The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-04
THE SEWERS NEWS
CHILDREN OF SEWERS WILL BE
REMEMBERED ON CHRISTMAS
EVE AS HAS BEEN CUSTOM
FOR PAST NINE YEARS.

Sewers, Dec L. A strange little
1girl, weighing 1O1s pounds. without
home, came to the. home of Mr., and
Mrs. James. Bell on Monday, Nov. 81,
land will make her future home with
them. .-.
!, Mr., Gearge Day of Aispir County,
Minnesota. is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Tom banks. G.. "ns ...>.s. .-..
Rev. A. e. Slathawer, of Des
Moines, took trip to Sewers few
days ago and took a bird's.eye view
of this section of the country in the
interest of the Sewers M. e. church.
Mrs. Emma Husband Ebirsole, of
Atlantic City, N. j., was on her way
Ito What Cheer to visit at the percent
Ial home of Mr.. John Husband. She
stopped over at Colfax and made a
short visit with Mrs. II. A. Gum.
IThey were raised together at Old
Excelsior, Mahaska county, and a
host of old acquaintance were very
lglad to meet her again.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva South went to
VALLEY Junction to spend Thanksgiv-
ling at the parental home of Mr. and
Mrs. John South.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Tam had quite
a happy crowd to dinner on Thanks
giving Day. They knew that Grand
ma Tam had lovely turkey for din
Nner. Some came from Des Moines
, and Colfax. Some that were expect
ed could not be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Meadows went
to Valley Junction to spend Thanks
giving with his brother, Mr. e. Mead
ows.
1t has been the custom for the past
nine years for every child in Sewers
to receive on Christmas a box of
candy, pop corn and oranges, given
by the Colfax Mercantile Co. and the
iColfax Coal Co. and Mr. H. A. Gum,
manager of the Company Store, in
forms the writer that the children in
Seevers shall receive their treat this
year just the same as they have since
he became manager of the store. The
Sunday school has always held their
|, Christmas celebration in the U. M.
w. A. hall where the children and
their parents gathered on Christmas
Eve and listened to the program pre-
pared by the superintendent and Of
ficers of the Sunday School. During
the program Santa Clous sometimes
appears with loving and kind words
, and greetings to the children after
} which he distributes the presents.
John A. Bell read the following
paper at the home of Mr.. Gum:
I"Again another Thanksgiving Day
has passed away into eternity and
only memory is left to tell of the
many good things that we enjoyed
during the past year, 1t has been
the privilege Of the writer to be
kindly entertained at the hospitable
; home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Gum for
the past seven years. God has bless
ed them with peace and plenty and
blessings without end" Those pres
Ient outside of the family were, Mr..
and Mrs. John Ady, father and moth
er of Mrs. Gum, and her brother,
Nichol Ady, Mr. ]. w. Hunt, pro-
prietor of the Marble and Granite
Works, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Mr.. Frank
Saspen, of Colfax, Miss Mae Fallman
and Mr.. John A. Bell Surely it was
a very unique affair We all enjoyed
eating our Thanksgiving dinner of
fine turkey with other good things.
1t was a real old fashioned Thanks
giving dinner. Words fail to express
the praise due to Mrs. II. A. Gum
and Miss Mae B. Gum for the man
ner in which it was got up and SER
we'd. The following poem caused
some little amusement at the dinner
table:
Mother, bring in the turkey and the
dressing to with it,
Please mother, pile them high on the
table for the old and the young,
1t is now time to set the dinner. 1t is
now time for us to sit down
And my appetite, reckon, Is the big
gest thing in town.
Mother bring the sauce and dressing.
Don't leave anything behind.
Dear mother. we want to sample each
and every kind.
So please, mother, don't forget the
pudding and remember the pie.
Amt that turkey just daisy? Amt 1t
| juicy, plump. and brown?
Don't 1t make you hungry, father? IL
is fit for any crown.
See its glossy skin is bursting and the
sturting is running out.
IOh. | tell you father, mother, child
ren, this is Heaven just about.
Draw your chairs around the table,
loosen buttons where e'er you can
And don't let your high collar inter
fere with your chin.
Now, father, please carve the turkey
and serve the younger seven
And give thanks unto the Lord for the
blessings sent down from Heaven.
After dinner the afternoon was
Ispent in listening to Miss Mae B.
IGunn playing at the piano, Mrs. Gum
and her aged mother, 76 years old.
singing, Messrs. L. V. Gum and
Nichol Ady and Miss Mae Fallman
sang several fine selections and some
Sunday school songs.
In concluding, ! desire to thank
Mr.. Hunt for the compliment he paid
to the Sewers correspondent of the
TUSCALOOSA Herald. He said he had
Tread the many letters with interest
and he could read them more care
fully since he had the pleasure of
injecting the "old man"
| -' .E'E J. A. B.
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