The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-12-12
MENTION.
Tuesday.

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regular trip to Keokuk and the east.
p. J Rapp was in the city yesterday
looking after the interests of the Rock
leland road.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. Cuehman are in
the city for a few days, visiting with
friends and acqnaintances
Miss Addie Moore, OF Rose Hill was
in town yesterday looking after BUSH
ness affairs and calling on friends.
Miss Kathryn Corcoran, who has
been trimming in Shenandoah, Iowa,
the past season, returned to her home
in this city last Friday.
Mrs. Minta Champion Flickinger is
lying very i'll at her home in Union
Mills. Many friends in this city hope
for her speedy recovery.
Mrs. Elizabeth Currell, who has
been spending several days visiting
at the Dennis O'Conner home, left
last evening for Rose Hill.
Mrs. Mary Snyder, of Chicago,is in
the city visitingTat the home of her
son Frank, on South d street. She
will remain over the holidays.
Warren and Chester Walker, who
have been visiting their grandmother,
Mrs. j. T. Walker, of Olivet, for some
time past, arrived home yesterday.
Ed CIaraban andy. Davis we're out
after quail day and assisted by the
snow succeeded in bagging a fine lot
of the birds, the best shoot of the
season.
Mrs. Amy Kellogg, who has been
in the city for the past several days
visiting with relatives and friends,
returned to her home in Ottumwa
this morning.
Miss Hilma Melin, who has been
head trimmer in the millinery depart
ment for Strasburger & Pfeifer the
past season, closed her labors here
and departed for her home in Moline,
ILL.,. Monday.
Miss Grace Meas was agreeably sur
prised one evening last week. A
lumber of her young friends gath
cred in to remind Grace it was her
fourteenth birthday. The evening
was SPENT with music and merry
games. Light refreshments were
served and Grace received several
useful and pretty presents.
Jesse G. Bristol, for several years a
train dispatcher on the Iowa Central,
who, for the past year or so, has been
in Keremoes, B. O., looking after the
business lof the Eclipse Mining and
Autobiography, corporation COM
posed of Oskaloosa and Marshall
town business men arrived in the city
yesterday for brief stay. Mr.. Bris.
toll came from Keremoes to Everett,
Wash, with two tons of ore to the
SIN ,lting works, and from there went
to Lava, Idaho, to visit his mother,
Mrs. Olive Bristol. He will be here
Tor a week or 80, looking after the
interests of the company, of which he
gives most fattering reports.
Mis- Berta Lacey entertained a COM
pany of about twenty-four young
ladies, the intimate friends of Miss
Berenice Lacey, at her home on First
avenue east Monday afternoon at one
O'Clock, in honor of the young lady
who is SO soon to becQmeIa bride.
The home was beautifully decorated
with a profusion of palms and color
scheme Of yellow and white. An ele-
CANT luncheon was served and every
thing was in7hearts. The table was
beautifully decorated. Smilax, hearts
and cupids seemed everywhere. The
luncheon was served in courses by
young ladies, Misses Pearl and En-
ma Burket, ReraEBaldauf, f ditb Pres
ton and May Vreelaud-and was fur
nished by Mrs. Shoemake. The menu
cards were in the shape of hearts and
were decorated with pen and ink
sketches by Mrs. G. w. Carr and Miss
Pearl Burket. Following the luncheon
a numberIof toasts were given. THE
Bride-eIect" was toasted by Miss Eva
Spencer. 1.-THE Bridegroom elect"
was discussed bN Miss Gertude Spen-
Ger. Mrs. Grace Carr offered some
sentiments upon married Life "aud
Miss Irene Roberts told of THE Girls
Left Behind" to all Of which the
bride-eIect responded in very pretty
toast of her own. Then came a
s'kitchen shower" Each ore of the
guests had broughta present for Miss
Lacey in the shape Of some article
supposed TO be part Of the furnish
ing and equipment of every well reg
ulated kitchen. During the luncheon
the numerous packages had been
placed upon & table in the parlor and
when ths company returned from the
dining room this part Of the program
greeted Miss Lacey as surprise, The
remainder ofsthe afternoon was spent
with the ashower. Miss Lacey was
made to open the many packages aud
TO read the verse that accompanied
each gift. Endless amusement was
furnished In these. Noyouag lady Of
the city who has stepped upon the
threshold OF matrimony has ever been
given agmore pleasing "God speed
than that experienced Monday after