The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
OUR kEOTA LETTER
SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR
TALLEYRAND :. REV. HAROLD
RESIGNS AS PASTOR OF PRES.
ENTERTAIN CHURCH.

OF CHtAN SUOHST.
Keota, Oct. ga serious automo.
bile accident occurred near Talley.
rand on Sunday afternoon. A car
driven by Mrs. Carl Cady and carry
ing Miss Marie Burk and Mrs. Cady's
little son and daughter, skidded on
the wet road, the steering-gear broke
and the car turned over twice. All
but Mrs. Cady were thrown from the
car. She escaped with only slight
bruises. Miss Burk had three ribs
fractured, the little girl an arm brok-
en- and the little boy a crushed ankle
and bad cut on one leg. The car
was considerably damaged. The
Cady's live on the old Cady farm
south OF Keota. ...... ...
Peter Leinen, one of Keota's pio-
neers and for many years business
man of this place, died at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. Paul Houser, in
Renton, Washington, on Tuesday, Oct
Rcnton at the time, arriving there the
18th. Mr.. Leinen's body is expected
to arrive in Keota on Thursday and
funeral services will be held in st.
Mary's Catholic church at $3.50 a. M,
on Friday. Oct. %, conducted by Rev.
l.. Heinen. The body will be taken
TO Harper for burial beside the grave
of Mr.. Leinen's wife whose death oc-
CURED about % years ago. As early
as 1873 Peter Leinen worked in the
meat market OF Joseph Charlton &
Son. Upon the death of the senior
r. ,mber of the firm. Mr.. Leinen was
taken into partnership and the firm
was known for many years as Charl
ton & Leinen. When Mr.. Charlton
withdrew from the firm Mr.. Leinen's
son became The junior member. Up.
on the marriage of his daughter and
her removal to Washington several
years ago MI. Leinen turned the bust
ness over to his son and retired from
active life. Since then he has made
his home with his daughter in Renton
he is survived by his two children
and by one brother, who resides in
the Harper neighborhood. Mr.. Lem
ems death was caused by creeping
paralysis from which he has suffered
for several month";.
Rev. w. S. Harold surprised his
congregation Sunday morning by
reading his resignation as pastor Of
the Presbyterian church. Rev. Mr..
Harold is popular with his people and
has many friends outside his congre-
cation and all regret his wife's i'll
health which is the reason for his
resignation.
Rev. J. l.. Mclaughlin occupied the
pulpit at the United Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning and in
the evening at the Methodist church
he spoke entertainingly of his ~
years work as missionary in the Phil
ippine Islands. Rev. and Mrs. Nc.
Laughlin and their children are guests
at the home of Mr.. McLaughlin's
mothe..
Keith Hamill returned Saturday
from Wyoming where he spent the
summer visiting relatives and work
ing on ranch. He will spend the
winter at home but expects to return
to Wyoming in the spring.
Mrs. b. B. Brown and little nephew,
Glen Houston, returned Tuesday ev-
ening from an over Sunday visit with
relatives in Des Moines.
Mesdames A. w. Pringte, Frank
Henness, A. A. Hulse, s. S. Wright,
J. c. Richardson and Ellen McFar-
lane went to Cedar Rapids Tuesday
morning TO attend grand chapter of
the o. E. S. Mrs. Stella Sloat pre-
coded them, going last Friday in Or
der to visit her sister, Mrs. John
Ramsey. Mrs. Sloat was accumpan-
led by her daughter, Miss Gertie.
Chapter c NJ of P. L. o. gathered
at the James DeYoe home Tuesday
evening for a farewell meeting with
Mrs. Mary DeYOe Smith,, who, with
her husband, Homer Smith, will leave
next week for their new home in
southern Texas. After the regular
business session Il program was Civ.
EN-, the subject being "Moccasins,
BrOganE and Shoes" Special feat
ures were an Indian love song, by
Mrs. Josephine Helscher; n German
love song, sung in the German. by
Miss Hazel Williams, and a reading
by Miss Martha Smock. At the close
OF the program the president, Mrs.
Fannie Harding. presented Mrs.
Smith with number of gifts on be.
half of the members of Chapter G NJ.
The company was then served with
fried chicken. sandwiches, pickles,
doughnuts and coffee, which the la
dies had brought az a surprise for
Mrs. Smith. 1t was an enjoyable
meeting,