The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-01-05

gins fall season OF open on Sundays.
Special memorial service held in
Christian church for Mrs. Mcknight.
Rally Sunday in the M. e. church.
Oct. 3-Annual meeting of Forest
Cemetery Association. VIM. Gun,
ningham reelected superintendent
Bob Walton wins city golf cham,
pionship.
Oct. 4-Incendiary fires in White
Oak township excite community
George Patterson purchases interest
in Cowan & Hambleton Co.
October 5-Oskaloosa Home Tele.
phone company buys plant of Abba
Telephone Co.
October 6-Mrs. George Row burn.
ed in gasoline accident. City laun-
dries close down on account of not
agreeing to terms of new union OF
laundry workers. Dan Hamilton
opens Mahaska county campaign at
Rose Hill.
Oct. THE residence of Mrs
Frank Hogle was badly damaged by
fire. Hattie Siders committed sui
eide. The season of public sales is
we'll organized.
Oct. 9-Father Nugent inaugurated
a forty-hour devotional service at St
Mary's church, being assisted by
Rev. Thomas F. Lotus. The Siebel
flour mills, one of the Oldest buildings
in Oskaloosa and a landmark of early
pioneer days, was destroyed by fire
Oct. 1O-The alumni and old stu
dents of Penn College organize to
assist in the canvass of the Penn
College endowment fund. Death OF
John w. Brier.
Oct. 11-Opening of the new Bal
dauf-Rosenblatt company building
erected by Williams Bros, on the
4Oth year after the establishment OF
the dry goods business by Sam Bal
dauf.
Oct. 12-Oskaloosa Commercial
Club holds a special meeting in re
ference to the Penn College endow
ment. i
Oct. 13-Oskaloosa citizens make
another organized canvass in solicit
tation for funds for the Penn Col
lege endowment. The Masonic op
era house robbed.
Oct. 14-About 100 Masons took a
special train to Knoxville to put on
degree work.
Oct. 15-The Prime & O'Brien gro
Gerry adopts cash system.
Oct. 16-W. L. Baty terminates his
service as manager of the Lacey Ho
tel to become manager of the Slavery
Hotel in Des Moines, and is succeed
ed by Elmer Graham. Suicide OF
John Stoker.
Oct. 17-Music lovers enjoy the
presence of David Bispham.
Oct. 1S-The Union Laundry Work
ers organize laundry of their own.
Oct. 19-Oskaloosa Big Wednesday
for October.
Oct. Diminishing touches are put
on Oskaloosa Hospital 'veranda.
Oct. 21-Soil special on the Bur,
lington road comes to Oskaloosa.
Oct. 22-First killing frost of the
season. Tomatoes and other garden
truck were put out of commission.
The Herald correspondents enjoyed
annual picnic at ulenwood Park.
Oct. 24-Oskaloosa Steam Laun-
dry and the Monarch Steam Laundry
unite and open for business.
Oct. 25-Death of George w.
Grooms. Opening of the Union Lee.
ture Course.
Oct. 26-Marriage of Miss Dorothy
Adeline Augustine and Harry ]. Ly-
tie. Incorporation of the Iowa Trac-
ton company in New Jersey is an
nounced.
Oct GA memorial service in
honor of Jonathan P. Dolliver, U. S.
senator from Iowa, at Penn College.
The Oskaloosa Dry Goods Co. es-
tablishes a new record in the Her
aid, occupying full two-page adver.
tisement.
Oct. ga local campaign of the
republicans receives a boost and i'm
petus in the presence of Congress.
man Kendall and Governor B. F. Car
roll.
Oct. 29-Mrs. Lou Brown begins
the erection of a new residence pro-
perty. Walter Mattick and Tay Ken
sci enter business in Oskaloosa.
Oct. 30-Commercial Club makes
preparations to carry on canvass of
Mahaska county for Penn College
endowment.
Oct. 31-D. c. Alexander decides
to establish a feed mill. Halloween
and Oskaloosa youngsters made a
carnival night of it.
November.
Nov. John c. Bradbury was
elected first lieutenant of Company
f and special election held for the
purpose of filing the office.
Nov. p Announcement is made OF
the sale of the bonds for the building
of the line between Oskaloosa and
Tama by the Iowa Traction company.
Oskaloosa District conference of the
M. E. church commenced.
Nov. 3-The Oskaloosa water COM
pany makes announcements of ex-
tended improvements.
Nov. 4-Reorganization of the AS
ISOLATED Charities, w. G. Rutherford