The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-09-14


IMarshalltown, spent last week with
their grandmother Fauquier.
/ Mrs. Mary Bressie, of Big 81 rim Is,
Texas, spent last week with her friend,
Mrs. Belle Higgason.
Little. Delpha Hoover had the mis-
fortune TO fall from her little wagon
and break her arm.
Wallace Ballidger is moving to q farm
near New Sharon.
Vm. Stafford went last Tuesday to
attend the New Sharon fair.
MAID MULLER
ROSE HILL.
Miss Mamie Reed is at home for
vacation. She has position in Des
Moines.
f. o. Ewing, who is in the Frankel
bank in your city, was at the parental
home Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Kate Wilson and baby Lytle, of
What Cheer, were welcome Sunday
visitors at the Rhinehart home.
w. I'll. Smith, our gentlemanly and
accommodating agent, is enjoying ten
days lay off taking in the worlds fair
and visiting relatives at Bayard, La.
Mrs. b. r. Perdue, who has been in
Chicago the past summer, is visiting
her son and family for a couple Of
weeks, after which she will go TO Des
Moines for an extended visit.
Miss Jessie Jones left for the city to
attend the Oskaloosa College yesterday.
She is one of our best and brightest
young ladies and will soon come back
well fitted to take charge of school.
Mrs. Mary Gable who has been sick
for some months, died at her home, Sept
IL. The funeral took place at the old
Rose Hill cemetery on Tuesday fore
noon, Rev. G. M. Vallandingham oflici
ating.
All members of THE HERALD Report
ers association will please attend the
meeting as shown by the call. Let us
spend few hours with the editor at
this annual meeting; he may have some
thing interesting to tell us.
Fred Currier, wife and children, of
Ottumwa, were visitors at the Currier
home the past week.
Mrs. Y. w. Thomas and babies, of Ft.
Dodge, came in Tuesday and will spend
"a few days at the parental Busby home.
Louis Peebler and wife, of Goodland,
Kansas, are here visiting relatives and
friends. He informs US that the sew
eral Mahaska people living in that vi
cinity are prosperous and happy.
Homer Busby, who has been at Fort
Dodge the past year, is visiting at home
for few days. He goes soon to Iowa
City where he will attend the State
University the coming year.
James Stout sold 26 sacks of Mime
sofa and Kansas -four in three days.
This is the largest flour sale ever made
by any retail house in town.
Sept. Is. REPUBLICAN.
LEIGHTON
F. T. Walker, who had a stroke of
paralysis week ago to-day, has made
a little improvement, but is yet unable
to speak.
John Cunningham and wife are de-
lighted, since last Friday, over baby
daughter. Grandpa and Grandma
Riggs rejoice with them, this being
their first grandchild.
The birds say the marriage bells will
ring at VIM. Miller's this week.
The nice residence of James Richard
son burned yesterday morning. 1T
caught from spark from the fiue of
the summer kitchen. 1t was built
against the house, and it caught be-
tween the two. They discovered it
when they were eating breakfast, but
it had got such start they could not
put it out. They saved most of the
contents. He had $500 insurance on
the house, and $4O0 on the contents.
The Tysseling Touring mill, at Pella,
burned last Saturday morning. There
was $4,000 insurance-just enough to
cover the amount it was mOrtgaged for.
Mrs. Nj. J. Wells and Prawl, of Mis-
souri,, and Mrs. Garrett, of Van Buran
county, who were visiting at John
MOody's, returned to their homes last
week.
Mrs. Margaret Highland, of Cedar
Rapids, and her son John, Mrs. Kate
Adair, of Palo, and Mrs. Eliza Lang
hers and son viii, were here last week
to attend the burial of Mrs. Moody.
The three last named ladies are daugh-
ters of Mrs. Moody.
Our school commenced yesterday
with T. M. Harwood as principal and
Matte Bryan as assistant. Celia Cot
tit is teaching at Center, Lydia Frey at
the George Prime school, Lesta Boston
at the Centennial, Eugenia VoOhees at
Black Oak, Amb-OS Tandy at the Dyk-
stra school house and Frank Voorhees,
at Wheat Grove.
Frank Price and family are at home
now in what is known as the Bowman
property.
A. B. Fleck is at New Sharon this
week with some of his horses.
Setp. IL. W.X.
SKUNK RIVER.
Mrs. r. A. Kent, who with her broth
er John, were hastily called to the bed
side of their dying brother, in Pennsyl-
vania, sends card saying, "The sun
shines TO-DAY on brother Charley's
grave" but just when the sad event Oc-
CURED we have not yet learned. Many
friends here sorrow with the mourners
in that far away home made so desolate
by the going out of the son and brother.
Will Hiatt, who has been quite sick
at the Frank Whitehead home, Is i'm
proving. His parents, who live near
Missouri were at his bedside.
The little son of Mr.. Whitehead is
sick. Samuel CruZen's little son, Mrs.
Ed Dilley and Roy Dilley are on the
mend.
Mrs. Pharabe DeBard, of Kansas, is
visiting many friends here.
John Mcconnell has bought twenty
acres of the Grandfather Dilley farm.
Mrs. Harvey has been visiting Des
Moines river friends.
A quartet composed of Eunice Pome-
roy and brother Guy, Jessie johnson
and E. E. Bailey entertained small
party of friends at the A. W. Bailey
home ole evening last week.
James HOrner has moved to New
Sharon