The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-01-05
September.

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September.
Sept. 1.-The Oskaloosa Creamery
extends it's business in the purchase
and consolidation of the buGiness of
the Reisman Creamery at Wellman.
Sept. 2-The Board of Education
accepts the new Jefferson school
building of the contractors. Anthony
Papas opens the Palace of Sweets.
Sept. 3-Candidates for the fall
election begin to get busy for the
fall campaign.
Sept. Especial services were held
at the Central M. Z. church for DR..
Allen, whose transfer to Burlington
was announced.
Sept. labor Day. Oskaloosa
celebrated with the Abba crowd. The
Board of Education threw the Second
ward school open to the public. 1t
was visited b. thousands of people.
Ottumwa golfers met the Oskaloosa
players on the Country Club links
and defeated them by two points.
Sept. 6-Oskaloosa schools open
for the fall term with one hundred
pupils less than on the preceding fall
opening of 1909.
Sept. 7-Oskaloosa dentists went
to Ottumwa in automobiles to attend
a banquet at that place.
Sept. S-The Bell Wilson Insur-
ance company buys the business of
Harry Rosebrook. 'sSsm y III
Sept. 9-The candidacy of John p.
White for the presidency of the ma
tionaI association is announced. w.
r. C. Ladies hold annual outing at
Glenwood Park.
season. No damage. The home of
/. C. Johnson on High avenue East,
was destroyed by fire.
Sept. 11-Methodists go to Pella
for Sunday attendance at the annual
conference.
Sept. Prev. J. M. McClelland,
presiding elder of the Burlington dis
trict, was appointed to take the Os-
kaloosa charge.
Sept. 13-Penn College opens for
the fall terms, with increased attend
ance.
Sept. 14-Old Settlers Day. Meet
ing held in public park with big
crowd in attendance. N. E. Kendall
of Abba was orator of the day.
Sept. 16-The Mahaska County
Sunday school convention opened a
two days session at Coal Valley.
Sept. 16 "A handsome Lecture"
was presented to st. James Episco-
pal church in memory of the late Alb
ner Allen, of Union Mills.
Sept. 17-Louis Young, colored, one
hundred and eighteen years of age,
died at the county home.
Sept. 1S-Death of Mrs. Lura Nash.
Sept. 19- Announcement made
that Traction company would build
loop around block west of the city
park. Chas. Barrett was shot dead
near home of his divorced wife in
Green's addition.
Sept 20-Rebekah Lodge No. 16
celebrates it's anniversary. Frank
Pearson, a mine worker, was killed
at Bolton.
Sept. 21-Ladies of the G. A. r.
give their annual picnic to members
and comrades. Oskaloosa attracts
crowd by its first Big Wednesday.
Sept. 22-Oskaloosa sends big
crowd to the annual district fair at
New Sharon.
Sept. 23-Oskaloosa and vicinity
visited by storm and heavy rain
fall.
Sept. 24-Mahaska farmers indulge
in annual picnic at the Yearly Meet
ing grounds. William Boston, col
ored, fatally shot Susie Losson at
her home at Cricket and is himsllf
killed by train while escaping.
Sept. 25-Union meeting at the
opera house in the interests OF Penn
College. ...
Sept. 26-Dr. w. s. Windle and
family prepare to leave Oskaloosa
and move to Kansas City.
Sept 28-Penn Day in Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa citizens go into the field
soliciting funds for endowment
Sept. 29-Wedding of Miss Helen
Lofand, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
K. Lofiand, to Fred P. Van Sickle, at
Denver, Colo.
Sept. 3O-Thet thirty-third Iowa
Flag Fund dedication of flags to rn-
raj schools celebrated in Mahaska,
Marion and Keokuk counties.
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