The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-27

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Whaley home. Returning home they
will visit friends at Davenport,
Miss Harriet Green, who has been
confined to her home on North Third
street on account of illness, returned
yesterday morning to her work at the
Green's candy department in the big
Harris Emery store at Des Moines.
Thos. williams, of the Hamm
Brewery agency at Ottumva, and
manager of the local district, was in
the city yesterday in consultation with
Architect Rohlfs of St. Paul, Mimi,
concerning the erection of the new
brick block to be erected in his city
by the Brewery COMPANY.
Mr. and Mrs, Clarence b. Keemer,
of Mason City, and their sister, Miss
Clara Baker, of Des Moines, are here
for brief visit at the c. E. Barnard
home. Mr. Keemer is one Of the ed
itors and proprietors Of the Mason
City Times Herald, and is making a
success of his work. Until recently
he was connected with the Daily Cap.
ital at Des Moines.
Marshalltown Times Republican
Miss Mary Sewers. of Minneapolis,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Alan d. Moorehouse, went to Oska-
loosa Thursday, to her fathers beau
tiful rural home, "Armough," to pre-
pare the country place for the annual
Christmas reunion of the family.
Miss Sewers father, George w.
Sewers, general solicitor for the
Iowa Central and Minneapolis & st.
Louis railways, with Mrs. Sewers,
will go to Oskaloosa from Minneapolis
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. C. Barr, of Streat.
or, ILL.,, who have been in the city on
account of the death of Mrs. Maria
Barr, returned to their homes yester
day. The gentleman is son of M. s..
or "Shep" Barr, and was formerly
resident of this county. Alfred Barr
and M. S. Barr, brothers, married sis
ters, Maria Marquis and Malissa Mar.
quis, and at the time of their west
ward immigration came TO Iowa an
to Mahaska county together. c. G.
Barr is engaged in a brick lflanufac-
turing business in Streator and IS
prospering.
The sunday Union of New York
City contains the following good re-
port Of an Oskaloosa boy: "An ad-
dress on Congestion of population in
New York City, was delivered before
the Central Y. M. 9. A., Bond and Full
ton streets, yesterday by Harold M.
Finley, of the Federation of Churches.
This lecture is one OF a series treat
ing the immigration problem in Great.
er New York. Next Sunday a de-
bate will be held on the subject, Ike
solved, that immigration should be
restricted It's expected that Bishop
Potter will address the meeting. Sam
uel Gompers and John Mitchell, of
the American Federation of Labor,
have been invited to speak on the
subject, Why labor is interested in
immigration
+. B. Davis, who has been very i'll
with rheumatism, is recovering nice
ly now.
Walter Davis, of the Dental Depart.
1nent at the Iowa State university, is
home for the holidays.
Abba Republican: Mrs. R. P. Miller
returned Saturday from a weeks visit
with her parents in Oskaloosa.
Mesdames Harriet Coftman and Lou
East departed last evening for Abba
where they will spend Christmas with
relatives.
Miss Bertha Martin departed this
morning for Lacey where she will
spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs.
Ed Scharf
Miss Ethel Holdswcrth departed
this morning for Kellogg where she
will spend Christmas vacation with
her parents.
Warden Marquis Barr, of the Ana
mosa penitentiary, who was called
here by the death of his mother, re-
turned to his work this morning.
Miss Grace Williams arrived last
evening from Leighton where she has
been teaching school, to spend her
vacation at the parental home .lere
Mrs. Walter Lyle Dunning, of OF
tumwa, arrived in the city last even
ing to spend Christmas at the parent.
al Pettitt home on South First tsreet.
Rev. Milton Williams was a passen
ger last evening via the Iowa Central
for Hutchinson, Kan. where he will
conduct a meeting during the ho!i-
days.
Miss Edna Sterrett, who has been
attending school at Grand Rapids,
Mich, is in the city to spend the hol
idays at the parentar w. r. Sterrett
home
Miss Lillian McCune. of the High
school, departed last evening for her
home near Kirkville, where SHE will
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