The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-03-14


Mrs, Elizabeth swain, mother of
Consul A. w. Swain of southampton,
England, Is lying critically i'll at the
home Of her daughter Mrs. Susie All.
good. Recovery is Thought impossi-
Bile. She suffered a second stroke OF
paralysis Saturday and was very low
that evening.
A committee OF engineers from
Marshalltown, Nose Arquette, J, r.
Armour and R. A. McMains, came to
the city today for conference with
Superintendent Hayden concerning
local affairs. Mr.. Armour during a
portion OF his time in the city was
a guest at the home Of his son, Frank
Armour.
Captain John N. Martin was 81
years old Saturday. This is not an
unusual age for resident of Iowa,
nor was there any ceremony in con-
nection with the anniversary. The
event Is remarkable in the fact, now
ever, that Mr. Martin was born in
Mahaska county, in the old Martin
homestead east of Oskaloosa. We
doubt If any other person of Mr.. Mar
tins age was born here, and il SO,
has spent his entire life in the coun-
ty. Mr.. Martin mas seen the county
grow from wilderness to the great
hive of industry and prosperity of
today, and has wonderful fund of
recollections.
Miss Hazel Daggett spent Sunday
in Martinsburg.
Mrs. Geo. Towle, of Barnes City,
was a business caller in the city
today.
Miss Jamie farmhouse was an over
Sunday visitor with relatives at Ed
dyville.
Manager J. A. Thomas, of the Iowa
Telephone Co., was in Richland on
business Saturday.
Delta Press: w. C. Reed, of oska.
loosa. was attending the Emery fine
stock sale Saturday.
Miss Bertha Turner was a passen-
ger Saturday afternoon over the iowa
Central for Spokane, Wash.
Sigourney Review: Miss Eunice
Hardesty is visiting in Oskaloosa
with her friend, Miss zua Thomas.
Mrs. Harry Cannon and children of
Fremont were over Sunday visitors at
the Manoah Hedge home in this city.
Earl Helm is running as baggage
man on Iowa Central passengers Nos.
and during the Hines of John
Morgan.
Mrs. t. s. Craven and daughter
Mary, of New Sharon, were visitors
in the city Saturday at the R. K.Day-
is home.
Montezuma Republican: Rev. Viii
let's of Oskaloosa will assist Rev
Corley with the meetings this week il
nothing prevents.
Messrs. Dickson and Wittenmyer
of the tea store returned Saturday
from Chicago, where they have been
on a goods buying trip.
Montezuma Republican; Miss Grace
Meredith, of Oskaloosa, came Satur-
day evening for a visit at her grand
fathers, Josiah Blain's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Adkins, of Des
Moines. were over Sunday visitors in
the city at the W. P. Saldusky nome
on North Market street.
Miss Lola Briggs has returned to
her home at What Cheer after a
weeks visit in this Guy, the guest of
her friend, Mrs. Clifford Blair.
Mrs. A. C. Tlmbrell returned Satur-
day afternoon to her home at New
Sharon after a visit with her broth
er, Amos Evans, in this city.
Knoxville Express: Miss Eva Ma.
haffey left Sunday for oskaloosa, aft.
ter spending week at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Clarence Rhodes.
Mrs. j. G. Johnson departed Sat
urddy afternoon for her home at Ma
son City after six weeks visit IN
this city with her daughter, Mrs. o.
| W. Carmal.
Knoxville Express: Misses Saran
Hart and Effie Haynes. two of our
teachers, spent last Saturday and
Sunday at their respective homes in
Harvey and Oskaloosa
Mrs. Wheeler Shaw, of New sharon,
who has been visiting friends in this
city departed Saturday afternoon for
Lacey for an over Sunday visit with
her sister, Mrs. w. Tudor.
Conductor Herm Colt is taking a
lay-off from his duties on Iowa Gen.
trail passengers Nos. and 2, on ac.
count of illness. 10 Van Draska Is
taking the run during his absence.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Stancey and
PlIney McCrackin came down from
oskaloosa to attend the wedding OF
their brother Luther last Thursday,
and remained until Sunday evening