The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-02-01
PERSONAL NOTES.
What Your Friends and Your
Neighbors are Doing.
Saturday

L
brief visit
Mrs. r. w. Pittman will arrive in
the city this evening to be guest of
the w. j. Law home.
Mrs. F. p James and children, of
Springfield, Mo-, are visiting friends
in the city for an extended time.
Mrs. G. d. Woodin was up from
Sigourney yesterday to see her son
Guy, who is convalescing rapidly.
Lawrence Byers, of Des Moines,
who was in the city looking after legal
matters, returned to the capital city
this morning.
Mrs. M. Runyon, who has been Wis
iting in Washington with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. st. Clair Lewis, returned to
the city yesterday.
Mrs. 1. @. Johnson has gone to
Washington to be guest of the Hen
derson home during the absence of
Mr.. Johnson in Chicago.
Rev. J. P. Mcknight, who has been
called to the city to take the place of
Rev. A. E. Cory, of the Christian
church, arrived here Thursday.
F. F. and w. F. Snyder, father and
brother of Ben Snyder of this city ar
rived yesterday from Putnam county,
Ohio, and will visit extendedly at the
Snyder home.
w. w. Steward arrived yesterday
for an over Sunday visit with rela-
tives and old time friends here, and
is a guest at the home of his father,
George Steward.
Elmer Williams, son of John Will
liams of the Downing House, has ar
rived home from Chicago where he
has been for the past several months
taking medical treatment.
Mrs. j. @. Barringer entertained in
an informal manner last evening the
friends comprising the party of camp.
ers who were at the lakes in Wiscon-
sin last summer. Refreshments were
served and very pleasant time was
had.
Miss Mae Mercer and Mrs. Arthur
Haynes entertained at whist last even
ing. Refreshments were served and
the occasion was much enjoyed by all.
Miss Mercer will go to Washington
this evening to visit with friends for
a few weeks.
Oscar belong and MissEmma Ham
mond go to Cedar Rapids Monday to
be present at the marriage of their
brother, B. F. belong, to Miss Mary
Metzgar, which occurs Tuesday. Mr..
belong was formerly resident here
but for several years past has been in
the employ of the Chicago and North
western railway.
Chas. F. Johnson, who has been
foreman of the Iowa Central round
house in this city for the past year,
was surprised last evening at his home
at no South ] street, by quite large
number of friends and employees of
the road who had been under him.
He came home from the round house
in the evening to find his home in the
possession of the company. This was
enough of a surprise in itself, but
when the company made him pres
ent of a handsome desk and rocking
chair he had no words in which to
express himself. Mr.. Johnson has
been appointed to the position of fore
man of the round house at Monmouth
and departs soon to take charge of the
work there. He takes the place of
John Moriarty, formerly of this city,
who has been called to take the shops
at Marshalltown. H. y. Anderson,of
Sioux City, will have the foremanship
of the Oskaloosa round house and
shops. Mr.. Johnson has made many
fast friends during his stayin the city
and it is regretted that he is to leave,
but at the same time all are pleased
that his merit and faithful discharge
of duty are thus given recognition by
the company.