The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-18

tiers, returned to Des Moines yester-
day to resume his work with the leg
islature.
Mrs. Jenkin Price and Miss Jean
cite Davis, who have been in Ottumwa
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
William ii. Evans, returned home
yesterday.
Perry Asher and son, Master Har-
old, departed this morning for Taylor,
Mo-, where they will visit at the home
of the 'gentleman's mother, Mrs s.
w. Glover.
Mrs. Alice Bennett and daughter,
Miss Beulah, depart this evening for
Pasadena, California, where they
will spend couple of months pleas
ure seeking.
Abba Union: Elmer Patterson, of
near Lovilla, was in the city Friday
and departed over the Iowa Central
for Oskaloosa, where he will reside
in the future
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Taylor and
daughters, Mamie and Florence, ar
rived last evening from New York
City and will be guests of the DR.. j.
w. Morgan home for brief visit.
DR.. and Mrs Hugg received tele-
gram last evening calling them to
Clifton, w. Va, on account OF the very
serious illness of the lady's father.
They expect to be absent from the
city about ten days.
Miss Della Weeks, the Des Moines
girl who accompanied the Fifty-first
Iowa to the Philippines and did splen-
did service as a nurse in the hospitals
at Manila, is taking a post graduate
course in the Cook county hospital in
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mckinley enter
tanned large company of friends last
evening at their pleasant and hospit
able home southeast of the city. There
was music, dancing and cards and all
present passed a thoroughly enjoyable
evening. Refreshments were served.
Commander j. F. McNeill called the
officers of Phil Kearney Post G.. A. R.
together Monday evening for consult
alton and drill, and after an hour very
pleasantly enjoyed the commander
took them to Asher's for an oyster
supper. There were fourteen COM
rades present and a good time was
had.
L. r. Rosebrook was in Marshall
town yesterday looking after mining
business, and goes from there to Des
Moines to be in attendance at meet
ing of the directors of the Iowa Coal
Operators that takes place previous
to the meeting of the national delegate
convention of the United Mine Work
ers at indianapolis. ....
A pleasant surprise was perpetrated
on Herchel Coffin by fourteen Of his
college friends at the home of DR..
Andrews Saturday evening, the event
being the Goth anniversary of his birth.
Games and refreshments were on the
program and all had an enjoyable
time and departed wishing him many
more happy and useful years.
The young ladies' reading circle
met Monday afternoon, at the home
of Misses Helen and Annette Kalbach.
The entire company, escorted by two
chatting dishes, went to the home of
Miss Lena McCurdy, who has been
suffering with a severe attack of tom
silitis. The visit was in the nature of
a surprise on the young lady and the
afternoon was very pleasantly spent,
Times-Republican: Charles s. Wal
t ers, general agent of the Iowa Cen
trail passenger department, left Mon
day evening via Kansas City and the
Santa Fe, for southern California, to
be absent week or two on business.
Mr.. Walters will look after matters
pertaining to the Central between
San Francisco and SanDiego. May
or A. B. Little, of Coalfield, spent the
day in the city, this being the first
trip here since the little mining town
was quarantined for smallpox. Mayor
Little says the general quarantine
measure has been lifted, and only GER
tain districts where the disease exists
are now under the rules. Over twen-
ty-five cases were under treatment at
one time. but no deaths resulted.