The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-02-14

Saturday

Q. 8. Jordan, of Delta, was an Os.
kaloosa visitor to-day.
Jack Gruwell is home from hush
ness trip to Iowa Falls.
Mrs. Julia Lathrop, who has been
visiting in the city, departed to-day
for her home in Ottumwa.
Miss Mollie Reed, of Ames, is visit
ing in the city with her aunt, Mrs.
Cartwright, for few days.
r. ]. Oldham, of Eddyville, was in
the city to-day looking after business
affairs and calling on friends.
Walter Mcneil and Chas. A. VIII
liams, of 0ttumwa, were in the city
yesterday looking after business.
Mrs. Lydia Potter, who has been in
the city visiting with friends and rel
stives during the past ten days, de-
parted last evening for her home in
Ottumwa.
Mrs. Ella Dumont, OF Davenport,
arrived in the city yesterday and will
be entertained by friends and rela-
tives during visit of a couple of
weeks duration.
Ottumwa Courier: Mrs. S.E.Ayers,
of this city, and Mrs. II H. Hostetter,
of Oskaloosa, left this morning on
Burlington No. for a two weeks
visit with relatives and friends at
Omaha and Lincoln, Nebr.
Mrs. ~. c. Ferrall entertained a
small company of friends in an in
formal way at six o'clock dinner and
whist last evening. The latter part
of the evening was given to story
telling and very pleasant time was
had.
A communication from F. D. Boyer
tells of betterment in the health of
the gentleman. He went TO Hot
Springs few days ago TO recover
from n severe attack of la grippe and
for time was very i'll at his hotel be.
ing confined to his bed.
Grover Baker is up from his duties
in theIbusiness college at Burlington
to spend few days at the parental
r. J. Baker home. Mr.. Lyman, q
brother-in-law of Mrs. Baker land his
little daughter Mary, of New York
are also guests of the Baker home.
The initial number of the series Of
K. of P. parties that are scheduled
for Castle Hall during the balance oil
the season was given last evening and
was attended by goodly company Of
knights and their ladies. Clyde Car
YER and his orchestra furnished the
music of the entertainment.
A number of the members of the
G class of the High school were en-
tertained at the Geo. Gilchrist home
last evening in honor of Otis Christie
who will leave in few days to enter
the State Agricultural college at Ames
Refreshments were served and a very
pleasant evening was spent.
Word has been received in the city
of the continued convalescence of DR.
b. o. Jerrel, who was taken to Hot
Springs for treatment of rheumatism
The gentleman is now well along
towards recovery and it is the pres
ent plan of himself and wife to come
home during the next week or ten
days.
Times Republican Henry Williams,
a well known jockey of the city and
an employee of McCombs Bros, has
been engaged for next summers rae
ing season by Hatfield Bros. of Oska-
loosa, to ride Feletia, little mare OF
great promise, who was purchased by
the Messrs. Hatfield from New Or
leans parties last fall Feletia is a
southern bred mare and is 4-year-
old. In the st. Joe derby last fall she
ran just outside the money and Sc
cured fourth place in 1:41.
Keota Eagle: Daddy Warren, the
venerable railroad man whom every
body along this branch delights in
knowing has conducted trains through
Keota almost daily for twenty years
and has never taken ten-yard stroll
beyond our station in all that time.
Although he has passed through Ke-
ota twice every week day in the
month for twenty years almost, he
doesn't know beans about the town
further than the narrow territory to
be seen from the railroad right-of-
way. That is somewhat of a peculiar
fact when you stop to think of it.
Monday.
Cbas. p. Roe, of New Sharon, was
seen in the city yesterday.
Harry Harrington is lying at his
home on South ID street seriously i'll
Of pneumonia.
Walter Wilson, of the Oskaloosa
Dry Goods firm, went to st. Louis
Saturday evening.
Harry Ragen went to Sigourney |
his morning to visit at the homes of |
friends and relatives.
A. NJ. Lafferty, of Eddyville, was in
he city to-day looking after business
Affairs and calling among friends.
s. w. White and Simon Fursten-
1urg, of What Cheer, were in the city
over Sunday looking after business.
Mrs. Mary LYON, who has been in