The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-01-06
DATES AND DO|NGS
OF THE PAST YEAR
Resume Of the important Local
Events During 1909.
DOES MEMORY CORRESPONDS
Many Things Seem Longer Ago,WhiIe
Others Impress One as of More
Recent occurrence-An
EVentful Year.

The following resume OF local events
OF the year just closed will no doubt
be of interest to our readers. The
year hasabeen an eventful one in os.
kaloosa and Mahaska county, and
more things have transpired than one
could believe until he makes a study
OF them. Here is list, which is nc
doubt incomplete, but will serve as a
Kaleidoscope of the passing months:
January.
January III. Mace Hagan close,
skating rink over street car waitins
room. Annual meeting of Baptis
church and of United Presbyterian
church. Y. NJ. c. A. keep open house
X. M. Boyer gave dinner to hospita
force. Death of Mrs. Fannie Robert
son. wife of David Robertson, aged
"A years.
Jan. 2-Robt. Grail resigns position
with II. L. Spencer house to take man
agement of branch of American In
surance at Kansas City. Bell Cows
annual banquet. Board of Supervis
ors open work of new year.
Jan. 3-Annual memorial service Of
G. A. R., Rev. Alexander McFerrar
delivers address. Opening of M. E
church revival by Barrett and Bell
Street car service crippled by bad
storm.
Jan. Entertainment by Iowa
College Glee Club. Annual meeting
Hooking Coal Co. New county Off
GERS take seats at court house. The
w. c. T. U. takes action to secure
curfew ordinance in Oskaloosa.
Jan. ST. w. Hyde and family re
move from Oskaloosa to Des Moines
Mace Hagarf opens. skating rink al
Glenwood Park.
Jan. Coolest morning of year
10 degrees below zero. Marriage Of
Miss Agnes Turner to Howard H
Moreland, at Romeo, Michigan.
Jan. Annual meeting of Con
gregational church.
Jan. S-First fire alarm of year
Penn College beats Buxton at basket
ball.
Jan. 9-Committee of Iowa State
Fire Protective association visit Os
kaloosa, Investigate means of fight
ing fire and liability to damage.
Jan. 10-City. council begins agita
ton of city scales ordinance. Takes
up. ordinance requiring inspection OF
all electric wires.
Ian 11-MCrwin CtulI oooS IN 0t
tumwa to open automobile garage
Baracca class of Christian church
opens reading room.
Jan. 12-President F. NJ. Coulson
of Oskaloosa Water Co., visits city
Taylor Kalbach entertains Freshman
Glass OF Penn College in annual so,
cial J. c. Scoles elected inspector by
Ozark Fruit farm company
Jan. 13-County assessors start
work. Death of D. B. C"Doc"D Long
OF appopleXy. annual meeting Y. NJ
@. A. New directors. w. E. Kemble
F. w. Else o. f. Schee, F. T. Nash
w. e. Kcmble made president.
Jan. 14-Death of Margaret Mary
Harvey. Meeting of Rural phone
users. Organization A. j. Lytle elect
ed president. Elks have open session
Mahaska county court house insured
for $4,000. ....
Jan. Is Oskaloosa Manufacturing
Co. makes arrangements to erect new
ware house. Morris Hirsch retires
from Bee Hive store. A. p. Rippen,
berry, of Webster, supercedes Mrs.
Martha Burkhart as local agent West
ern Union.
Jan. 16-J. f. Easter has foot mash
ed by block OF stone.
Jan. 17-opening of Presbyterian
church revival under direction Rev.
Alexander McF erran.
Jan. 1S-Poor make many applica-
lions for relief to Robert Kent and
Associated Charities. Bob Grail de-
parts for Kansas City.
Jan. 19-Southeastern Iowa Den.
lists convene in city for two days
session. Opening session of Mahaska
County Farmers Institute. Iowa
Mine Workers officials depart for ma
tional convention.
Jan. 20-Dr. c. ]. Fowler, president
National Holiness Society, comes to
Oskaloosa to visit university. Kal.
bach Lumber Co. buys stock of Farm
ers' Lumber Co.
Jan. 21-Herbert Coke accepts po-
sition with harris Bros. Death OF
Mrs. Laura Allgood. Iowa Central
round house damaged by fire.
Jan. 22-Dwight F. Downing strick-
en- by appoplexy Ream-Hamilton
contest for seat IN senate opens. Old
patrol wagon declared unsafe. Close
of Farmers Institute. Thomas Sose-
man elected president, F. F. Everett
secretary. Oskaloosa high school has
eight graduates for mid-winter class,
Jan. 23-Mrs. Rhoda Woodruff re
signs as secretary of Ladies OF g. A
r. Forty-three pupils enter high
school from grades.
Jan. 24--Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Shan
gle celebrte 50th wedding anniver-
sary.
Jan. Mahaska County Bar MEM
orial at court room In honor OF the
late Dwight + Downing Charles Carr