The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15

city, called by the death of his BROTH
er-in-law, Harry Hostetter.
Mrs. A. sheesley, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. E. z.Smith for a few days,
has returned to New Sharon.
Miss Katharine Wright went to New
Sharon Saturday to visit at the Geo.
Carson home for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. France went to
Rose Hill Saturday evening to spend
Sunday at the James Stout home.
Frank G. Hull, of the Davenport
Democrat, was in the city over Sun
day visiting his father, ]. d. Hull.
Elson Whitacre, of Magnolia, Ohio,
is in the city attending to business
matters and calling among friends.
Miss Anna E. Mills went to What
Cheer Saturday to spend a few days
with her friend, Mrs. W. A. Durfee.
Julius Fecht and family, of ottum-
wa, were in the city Saturday on the
way to Clear Lake for a few weeks
outing.
Mrs. Abbie Fisher of Hedrick spent
the day in the city on the way to OF
tumwasto visit her sister, Mrs. w. H.
Hines.
Elvyn Ninde arrived in the city Sat-
urday from an extended foreign tour
and will be here for a number of
weeks.
Mr.. andIMrs. Geo. Ross left last
eveningifor st. Louis where they will
visit at the M. D. Yarnell home for
some time.
Mrs. w. F. Harper returned to her
home in New Sharon last evening
after a'short visit at the James Coop
er residence.
Mrs. E. K. Hines and daughter,
Miss Alice, of Norman, Oklahoma,
are in the city for a visit at the paren-
tai Isaac Kalbach home.
Mrs. FIJI. Evans departed last
evening for her home in Davenport
after a two weeks visit with her sis
ter, Mrs..Bilen Matthews.
Mrs.!B. L. Bump who has been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. WIN.
Roberts, for several days, left yester-
day for her home in Lynnville.
Mrs.!A. M. Pardee and daughter,
who have been visiting at the J. d.
Hull home for some time, left this
morning for Madison, Wisconsin.
Mrs. William Andrews, who has
been visiting her brother, Amos Briggs
during;the past week, left Saturday
evening for her home in Marshall
town.
Misses Elizabeth and Jennie Ham
NETT, who have been guests at the
Thomas1Ream home for several days,
left Saturday evening for their home
in New Castle
J. F.IITorrence, who is now located
at Florence, Colorado, is here looking
after property interests. 5iHe says it
has been!hot and dry in his country,
but business and prospects are good.
Rev. A. M. Duboc, of the Baptist
church Invent to Ottumwa to-day to
attend a meeting of the program com
mittee of the Oskaloosa Baptist AS
sociationI which meets in this city
August %. to-.29.
Mrs. Geo. T. Crawford, of Ashland,
who hasi been spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. j. s. Nor
wood, left this..morning for Kenosha
where she will visit her son, G. L.
Crawford, for several days.
j. W. Jones, who presides yer the
destinies of the sully Ledger, was in
town over Sunday. Mr.. Jones is a
newspaper man of varied experience
and we know of no one who swings a
better local pen or gets more real en-
joyment out of the profession than
Mr.. Jones.
Miss FlorabelEPatterson, of Mon
mouth, who has been visiting at her
old home in this city for some time,
left yesterday to attend the county
institute at Allison. She will after
wards make short stay at Clear Lake
before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Mason arrived
in the city Saturday from Peoria and
will reside here permanently. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Mason lost
a leg in an accident on the day of the
K. of P. Band excursion to Peoria
earlier in the season, being run over
by the excursion train in the Peoria
yards.