The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-28
Monday.

Mamie VerVeer vas up from Abba
yesterday visiting with relatives and
calling among friends.
Bert Kiser, of Des Moines, was in
town to-day looking after business
affairs and calling oil friends.
B. v. Sewers came home Saturday
evening from a business visit of sew
eral days. duration in Des Moines.
K. H. Ward, of Des Moines, was in
the city yesterday looking after bust
ness interests and calling on friends.
George Twaddle is home from a
three months visit in st. Paul and at
the H. H. Seerley home in Cedar Falls.
Mrs. Louisa Blattner received word
from Wyaconda, Missouri, to-day of
the serious Illness of her m~other-in-
law, Mrs. Henry Blattner.
Officer Jake Seibert, of the Oska-
loosa police force, is confined to his
home on South Second street with a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Richard Hyde, of the Adams Ex-
press company.at Mason City, was in
the city yesterday visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
w. Hyde.
o. A. Ferguson, Of Muscatine, who
has been in the city for a number of
days visiting with friends and looking
after matters in the district court re-
turned home this morning.
George Bertsch is suffering from a
very sore finger, caused by a run
around" George pounded the mem
Der some days ago and now he is not
to be blamed for his disposition.
Recorder Larry McCord went to Ed
dyville this morning and thence to
Ottumwa to care for business affairs.
Ex-Recorder JEFF Harold assisted in
the Office during the absence of the
gentleman.
Undergraduates of the State univer-
sity residing in this city to the num-
Der of about tw will give a recep-
ton to Professor Mcbride, of the
university, at the Y. M. @. A. rooms
Friday evening.
Carroll Sawyer and Frank Morse
will go to Washington, d. c., to at
tend the inaugural ball. They will
depart the latter part of the week. In
the meantime Mr.. Sawyer will have
parted with his imperial.
Eddyville Tribune: Joe Chandler,
the auctioneer, is meeting with I'M
bounded success in his profession.
During the present season he has sold
over SIS, 900 worth of goods. He re-
csntly rented a farm OF three acres
west of Kirkville and will make his
home there in the future.
Concerning people we'll known here
the Lohrville (Ia.) Enterprise says:
"Mr. and Mrs. F. l.. Robinson are
rejoicing over the arrival of a nine
pound SON in their home last Tuesday,
February 10. The youngster is a typ
ical twentieth century product and
was born in the month productive of
great Americans"
Judge Dewey went to his home in
Washington Saturday evening to
spend the Sabbath with his family.
He was accompanied By his cousin,
A. b. Dewey, of that city, who was
here to look into the question of
cement work with a view towards
having some of the work done at his
place in Washington.
Will Richie arrived home to-day
from a few days. visit in Nebraska.
When ne went to his Office he found
a fine new desk and Office easy chair,
presented with the compliments of
the force of workmen now in his en-
ploy. The donors are s. G.. Daniels,
j. W. D~unshee, j. d. Richie, VIM.
McLain, Harry Hale, j. p. Nichols,
Frank Darland and W. A. Heinzman.
Mrs. Della Ballard, of Loveland,
Colorado, and Mrs. Grant Hinton, Of
Denver, who have been in the city to
attend the funeral Of their mother,
Mrs. Mcclellan, depart soon for their
homes. Mrs. Ballard wen to Wash
ington this evening to visit relatives
of Mr.. Ballard, and Mrs. Hinton went
to Hedrick to visit at the home of
her husbands relatives before de-
parting for the west.
A. NJ. Rodgers, who has been sick
for about three weeks, wishes to ex-
press his gratitude to the many friends
who have so kindly called to enquire
about him, to the neighbors and
friends who have tried to tempt his
appetite by the delicacies they have
sent, to the boys who have carried in
coal and done other chores, and for
the thoughtfulness of the men who
put In the telephone by doing it so
quietly that it did not annoy him in
his extreme nervous condition.
Mrs. William Burnside received a
telegram this morning announcing
the death of her brother-in-law, Frank
III Steck, of Washington Iowa. Death
was caused by paralysis. The funeral
win be held at 2 o'clock on Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Burnside and daugh-
ter Elizabeth, Mrs. Ralph Burnside
and Mr.. and Mrs. /. O. johnson, Of