The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-11-27
Personal MENTION,
lFrom saturday's Daily.l


John M. Heron. Mr.. Hotchkiss has
been one of the editors and proprie-
tors Of the Abel News Tor 20 years
and has been instrumental ia issuing
an interesting paper every week dur.
ing all that time"
Register and Leader: Thomas II.
Grugg, of Columbus Junction, now gem
eral clerk in the supreme court clerks
Office, will be retained under the new
clerk, John G.. Crockett, according to
reports in state house circles yester-
day. Mr.. Crockett has not yet formal
" announced this, but 1t is said he has
decided to keep Mr.. Grub and also G..
d. Pickett, of Des Moines, the janitor
in the supreme court clerks Office Mr.,
Grub has served efficiently under
Clerk G. T. Jones. He was member
of the Fifty-trst regiment and accom-
panied Company F Of Oskaloosa to
the Philippines.
Ottumwa Courier: Congressman
]. F. Lacey delivered an eloquent adj
dress Wednesday evening before the
men of Trinity Episcopal church and
their friends at the home Of Major
Samuel Mahon, 140 East Court street.
Major Lacey spoke on the subject,
'The Louisiana Purchase" and gave
in detail the history of this great pur-
chase under the administration of
Thomas Jefferson. There was large
attendance and at the close of the ad-
dress a social hour was spent. Re
freshments were served and pleas
ant social evening was enjoyed, At
the close of Congressman Lacey's re-
marks, Rev. Lynch, on behalf of the
men of the church, thanked the speak
er and thanked Major Mahon for so
kindly extending the hospitality of his
home.
Fremont Gazette: Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Whitmer and daughter, Miss Emma,
returned home Tuesday from a four
weeks trip in the east. They left
Fremont October goth, over the Cen
trail, for Cincinnati via Peoria and In
dianapolis and arrived at their destin-
alton the next evening. Mr. Whitmer
has been bothered for the past year
with a cancer on his lip and it was for
the purpose of having this removed
that the trip was made. He was treated
while there by DR.. Bush, and in less
than two weeks after treatment was
bugun the cancer was removed and
Mr.. Whitmer was feeling fairly good.
They remained in Cincinnati three
weeks, however, and then departed for
MiIlersburg, Ind, the old stamping
ground of Mr.. Whitmer, where he liv-
ed when a boy, for a visit with rela-
tives. He has a brother and sister
living there, the brother being IS years
old and both enjoying good health.
This is the first time Mr.. Whitmer has
seen his brother in 81 years and his
sister in 46 years, and the visit with
them was very pleasant The party
left for home Monday, coming by the
way of Chicago and Burlington and
arrived here Tuesday.
Miss Sidney Jencs, of Rose Hill,
was in the city yesterday visiting
friends.
Mrs. 2. G. Gaass, of Pella, was in
town to- day and called among friends
and acquaintances,
Lester Boyle is nursing very sore
hand, suffering with bad carbuncle
that has come upon the member.
O. E. Lewis, of Des Moines, came
to the city this morning for brief
visit among friends and relatives.
Mrs. Ed Templeton of Marshalltown
is in the city fol. few days visit at
the home of her brother s. o. Smith,
George Waters of Ottumwa arrived
in the city this morning to be the
guest of This mother for a few days
visit, s..
Mr5. Hattie Armstrong Of Cedar
Rapids is in the city to visit with her
cousin, Mrs. Walter Bell for a few
weeks.
Mrs. Graf and daughter, Miss Ber-
tie, of Waterloo, are in the city guests
of the J. O. Barringer home on High
avenue east,
John 7. Gilmore is in from an ex-
tended trip on the road for brief
visit at the parental s. Gilmore home
on South D street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hawks and
Mrs. Q. R. Westmore lie last even
ing for Sigourney where they win
make their future home
Mrs. Sam Overmeier, who has been
here for several weeks visiting with
friends, departed this morning for
her home In Des Moines.
Mrs. L. Jenson, of Rose Hill, who
has been visiting at the L. M. Bacon
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