The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-19


during her stay in the city and she
was accompanied to the train by quite
company of young people.
Monday.
Mrs. Cary Dean went to Geneva Sat
urday evening to visit with friends
and relatives for few weeks.
Miss lisa Elliott came down from Des
Moines this morning to visit with rel
atives and friends Tor few days.
Mrs. NJ. Slamel and children, of
Marshalltown, we're over Sunday Wis
itors in the city with friends and rel
atives.
Miss Allie Dow of the Sam Baldauf
store, departed saturday evening for
a vacation visit in Centerville, Keo-
kuk and Ottumwa.
]. w. Miller, state mine inspector
of the Des Moines district, was in
town Saturday, guest of the local in
spector, John Werner.
MR. and Mrs.Ed Coburn, of Monroe,
were in the city yesterday, guests of
the lady's sister, Mrs. Ike Bush. They
were en- route to Denver and Colorado
Springs.
Joseph McCord, of the Soldiers
Home at Marshalltown, was in town
Saturday in quest of sister whom he
has not been able to hear from for a
long time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lowenberg, who
were called to this city by the illness
of the lady's mother, Mrs L. R.Rose-
brook, returned this morning to their
home in Ottumwa.
A letter from Colorado reports
that Will Howar is greatly improved
since his recent illness with typhoid
fever. The letter left him sitting up
and recuperating rapidly.
Ralph McCurdy is home from ten
days business and pleasure trip to
Chicago and Grand Rapids, Michigan,
where he took in the furniture shows
and purchased goods.
BUN" Jones, of the HERALD force,
has been given leave of absence and
will depart Tuesday afternoon via the
Central to Marshalltown and thence
he will go to Denver to visit relatives
and friends for few weeks.
Misses Sadie and Elva Jackson who
have been in the city visiting at the
j. A. Stirlen home, departed this
morning for their home in Fit. Madi-
son. They were accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Stirlen and family who will
visit in that city during couple of
weeks.
Mrs. Joe Van Draska went to Grin
nell Saturday evening to be guest
of relatives of Mr.. Van Draska for a
brief visit. Mr.. and Mrs. VanDraska
and Mrs. Whitney and daughter Alta
will depart during the week for stay
of several weeks duration in Denver
anu COlOrduO springs
Miss Eva Roberts, of the Strasbur-
ger & Pfeifer store, is absent from the
city on a several weeks vacation.
She will be a guest of her parents in
Rose Hill for a few days and will go
thence to Chicago where she will be
entertained by friends and acquaint-
ances during the remainder of her
vacation.
Mrs. Rebecca B. Robbins is visiting
with friends and relatives in Abba
and expects to be absent a couple of
months. THE HERALD follows her to
keep her posted on the doings Of her
friends at home, as Mrs. Robbins says
she could no more think of doing
without THE HERALD when away from
home than she can while at home.
There was party at the home of
Calvin Weeks, two and one-half miles
northeast of Oskaloosa, in honor of
his 6Sth birthday anniversary. His
brother and little son Ernest were
present, it being their birthdays also.
There were about twenty other guests
present. Refreshments and ice cream
were served and all departed wishing
the gentleman many returns of the
day.
Prof. Orion G. Scott, of Berwyn,
ILL.,, superintendent of the schools and
secretary of the school board of that
place is in Ottumwa visiting his father
Rev. G. M. Scott. Berwyn is one of
Chicago's pretty suburbs, and Prof.
Scott has five schools in his charge.
He will leave Ottumwa to-day to visit
in Oskaloosa, where he was for many
years superintendent Of schools.
A. G. Hawley and family, of Mon
roe township, depart tomorrow for
Ruleton, Kansas, where they will visit
for several months. A. g in a note
to THE HERALD, says: "While in Kan
sas will make up party and go to
the Rockies to hunt some of the big
game we read about in your paper.
We don't want to miss any Mahaska
news while absent, so would like to
have the paper follow US. We are
much pleased with the semi-centen-
NAL edition and will take it with US
to show what kind of a county we
live in. If get any big game, such
as bear or lion, you may hear from
me. Good luck to THE HERALD"