The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-29

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which she will leave on the moor
Rock Island train for Oskaloosa
where she viii make short visi
with friends.
Fremont Gazette: W. III. Roof dis
posed of one of his residence prop
critics in Fremont last week to VIM
Garrett who lives south of Cedar, fol
"a consideration of 50, 800. Mr.. Garrett
expects to move here with his family
about March list, or sooner if the
house is vacated. j. w. johnson
now occupies the premises.
The members of club which bat
been organized at Penn for the pur'
pose of making the most of the socia
side of college life met at the home
of Leslie Whits last evening and had
a'general jollification. Leslie White
leaves tomorrow for Ithica, New
York, where he is taking a course in
civil engineering in Cornell University,
H. M. Sheppard and wife, of OF.
tumwa, were in the city this morning
on their way to Muscatine where they
will reside permanently in the future,
Mr.. Sheppard until very recently
was managing editor of the Ottumwa
Courier and is now editor of tYe
Muscatine Journal which has been
recently purchased by the Lee Syndi-
cate Of Iowa Evening Newspapers.
Newton Herald: One from Newton
who attended the great missionary
rally at Oskaloosa on Monday, 10th
inst, says it3was a grand success.
Elder j, o lWilIitts was jubilant over
the presence of eighteen Of his
pastors, together with laymen and
pastors from other points to the
number of about one hundred who
helped to swell the audiences in the
First NJ. E. church where Rev. Somer-
vile is pastor.
The East End Whist Club enjoyed
their bi-weekly meeting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Lohand this
week and very enjoyable occasion
is reported. Refreshments were
served in the shape OF an elaborate
dinner and one of the best contests
of the season was enjoyed at the card
tallies. Chas. o. Pike and Mrs.
Walter Campbell were the point win.
ners of. f.the evening and Col. McNeill
and Mrs. o, 8. Ellis were at the 9TH
er end of the string.
Ottumwa Courier: BecauseIt cen
tains 30 much information of high
ly desirable character Mrs. CLARA A.
Graves, of this city, suggests to the
Courier that attention be called to
the recent speech on the Louisiana
Purchase delivered by Congressman
John F. Lacey in the national house
of representatives. Mrs. Graves
thinks that every High school stu
dent, even those in the eight grade,
should read the speech and digest
the historical facts it contains.
Mrs. James Atchison entertained
a large company of friends last even
ing at her home on North Eight
street in a very hospitable manner.
Refreshments were served and very
pleasant social evening was passed.
Mrs. A. A. Paine, Mrs. Elmo Ham
mond aud Mrs. Eta Levi cut for
most lone hands and Mrs. Levi OBJ
tanned the honors. Mrs. Grace Carr
received the prize for the most pro-
gressious and Mrs. Walter Campbell
received the consolation prize.
Trainmaster Ben G. Falls, who re-
Gently resigned his position on the
Iowa Central, has been offered and
has accepted a similar position with
the Southern Railway at Charleston,
s. O., under Superintendent J. A.
Heether of the Charleston division,
for many years, until recently, train
master of the Wabash at Moberly,
Mo. MIR. Falls will leave very soon
to assume his new duties, superin-
tendent Davis having asked him to
remain with the company until he
definitely determined upon his sue
cessor and the latter could arrive.
John Mahin, who has owned the
Muscatine Journal for the past fifty
years, disposed of his paper last week
to A. w. Lee, of the Ottumwa Cour'
ier, w. L, Lane and II. M. Shepherd.
In their announcement they have
this to say of j. M. Beck, a son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Beck, of Fremont
81. M. Beck, who has so well and
acceptably filed the position of man
aging editor for the past two years,
will leave the Journal with the af-
lection OF his associates and the sin.
cere respect, confidence and well
wishes of his employers and the bust
ness and social public. His future
arrangements are not yet announced,
he having under consideration among
nthaP thinpa a rrornsitinn nf a noai.