The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs Of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

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Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Franklin an
son Horace returned to Hoover o
Thursday morning after having spen
the holidays ut their home in the city
Mr.. Franklin spent last week visitin
his mother and old time friends i
Boonyille. Mo-, 1t being his first visi
to his former home in twenty-sevel
years. He says he found man
; changes and much improvement II
the old town, met many new face
and was surprised to see SO man.
of the old ones still alive and we'll
He was entertained royalty by tn,
Masonic lodge and Easter Star chap
ter, being the special guest OF Pas
Grand Master Williams at both recep
tions. 3s
Walter Smith returned from Chi
cago Wednesday night, coming il
from Peoria after visit to his aun
in Bloomington. He went to Buxton
Friday morning where he has accept
led q position as assistant manager
Iof the New Buxton House under Os
lear Peterson. Walter has spent man,
years looking after the welfare ant
lcomfort of the travelling public ant
will fit into his new job with perfect
lease.
Mrs. Noah Kimbrough was Christ
mas visitor at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. o. G. Lee, in Des Moines.
Mrs. Mitchell and little daughter
of Carthage, Mo, are here for an ex
tended visit at the home of her moth
CT, Mrs NJ. G. Newman, 1906 First
avenue west.
Mrs. Nj. G. Newman has been a
tsufferer the past two weeks with Sc
we're attack of what appears to be
gall stones, and it was feared for a
| time that an operation would be
necessary. She is improving, how.
ever, under special treatment and
may yet escape the ordeal OF an OPP
Ieration. ..a
John Spencer of Grinnell stopped
| in the city between trains Tuesday.
He had been to Washington assist
ing his brother with some construc-
| ton work on his new home and spent
day with his sister, who is now re.
siding in Sigourney.
Russell Kiner, who is employed on
farm up in Jasper county, spent the
holidays with his parents at their
homo near Beacon.
Willie .Ringo, who has been visit
ing his mother and sister in the city
for the past month, returned to his
work in Cleveland Wednesday. ! He
had expected to remain here for an
other month or more, but received a
letter Tuesday requesting him to re-
turn Immediately, hence his sudden
leave taking .;,a,,s,.
John Harris dropped in Tuesday
from Chicago where he has been dur
ing the season. John says no more
of the windy city" for him, and he
will after few, days spent with
friends in Buxton, go to Reno, NeV-
ada. for the winter.
Frank Moore and son Carl spent
New Years with. his father and Sis
tel. in Washington. -..,,.,. .,.,, =. .....
Miss Edna Jones entertained a
company of young people Tuesday ev'
ening In honor Of the, Misses Melon
aid of Bushnell and Miss Newsom OF
&acomb, ILL.,, and the Misses kiner
OF Beacon, who were visitors in the
city. The ladies returned to their
homes Wednesday,, ~. .s.g;-.
Miss Luella Franklin, assisted by
the Misses Kiner- and others of our
young people, managed pleasant en-
tertainment at the A. NJ. f.. church
Wednesday evening. The proceeds
went to the trustee department OF the
church and the program was arrans'
ed with view to fittingly celebrate
the fifticth anniversary OF Lincoln S
Emancipation proclamation. and con
Isisted oil. music, singing, recitations'
reading of the Emancipation procla-
nation by Miss Kiner, and an inter.
csting address by Rev. M. q. New
Imam. After the program refresh
ments were served and the remain
der of the evening spent socially.
With the re-opening OF Hotel down.
ling John Banquet is retained IN
charge OF the kitchen with VIII Rod
gers second Parkes is back as day
porter, while Mack Whitehead Is on
the night job again.
Harry Walker. Of Peoria, came in
Wednesday for short visit at the
home OF his aunt, Mrs. Robt. John
sor.
Mrs. Ida, Henderson, in company
with her daughter and two children,
left Wednesday morning for Thurba
Texas, where Mrs. Henderson will
visit at the homes OF her children
who reside there. while her daughter
is returning home after a two months
visit here with her mother.
Regular meeting of Maple Grove
Lodge No. 16, A. F. & A. NJ, Monday
levening, Jan. 6. Communication
from the Grand Master. A. G. Clark
wv. NJ. NJ. G. Newman. Secretary.
Mrs. Kate Ogden, OF Ora Labor
was a visitor at the home OF hei
mother. Mrs Jordan Wilson, during
tho holidays. r5.r
Paul Brown is cooking for con
lstrnction gang oniithe NJ & st. L
railroad. F ~
Mrs. Frank Allen was taken to tbs
Abbott Hospital Tuesday for treat
ment for rheumatism and other com
lplications, but after thorough exam
lination was permitted to return home
FRIDAY. where the treatment will bt
lcontinued. the patient showing
marked Improvement at that time.
I n...-Ix MAIL