The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-30
EDDYVILLE.
(By John r. Sipes.)

Eddyville, May 25.-The annual
commencement of the Eddyville High
School was held at Legett's Opera
House Thursday evening, and al
though the weather was unfavorable
it was well attended. The program
was as follows:
Instrumental Solo, Mrs. N. b. Halo,
way. ..
Invocation, Rev. w. N Potter.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Roy Lafferty.
Lecture, "Martyrdom of Fools,
Thos. Brooks Fletcher.
Delivering Diplomas, D. w. Ward,
Glass Song.
The address by Mr.. Fletcher was a
mastery effort and has received
much favorable comment. The class
of 1907 was composed Of the follow
ing members: Misses Ruth Lillian
Berry, Viola Donegan, Blanche Kus'
sart, Christina Roberts, Grace Louise
Rhode, and Alta Miller; Messrs. Ray
d. Mater and Ellis S. Potter. The
class motto was, $50 Little Done, So
Much to Do"
The High School Alumni held a bus
mess meeting at the school house Frl'
day morning. The old officers were
reelected except that Miss Ida Welch
was elected President. The new class
was admitted to membership. A res
olution was passed requesting the
board to see that the students give
their orations in the future. The re
ception for the class Of 1907 was Civ
en- Friday night in the Pythian hall.
Mrs. Tillie Kleinkopf, of Burlington
has been visiting her father, Henry
Rhode. She also attended the com
mencement.
The following were among those
from surrounding towns who attended
the High School Commencement and
visited relatives or friends: Miss
Yeager, of Agency, sister of Prof. J.
A. Yeager; Mrs. Ezra Quarton and
Miss Anna Spann, of Abba; Mrs. Lily
Smith and Miss Mamie Moore, Of Os'
kaloosa; Misses Mabel Jennings and
Grace Garner, of New Sharon.
l.. Hays left Thursday for Abba on
business. He will also attend the
services by Rev. w. A. Sunday at
Knoxville, and will visit at Oskaloosa
before returning home.
Chris Johnson, of Miller's Creek,
has been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Culbertson, at Burlington, this
week.
R. A. Hansel and Mrs. Hannah Rob,
ertson visited their sister, Mrs. Eiken-
berry, in Ottumwa Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs. Todd, of Pella, has been visit
ing at the David Cowden home.
A son of Mike Noonan, at Coalfield,
is sick with pneumonia.
w. w. belong received word this
week of the birth of a daughter to
DIR. and Mrs. Whiteside, of Washing
ton,l d. c., on Saturday, May 18th.
Mrs. Fred Heard and children ar
rived from Chicago this week, called
by the severe illness of Mrs. Heard's
mother, Mrs. Jason Watkins. Hill
bert, the little son of Mrs. Heard, has
been sick since he arrived here.
Mrs. Minerva Hayes departed
Thursday morning for st. Louis for
an extended visit with her daughter.
Mrs. w. F. Narver, of Abba, visited
Mrs. A. G. Davidson Wednesday while
enroute to Kirkville for a visit.
Thomas Van Wrinkle, who for a
number of years lived south of town,
left this week for ottumwa to reside
there.
Mrs. E. Moss has reshingled her
property on North Fourth st.
John Wilcox Post No. 1913, G. A. r.,
assisted by the other lodges, will OBJ
serve Memorial Day with program
at the opera house at two o'clock next
Thursday afternoon. The address will
be delivered by H. H. Wheaton, of
Grinnell, and there will be songs by
the choir, solos, etc. At the conclus-
ion Of the program the lodges win
march to the cemetery and decorate
the graves.
Will Swan, son Of Jesse Swan, of
this place, and who has for few
weeks been employed as druggist
at Wichita, Kansas, has enlisted in
the U. S. Hospital Corps and has been
sent to the training station at San
Francisco.
Miss Grace Crosson entertained at
dinner Wednesday in honor Of the
Misses Mamie and Vera Right, OF
Salem