c. A. Union Lecture Course opened.
Oct. 21.-Paving on South Second
street begun. X. of P. lodge inaugu-
rated social season with party at their
hall.
u Oct. 22.-First snow of the season,
very light fall.
Oct. Woman's Club pass resol-
utions asking that the city council
remove hitch racks since they had
that right. ....
Oct. 24.-Attendance at NJ. E. Sun
day school 3S7.
z Oct. ESP. E. o. program for the
year is given out.
Oct. 26.-F. 4. Smith succeeds c.
". HOFFMAN, as postmaster. John F.
Brown died. Hinshaw-Burnside we'd
ding.
Oct. 27.-Penn College Faculty en-
tertained at Halloween party at
Clark Terrell home.
Oct. 2S.-Geo. True appointed post
master. w. r. c. reception.
Oct. 29-Death of Mrs. Ruah Stalk
Ter. Little Kelly Johnson severely in
jured by street car.
!. Oct. 31.-Attendance 342 at Christ
ian Sunday school Hitch racks re-
moved from around the square.
NOVEMBER.
Nov. Hoover Distillery Co. won
their insurance case. NJ. E. District
conference OptHSu. " v" iiOAhIoh
made the recipient of chair by P. o..
employees.
Nov. marriage of Harry Hagan
and Lottie Riegel. Spring Creek
school case given to Supt. Young for
a decision.
Nov. 3-Meeting of S. E. Iowa Hor-
ticultural Association.
Nov. Mayor Bacon re-appointed
Mesdames F. c. Lofland and !. G.
johnson and Mr.. Frank Nash to
serve on Library Board of Trustees.
school adjourns to permit teachers to
attend state convention in Des
Moines.
Nov. 5-"Great White Way" ex-
tended on south side OF High Ave.
West. Miss Mary E. Wheeler, OF Grin
nell. comes to city as Librarian to
succeed Miss Grace Hill.
Nov. 6-Successful Dutch" Social
given by Calicogathian Society OF Con-
gregational church. Marriage OF Har-
~ Phinney and Violet Hedge in Des
Moines.
Nov. Mems meeting held IN