The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-10-17

Il saturday from MT. Pleasant, Wnere Sn
= is attending school at the Wesleyan
Methodist university, and returned t,
her studies on Tuesday.
c. B. Howell and family departe,
a Thursday evening over the Rock Isl
q and road for Alexander, Louisiana
n where he is foreman of construction
4 gang of men ON that road.
Mrs. Thomas, of Fort Dodge, and two
children are visiting at the parental
n home of Elijah Busby. He now has
the most convenient and handsomest
house in the city and modern through
out
Hon, Phil Grace departed from Rose
Hill Monday for Kansas City, Mo-. to
attend stock sale of Galloway cattle,
Phil has one of the best herds of that
breed in Iowa and has some fine ami
mails for sale.
Walter Lunt, of Peoria, Iowa, was at
Rose Hill Monday shaking hands with
his many friends. Walter underwent
two operations for appendicitis, but
we are glad to learn that he is i'm
proving rapidly.
II G. L. Wharton is making improve
ments to the building lately purchased
of Bundy Stringfellow, and Glen Nath-
1 erstead win open up restaurant
therein in the near future, where the
hungry can always get square meal.
| Luther Blake, of Chicago, recently
visited at the parental John D. Blake
home. Luther is firing an engine out
of Chicago on the Chicago and Great
Western railroad and is in line of pro-
motion for an engineer in the near
future.
John Casford and Brown have COM
pleted coal house in the rear of
Brown Brothers hardware store that
is attracting the attention of the many
that pass that way. When painted it
will add greatly to the appearance of
the background.
Matte Wright and Hugh Carey
were married Oct. 8, 1907 These
young people have grown to manhood
and womanhood near Rose Hill and
are known as model citizens, and all
join in wishing them long life and
happiness in all future years.
Married, at the NJ. E. parsonage, Sun
day, Oct. 10, 1907, by Rev. Lloyd Ten
nant, Bert Lawrence and Miss Anna
Grow, of What Cheer. They drove to
the home of Ernest Thomas near
Mauch Chunk for dinner. The nuptial
knot being tied was a surprise to their
What Cheer friends.
Mrs. Tom Beatty returned Monday |
evening from Columbus Junction, |
where she attended a reunion of an |
aged aunt. There were one hundred |
and thirty relatives and friends pres
ent and made it a very social event
and one long to be remembered.
John Rhoades, the popular clerk in
the Busby & Anderson store, made a
long drive north and when he return
ed to the Oriole Concert entertainment
Miss Winnie Reid had him in charge.
His friends had fears he had wandered
away. Searching parties were talked
of being sent on his trail.
Busby & Anderson have had their
store building. formerly owned by DR..
w. L. Crowder, painted and papered
and it has the appearance of a new
building. Joe Lister did the work.
DIR. Childress of Oskaloosa and ]. H.
Wyman of Des Moines are putting in
a first-class stock of drugs.
J. E. Burrows, of Nome, exas, has
returned to his home after very
pleasant visit with his many friends. I
There can be seen at the postoffice a
cypress knee that is quite curiosity, |
that ]. e. brought with him from
under irrigation. He has 1900 acres
that rice is grown on, and he gets
$4,000 per year rent. Twenty-seyen
years ago he worked for the writer
for $50 per month.
Rev. Van Slack, of What Cheer, is |
running a protracted meeting at In
dianapolis. He drove to Rose Hill
Tuesday evening and met Rev. Romi,
of Des Moines, who will assist him in
his meeting at Indianapolis. We are |
informed LHeTe Is SOOu lHIeESSL III IHe
meeting and one addition was added |
to the church Monday evening.
Benjamin Sharpliss and wife, of |
Whittier, California, on their return
from visit in Morrow county, Ohio,
stopped off at Rose Hill, Iowa, and |
were the guests of the cashier of the
Rose Hill Savings bank, j. r. Busby. |
The writer formed their acquaintance
and finds their company to be very |
entertaining, as they have travelled
great deal and have attained knowl- |
edge largely aside from their home cir
Gle j. r. Busby and wife drove them |
to Coal Creek, from there they went |
to New Sharon, Lynnville, Grinnell,
Marshalltown, thence to Kansas, and |
then return to Whittier, California.
The Oriole Concert Company gave
one of their high class entertainments |
at Rose Hill Monday evening, Oct. IA |
The large crowd that greeted them on |
their appearance showed how the peo-
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