The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-08-11
'EDDYV|LLE Reconsideration BEACON
PYTHiAN SISTERS ARE INDUS.
TRlous-MANY REAcoNITEs TO
CAMP AT ctiAuTAuQUA- - OUR
SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER 8.

4 TRiOuS--MANY REAcoNlTES TO
4 CAMP AT cHAuTAuQuA-- = OUR
4 SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER 8.
/ Beacon Temple No, 165 Pythian
Sisters. has a number Of industrious
members in its midst. The members
of this organization are holding so
Gals and other forms of entertain.
ments. They have arranged a Sc
/ ries of ice cream and cake socials and
will give them the Monday evenings
after pay day. The first OF these so.
Gals was held last evening on the
first floor of the X. of P. building. The
members of the Pythian Sisters have
by raising money and with their own
labor painted and papered their hall.
1t is now one of the neatest meeting
places to be found in the state and
| is as clean as a pin. The ladies are
not satisfied yet as the outside of the
building is not as handsome as 1t
might be, and so they are now going
to raise enough money to repair and
paint, so that it will compare with
the inside.
Saturday was pay day at the mines
and as usual Beacon was lively
place on this day. About fifty men
in the town of Beacon draw pay from
the mines. -...r q. ..
A number of people from in and
around Beacon will camp at the chau.
tauqua this year. Aside from these,
many will use the interurban after
noon and evening. Our town will be
we'll represented.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Berdinner are
visiting at Grandview, Iowa, with their
daughter, Mrs. A. II. Barker.
Mrs. John Melcher, Of Evans, has
returned to her home after visit for
few days among relatives and
friends.
Rev. Alfred Luscombe preached at
the open air meeting Sunday evening,
which was held on the Congregational
lawn. There was a good attendance.
Rev. o. H. Sisson was to have preach
ed, but changed in favor of Rev. LUIS
combe.
1t is now drawing near the time
when the school will open. The Bea-
con schools will open Sept. 6. A new
teacher, David Goltry, has been en-
gagged for next year, taking the place
made vacant by the resignation OF
Deward Hawley. Mr.. Goltry is a resi-
dent of University Park.
There are no empty houses In Bea-
con that would do to rent. Recently
a family wished to move to the place
and not a house could they find that
would do to live in. This family VIII
undoubtedly live in Oskaloosa. 1t
would be an easy matter to rent q few
good houses here If they were built.
The children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Edwards have heard from their father
and mother. They stated that their
trip to Wales was made successfully
and without accident. Mrs. Edwards
did not enjoy the ten days trip across
the waters, as she was sick greater
portion of the time. When Mr.. Ed.
wards arrived in Wales he was panied
to learn of the death of his mother,
who had been deceased three months.
Blind Pig" the name which has
been applied to the mines west OF
Beacon, has been substituted for the
name Broken Leg" So many men
have recently had their legs injured
in these mines that the miners have
thought that the new name would bet
ter apply. Jas. Convey, who recently
had his leg broken between the ankle
and knee, is getting along as well as
could be expected. He is still con-
fined to his home. VIM. Jeffries, who|
had his ankle bruised, is able to pei
about on crutches. John Massel, who
had his leg crushed, is now out on
crutches. Tom Owens is another who
had his leg injured at the mines, but
he has improved and returned to his
work Monday.
Miss Kate Evans departed Monday
for Sioux City, where she will make
her future home. She has obtained
employment there. ="
Leonard Dickson, of Guthrie, Okla,
was visiting among some of his old
time neighbors and friends Monday
He is up from his southern home Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. Jennie Dick
son, of Oskaloosa. Leonard will be
remembered as rural mail carrier.
Hugh Jones and family, of Cedar,
were Sunday visitors at the VIM.
Baxter home.
+ J. Rand, of Lucas, was in the city
Sunday visiting with Mrs. s. j. Phil
fps. d -.-G -s.
DR.. j. R. Cross, of White City, was
a business caller in the city Monday.