The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs Of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

Walter Smith came in from Chicago
Thursday for a two weeks vacation
and visit with his mother, Mrs. Sarah
Williams. Walter is still with the
Pullman Company, running from Chi
cago to Niagara Falls. He reports
the Oskaloosa colony in Chicago all
we'll and doing well. Roscoe Jones,
who recently went there, has been
busy most of the time and has a
steady job in sight which he hopes to
secure in short time.
B. F. Cooper was in town Monday
looking after business affairs. He
has just returned from months stay
at Hot Springs, Ark, and other
southern cities in company with John
Wright and reports 1t one of the
most enjoyable trips he ever made.
Mrs. Jennie Jones returned home
Monday from a four months trip of
active work in the field as an evan
gelist, most of the time being spent
in Missouri. She has held many sue
cessful meetings and been rewarded
by seeing many souls converted to
Christ. -
The funeral of Clarence Allen was
held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock from the home of his grand
mother, Mrs Susan Allen, No. 442
North Fourth street. The services
were in charge of Rev. NJ. G. New
man, who was assisted by Revs. Bell
and Father Lewis. After a short
song and prayer service, Rev. New
man read short obituary of the de-
ceased and then from the text, Rev.
22d chapter and 18th verse, And be-
hold come quickly, and my reward
is with me, to give every man ac-
cording as his works shall be-" he
preached a short but most beautiful
sermon hopeful of the dead, encourag-
ing and helpful to the living. The
remains were conveyed to Forest
cemetery for interment. The follow
| ing persons acted as pail bearers:
Pierre Barquette. Cyrus Finley, Joe
Barquette, Udell Lewis, Walter Mitch,
ell and Art Talson. Clarence Allen
was the son of Mr.. Harry Allen by
his first wife and was born in Russell
Springs, Kan, Nov. 8, 1883, and died
at the home of his grandmother, Mrs
Susan Allen, in this city, April 81,
1912, aged % years, 5 months and IL
days. His mother died soon after his
birth, and he had lived with his grand.
mother ever since, where he was
making his home when taken down
with his fatal Illness. His father and
step-mother on hearing of his illness
came from their home in Enterprise
and have been constantly at his bed
side, giving every attention and com
fort possible, but death had set its
seal and the skill of man could not
break it. Relatives and kind friends
did all they could to assist and care
for him. The tender sympathy OF
all is extended to the bereaved ones
and they in turn desire to express
their sincere thanks to every one for
their constant assistance and kind
ness during the time of his sickness
and in the hour of death.
Rev. w. l.. Lee and family departed
this morning to take up their home
! in Des Moines, whittier the best
wishes of a host of friends will fol
low them.
Elmer Benton, of Sigourney, was a
visitor in the city Friday.
Hale and hearty, with a cordial
greeting for every one, Abraham Ford
is looking ioyfnlly toward the com
ing of another birthday. Next
Thursday, May 2, he will be 81 years
old. Born in Knox county, Missouri
in 1926. he enlisted in the Union army
at Keokuk, Iowa, and served during
the war. Returning at the close of
the war he lived in Lee and Van
! Buren, counties for few years, when
he came to Oskaloosa where he has
made his home for the past forty
years. So.
More of our people should have
heard DR. Frost at the opera house
Tuesday evening in his talk on ty.
phoid fever, its cause, treatment and
III L HOoe WIN HOJ
get copy of the report and read it
carefully. Typhoid fever is prevent,
able, and an ounce of prevention mot
preventative is worth a pound of
cure. True but two cases have been
reported among our people, but the
danger is not fully past and every
precaution should be taken and the
rules and suggestions laid down in
the report should be known and fol-
lowed by all. %.t..
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Coleman enter
tanned company of friends at dinner
Monday evening at their pleasant
home on b avenue west, the occasion
being the birthday anniversary of
the hostess. aE