The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-01-04

dismissed for the Thanksgiving holi
!. day. Turkey was selling locally fol
80 cents pound. a.
| Nov. 80, Thursday - Thanksgiving
Day with the whole town at rest and
celebrations. Practically the whole
town was at the double football
games on Penn Campus. Oskaloosa
High defeated her old time enemy
Ottumwa, SO to 0, and Parsons Col
lege of Fairfield defeated Penn, play
ing in the dark. Day closed with
union Thanksgiving services at the
Christian church.
49,. December. ..
Dec. /, Friday-Several illegal
! trappers and handlers of furs picked
: up by deputy state game warden
Jesse Wilson. Central Supply Com
pany gets contract to furnish county
/ coal at $S.75 per ton. James Pat
terson suffered a broken arm in a
! fall yesterday.
Dec. 2, Saturdey-Cor brought
S7lk cents the bushel at local pub
lie sale. Improvements in progress
all over town in spite of the cold !.
Marriage of Guy H. Keeper and
Miss Alma Fleener. .rf. ID
Dec. 8, Sunday-Explosion at the
Oskaloosa Paving Brick plant injured
/, H. Shultz and w. Moore. Oska-
loosa Elks had no death in their
ranks for the year. Annual Elks
memorial. s... 81. ......l... "a
Dec. 4, Monday-Citizens protest
to the city council against increase
in heat rates. John Pendray suf-
fers painful personal injury. William
Hart injured in mine accident.
Dec. 5, Tuesday-Holiday decora-
lions were the most gorgeous ever.
Fine roads brought trade to Oska-
loosa from remote districts. Saliva
ton Army asks Oskaloosa people for
$500 for holiday charity. .a.
Dec. 6, Wednesday-Mrs. F. E.
Christie exploits home economics
article of her own patent. Y. M.
c. A. decides to put on hobby show.
A regiment of Minnesota soldiers
pass through Oskaloosa and give pa
rade on streets. ..... ~...-. d
Dec. Z, Thursday-Joy rider in an
auto collides with an M. & st. l..
freight on the High avenue crossing.
Joe Price wins Pythian contest, in
Guiding side hunt. Doctor Bennett
returns to open Office in Oskaloosa.
Dec. s, Friday-Oskaloos sells old
horse power hose wagon to Abba.
Fred Bernick installs new lighting
system at county court house. w. H.
Comfy comes to the head of the Os-
kaloosa shops of the NJ & st. l.. Ry.
Big bazaar and supper OF the First
Presbyterian church in basement of
the new church. An Ouija board
gets into court in a case before
Squire Laffollette.
Dec. 8, Saturday-New bridge over
Skunk river at Currier mill was near
ing completion Pete Constantine
leases the Lacey room, No. 107 High
avenue east, to open a new candy
shop in town. Oskaloosa was hav-
ing monster early holiday trade.
Dec. 10, Sundav-St. James Epis-
copal church took nine Young people
into membership. Sudden and UNI
expected death of w. T. Tandy, an
old pioneer. Found dead in yard
by family members.
Dec. II, Monday-Hub Store in
stalls huge electrical illumination
sign. Unexpected death of F. A.
Barnhart, an old resident. Marking
of Great White Way across Mahaska
county completed. Losers banquet
winners at Pythian Club.
Dec. IL, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Col.
lege receives a gift of $1O0,OO0.0o
from friend Death of Charles w.
Foster retired farmer, Basket ball
season opens. ,Oskaloosa Elks par
ticipate in big side hunt. r-f-r
Dec, 10, Wednesday-First real
snow of the month. Two inches or
more fell. Bowling tournament or
ganized at. Y. alleys. Excitement
prevails over Elks side hunt. Pres
ident E. L. Brown and NJ. & st. l.. Of
ficials visit city.
Dec. IA, Observation-Disclosures mems
banquet to o. H. S. football team t
Lacey Hotel. Squire Laffollette
fines fuel thieves. Clark Arnold in
jured in accident.
Dec. Is, Friday - Bashaw barn
property, Beadle building and the
Eagles building wiped out by fire.
Ottumwa and Grinnell fire depart
ments respond to Oskaloosa S. 0. s.
Cskaloosa Elks have big supper fol
lowing Hoover's victory in hunt over
James De Board Chicken thieves
again becoming active.
Lee. 16, Saturday-M, S. Downey
buyA Fred Bishop farm. John
Bloomfield injured in railway wreck.
Up. e. o. ladies' have Christmas en-
tertainment. Monster trade in town
|, this date. Lights turned upon holi.
day decorations r 80
| Dec. II, Sunday-Christmas sery-
ices at Friends church. Opening OF