The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-31
LYNNV|LLE LOCALS
OLD SETTLERS DAY WAS AN I'M
MENSE SUCCESS. WIN. RULE
AND MRS. LEMING MARRIED.
JOHN MURPHY PASSES AWAY.
Items from Lynnville Starr

: and gray, we thought him beyond the
! wiles of woman kind, that twenty o'
more years of batchelorhood had
made him woman proof, but we were
mistaken, for he slipped away last
Tuesday and was married at the home
of the Baptist minister in Newton to
Mrs. Maggie Leming, of Colfax, who
was a boyhood sweetheart Years ago
they had been lovers but something
prevented the consumation of their
desires and the girl became Mrs.
i Leming. Circumstances finally
brought about favorable conditions re-
sulting in their marriage. Will Rule
has lived for years on the farm to
which he has taken his bride, was
one of the best known as well as one
of the best residents of eastern Jas
per county. The bride is sister of
Tom Thompson and lived here sever
al years previous to moving to Col
| fax.
The Misses Blanche and Edna New
| by left Wednesday morning for Spo-
kane, Wash, where they expect to
make their home in future. They
have been here for the past year, but
the western fever was too strong for
them.
There will me a meeting of the
Central Iowa Association of Jasper
and adjoining counties. Sept End at
2 p. H., at G. A. r. Hall for the pur-
pose of considering propriety of hold
ing a reunion picnic in the near fu-
turc.
Mrs. w. A. Campbell, of Battle
Creek, Mich, is here visiting at the
home of her uncle, T. R. Campbell,
Mrs. T. A. Thompson enjoyed Wis
it last week from her sister, Mrs. L.
X. Snyder, of Murphy, and Mrs. Sar-
all Bowers, of South Dakota, and
niece, Mrs. Elmer Snyder, of Newton.
Dave Ryan and wife were visitors
last week at the Isaac Holmes home.
Isaac Holmes Jr., was also visitor
with his father from Wednesday I'M
til Saturday. His home is in Guthrie
county and this is his first visit here
for some time.
Old Settlers Day in Lynnville was
a success regardless of adverse con-
ditions. The imenSe crowd that
thronged the grounds during the day
indicated that the people conceded
the fact that the Lynnville Old Set
tiers" is the Daddy" of them all.
Away back in the early history of
Jasper county the pioneers conceived
the idea of getting together once each
year to renew the acQuaintances, to
meet old and make new friends, and
to recall bygone times and with each
year pioneer history became more in
teresting and the meetings brought
out more people. n. E. Kendall, who
was to give the principle address,
was unable, at the last moment, to be
here owing to the fact that congress
had not adjourned, which was not the
fault of Mr. Kendall nor the fault of
talks were given by local people as
well as by several from Newton,
among whom were Mayor o. c. Mere
dith, w. o. McElroy, w. r. Cooper,
A. Z. Hinddorf, M. r. Hammer, Jr.,
Rev. John Potter and others. The
crowd was estimated at 5000.
Jerry Clark and family, of Newburg
were here last week visiting relatives
and went from here to New Sharon to
visit Chas. White and family.
from Prairie City Wednesday night
for a short visit. Dick is foreman of
the news there and Will is chief dew
il. The boys are doing we'll there and
have entire charge of the mechanical
end of the paper. They played in
the band on Old Settlers Day Dick
is taking a two weeks vacation, be-
ginning last Monday
John Murphy, one of the we'll known
early settlers of Jasper county, died
at his home at Murphy on Monday
morning after a short illness. He was
postmaster at that place ever since
the Office was established up to this
spring, when it was discontinued. He
has also conducted a general store
there and had charge of all the ship
ping from that station. Perhaps few
men were better known than John
Murphy. He owned fine farm where
he lived and was well off in worldly
goods. ....
| Nothing preventing, school will OPP
en- Monday, Seph. 4th. o. G. Sparks
will be here in few days to prepare
for opening day. Jay Kelly, of New
! ton, will have the place of assistant,
Miss Beulah Briggs, grammar room,
Miss Nellie Fleming intermediate and
Miss Mable Quire, primary.
! Dewitt Durham and daughter of
Palisades, Neb, came In the Old Set.
tiers meeting. Mr.. Durham was a
former resident here and left Lynn,
vile in 1876, and has recided In Ne
braska since that time.
John Bushong, OF Horton, Mo-, who
has been staying with his daughter
Mrs. Frank Rakestraw came in Thurs
day morning for visit with ole
friends and relatives. His brother
John, and wife of Fredonia, Iowa
were also here for the event and al
remained for longer visit.
Chas. Johnson and family OF Hart
ford, Kas., were among the old set