The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-10-17

Saturday from Mt. Pleasant, where she
is attending school at the Wesleyan
Methodist university, and returned tc
her studies on Tuesday.
C. b. Howell and family departed
Thursday evening over the Rock Isl
and road for Alexander, Louisiana
where he is foreman of construction
gang of men on that road.
Mrs. Thomas, of Fort Dodge, and two
children are visiting at the parental
home of Elijah Busby He now has
/ the most convenient and handsomest
house in the city and modern through
1 out.
Hon. Phil Grace departed from Rose
Hill Monday for Kansas City, Mo-, to
attend a 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.
C. L. Wharton is making improve
ments to the building lately purchased
of Bundy Stringfellow, and Glen Nath-
erstead will 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 q 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. ., 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 M. 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 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 new
building. Joe Lister did the work.
DR.. Childress of Oskaloosa and J. H.
Wyman of Des Moines are putting in
first-class stock of drugs.
]. E. Burrows, of Nome, I exas, has
returned to his home after a very
pleasant visit with his many friends.
There can be seen at the postoffice a
cypress knee that is quite curiosity,
that j. E. brought with him from
Texas. He has 14O0 acres of land, all
under irrigation. He has 1900 acres
that rice is grown on, and he gets
81, 900 per year rent. Twenty-seven
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 there is good interest in the
meeting and one addition was added
to the church Monday evening.
Benjamin Sharpliss and wife, OF
Whittier, California, on their return
from a 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 a
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 Oh
their appearance showed how the peo