The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
PERSONALS.
saturday


o. s. Ellis went to Des Mcines this
morning to care for business affairs.
F. e. Smith is confined to his home
with chins and is threatened with
fever.
O. e. Raines, OF B~lakesburg, is in
the city for q few days visit with rel
atives and friends.
VIII Ballinger arrived in the city
this morning from the road to spend
Sunday with his family.
DIR. McCarty, of Des Moines, arrived
in the city this morning to be a guest
Of the Walter Campbell home.
Mrs. Phil Hoffman, went to Grin
nell this morning to spend Sunday
with her sister, Miss Edna Hammond.
Byron w. Preston went to Wash
ington this morning to care for bust
ness in the Washington county court.
Vera and Lester Wooster departed
this morning for Moravia where they
win visit at the home of relatives for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McQuiston of
Joplin, Mo-, are in the city visiting
with friends and relatives for a few
q few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Coffin, who have
been visiting with relatives and many
old time friends here, departed this
morning for their home in Denver.
Mrs. o. T. Thomas, who has been
in the city for the past several weeks
visiting at the home of her mother,
departed this morning for her home
In DessMoines.
Harry Loomis, a former Oskaloosa
lad who has been engaged in machine
shops in Omaha for several years, is
in the city visiting with relatives and
old time friends.
r. @. Simmons and family, of Lacey,
leave Monday for Blackwell, Okla,
where they expect to reside perma-
nently. Sorry to lose this good fam
ily from Mahaska.
Miss Addie Winchel, of Davenport,
who has been in the city visiting at
the homes of relatives and friends for
the past month, departed for her
home this morning.
DR.. Watson was in town on business
to-day. He stin suffers from the
gprained and broken ankle sustained
In July, but isnow able to get around
without the aid of crutches. 1t was a
very severe injury.
Mrs. Nina Scott, Of St. Paul, who
has been in the city visiting with heI
sister, Mrs. Mitch Mosley, departed
this morning for Mt. Pleasant, where
she win be entertained over Sunday
at the homes Of relatives and friends
Harry Sewers has been confined to
the house the past week as the result
of coming in contact with a poison
vine while in the country last Sun
day. His face was swelled SO badly
that his eyes were closed for a couple
Of days.
Mrs. Coburn went to Chicago this
morning as a representative of the
Auxiliary Branch of the Congrega'
tional church Of this city to the an
nual meeting of the ". B. NJ. l., which
viii be in session for three days o.
next week.
Eddyville Tribune: Rev. and Mrs
J. E. VanWinkle have leased prop
erty in Ottumwa and viii nov there
about Nov. LIST. This move was mad
necessary from the fact that Ottumwi
offers better railroad facilities ant
makes it more convenient for Mr.
yanWinkle in his work for the Chill
dren's Home.
Miss Edith Hoffman entertained
number Of young lady friends las
evening at her home at the corner o
Fourth avenue and Second street, il
honor of the anniversary of her birth
Refreshments were served and thu
evening was very pleasantly spent
One of the diversions of the evening
was the cutting of a prize cake. TIT
prizes were a ring, a thimble and
dime. Miss May Pendray was thu
fortunate possessor of the piece con
tanning the ring.
New Sharon Star: On Monday, thu
9Th inst, a very pleasant company 0
relatives spent the day at the hom'
Of Daniel and Lucy Rogers. Twenty
eight relatives eat dinner. Some wer,
there from Kansas, Ohio and Earlham
Iowa, and the remainder were from
New Sharon. Such family gathering
as these SAVIOR of the pioneer days
when neighbors and friends were fal
apart but when hospitality reignet
supreme. We would all get more on
Of life if weleft our business and carei
more and got acquainted with oul
friends.
Messrs. j. nj. Whitman, presiden'
Of the Consolidation Coal Co., anC
fourth yice-president Of the @. & N
w. Ry., and q. N. Carter, chief en-
gineer Of the road, came down from
Chicago In their special car on Thurs
day and were guests Of Supt B. O
Buxton. They made an examination
OF the new road, as far as IL is com