The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-02-06
PERSONAL MENTION.
Tuesday.

town where he went for an over Sum
day visit.
o. M Porter is spending q day or
90 attending to business matters in
Muscatine this week.
Mrs. John Corey returned to her
home in What Cheer last night after
q few days visit with her friend, Miss
Dora Snodgrass.
Mrs. Freeman Drake, who has been
in the city for the past few days, a
guest of friends and relatives, has
returned to her home in Eldon.
Miss Lillian Tovrea, who has been
spending some time with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tovrea, departed
last evening for her home in Chicago.
Mrs. Chas. Wray, who has been Wis
tting Mr.. ard Mrs. Herbert Bowers
o the past two weeks, departed last
evening for her home in Columbus,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cammack have
returned to their home in this city
from an over Sunday visit in Mar
shalltown at the home of the lady's
parents.
Mrs. Ralph Proudft, who has been
visiting with Miss Gay Proud6t on
South Seventh street for several days,
left last evening for her home in
Sigourney.
G.. b. Case, who has been in the
city for the past few weeks visiting
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Hattie
Enos, departed this morning for his
home in Mason City.
Master Webster Douglas, who has
been the guest of his aunt, Mrs. W.
w. Montgomery, for several weeks
past, departed last evening for his
home in Danville, Ohio.
Rev. j. P. Engstrom and wife, who
have been visiting at the Irving John
son and w. r. Cowan homes for the
past two weeks, left last evening fer
their home in Evansville, Ind.
Fremont Gazette: 1t is reported
Mrs. Jessie English will % to Osk-
aloosa about March 1. We shall be
sorry to lose Mrs. English and since
a she finds it to her interest to move
Wfrom our midst we can but wish her
. well.
Saturday evening Miss Fife Alex.
ander was agreeably surprised at her
home in White Oak by q gathering of
about sixty young people. Supper
was served in q very pleasant man
ner and as they left for their homes
they expressed a most enjoyable
time, 1t will long be remembered by
all who were present.
Washington correspondence: Mrs.
Tdacey, wife of the representative
oofrom Oskaloosa, was one of the host
esses at the congressional reception
the Riggs Friday, and Mrs. Rich
RI ards, wife of Speaker Henderson's
ri secretary, did the donors for Iowa at
the Normandie. These were the final
congressionalrecepti OF the season
until after Lent.
Frank Miller, of Indianapolis, has
dome to this city to make permanent
headquarters in his territory for an
I eastern bridge company. Oskaloosa
is about the center of the gentleman's
territory and he is much pleased with
the city and its people and has decid-
ed to locate here. He has engaged
rooms at the McNair house on North
Market street.
Abba Union: w. A. McCampbell,
of O~skaloosa, has been here this week
assisting in the Ballew-B Burnside lum-
Der invoice. The work is done, the
Ballew yard now goes into the hands
of the Hawkeye Lumber Company,
with Ralph Burnside general manager
of the eleven yards in their system
and j. w. Ballew as local manager.
1t is a mammoth concern.
Mrs. Howard Taylor arrived from
Des Moines yesterday join her hus-
band and take up their permanent
residence in the water company's
property near the pumping station.
Mr.. Taylor has accepted the position
as engineer in charge OF the station,
taking the place of Il. Coryell. Mr..
Coryell, who has been connected with
the company for a number OF years,
has resigned to engage in other work.
A crowd of city people drove out to
the r. w. Clayton place north OF the
city the other evening for the diver
sion Of a "bob ride" Arrived at b
Clayton home the company was most
Hospitality received and entertained
during the evening. Cards were in
dulged in for a time, refrest ments
were served, and the return home in
the cool of the morning was another
pleasant feature of the experience,
Warship sunk
Colon. Colombia, Feb. 4.-The re-