The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-01-07
i'm NORTH MAHASKA. NEW YEARRECEPnQg.
Doings Of the Good People Up There
as Told BY the Star.

4 40 AOA1 ~ NnS 1seA'
Ten car loads Of stock came down
the branch Sunday morning.
Max. whitacre came home from
Iowa City to spend his holiday yaca-'
ton
J. F. H. Taylor shipped two loads
of fat sheep from his farm to Chicago
yesterday.
Calvin Arthur has disposed of his
interest in the new meat market, and
the firm now consists of Joe Roberts
and Dill Awtry.
Drs. wallace Of this city and Clark
of Oslaloosa operated on Albert
Briggs yesterday for appendicitis,
and he is getting along nicely.
One of the large windows on the
west side Of the T. j. Seary residence
was blown in during the brief but
fierce blast Christmas morning.
Gideon Watland and family came
/ down from their home in GAINESVILLE,
Butler county, and spent the holiday
| week with relatives and friends here.
II. L. Hargrave came down from
Monica, Wisconsin, to spend the holt
days at home. He is with the st.
Paul Real Estate Co., and is doing
good work.
/ w. C. Wharton and family were in
town yesterday and their daughter
Ethel went down to Oskaloosa to
spend two weeks at grandfather
Wharton's. w.
Mrs Graham Andre returned last
week from the hospital at Iowa City,
where she underwent an operation
}, with very satisfactory results, the
surgeon assuring her that with a few
weeks of proper care she will be her
usual self again.
!, G. L. Fox got the worst of tu5sle
, with a hog a few days ago, which
kept him out Of the hog pen for sew
! eraI days, but it was not sufficient to
prevent him going to see his girl,
though it required considerable help
to get him rolled into the buggy
That's right. George. Faint heart
never wen fair LADY,
r E. l.. Valentine and family go to
, Oskaloosa next Monday, and on that
= day he will be installed as sheriff OF
!. Mahaska county, and it goes without
: saying that all hands expect him to
=, prove himself worthy of the conf,
:. dence expressed by his election. Ed
. is all right, and again we extend con
CALCULATIONS. -
The railroad company has settled
with the Sullivan estate for damages
All our merchants agree that the
holiday trade was exceptionally good
this year, They carried large stocks
advertised literally and are pleased
with results.
H. ID. Rhine has 200 tons of extra
fine ice safely housed, which is doing
well for man who carried 100 tons
of rheumatism around with him
while bossing the job.
James Schooley was born in Salem
Ohio, December IS, 1916; died at his
home near New Sharon, Iowa, Dec
3 13, 1903, lacking but five days of be-
2 ing 81 years old.
to real estate occasioned by the big
cut, agreeing to pay SIS, and a set
tlement with John Lewis on like &C.
count is likely to be completed in a
few days. Marquis Barr has the mat.
ter in hand and is considered fair
and just man to deal with.
Charles 5Iancheon received word
from Coal Creek Sunday afternoon
, that his mother was not expected to
live, and went over at once, his
daughter, Mrs. A. w. Sanders, accom-
panying him. Monday morning he
'phoned that she died about o'clock
Sunday evening. She was buried at
Indianapolis yesterday, and was in
her S8th year.
There was a joyous wedding occa,
sion at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Gosnell last Wednesday even
ing, December %, their daughter,
Miss Alta, being united III wedlock to
Luther A. Howell, Of this city, Rev.
w. N. Hall officiating. A number of
relatives and friends witnessed the
ceremony and all were Toasted. The
young people have the best wishes of
many friends for all deserved happi-
ness and prosperity
Il ~
i ]. D. Byers and wife have returned
from a, weeks visit in Des Moines,