The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-01-12
ITEMS FROM BEACON
MANY ATTENDED MOUNTAIN
4 ASH, siNGERs--MRs. WILLIAM
BAXTER CALLED TO oTTUM-
WA BY SICKNESS OF CHILD.

Beacon, Jan. 9.-Miss Pearle Wis
ser is quite sick.
Morgan Jones is much better this
week; also VIM. Biwen.
Quite number from here attend
ed the Mountain Ash singing az the
opera house Thursday and Friday
evenings.
Little Sarah Paskin is quite sick
this week. VI
Mr.. and Mrs. John Melcher and
children of Evans, spent Sunday at
the parental Berdinner home.
Misses Marie and Mary Ann PHIL
fps visited at the c. A. Cornell home
In Bussey last Monday.
Mrs. Mary Young and daughter
Elizabeth spent Monday at the Chas.
Johnson home at Tracy.
Mrs. Sophia Collier, of Des Moines,
and Ernest Melcher, of Waterloo,
James Mathews, of Ames, spent
Christmas at the John Melcher home.
Walker John Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs Geo. Williams and VIM Evans.
of Colfax, visited with friends here
over the holidays. Ha
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Jones, of Col
fax, spent few days with friends
here. They were on their way to
What Cheer to spend New Years.
Mrs. VIM. Baxter was called to
Ottumwa by the illness Of a grand
child.
MIR. and Mrs. Terry, of oskaloosa,
spent Thursday evening at the Mrs
S. J. Phillips home.
Mrs. Maude McElroy and son Max,
of Abba, spent Christmas at the par
ntal Dan Edwards home!
Morgan Jones, who has been con-
fined to his home by illness, is much
better and is able to be about
Clarence Flanders, of Rural Route
No. 2, had bad luck Monday when his
most valuable horse broke it's leg
The animal was injured by kicking
at the osher horses in the stable.
Freeman Eveland has completed
the putting up of many tons of ice
from the pond on his farm. He had
no trouble in completely filling the
ice house. ...s.
Mrs. Angie Meade, of Canton, Mo.
who has been visiting with her hus
bands mother, Mrs. Ellen Richie, Of
Beacon, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Grace Rink, OIL Galesburg, Ill.
is visiting with ner parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Jacob Kramer and with othel
relatives an friends.
Dick Eveland and Frank Gay are
busily engaged in putting up che sea
sons supply of ice. The ice is takeI
from the Des Moines river just above
the bridge. They report the product
of fine quality and state thai it is
fully twelve inches thick.
Misses Mayme Jones and Maudt
Evans, teachers of the Beacon
schools, we're visitors in OsRalooss
schools Friday.
Mrs. Thomas Rowe, of Ladora, la.
has been called to Beacon by the
cath of her sisters child, Everest
Barker, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H
Barker.
Messrs. Chas. and Will Burdess
who have reside on the Beacon roat
for many years past, are moving t.
| Pine Bluff, Neb., where they intent
to locate permanently. The Burdess
Bros. have operated a store on the
Beacon road for many years and art
well known all over The western par
of the county. They move to Pine
Bluff, where they will be with theil
sister. Mrs. John w. Bowen. Theil
household goods have been loaded
and all is in readiness for departure
They have many friends in this com
munity, who are loath to see then
leave Mahaska county.
The annual conference of the M
Il. church was held FRAY with {
large number of tue members present
| Considerable business was taken vi
during the afternoon.
The Beacon basket ball team i!
preparing to go to Rose Hill, where
they again intend to win from thu
Rose Hill lads. They have hereto
fore defeated them on both the Rose
| Hill and Beacon grounds. ..
M. Phillips, who has been employ
ed at the Van Corp store in Beacon
has resigned. Mr.. Phillips intends
to join Mr.. Porter, formerly of Bea
con, who is now operating restaur
AM at Knoxville.
BLUE EYES.