The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-02-04
PERSONAL MENTION.
Pertinent Paragraphs Portraying
Popular People.
(From Fridays Daily.)

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b. ". Sewers was passenger for
Des Moines this morning.
Miss Ruth Jones is visiting her
sister, Mrs. L. Duncan, in Ottumwa.
Miss Matte Nicola went to Wash
ington last night to visit at the
Martin White home.
Mrs..F. o. Heath went to Abba last
evening to be entertained by friends
and Rcquaintances during.a number
OF days.
Misses Hilda Walker and Gretta
Aiken, Of Leighton, came to the city
this morning for few days visit at
the Wood, Beagle and Frey homes.
L. u. Mcclure returned to his home
in Hedrick this morning after few
days visit with his father-in-law, r.
A. Sharon, who lives near this city.
g. HI. Rogers went to Des Moines
yesterday. having accepted place
with the contractor in charge of the
repairs on the state capital building.
Miss Nellie Evans returned to her
home in New Sharon yesterday after
noon after two weeks visit with
her uncles, Amos Evans and Joe
Shaw.
H. j. Williams, OF Washington twas
inItown yesterday on business CON.
nected with the Cedar Rapids Supply
Co. j. q. Pickering, President and
treasurer of 1.-THE company was with
him.
w. A. Sewers went to Colfsx this
morning A few days ago he bought
the stock of Loeb & Co.'s general
store at Colfax and moved it at once
to store No. / of the Colfax Mercan-
tile 90.
James Sheridan and j. FL. Tanner,
supervisors of Keokuk county, we're
in town yesterday returning home
from Des Moines where they were In
attendance at the state meeting of
supervisors.
Mrs. Jas. Sellers, Jr., now visiting
inOttumwa received a cablegram from
her husband In London that he sailed
Jan. "a, and would arrive In New
York about the 7th OF February, and
win remain In Oskaloosa and Ottum-
wa about q month after his arrival.
Mrs. WIN Watts and son, vernie,
are in oornikid th i .ss e rs ned by the
sth eyer Sunday looKHg ait
Mrs. 3. J. Mercer, o. u. 49, G.asase.
The deceased was sister OF Carl
III. Vernon, formerly of this city.
Oakaloosa friends extend sympathy.
Perry E. Thompson, of Go. G 3Oth
Inf, returned to the United States
on December is, 1903, after an abb
sence OF over two years in the Philip
pines. He is now stationed at TT.
Reno, Oklahoma. His many friends
viii be pleased to learn that he Is ex-
pected In Oskaloosa about the middle
OF April.
Henry Saddler, who while lifting a
railroad tie at Beacon, slipped and
fell, breaking two ribs, is now able
to walk about q little but cannot yet
return to Ework. The accident oc-
cured last Saturday. The gentle
man Is in the employ of the Rock
Island bridge contractor with head
quarters in this city.
The gentlemen boarding at Mrs.
Quigleys on North O street, took the
lady down to Ashers last evening
before the High school entertainment
and they In company with their lady
friends had most toothsome
banquet served. The menu was most
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
1t was a nice way of thanking the
lady for her endeavor to make a
boardingshouse seem homelike.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
Carl G.. Thornquist, formerly chief
clerk to superintendent j. A. Davis,
of the lows Central at Oskaloosa,
who, duringlrecent months, has been
an accountant in the Office OF the
division superintendent of the South.
ern railroad, at Pinner's Point, Va,
has received a nice promotion. On
Feb. 1st. Mr.. Thornquist will move
to Columbia, 8 TO-, having accepted.
the position of private secretary to
his superintendent, who is to be
transferrediand placed in charge OF
the Savannah division, with head
quarters at Columbia. Mrs. Thorn
quist is expected to arrive in the city
within few days, and will accompany
Mrs. BIG. Falls and family south.
Des MoiBes Register & Leader:
Mrs.. 8. T, slade and Mrs. Byron b en-
ry received their friends yesterday
from 2 to s O'Clock in the Slade home
on Sixth avenue. The door attend |
ant WAS Virginia slade. Florally the
house decorations were red carna-
lions and palms. The parlor bostesses