Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-09-13
BUXTON BR1zrs.


with relatives, friends and his "beauti-
full Doll .
Mrs. Jeanette Watts Of Kewanee, ILL.,,
arrived in the city last Friday to see
her cousin, Cyrus Hurst, who was bad
" burned in the mine about three
weeks ago. Cyrus is improving very
slowly. ..- gs..s ,.a.a
Miss Georgiana Desleet who has been
on the sick list is much improved at
this writing .............s.. 49,,
Mrs. Sally Jackson, president of the
Mission circle at Mt Zion church made
a very beautiful table and through the
church presented it to Mr.. L. G. Cheat.
ham who took his departure for Lynch
burg, Va, last week. The piece was
displayed at the church and an offering
taken for Mission to the amount OF
$5,25. This is one of the presidents
very unique ways Of raising money for
her circle and at the same time making
glad the hearts of departing friends,
This is the third of those beautiful pie
ces that has been made by the presi-
dent and given in that manner to friends
leaving the membership of the church.
Miss Bertha Strother spent few
days in Colfax last week.
Messrs. John Gilbert and Henry Ham,
iiton of Des Moines are in the city the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. Price.
The eight months old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Rhodes died last Wednesday
and was buried Thursday Rev. Chas,
Allen officiating.
A bright eyed girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Blakely, Tuesday,
Sept 8. Mother and daughter doing
nicely.
Mrs. Belle Payne with her daughter,
Ethel Of Spring Valley, Ills, is visiting
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Luz
cy Miller.
Mr.. Pelan Jones received telegram
from Kimball, w Va, to the effect
that his mother was quite sick, and he
left last Thursday night for that city.
Miss Julia Fletcher of Gary, Indiana,
is in the city the guest Of her brother
and sister-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Fletcher.
MIR. Moses Tandy while working in
the Mine last week struck his elbow
against some hard substance, deadening
the nerve of his arm from his elbow
to the tips of the fingers, and since
then has had something like saint vitus
dance in that arm that has baff1ed the
skilLof the physicians, While there is
no great pain it is quite annoying.
About the 18th of September there
will be grand opening of the new Bux-
ton hotel, owned by Mr.. Reuben Gains.
The building is strictly modern being
equipped and steam heated. 1t has Is
bed rooms, IL on the top floor and three
on the office floor. 1t also has 2 bath
rooms, toilets and closets. There is
one large dining room, 18x28, an office
1926, three nice large business rooms,
q cafe and dumb waiter and 6 foot hall
running them. There will also be q
two story porch on the front. All told
it is the finest hotel on Buxton soil.
Messrs. W. J. Jones & Son are the
architects and builders and that is suf-
ficient to say that the workmanship is
of the best Messrs. W. J. and Ben
jamin Jones have built dwelling houses,
churches, and hotels, and are known to
be very splendid workmen
This hotel will be operated by Mr..
Oscar Peterson and since it fills long
felt want in Buxton, it is hoped that
it will be run on such plan and be OF
such first class order that our best men
and women when coming here will have
no hesitancy in stopping at the Buxton
Hotel.
The public schools opened Monday
morning with good enrollments in each
of the rooms. The principal and teach.
ers in No. / school were given in last
weeks issue, The principal and teach
ers in No. 2 school are Miss Georgia
Blackburn, principal, Misses Nellie
Leftricge; Lettie Carey and Gertrude
Lucas, teachers. No 3 school in East
Swede, town did not beginwork Mon
day morning on account of not having
teachers.
Atty. Jas. A. Spears left Tuesday
morning for Des Moines on busin. So.
The funeral Of Mr.. King Baker was
preached by Rev. Butler at A. N. E.
church Monday p. m. The local Union
had full charge of the corpse and be-
cause of@the fact that he had no wife
or relatives. The entire amount of his
claim was used in funeral expenses,
P E. Moore held quarterly meeting
and conference at St. Johns church
Sun and Monday and pronounced as be-
ing the best held during the three years
Of Rev, Butler pastorate, 1913 SO being
raised. Rev. Moore left Tuesday morn
ing. ~ ,osr>",
.Mesdames Jake Wilson and Ed. Jones
are among the sick Of our city. also
Mrs. Wilson'S baby is sick. ........
A. M. E. Sunday school had a rally
last Sunday afternoon, but was inter-
Tered with by the sudden storm that
arose. r%gt tsl..3 ~. 5G, ~,
Earl johnson vas hurt in the mine
Monday. Not seriously. s-.
Mrs S, A. Spicer. who has been in
the city some time visiting her parents