The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-03-06
him to remain indoors for several

ME- anu VQEo. w e~S
home from a pleasure trip Of num-
Der of weeks duration into Old Mex
leo. They were as far south as Vera
Cruz and visited many places during
their absence. En- route home they
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. E K. Hines
at Norman, Oklahoma, and with Mr..
and Mrs. E. K. Porter at Oklahoma
City.
L r. willard had as bis guests at
Hotel Downing yesterday and to-day
bis daughters, Lucille, Hazel and Alice,
and Irene Wilson, all of Marshalltown.
The big hotel and the business activ-
ity about it was regular menagerie
of wonders to the children, who by
force of circumstances are compelled
TO live in the quiet little way station
called Marshalltown.
r. d. Robertson, OF Olivet, was in
the city to-day looking after business
affairs and calling among friends.
The gentleman says that Olivet is get
ting to be one of the best places to be
found 10 this best of states. Building
is booming and it is next to impossi-
BILE to furnish building lots fast enough
to accommodate the demand for the
article. Olivet must be a suburb OF
Greater Oskaloosa judging from those
signs.
Miss Mary Knott, who resides at
the home of her grandfather, Richard
Baxter, on North Third street, was
ten years old yesterday and in cele-
bration of the event a number of her
young friends were called in and
very pleasant time was bad by all.
Refreshments we're served and all de-
cIared that the occasion had been
'the best time yet" The guests were
Ruth and Fern Myer, Nita and Alma
Fleener, Blanche and Leah Finkle-
st in, lone Smith, Gretchen Melon
aid, Gladys Hoffman,, Helen Burke,
Ella Louise Meredith.
Miss Fay Cruzen was very pleasant
" surprised at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. ]. Cruzen, No.
301 North d street, Thursday after
noon, by a company who came to
assist her in celebrating the ninth
anniversary of her birth between the
hours of five and seven. A number
of enjoyable games were played and
then refreshments were served, and
later all babe Miss Fay good night,
declaring that they had had a jolly
good time. The guests were Mar
guerite Drinkle, Wilma Barr, Ella
Grant, Helen Hartman, Nellie and
Mildred Johnson, Cordelia Myers,
Marie Mendenhall, Aline Martin,
Helene Blattner, Viola Hetherington,
and Master Morris Cruzen. The en-
pertaining committee consisted of
Mics Dot Mendenhall, of Des Moines,
and Miss Blanche Drinkle, of Pella.
Wednesday.
Captain Allen is reported quite i'll
again.
Miss Lillian Kilburn is in Abba Wis.
iting with friends for few days.
L. E. Reed went to Ottumwa this
morning to attend to business affairs.
James Barrows has gone to Green
field, South Dakota, upon business
trip.
VIM, Ruth, of Marion, was down
yesterday visiting his brother, the
Singer agent.
Will Mcmillan was a passenger for
Des Moines this morning to care for
business affairs.
Clarence Beatty went to Lacey yes
terday to look after business affairs
and call on friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Sewers went to
Des Moines this morning for brief
stop in the capital city.
Rev. Cato Kaye, of the Congrega-
tional church, was passenger for
Des Moines this morning.
W. @. Dunn, of Delta, was in town
to day looking after business affairs
and calling among friends.
B. F. Shelley was a passenger on
the Iowa Central Tuesday evening
for Brookings, South Dakota.
Mrs. Carl Cruzen has gone to Red
Lake Falls, Minnesota, to join her
husband in permanent residence.
Mrs. Ellsworth Sexton, who has
been in the city with friends, depart
ed last evening for her home in Mus
catine.
Earl Cooper, who removed to Coal
Greek in the rain of last week is con-
fined to bis bed with infammatory
rheumatism.