The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-02-22
PERSONAL NOTES.
What Your Friends and Your
Eeighbors are Doing.
Thursday.

Fred Beadle is confined to his bed
with the humps.
Mrs. j. L. Brown went to Leighton
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. A. j. Throop left yesterday for
few days visit with relatives in
Bussey.
Miss Ida Glover's condition con-
tinues to mend and she is much i'm
proved to-day.
Joe Beeson went to Centerville last
evening to care for business matters
and call on friends.
Frank Movies, of the o. L.& t. Co.,
is confined to his room with a severe
attack of the humps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Heffner went to
Des Moines yesterday and will be
guests of the George Miller home for
few days visit.
Mrs. Ella Southwick, who has been
visiting in the city for several days,
returned to her home in Des Moines
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Dennis Raglan and rs.James
Glass, who have been in Sigourney
visiting at the home of their mother,
Mrs. Dwyer, have returned home.
Mrs. B. Frankel, who has been in
the city visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. HI. Pfeifer, returned
to her home in Des Moines this morn
ing.
j. p. Cowan returned home Friday
from two months visit with his
daughter, Mrs. j. L.Downs of Bright
on, Iowa, while her husband was at
Hot Springs, Arkansas, for his health
Williamsburg Journal: Neighbor
Bert Sheetz has secured position in
q harness shop at Oskaloosa and com
menced work Tuesday of this week.
Bert is good workman and no doubt
has secured a good position.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. McElroy,
who have been in the city for the past
two weeks visiting at the parental
McElroy home on High avenue west,
departed last evening for their home
in Omaha. Mr.. McElroy is night
yardmaster of the BAN. BY. lines in
that city.
Mrs. E. w. Jones, who has been
visiting with friends and relatives in
Fremont, returned home last even
ing. She was accompanied to this
city by her father, James Cunning
ham, of Belleview, Kansas, who is
visiting with friends and relatives in
the county.
Eddyville Tribune: Joe Chandler
was Monday caller. He is suffering
from severe sprained ankle and
with difficulty gets around. He has
associated himself with Willis of Os-
kaloosa in crying of sales, and this
able twain are overwhelmed with
work. Joe is hustler and deserves
the success he is achieving.
Mrs. Daisy Smith Greenwood, of
Topeka, Kansas, and Miss Carrie |
Steward, of Salt Lake City, two for
mer popular and well known Oska-
loosa girls, who have been visiting |
relatives and many friends here, de-
parted for their homes this morning. |
Miss Steward accompanied Mrs.
to Topeka and will SO
journ there few days before going
to Salt Lake.
Marshalltown Times-Republican:
Friends in this city will be panied to
learn of the serious illness of Mrs.
George Cation, of Oskaloosa, wife of
Engineer Cation, of the Central and
former resident of this city. Mrs.
Cation is suffering from an attack of
blood poisoning, the result of an ac-
cident few days ago. AT her home
in Oskaloosa she stepped out on the
back porch to attend to some duties,
and slipped on the icy boards. AS
she fell her hand was caught by a
sharp hook on the door. The hook
penetrated the fieshy part of her hand
between the thumb and forefinger,
the flesh badly. She then
caught cold, which settled in the in
jured hand, and blood poisoning fol-
lowed. Saturday evening her condi
ton was considered quite serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terrell G. Steddom
celebrated their crystal wedding, or
the fifteenth anniversary of their
wedding day, yesterday at their home
on the old Terrell farm northwest of
the city. The guests of the occasion
were the relatives and the intimate
friends of the family, and they were
gathered together at about IL O'Clock
70 the number of over fifty. There
was a great dinner, such as only can
be possible in the country home of
Mahaska county. The dinner was
quite elaborate and was served in
courses. After the dinner there was
q program. Thos. Terrell was called
upon for the returning of thanks and
was followed by Mrs. j. III. Green in
prayer. Dillon Stalker then made
presentation speech for the numerous
gifts and mementoes of the day and
occasion that had been brought by
the many friends. Mr.and Mrs. Sted-
dom were then heard from in response
to the same, and the members of the
company had a word or two to say,
There was a recitation, Kentucky
Belle, ? by Mrs. o. N.Dixon, and Mrs.
DR.. Martin gave "The Deacon's Court I