The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-07
PERSONALS.
Tuesday.


q. e. Brooks, of lows City, is here
visiting with his friend, Walter Bur-
rel, and with scquaintances.
Peter LaForce, of Des Moines, is in
the city and county visiting with rel
atives for number of weeks.
Judge Dewey and Reporter Robin
son arrived in the city this morning
20 open the February term of the dis
trict court.
A. r. Rogers, of Des Moines, was
in the city yesterday afternoon look
ing after business affairs and calling
among friends.
Mrs. A. A. Hamilton, of Nor,h 4th
street, entertained a number of her
lady friends last evening at six
O'Clock dinner.
@. E. Monlux of st. Louis, former
resident of this city, was caring for
business affairs here yesterday and
was entertained by friends
DIR. r @. Hoffman leaves this even
ing for Helena, Montana, called there
by the serious illness of Mrs. Hoff-
mans aunt, Mrs. Longmead.
II. L Spencer went to Des Moines
yesterday afternoon to be the guest
Of his daughter, Mrs. Anna Sherman,
and to care for business affairs.
Ed Gibson, formerly of the Iowa
Central, will depart in few DAYS for
the Oklahoma Territory where he has
some business transactions in view.
A: J.. Searles, of Chicago, engineer
for the Oskaloosa Street Railway &
Land Co., is here making estimates
for the new street car and light p ants.
Miss Gussie Norton, who has been
in the city for the past few days Wis.
iting with relatives and friends, de-
parted yesterday for her home in
Muscatine.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. P. Benniug, of Lin.
coin, Nebr., returned to their home
to day after visiting for two or three
weeks with Mrs. Benning's mother
Mrs. Hirshy.
Mrs P r. Hammes, who has beer
guest of the ]. G. Hammes home
during the past two weeks, depart {
this morning for LeClaire, where she
will visit with her parents for some
time before going to her home in De
troit, Mich.
Mrs. L. r. Geneva, district deputy
for the state OF Iowa for the Eastern
Star organization, departed this morn
ing upon tour of inspection among
the chapters of the cities under hel
jurisdiction. She went first TO Farm
ington and will be absent from the
city a couple of weeks.
Joe Chandler, the Wapello count,
suctioneer, was in the city Monday
visiting with Auctioneer Col. Willis
and shaking hands with old time
friends Joe reports the very high
est of prices being obtained at public
sales, and nearly everything cash He
has now fourteen sales booked for
February.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Jefferson Ogg, of Ottumwa, a veteran
of Company ID, Fifteenth Io~a In
fantry, during the civil wal, recruited
largely in Oskaloosa and Ottumwa,
arrived in the city Saturday evening
to enter the Soldiers Home. Mr.Os g
is suffering from locomotor ataxia
and is gradually growing helpless.
He was for years travelling salesman,
having been on the road in Iowa for
nineteen years, up to few years ago,
when his health failed him.
Misses Helen and Annette Kalbacb
entertained their sisters of the P E.
o. last evening at their home at the
corner of High avenue aud Seventh
street and the me citing was one of the
most enjoy Bile of the season. The
program presented was made of more
than usual interes st by the presence
of Miss Thurlow, who consented TO
sing couple of solos. The lady has
q wonderfully pure and beautiful
voice and her efforts for the enter
taiDment of the company were much
appreciated. Miss Annette Kalbach
played violin solo that was wei re-
ceived. Mrs Elmo Hammond pre-
sented a paper giving a history of The
growth and the accomplishments OF
the Y NJ G. A. in Oskaloosa from the
establishment of the organization to
its present condition. The P. E. o
ladies have determined to assist in
the new building movement for the
home of the association. Just what
will be done or to what extent the
ladies will help has not yet been de-
termined, but they are numbered with
the many who will help the cause
along.
Wednesday.
Ben Mccoy went to Joplin last
evening to care for business affairs.
Joe Beeson arrived home this morn
ing from an eastern goods-buying ex-
cursion.
L. M. Hogue, of Ottumwa, is in the
city to-day caring for business and
meeting friends.