The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-30
NEW SHARON NEWS
MAYOR EVANS REFUSES TO PER.
NIT CHURCH SERVICES IN THE
PARK. CHILD HAS A MlRACU-
LOUS ESCAPE.
(From the Starr


Scores of automobiles and large
crowd of people assembled at the city
park Sunday evening to attend the
union church service which 1t had
been announced would be held at
that place They were disappointed,
however. for Mayor Evans had Or
dered that the meeting could not be
held in the park. There is some
question as to whether or not the
mayor has authority to interfere with
religious meeting in the public
park but, not wishing to go contrary
to the ordes of the mayor mo at
tempt was made to hold the meeting
and services were held in the church
eS.
d. e. Whitehill and family will
move to Sioux City in the spring il
| their present plans are carried out.
Mr.. Whitehill returned from Sioux
| City Friday evening and announced
that he has bought a residence prop
ertythere and has the offer OF po-
sition which he may accept, to take
effect next spring. Mr.. Whitehill
recently disposed of his farms in
Union. and Prairie townships and he
expects to take his pile of gold with
him to the city and live among the
nabobs.
The thirteen months old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leatherman
had an almost miraculous escape
from death Monday night, about 2
o'clock, when he fell out Of an up
stairs window The child struck the
ground with his head and it
wonder that serious injuries did not
result. The parents telephoned at
once for a doctor but upon examin-
ing the baby, found he was not SER
iously hurt, and the services of the
doctor were not needed"
Little Ava Christine Larson, who
has been aninvalid for many years
of her beautiful young life, was bap-
tised at the Methodist church last
Sunday morning. 1t was the first
time for years that she has been able
to attend church and she asked that
she might be baptised.
Mrs. Blommers arrived yesterday
from Pella and will spend several
days with her daughter. Mrs. Chris
lie Coco. Mr.. lie Coco will go to
Colfax tomorrow to take treatment in
the hope of improving his rundown
physical condition.
Mrs. Minnie Musson, book-keeper,
at the telephone office is enjoying a
weeks vacation. She and her child
rem, Elizabeth and George, left Sat
urday evening to visit their old home
at Braymer, Missouri.
w. X Neill of New Sharon was
elected a director of the Western
Grain Dealers Insurance association
at their last meeting in Des Moines
last week
A wind storm came up the other
evening and Mrs. Carl Latcham went
in to close the windows. One of
them came down on her finger ana
mashed 1t badly.
An infant child of Ira Scharff of
near Lacey died Monday and was
brought to New Sharon and buried
in the Friends Cemetery on Tues
day
John Campbell, who has been in
poor health for many months, seems
to be improving and is able to enjoy
frequent rides in his automobile.
Andrew Lambert and wife OF I'll
tonka are visiting at the parental Abe
Richards home, called here by the.
serious illness of Mrs. Richards.
A valuable mule belonging to D. E.
Whitehill was killed by lightning
Thursday evening. The loss was
partially covered by insurance
Floyd Almond and Two Randels
started Saturday afternoon for north
ern Iowa and the Dakotas to work
during the harvesting season.
Miss Myrtle Beal of Des Mones.
arrived Tuesday for an extended Wis.
it with her cousin, Miss Beaulah Gar.
ner, and other relatives.
Alec Moore has returned from
hingman, Kas., where he was called
by the illness of his daughter. He
left her much improved.
Miss Velma Drenan has been able
to sit up little each day this week
and expects to soon regain her
health and strength.
Emmory Gilley left Tuesday morn
ing for Pennington Gap, Virginia, to
visit at his old home after an absence
of twenty years.
Last Sunday was another record
breaker at the NJ. E. Sunday school.
The attendance was 172 and the col.
lection SOB.
Mrs. Dan Sullivan was called to
Lacey Thursday on account of the
illness of her granddaughter, Marg-
aret Parkhurst.
c. l.. Haworths windmill was
struck by lightning during the storm
Thursday evening but no damage re-
suited.
Will Slycord has sold the former
Alec McCutcheon farm, south of
Barnes City, to B. +. Maudlin.
Miss Floy Fox returned Saturday
from the hospital in Chicago and is
steadily improving.