The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-12-03

street.
Ottumwa Courier: Mrs. e. A
Ayres and Mrs. HI. III. Hostetter, OF
Oskaloosa, have arrived in the city
and are guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Sc. Ayres, 216 North Green
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j, 8. Schilling, OF
Nelson, California, spent last night
in the city guests at the home OF
the,gentlemsn's brother, e. r. schil-
ling, and departed this morning for
Sigourney where they will visit until
March at the parental j. S.lschilling
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe A. Moore, OF
Meservey, made little pleasure trip
to the city yesterday and before leay-
ing they showered several compli-
ments on the town. Mr.. Moore is an
editor in his home town and like all
editors appreciates everything good
he sees.
Friends in this city have received
announcement of the marriage of Ed
Foreman, former oskaloosa boy, to
Miss Edythe Cook, of Cumberland,
Md, on November. 25th. They Will
be at home after December 9th at
chancellor Hotel, Parkersburg, West
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Dothleson, OF
Cedar Rapids, announce the marriage
of their cousin Miss Anna Alys Payne
to Mr.. Walter Gephart on Wednes-
day, Nov. %, 1908, at Cedar Rapids.
The bride is former Oskaloosa
young lady and has many friends
hereIwho will extend congratulations.
Those attend ding the Friends Quart
erly meeting which commenced yes
terday, and Is in progress in New
Sharon over Sabbath are: Mrs. DR..
Watson and Miss Deborah Maris OF
Bloomfield; j. T. Hanson, Mrs. 8. E,
Wing, Mrs ]. T. Thornburg and Mrs.
G. N. Owens of Hooking who was the
guest for q short time at the Thomas
Terrell home.
]. Il. Amlin, of Washington county,
Ohio, Is in the city, and will remain
until Monday the guest of his sor
william. For seven years the gentle
man was a resident Of this city leav'
ing here and going east in '95. Since
then he had not visited the town un'
til snow and he says there are &c
many improvements that he car
scarcely believe 1t is the same place
John Ratledge returned last night
from q ten days. trip through Ar.
kansas over the Frisco line. He re-
ports most thorough observation Of
the fruit lands Of the valley. The
gentleman went down there with the
intention of looking up location
but although he thinks 1t is pretty
country he believes Iowa to be the
best stated In the union and came
home persuaded to remain here
MissI Msude Poff, of Sigourney, who
visited Mrs. Ratledge during his alb.
sence, will return home this evening.
Concerning q former Mahaska
county boy and son of New Sharon's
efficient postmaster, the Saturday
Night of Mexico City says: w. L.
Vail and Marshal B. Provost have
associa ted themselves for the pur-
pose of carrying on general real
estate business In this Republic and
have taken lease for a term OF years
on the offices at No. s First San Fran
cisco street. Mr.. Vail has been In
charge of the real estate department
of the United States and Mexican
Trust. Company for the past year and
a half and has just resigned his posi-
ton to attend to his own affairs. He
was the founder of the Journal OF
Commerce, has also disposed of his
interest in that paper, but retains
his interest in the Mexican Investor.
New Sharon Star: While in Oska-
loosa a few days ago we happened to
run across an old friend that we had
not seen in a long time, and as we
talked and counted the fight OF
years we also caught sight Of his
gray hair and heard him remark that
he 'could not see well without
glasses" Nothing strange about
that for King Time Is no respecter
of pers ons, but it served to remind
us that we too need glasses, and the
frost OF 5s winters have not permitted
us to escape their touch. But Frank
Otis Frank Boyer we are talking
about) is as jolly as resolute and full
of bus mess as he was quarter of q
century ago, is still dealing in gents
furnishing goods at his favorite loca'
ton at the southwest corner of the
square. Frank is a bit more rotund
than in years sgon, looks like he was
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