The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-27
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home OF the lady's daughter, Mrs.
Morris Hirsch.
Mrs. Jessie Brimm and daughter
Berenice, OF. New Sharon, we're in
town to day and departed for San
Diego, California, where they will
spend the winter.
George Reel, who is studying phar-
macy in the Highland Park college,
Des Moines, is home for a Christmas
vacation visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. 2. t Reel.
Washington Journal: Mrs. Chas.
Howe, who has been visiting in Os-
kaloosa, returned to this city last
night. She leaves tonight for her
home in Albert Lea, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bass go to Al
bia to-day to be present at the we'd
ding tomorrow of their cousin Pierce
Edgar Rineheart, of Hamilton, Iowa,
to Miss Edith Vanasbel, of Abba.
Emil Schmitt has gone to Belle
PLANE and Cedar Rapids for a holt
day visit with relatives, and it is pos
slble he will accept a position in one
of the'cities and remain permanently
away from 0skaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Else, of Mt.
Pleasant, are in the city visiting dur
ing the holidays at the parental Else
and Hines homes. Mr.. Else will
leave his wife in this city while he
goes to Des Moines for the state edu-
cational association meeting.
Miss Carrie Smith, of Des Moines,
Lee Mccain and family of Sigourney,
G. W. Beans and family, of Lincoln,
Nebr., and the family of w. 1. Beans,
of Indianapolis, arrived on morning
trains and will spend Xmas with Thos,
Soseman and family, of 500 Second
avenue east.
Mrs. John Dow and daughter, Mrs,
FrankIDavidson, and Mr.. and Mrs,
John Thomas,o of What Cheer, arrived
in the city to-day to be guests at the
John Dow home on North B street.
There is to be a family reunion al
the Dow home on Christmas day and
they came to the city to be in attend.
ance.
Harry Smith has gone to Peoria to
spend the holidays The preparations
that the young man has been making
during the past several weeks, so tell
the boys about town, portend an event
of first magnitude in the history of
the young mans life. Congratula-
tions win be in order after Christmas
day.
Grover G. Baker, son of RI. Baker,
is home from Burlington and his
studies at the Elliott Business college.
The young man is wearing a hand
some and valuable gold medal won as
the first prize for superior penman-
ship. He won the prize after but
thirteen weeks of work and over
three hundred and twenty contest
ants for the honor.
Knoxville Journal: Judge Irving G.
Johnson, of OskalCosa, referee in
bankruptcy. is the eldest o of the
lamented Judge J. Kelly Johnson,
who was for twelve years district
Judge, and Marion county for four
years of that time was under his juris-
diction. Irving @. is a scholarly and
able young man. He is a graduate of
Penn college and postgraduate of
Haverfprd where he obi aimed the de-
gree of A. NJ. He read law with his
father and has been in successful
practice for six years.
Tom Kester, of Chicago, arrived in
the city this morning to visit briefly
at the hom- of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Hester, on North @
street. Tom, who was formerly
known in this city in connection with
the Journal and later was identified
with the popularity of the Ottumwa
Daily Press, is now travelling out of
Chicago in the interests of magazine
advertising Work. He has been quite
successful and his prospects for the
next year are most promising. The
young mai will go to Ottumwa Tues
day to attend a social party.