Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-29


SUTTON BaIETs.
Mn. A. w. Rhodes LETT for Enter.
prise. Saturday after : three weeks
visit with her daughter. Mira Mary
\ Miles. n II,
Louis Garland, Earl Watson, Lucy
Rhodes and ThelmA Sheldon oil Of whom
ara attending school 1t Western Col
! lege, Macon, Mo-, ,ars home for Christ
mas. 4 II u,
n Tabernacle Baptist church held their
Christmas exercises and tree Saturday
night.
Mrs. Anna Humblss will 90 to Des
Moines To spend New Years with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Carey.
L. c, Curry, an old time Buxtonians,
who left here about q year ago, return
ed to spend the holidays with friends,
bringing with him handsome bride.
L. C. is jolly fellow and his many
friends were glad to welcome him and
4 his new bride.
C. A. Jones, D D., OF Mckinney. KY,
ia in the city in interest Of the McKin-
new Polytechnic Institute, normal and
industrial school for Negroes. He will
lecture before leaving Buxton, on the
work they are trying to accomplish.
while here he Is the guest Of Miss FL
nor Eubanks.
Mrs. H. M. Hutchinson, Boxton's
only female pharmacist, left last Sat
urdoy for Peoria end Decatur, Illinois,
where she will visit her husbands rela-
tiyes and on her return will visit her
relatives in Chicago.
Miss Leila Downey left Monday for
Ottumwa, where she willvisit her moth
er, sister and relatives and friends
for christmas. Miss Beatrice, her sis
tel, will probably return with her to
spend New Years in Buxton.
Miss Gertrude Lucas, one Of Buxton
teachers spent christmas at her home
in Bedford, la.
Miss Georgia Black burn, principal of
No. 2 school. spent Xmas with her rela-
tives.
Prof Hermes Zimmerman who was
in our city for about two weeks selling
the Encyclopedia Of the Bible left Sat
urday for his home in Quincy, Ills, to
spend Christmas
Miss Jennie and Aka Steele are home
for Christmas from Des Moines, visit
iting mother and other relatives.
Mrs Elvira Newsome left Saturday
for Chilocothe, Mo-, to visit at the
home Of Rev. Jones. Geo. Lee left on
the same train for the same city to Wis
it his wife who has been there several
months with her parents
Misses Laura Jackson and Viola Tar
ner, buxton girls, but who are now So
journing in Omaha. are spending Xmas
surely agrees with Miss Laura as she
is much stouter than when she left.
Mamie Mcdowell is taking Xmas
with relatives and friends in Buxton.
He is d Buxton lad also.
Miss Sarah A. Porter of Kansas City,
one Of the teachers in the public schools
there, is the guest Of Dr.. and Mrs. Car
ter during the Xmas holidays, It will
be remembered by some, that Miss Por-
ter--was 4 teacber in old Muchikinock
before thereaiffp} moved to buxton and
many Of the.M uchikinochians were glad
to see her. # s3,ss Il
The Church Organ club of st. Johns
church served dinner in the y N. G.
"A. building last Saturday . neat sum
being realized.
MI. l.. w. Tacker received double
barrelled shotgun for christmas. All
ye rabbits, squirrels, wolves and other
large game beware.
Mrs. Sarah Johnson who has been Wis
iting in portions Of Missouri for sever
al months, returned Saturday to re-
main awhile with her children, Mes
danes Devoorst and Walker and Miss
Be. tina.
Mr.. Morris and Miss Georgianna De.
sleet entertained at Christmas dinner
Miss Mabel Cheatham, w. A. and Mrs.
Brown.
There will be baptizing at Mt. Zion
Baptist church next Sunday morning,
Dec. 81. Mr.. Louis Garland being the
candidate. NJ 1.
The splendid Xmas exercise by the
children under the management Of Mrs.
w. "A. Brown was held at Mt. Zion
Baptist church. Monday evening.
Miss Murda Beason spent Christmas
at her home in Clinton with parents.
DUBUQUE NOTES.