The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-26

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! w. A. McNeill departed Saturday
evening via st. Paul for Seattle where
be will care for business interests.
Mrs. e. E. Inglesby, of Ames, ar
rived today to visit a few days and
look after her property interests here.
Mrs. e. d. Carlyle, OF Des Moines,
is in the city for few days. visit at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Mace
i Farley,
Mrs. M. Ballard went to Colfax
this morning after a short visit at
the home of her mother, Mrs. w. d..
Coleman.
Oscar Steddom, who has been suf-
fering for the past six weeks from an
attack of rheumatism is able to be
around again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Swearingen
went to Rose Hill last evening to
visit for a few days at the home of
Mrs. Fannie Dixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Zimmerman
who have been visiting at the home
of Arthur Doy returned this morning
to their home in Lynnville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan O,Hearne left
Saturday evening via the Iowa Gem
tral for Ackley to see Mrs. OH earne g
mother who is dangerously i'll.
Miss Marie Burke and Mrs. Eliza
Hasch left last evening via the Rock
Island for Pittsburg, Pa, to visit
with friends and relatives for month
or six weeks.
Mrs. j. C.tClifford who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Crippen of the
Arnold Hotel returned to her home
in Grundy Center this morning via
the Iowa Central.
Miss Rose Newbrand received the
sad news today of the death of her
friend Mrs. Maine Goodrich Way, at
her home in Los Angeles, Calf. ,
Thursday March 10.
Invitations have been received in
the city for K, of P. party to be
given at the Ballingall hotel in OF
tumwa under the auspices of Wapello
Lodge No. 1R, K. of P.
Mrs. John Nylanter, who hiss been
visiting at the home of Henry
Gustafason for the past few days,
returned to her home in Minneapolis,
Mimi, this morning via the Iowa
Central.
Rev, j. @. Wadding, of Ringgold
City, Iowa, was an over Sunday Wis
ittor at the home of his sister, Mrs.
o. A. Kikendall. He left this morn
Ing for Gearing to attend the confer
ence of the United Evangelical
church.
I Frank B. Reid formerly of the H.
l.. Spencer house in this CITY now
located with the Reed Murdock &
Go. house of Chicago came to the
city for an over Sunday visit with
many friends and with his parents
on north O. street.
Delta Enterprise: John Bowen has
sold his farm northwest of town to g.
G. Ferguson, from near Sigourney,
who is now in possession. The 80
acres sold for 5000. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowen came over from Oskaloosa
Tuesday to close the deal.
Abba Union: Messrs. Tom Beach,
A. ]. Lytle. W. ]. and Harry Willhoit,
of Oskaioosa, have been in Abba this
/ week as Witnesses in the Ebert Will
holt trial here. They have been
welcome visitors at the Union office.
These men, except the lad, Harry
Willhoit. have for years been prom
inent members of the farmers club
and farmers institute in Mahaska
county. They have done themselves
and the farming public in that county
much good in this way. They have
each been prominent in some line of
fine stock work, and Mr.. Beach is an
experienced orchard man,
Delta Enterprise: Prof. W. 8. Ath-
earn, formerly principal of the public
schools here, had a narrow escape
Monday forenoon from a serious or
even fatal accident by lightning, at
his home at No. 23la Atkins street,
Des MoiAes. A man on the street in
front of his residence was instantly
killed and the electric current en-
tered Prof. Athearn's residence by
way of telephone wire. The pro-
fessor, who at the time was using the
instrument, was knocked down and
rendered insensible, the strength of
the current being sufficient to melt
the metal connections of the instru.
ment. The many friends of Professor
Athearn in Delta will be glad to know
that he soon recovered and will sut-
fer no serious results.
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