The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-03-27
LYNNv|LLE LOCALS
THE TENNIS CLUB rs ORGANIC.
ED FOR THE COMING SEASON
THE tOlD SALEM CHURCH is
SOLD AT AUCTION
Lynnville Star, March POI

The members of last years tennis
club and others interested in tennis
met at the Clifford furniture store on
Monday evening. Plans Tor the
grounds. supplies, by laws, etc, for
the coming year We're talked over
Mr.. Doane, as temporary chairman
appointed Bert Lucas and Doc Byers
las committee 10 confer with the
base ball boys about the rental of
part of the ball park for courts dur
ing the coming year. The following
Officers were elected by reclamation:
A. r. Clifford, president; Rev. Doan,
secretary and treasurer. President
Clifford then appointed Taylor Thorn
ton and Walter Aorthcutt as finance
and supply committee, and Mr.. DOan.
Taylor Thornton and Doc Byers were
appointed committee TO draft con-
Istitution and bylaws.
Penn College Girls Glee Club, In
Quaker costume, will sing at the
Friends church Saturday evening,
March 18th.
Jervis johnson passed through
town Tuesday with stock which he
was moving from the Albert and Jar
Wis Johnson farm near New Sharon
TO their farm north OF Lynnville.
Beulah Renaud began teaching
school at the Iron Clad school on the
south line of Lynnville Grove town
ship last Monday.
Mrs. jamie Coggswell. of Alberta,
Canada, arrived in Lynnville last Sat
'urday afternoon and will spend a
week visiting with relatives here. At
present she is staying with her I'M
Gle, J. B. Sparks. Mrs. Coggswell is
"a daughter of Matthew Sparks and
spent her early days in this neighbor-
hood.
The Salem church was sold at auc-
ton last Thursday afternoon. Con-
Isidering the rainy day and bad roads
quite a goodly crowd was present.
The property was sold in three parts,
the foundation was bought by John
DeBruyn for $1,000, the fixtures
brought 5000 and the building was
bought by J. Wander Kamp for S192.
John Baker, of Oskaloosa, bought
eight horses at Lynnyille Thursday.
Mrs. Dolly Parr went to Oskaloosa
Wednesday to help, care for her
brOther-in-law, Fred Knox.
Fred BeasOn passed through town
hast Monday with his saving outfit
and at present is saving wood for
Frank Graham just west Of town.
MILFORD and Charley Williams hit
ched eight head of horses to the coal
house at the old school building and
hauled the house 10 Wilford's farm
north Of town.
Mrs. S. NJ. Stallings. of Tulsa, Ok
lahOna, is expected to arrive here to-
day. She is a sister of Eliza Barlow
and Mrs. Calvin Trease and will
spend the present at least helping to
care for her sick mother. Mrs. Elijah
Barlow.
Will Cunningham, Frank Graham,
Bert Howell and Albert Newly were
lin OskalOOsa Tuesday as witnesses In
the case of Swabe VS.. the NJ. & st.
l.. railway. Mr.. Swabe was the fire
man hurt in wreck near here last
fall and he was suing the NJ. e. St l.
for $4,000 damages.
Charley Williams has torn down
and removed the west wing of the
jold school house. VIII Turner, who
bought the east wing Of Mr.. Williams,
lis tearing down the upper story of
the building, but will leave the lower
story until after the dedication on
Thursday. so that it may be used as a
dining room for the guests. d.
Mrs. Ina Craven Lucas, wife of
Frank Lucas, former editor OF the
Lynnville Star, has been appointed
one of the judges of election for the
municipal election at Buffalo, Wyo-
ming. She is the first lady to serve
as judge in Buffalo.