The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-16

NIX IA W00 hANOAs &AD
mental solos were played by Mrs.
Beckwith and Miss Ferrall. Current
events were discussed by Mrs. j. T..
Anderson and a vocal solo was given
by Miss Nutting. Miss Ninde related
her travels abroad in an interesting
manner, after which guests were in
vited to the dining room, where a
handsome supper vas served. Red,
white and blue prevailed in the deco
rations, owing to the snearness of
Washington's birthday, and souvenir
hatchets were presented to all. The
hostesses all in colonial costumes
presided at the tables, giving chatting
dish demonstrations, and everything
was historically significant, from the
cherry tree in the center of the table
to the pictures of George and Martha
| Washington adjoining the walls. Mrs.
Walter Campbell, a past supreme
president of the order, was a guest
of honor at the affair, and nearly fifty
guests were present"
(From Mondays Daily.)
Miss Jennie Sharp was a visitor
with relatives and friends in Evans.
Mrs. w. T. Brown was a passenger
to Buxton to-day to care for business
matters.
Miss Myrtle Rhine was a. visitor
in New Sharon over Sunday with her
folks in that city.
Alvin Warner, of Leighton, vas a
visitor in the city Saturday calling on
his many friends.
Frank Hoffman, of Buxton, was a
guest at the Downing Sunday and
spent the day in the city with his
many friends.
Artist E. E. Garnsey, of New York,
has arrived in Des Moines and COM
menced the work of re-decorating the
capitol building.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Crooks, of
Perry, e visitors with friends in
Oskaloosa Saturday for a few hours,
combining pleasure with a business
trip.
Chas. L. Smith, a lock expert from
Des Moines, was in the city Saturday
called here to open the safe in the
auditors office. Mr.. Smith returned
to his home to-day.
Washington Gaztte: eCharlie R.
Wilson, of south of the city, went to
Os kaloosa yesterday to visit at the
home Of his uncle, Thos. Wilson.
He took his gun along and may bag
a few cotton tails.
r. w. Brown, agent for the Iowa
Central at Geneva, was checked out
Thursday and A. F. Bivens, formerly
agent at Little York, ILL.,, was placed
in charge of the station. Mr.. Brown
goes to Hampton as operator.
Richland Clarion: Ed Haworth and
family have returned here from o.
kaloosa, arriving Friday. They will
live with Mr.. Haworth's parents I'M
til the first of March, when they will
move to the farm. They have many
friends here who will be glad to well
come them back. .
DR.. A. b. Graham, one of the lucky
men in the Rosebud land drawing,
has gone to preempt his claim, tax
ing along a house 20x24 feet, one
story high, completely framed and
put together, a pump for the we'll he
is going to dig, household and kitchen
furniture, bedding, ETC., all provision
to keep himself and two men.
Gene Cheesman and family were
Sunday visitors in Buxton. Mrs.
| Cheesman and son left Saturday and
Mr.. Cheesman followed Saturday
evening. His trip seems to have been
an extended one for when the boys
from the McCurdy store attempted
to reach him by telephone Sunday
at 10 100 O'Clock, he had not yet reach
ed the mining camp.
Knoxville Journal: The condition
of Mrs. Robert R. Brown is.gradually
growing more critical and mo hope
whatever Of recovery is entertained.
Several of her r~elatives..are here from
abroad, or have been for the past
week. Among them are her three
brothers. John and Jamesi Jones, OF
Colfax, and Ed Jones, ofIOskaloosa;
also her daughter, Mrs. John Riley,
of Colfax, and her niece, Mrs. Mag
gle Price, of the same place.
The Register and Leader has the
folio wing concerning Mrs. w. w.
Hawk, of Colfax, a former PRESIDENT
of this county and a sister of j. w.
Johnson: Mrs. Elenora J. Hawk,
wife of former Representative w. w.
Hawk, of Jasper county, will be a
candidate for department president
of the Women's Relief corps of Iowa
at the meeting to be held; is Oska-
loosa in May. E. d. Duncan post