The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-23
LYNNV|LLE LOCALS
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO HAVE A
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY MOTH.
ERS At SulLY ORGANIZE A
LADIES' AID SOCIETY.
(Items from Lynnville Star. }

Qtems from Lynnville Starr
Mrs. Vida Krkendall, who has
been so seriously sick at her home
here, was taken to Colfax last Tues
day in the hope of lettering her condi-
ton.
The Jim Newell family have moved
from their home near Bondurant to
farm near New Sharon. Mrs. Newell
was formerly Miss Maud Sparks.
Dave Mitchell and family, OF Sully..
move this week to the farm north of
Lynnville, where Bert Howell former
Iy lived. 1t is owned by Allen For
sythc. .r
The Barnes & Darnell Co., who have
held a clothing sale in the room ad-
Joining the postoffice, packed their
goods and re-shipped them to Oska-
loosa, Monday.
Mrs. w. F. Zimmerman has sold her
millinery business to Mrs. Flora Noah
and has given possession. Mrs. Noah
has been in the dressmaking business
for several years.
! C. A. Williams has moved from his
farm northeast of town to his place
just out of the city limits. Lemert
Brush has moved into the property
just vacated by him.
Mrs. S. J. Sparks, who has been
seriously i'll for some time, is report
ed much better, is able to sit up part
of the time, has fair appetite and
seems to be gaining as we'll as can be
expected.
MI. and Mrs. jeff Shaw are max
ing arrangements to move back to
the James Shaw farm the first of
March. They have lived in Newton
the past year but do not like city life
as we'll as where they can get plenty
of fresh air.
A movement is on foot to have the
city dads call special election for
the purpose of voting tax for up
keep of the public library now Install
ed in the postoffice building and to
have the town take over the library
and make it free to residents OF The
city.
Hal Cowles. of Monroe, who has
been superintendent Of the Sully
school and instructor in the high
school for nearly two years, resigned
from his position. He will be missed
from his place in the school, as he
held such a responsible position. MI.
Cowles will probably go to his claim
in Montana.
A very pleasant surprise was plan
med for Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schulz,
: of Sully, i'm honor of their tenth we'd
ding anniversary, Sunday, Feb. H.
Relatives to the number of twenty.six
! gathered at the home of Eugene Re-
maud and when Mr. and Mrs. Schulz
came they were all there and gave
them a shower of tin ware which con-
sisted OF many useful articles.
, A surprise was given Mrs. Mitchell,
, of Sully, last Saturday, by her lady
} friends of the Congregational Bible
: class. About fourteen of them gath.
: cred at her home in the afternoon and
enjoyed a jolly good time. 1t was her
43rd birthday as was afterwards dis
covered. and they presented her with
a beautiful rug as a token OF friend.
ship. 3d..
A number of the Sully mothers met
, at the parsonage and organized la
dies aid society to be under the SUI
pervision of the Congregational
: church. There are ten members to be.
, gin with and they hope to gather in
, more as time goes on. The officers
, are: Mrs. Nellie Aylmore, president;
, Mrs. Maggie Shipman, vice president;
. Mrs. Jennie Holdsworth, secretary and
/ Mrs. A. w. Forsythe, treasurer.
w. p. Turner and Fred Sparks re-
turned Saturday from their trip to
, California. They spent most OF the
time while there at Lindsay and saw
, the former Lynnville people who are
now residents of that city. They re-
! port oranges ripe and being picked
{ now, cabbage on the market and 9th
ell vegetables about ready. Robert
Meredith has 200 acres and Henry
| Austin 100 acres of fine fruit land
which they are putting in fruit and
selling to homeseekers. Owen Mere
dith arrived there o. X. and is set
!, tied on a nice little 20-acre fruit ranch.