Osceola News Articles- 1895

January 31, 1895

Miss Hattie Stearns is severely ill with typhoid fever...C. J. Wall, of Chicago, visited his brother, Dr. Wall, last week...Mrs. Lucy, of Des Moines, attended the marriage of her son in Osceola last week..."Frenchy" DuGard , a French cook, from Toronto, Canada, arrived in Osceola last Sunday, and is now employed at the Dunbar House...Mrs. Susan Daily of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Mr. J. B. Knotts, of Lucas, Iowa, came to Osceola Sunday, called by the funeral of their relative, Ed. Knotts... Dr. Roberts reports the following births for the past week: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Delong, of Washington township, a son, January 21st; to Mr. and Mrs. Fred McMullen, of Green Bay township, a son, January 25th; to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Richardson, of Osceola township, a daughter, January 26th; to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neff, of Osceola, a son, Janaury 25th; to Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Osborn, of Osceola township, a daughter, January 28th.

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February 14, 1895

Mrs. Geo. Burham, is visitng her parents at Grand River...Mrs. Grace Anderson, of Wichita, Kansas, is visiting Dr. Raiff's...Mrs. Mary Collier is seriously ill at the home of Mr. John Lewis Sr...Miss Julia Boyton returned from Denver this week much improved in health...Mr. Lon Hillery, of Shannon City, visited over Sunday with his friend, Mr. Troup...Mrs. K. M. Smith who has been visiting at Russell returned homel ast Monday...L. M. Powers and son, Willie, of Monica, Illinois, are visiting Mr. James Vandall's...Will Warrington has gone to Des Moines and opened a jewelry store in Highland Park...Jas. Ary, of Atlanta, Illinois, is visiting his uncle, S. S. Dalby and other relatives in Osceola...Mr. A. E. Slocum, of Chicago, was called to Osceola this week by the death of his nephew Fred McDonald...Will Burns, who is now engaged in newspaper work in Hamburg, spent Sunday in Osceola with his parents...George Tallman, of Weldon, brother of our townsman, W. B. Tallman, is studying medicine with Dr. Armstrong...A. K. Bowlsby, Jr. of Des Moines and E. W. Bowlsby, of Chariton, visited their relatives in Osceola, the past week...C. H. Watson, of Decatur City, stopped off to visit his sister-in-law, Mrs. J. D. Williams while enroute west, Tuesday...

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February 21, 1895

Mr. and Mrs. Will Emary's baby is sick with lung fever...Mrs. Wm. Beard, of Livingston, Iowa, is visiting her son, Prof. Beard...Miss Cappie Mardis is visiting relatives in Omaha...Mrs. G. M. Paul went to Conway, Iowa, Saturday to visit a sister who is ill...Mrs. J. T. Polly was called to Knoxville, Iowa by the serious illness of her father Tuesday...Mrs. B. F. Garretson went to Des Moines this week to visit her daughter, Mrs. Callander...Mr. D. B. Bechtel returned fro Pennsylvania Fridayl where he had taken a car load of hroses...Dr. Culverson, of Greenfield, was called to visit John Haskins, son of Mr. Frank Haskins who has been quite ill...Miss Cora Bunnell went to Canton, Illinois, last week to accept a position as trimmer in a millinery establishment...Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Clapp were called to Weldon last week by the serious illness of Mrs. Monroe Williams, daughter of Mr. Clapp...George Painter has secured a position with the Kraft Clothing Co. as salesman. George is a good one, and a fine fellow, and we congratulate his employers on securing his services...Mr. E. W. Clark, one of the best clarinet players in the west, arrived in Osceola, Tuesday. He will be a member of the Osceola band and Orchestra and is employed by Mr. Reizenstein's cigar factory...Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Hewins, of Osceola who were called here by the death of her father, Mr. John Clouse, returned home last week...

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March 21, 1895

Bert Nowers made a business trip to Creston, Saturday...Constable Wirick went to Weldon on business last Friday...Mrs. Beard came home from Macomb, Illinois, last week... Mr. Gilbert Pierce is recovering from an attack of rheumatism...Phil Alexander, of Omaha, was in Osceola last week visiting relatives...I. W. Miller visited his old home place in Monmouth, Illinois, last week...Rev. Shenton visited his daughter in Atlantic, several days, this week... S. R. Babb went to Lenox this week to inspect a bunch of horses on sale there...Miss Adamson, of Knoxville, is visiting her grandfather, Mr. Joseph Adamson, in Osceola...Mrs. Edna Ebsenmann (nee Adamson) and two children, of Indiana, are visiting relatives in Osceola...Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Turk, who have been spending the winter in Illinois, returned home last week...Miss Mettie Slinker and little brother, of Truro, were the guests of their aunt, Mrs. J. C. Elder, last week...Col. H. N. Peck, enroute for Des Moines, stopped off for dinner with his daughter, Mrs. J. D. williams, last Monday...Miss Mary Osmond went to Adel this week and will assist in the female minstrel entertainment there, taking the part of Interlocuter...John Alexander, eldest brother of A. B. Alexander, arrived in Osceola last week, to interest himself in the estate left by his father.

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April 4, 1895

Mr. Mitchell, of Fairfield, visited his sister, Mrs. Inghranm, last Friday...Frank Campbell returned from Macomb, Illinois, last Saturday morning...Miss Fannie Painter is home from Des Moines for the spring vacation...Will Ehrhardt made a trip to Grand River this week on a hunting expedition...J. A. Lander went to Des Moines Thursday and passed examination for pharmacist...Mr. A. Payton is off to Canon City, Colorado, taking a three or four weeks' lay-off...W. E. Morrow started on a land excursion Tuesday, toSouthern Missouri and Arkansas...Mrs. G. K. Reed, of Warren county, is still lying very low, seemingly at the point of death...Hon. W. H. Hall went to Glenwood, Tuesday, in his official capacity as trustee of the Institute there...J. E. Wick, associate editor of the Eighth District Populist, of Murray, was in Osceola lst Saturday...Miss Hattie Beashor was down from Des Moines last week visiting her parents. She will graduate in September...Winfield Cox and his mother drove over to Des Moines last week. Mrs. Cox remaining to visit her son-in-law, Mr. E. C. Wallace...

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May 30, 1895

Word came to Osceola Tuesday that Mr. Hi Mitchell's residence in Green bay township burned to the ground Monday morning. It was discovered by Mr. Mitchell while in the field plowing. It started in the kitchen and was in a location where the laides of the house did not know it until the fire was beyond control. A hard wind was blowing and the hose burned so quickly that a good part of the household goods were burned with it. It was a good substantial residence and is a great misfortune to the family. The house was partly insured.

In making the rounds for locals this week ye itemizer's attention was called to the display of jewelry kept for sale by Miss Lillian Barstow. She handles rings, chains, brooches, cuff buttons, and in fact can sell you anything you want in the jewelry line in gold plate, gold filled or Roman gold goods. Miss Barstow tells us she has sold jewelry to a number of patrons and it has given excellent satisfaction. The W. F. Main Co. of Iowa City are the manufacturers and their name stands as a good guarantee for the worth of the goods sold. They have a superior finish and the price is so low in comparison with the sterling quality of goods that they are ready sellers.

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September 26, 1895

Lieut. W. T. Mathews went to Indianola, Wednesday, to visit friends...Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Carlton, of Westerville, made Osceola a visit Wednesday...Mr. James Diehl, of Ottawa, Illinois, is visiting his daughter,Mrs. F. O. Walley...Mrs. Frank Watts, of Bethany, Missouri, is visiting her husband's father, Mr. J. G. Watts...Miss Kate McAuley went to Holstein, Nebraska, Tuesday, where she will visit her brother, W. S. McAuley...Hon. M. L. Temple is attending the State Traveling Men's Republican Club at Marshalltown this week...Mrs. Cora Lorey, nee Oliphant, of Elwell, Iowa, is visitng her brother, G. V. Oliphant, and other relatives here...Miss Maggie Childers is visiting friends in Missouri Valley. Miss Anna Combs is filling her place in the post office...Mr. George Forbes will accompany his mother to Ft. Scott, Kansas, today (Thursday) where she will visit her daughter...Clyde Otis who lately went to Denver to attend school, is now working for a railroad company at Pinneo, Colorado...Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kuypers, formerly of Topeka, have concluded to permanently locate in Osceola and have rooms in the Osceola Sanitarium. Mr. Kuypers has leased the Ehrhardt barber shop...Dr. and Mrs. Holland returned from the national park dedication last week highly pleased with their trip. The doctor brought back a section of sassafras tree, taken from the battle ground of Missionary Ridge in which was imbedded two minny balls and a piece of shell. It was the scene of Dr. Holland's own army experience...

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October 3, 1895

Will Lykes returned from a several months' trip to Missouri, last week...J. C. Elder was thrown from a pony and somewhat injured, lately...Editor Crichfield, of Weldon, made The Sentinal office a pleasant visit Wednesday...Birney Cavanaugh, from Des Moines, is in the city for a few days' visit with his parents...M. L. Brady has gone to Northern Arkansas to look up a location for a hardware store...Rev. and Mrs. Hastings, of Lenox, attended the Cory-Adkins wedding Monday evening...Mrs. Nellie Wallace, of Kansas, visited her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Watts, this week...B. D. Patterson, of Sullivan, Illinois, was in Clarke county the past week, prospecting for a farm...Mr. and Mrs. Leach, of Creston, spent Sunday with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sherman...L. L. Simmons was called to Chicago, Sunday by the illness of his mother, who is there for treatment...Mrs. Alice Brooks, of Gray Lake, Illinois, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Geo. Turk and other relatives here...Mrs. Tavener, of Peabody, Kansas, and Mrs. Spencer, of Trenton, Missouri, are visiiting Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Roberts...Mr. C. C. Macumber, of Fairfield, formerly a resident of this county, was in Clarke county this week seeing his old friends...Messrs. J. W. Holland, A. S. Johnson, W. F. Tabler, and Theo Webster drove over to Indianola Sunday to attend district conference...Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Willcox, of Des Moines, and daughter Jessie were in Osceola attending the reunion. Miss Jessie Wilcox is a contributor to the Des Moines News. B. W. Turk, who has been running a photographe gallery at Morning Sun for the past two years, sold out lately and he and his wife are in Osceola to remain for a while visiting...Ira Elder and Charlie Brown are in Lime Creek, Minnesota. They write that oats are only worth eight cents per bushel and wages $1.50 per day and board. Mr. B. F. Crisswell, of Cedar Rapids, is appointed agent for the Farmer's Insurance Co., for Clarke county and has entered upon his work...

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December 19, 1895

R. W. Myer visited friends in Leon last week...Miss Francis Coon went to Chicago Monday night...Eva Sowell has gone to Kansas to spend the winter...John Key left Monday night for northern Nebraska...Miss Rose Talbott, of Burlington, is at home for a holiday visits...Wm. Houston, of Villisca, was an Osceola visitor last week...S. H. Lauder went to Chicago Saturday evening on a business trip...Miss Badger, of Chariton, is spending a couple of weeks with Mrs. Mitchell...Mrs. Andrew Smith, of Washington, is convalescing from a dangerous illness...Mr. McCoy, of Allerton, spent a day this week with his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Tate...Miss May Arnold is at home from her school at Cedar Falls to spend the vacation...Miss Nellie Richards will be home Saturday from Boone, to spend the holidays...Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boden and Master Robbie visited relatives in Albia, last week...Miss Fannie Painter is home from Drake university to spend the holiday vacation...Claude Walker is home from Des Moines where he is taking a course in medical instruction...Mrs. A. A. Fierro accompanied her husband to Minneapolis, Monday evening to spend a week...Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dawson will spend Christmas at Mr. Pleasant, the guests of Miss Sarah Forche...Miss Ida Leonard and children, of Chariton, attended the wedding of her sister, Miss Laura Rissler, Thursday...Miss Lizzie Neal accompanied her sister, Mrs. Prescott who has been visiting here to her home in New York, Tuesday.