The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-01-11

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the city yesterday afternoon looking
after business matters and calling on
his friends here.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Dutton, who
have been in Ottumwa visiting at the
Gephart home for few days, re-
turned home yesterday.
Professor Newton, the veteran coal
driller, who has been in the new coal
field at Bussey, was in the city last
evening looking after business.
| Mrs. S. w. Wilson and sister, Miss
Bryan, went to Leighton this morning
to visit for couple of days at the
home of their sister, Mrs. Redman.
| Walter Burrell is home from Des
Moines where he has been caring for
business matters and looking after the
interests of the great Mahaska Fair.
! Mrs. Annie Hardness, who has been
visiting with friends and relatives in
this city for the past month departed
this morning for her home in Win
terset.
Blanchard Preston, who has been
confined to his home by very severe
case of tonsilitis, is convalescing
nicely and will soon be able to be out
again.
James Fitzgerald, who was called
to this city by the illness and death
of his sister, Mrs. John Corcoran, re-
turned yesterday to his home in Can
ton, Illinois.
Ed Smith, of Marshalltown, who
has been in the city engaged in plumb
ing work, departed yesterday after
noon for his home, called by the ILL
ness of his mother.
Word was received in the city last
evening of the sudden death Of Fran
els Hodge, at Clinton, Penn. The
gentleman was the father of Mrs.
Thos. Watson, of this city.
AL HI. Greet, of Pittsburg, Kansas,
Junior member of the realty loan and
insurance office of Carlton & Greet,
who was called to the city by the
death of his uncle, John Siebel, de-
parted to-day for his home in the west.
Lieutenant Keller, of the engineer
ing corps of the regular army accom-
panied by his wife and child, who
have been in the city the past week
visiting at the Felix Ettinger home,
went to Ottumwa yesterday to visit
for few days with friends and rela'
tives.
| p Sol Brown, of Rose Hill who for the
| past two years has served as deputy
under Sheriff Cricket, has resigned
his position in the service of the coun-
ty and will engage in other work.
Homer Fry, who has also been in the
office as deputy, will continue in the
work.
| w. G. Martin, formerly and for a
long time an employee of the Kemble
Floral Co. of this city, returned to
his work at Washington, Iowa, last
evening after visit with friends. Mr..
MAJ tin is now manager of Keck's
green house at Washington and is do
ing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. HEN, of Hotel
Downing, Mrs. E. H. Gibbs, Mrs. Guy
Woodin and Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Fer
rail- went to Marshalltown this after
noon to see the "Sad Sea Waves" in
that city this evening. They will be
guests of L. r. Willard during their
stay in that city.
The friends of DR.. A. j. Hunter will
be pleased to learn of the continued
Improvement in the condition Of his
family, the members of which have
been confined with diphtheria. Car
RE and Nell are now out of danger
and Mrs. Hunter, who has touch of
the disease, is recovering rapidly.
| A. J. VerMeulen, who has been a
successful farmer of West Des. Moines
township, has concluded to retire
from the farm and will sell his goods
and chattels and will remove in a
short time to live with his children in
Cedar Rapids. Many friends will re-
| gret to lose Mr.. VerMeulen from the
county where he has been an excel
lent citizen and good friend and
neighbor.