The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25

afternoon for her home in Grinnell %
spend Sunday.
Hon. A. f. N. Hambleton left for
Ottumwa this morning to attend to
business matters.
Harley Moore left last evening for
his home in Martinsburg to visit with
his parents over Sunday.
Miss Lille McCune departed last
evening for her home near Kirkville
for an over Sunday visit.
Will Richmond, the bus driver for
the o. B. & t. Co., is confined to his
home on account of Illness.
Abba Republican: Mrs. T. W.
Martin spent Tuesday in Oskaloosa
visiting her friends, Mr.. and Mrs,
Mike Rogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Hixson and sons
Roy and Leslie left last evening for
Burlington for brief visit with rel
atives and friends.
Harold Hackett of Muscatine has
gone to st. Louis to accept position
as physical director for the Sopth St.
Louis Z NJ. c. A.
Mrs. Warren Laffollett and baby
departed last evening over the Bur
nngton for Prospect, O., for months
visit at the John Fleming home.
Mrs. Geo. Garvin anu children de-
parted last evening over tne .Burling-
ton for Mt. Pleasant for an extended
visit at the parental Garvin home.
Fremont Gazette: Scion Helm has
just garnered his apple crop and has
to exceed 600 bushels of the winter
variety, which he will ship to an east
ern market.
H. A. Colt, one of the well known
passenger conductors of the Iowa
Central, is sick at his home in Albert
Lea, suffering from an attack of dis
ease of the stomach, to which he is
subjected. His run is being filed by
F. M. Chapman, of Albert Lea.
John Faxon of Nebraska, an old
time business man of the city, has
been visiting in the city and at the
Everett home north of town. He
once had grocery store on the cor
ner now occupied by the Baldauf
store and was largely engaged in
grain shipment from Oskaloosa.
Newton News: w. o. Foster and
Garrett Kersbergen made a business
trip to OskaIoosa in Mr.. Fosters au-
tomobile yesterday. They left New
ton at $3.50 a. m. and arrived at Oska-
loosa at 900 a. m. Afte; spending
several hours in that city they re-
turned home, arriving here about 800
p m. A quick trip and delightful
ride, for the roads are fine.
John B. Reid, who has been Adams
Express messenger on Iowa Central
trains Nos and 6 for the past two
years, has been promoted to the run
on the east division, taking trains
Nos. Is and 16, left vacant by the
resignation of Ernest Bennett of this
city, who has accepted position with
the Great Northern. Mr.. McGilVray,
who has been running on Nos. l and
2, will take Reds place.
Fremont Gazette: Florence Caves,
the 9-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Caves, northwest of town,
had a peculiar misfortune one day re-
Gently. She and daughter of S. S.
Cook were horseback riding, and COM
ing to a bridge north of town that
was out, new one being construct
ed, they dismounted and led their
horses around through a field. In
this field was a small ravine to cross
and the horse led by Florence was re
luctant to cross it, but being urged
gave a lunge, and in alighting strrck
the girl in such a way that her leg
was broken just above the ankle.
Marshalltown T nj e s-Republican:
Claim Agent Marquis Barr, the recent
ly appointed warden of the Anamosa
penitentiary, was in the city this
morning on business for the compa-
ny. Mr. Barr will not leave the en-
ploy of the road to take up his work
at the penitentiary until November l..
Naturally Mr.. Barr was very much
pleased to receive the appointment,
and his many friends here among the
railroad employees and others, who
have frequently met him on his visits
to this city, are delighted with his
success in being chosen over so many
other candidates. 1t is not expected
that his successor will be appointed
until near the close of the present
month.
(From Mondays Daily)
Mrs. Sarah Moffet ieaves today for
months visit with her sons in Pueb-
10, Colorado.
George Wilson was up from abba
for an over Sunday visit among rel.