The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-03-26
EDDYVILLE ETCHINGS.
The News of a Live town as Re-
Elected in the Tribune.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitsel
Saturday last, baby boy.
Mrs. A. l.. Carson, who has been
seriously i'll for the past fortnight, is
not much improved
John Donahue has sold his farm
northeast Of town, and will purchase a
residence and MAKE his future home
with us.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. s. belong and
daughter, departed for Kansas City
Tuesday, where, after short stay,
tney will go to ST. Louis for the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Cora Franklin, of Vinita, I. t.,
and Mrs. James Lewis, of Columbus,
Kansas, arrived last evening and are
guests of their cousin, Mrs. Fred Cros-
son.
Mrs. w. G.. Ross had an attack OF
heart failure Wednesday evening from
which it was feared, for while, she
would not recover, but she is now
lSoneWndC improved.
Matte Rhode returned home Friday
from White City where she has been
teaching. A nice compliment was paid
her work by engaging her for the en-
suing term.
Grant Cowly and children will de-
part for Omaha in a few days for a
visit with friends. They will be ac-
companied by Miss Louise jaeger, who
will enter a school there and remain
during the summer.
Word was received Wednesday from
Mt. Pleasant, stating that James Boyd,
who was taken to the dipsomaniac
ward at the asylum some months ago,
has lost his mind and his physical con-
dition is such that little hopes are en-
tertained of his recovery.
Frank Drew has opened a new sa-
Icon in the room west of H. R. Old.
hams harness store. This makes five
and will probably be enough to sup
ply the demand. The council passed
a resolution at the last meeting max
ing the fine fifty dollars per month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Lowden, of
honolulu, are expected to arrive here
some time during the coming week
and will be guests of Mrs. Lowden's
sister, Mrs. F. M. Epperson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lowden are just completing a
tour of the world, which has occupied
two years.
After several annoying delays on
account of failure to get cars, John
Linderman, Arnold Koontz and Robert
Kleinkepf and families finally shipped
their household goods and departed
for their new homes in Missouri, Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hudson al
so accompanied hem.
D. B. Cowan departed Monday for
visit at his old home at Cowansville,
Pa. 1t has been forty-three years
since he has been there and he antici-
pates much pleasure in this trip to his
boyhood home. Mr.. Cowan is seventy
one years of age and it is quite an
undertaking for one Of his age to at
tempt so arduOus a journey.
There are sixteen young ladies and
gentleman in the graduating class at
the high school this year. The per-
sonnet is as follows: Mabel Johnson,
Pearl Johnson, Jennie and Cora Pyatt,
Jeanette True, Blanch McDole, Eppie
Wylie, Allie Gallagher, Grace Hart
man, Roy Sackett, Wilbur Hall, Lloyd
Lanning, Arthur Epperson, Robert
O'Connor, Fred Shaver, and Frank
Waugaman.
Mr.. Charles Hohl and Miss Erma
Odem were married at Oskaloosa on
Wednesday, March 10, 1893. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Odem and the groom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Hohl, both families be-
ing among the best people Of the farm
| ing community, west of town. The
newly married couple are well known
and deservedly popular and we join
their many friends in well wishes for
their future prosperity.
F. w. Steinhoff, who has been iden-
titled with the furniture business of
Eddyville for the past twenty years,
has sold his interest in the Shafer &
Steinhoff store to George Hartman and
Albert Shafer, and will at once retire
from the business. The new members
of the firm are both well known and
popular in the community. They now
live at Valley Junction, where for sew
eral years they have been in the en-
ploy of the Rock Island as engineers.