The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-01-05

The year has been an eNeitlul olS Az
OskaIoosa and Mahaska county, and
more things have transpired than one
could believe until he makes a study
of them. Here is a list, which is no
doubt incomplete, but will serve as
a kaleidoscope of the passing month: :
January.
January TUSCALOOSA people cele-
brate the coming of the new year
with much merriment, setting new
record for the event. Ice men pre-
mare 10 harvest the annual crop. Hay
was selling locally for $1,000 per ton.
The Howars Cigar Store sold to
Frank E. Novels.
January Rev. L. H. Baker opens
a series of revival meetings at the
Central Methodist Episcopal church
10 a large audience. Phil kearney
Post G. A. r. give annual memorial
for five deceased comrades during the
year.
January 3-Opening of the colleges
and schools. B. F. Grubb and Chas.
Spann fall from scaffold and are in
iured. District court convened with
.Judge WillcOckson on the bench. &.
NJ. Chick, wealthy farmer, was
stricken with paralysis at the Golden
Eagle store.
January 4-Easter G Hunt secure
a lease of the w. /. Neagle building,
No. 313 High avenue east. c. W. Boil
linger buys the Tom Long building
on High avenue west. A hard, old
fashioned blizzard prevailed.
January 5-Death of Mrs. Cecilia
Grace, aged 80 years. Vet Ayres and
VIII Blakeslee sell Purity Drug Store
TO Chas. Shurtz. George Bertsch
buys interest of former partner, Chas.
Shurtz. of Bertschs Pharmacy. Z. L.
Billick gives possession of billiard
hall to Jacob Hoogendoorn.
January Coolest record of the
winter. 16 TO IS below zero. Their
mometers at Beacon registered 26 be-
low. Mrs. L. f. Smith moves panta-
forum to No l25 North Market street.
Death of Michael Mitchell. aged SO
wears. Golden Eagle starts extern
sive improvements.
January Board of Supervisors in
session. Oskaloosa was threatened
with a fuel famine. OskaloOsa Times
installs new newspaper press.
January S-B. W. Ayres is elevated
10 the presidency of the Central Holt
ness University. Chas. Chick sue
cumbs to apOpleXy. Elmer II. Wei
ton dies at Wright. County assessors
in annual session.
January Especial services in al
most all churches Of the city. ). j.
3utton residence damaged by fire.
January 1G-Death of w. w. Stew
art. former OskalOOsa business man.
Chas. r. Lee becomes manager OF the
Frankel Dry Goods Co., succeeding
Henry Frankel, who returned to Des
Moines.
January 11-Annual bank meetings.
Muscatine Deanery of the Episcopal
church opens in Oskaloosa. George
Parry is assaulted and almost killed.
January 12-The Muscatine Dean
cry adjourned after a successful and
pleasant meeting.
January Is - Arthur Oppenheimer
entertained the Penn College Glee
Club at the Hotel Downing. IncorpO-
ration of the Redman-Porter Hardware
Company.
January 1.-THE Iowa Mausoleum
Company elects to erect a building in
Oskaloosa.
January 15-Thomas L. Farmer dies
at his home near Cedar. St. James
Episcopal church lets contract for
pipe organ.
January 16-The body of Lealdes
Threlkeld, who died in Kansas City
OF typhoid, arrived in the city. Thos.
Bell, lad residing at White City
was fatally shot by companion while
out hunting. c. c. Rose, manager for
the Postal Telegraph station, was in
jured while out sleigh riding.
January 1.-THE Oskaloosa Cream
cry announced extensive improve
ments for the season. An elaborate
Emancipation celebration service was
held at the A. NJ. Z. church.
January 1S-Operations resumed on
the Elks building Thomas Sewers
obtains patents on furnace. Interna.
tional Secretary Drom addressed the
annual meeting Y. NJ. G. A.
January 19-W. H. Kalbach buys
the W. c. Sheppard home on High
avenue east Mrs. Caroline Downing
stricken with apoplexy.
January 2O-oskaloosa Home Tele-
phone Company absorbs Bell Com.
pany.
January 2l-Residence of Will Ter.
rell on c avenue east badly damaged
By fire. Herman 5. Herring delivered
lecture on Christian Science under
auspices OF local church.
January &c. w. Bollinger makes
improvements to property on High
avenue west. Thomas Terrell. an old
resident, becomes critically ILL.,
January 23-Charley Allgood hurt
while riding on bob-sled. Snow that
had covered ground since holidays
rapidly disappearing in January
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