The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-27

came to bring down tricycle. { for
Thos. Mullin.
Robt. Doak returned this morning
to his home in Rose Hill after attend
ing the fair at New Sharon and visit.
ing in this city.
Misses Ruth Schilling, Gladys
Reechler and Joe Ramsay left this
morning for Eddyville to spend the
day with friends.
Eph. Smith has several trees Of fine
Alberta peaches. Some Of the peach
es have measured as high as ten inch
es in circumference.
Mrs. Geo. Bowser returned this
morning to her home in NAlgona after
a couple of days visit with her friend,
Mrs. Matt Mccarthy.
Ottumwa Courier: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Boston, 319 West Fourth street,
left last evening for Oskaloosa to Wis
it few days with friends.
Mrs. F. d. Mitchell. of Canton, ILL.,,
arrived in the city yesterday for an
oyer Sunday visit with her friend, Mrs.
John Howard, of North Market street.
Walter Phillips and family returned
this morning to their home in Coun-
Gil Bluffs, having been called here by
the death of Mr.. Phillips brother,
Harry L. Phillips.
Fremont Gazette: Mrs. l.. B. Coen
went to Evans THURSDAY to attend the
Reed-Harris nuptials and also to visit
her daughter, Miss Jessie Coen. who
is a popular clerk in the company
store at that place.
Sigourney Review: Guy Woodin
and Arthur Priets are building feed
yard on the Woodin lots just west of
the National bank. The work is now
in progress. When completed Mr..
Piest will have charge of it.
Conductor S. B. Chapman of the
Iowa Central has been granted a two
weeks leave and with Mrs. Chapman
went to Dubuque to visit relatives.
From their they will go to Albert Lea
to visit their son, Mr.. F. NJ. Chapman,
and family. ~
Miss Ruth Morrison, daughter OF
Hon. John Morrison of Hedrick, has
returned from trip to Great Britain.
She is a graduate of Ames, also OF
Columbia college, New York, and is
an instructor in the domestic economy
department at Ames.
Fremont Gazette: Fairy Alderman,
the 7-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Alderman, has been dan
gerously i'll the past week, suffering
from intestinal obstruction. She is
now slowly improving and on the road
to complete recovery.
Keokuk County News: Our former
citizen, Chris Schultz, who moved to
st. Louis a little over a year ago, died
there the latter part of last week and
was buried in Oskaloosa last Thurs
day. He was one of the older citiz-
ems of this place and will be remem-
bered by all the older residents.
Ray Woodruff returned this morn
ing over the Rock Island to his home
in Columbus, Ohio, after a few days
visit here with his uncle, Capt. Wood
ruff, and. family. He had also visited
his cousins, Frank and Harry Wood
ruff, of Omaha. He is an employe OF
the Columbus postoffice, and incident
ally great base ball fan.
One of the most enjoyable social
gatherings of the season was held in
this city Thursday, given in honor OF
Mrs. Grant Cowley, of Eddyville, by
club of ladies of both Eddyville and
Oskaloosa, of which she is a very
prominent member. The Eddyville
ladies were met at the 1925 train by
the local members with buggies and
driven to the jeff Harold home where
an elaborate luncheon was served by
Mrs. Harold, after which all were
driven about the city, stopping at the
big openings being held at the several
stores that day. They dropped in &C.
casionally at the home of the mem
bers in the city, refreshments being
served at each home, until six O'Clock,
when they were driven to the beauti-
full home of Mrs. Ed Cole, on College
avenue, where dinner was served by
Mrs. Cole, assisted by Mrs. Frank
Huber After this oil got on the war
path" again until eight o'clock, and
they rounded up at the JEFF Harold
home again to drink hot coffee and
more lunch, after which followed a
contest All dipped their pen in poet
ical ink. Mrs. Cowley, the guest of
honor, won and was presented with
a beautiful piece of hand painted Chi
ma. All went to the nine o'clock
train with the out-of-town members.
Several absent members were called
by long distance telephone, one being
Mrs. Dr. Homer, who is visiting in
Waterloo, and Mrs. Jay Oldham, of
Eddyyille, who was unable to attend
on account of the death of her brother
in-law, Frank Oldham. This club has
been meeting yearly in each city, and
regrets to lose one Of its members.
Mrs. Cowley, who leaves soon to make