The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-19
THE COUNTY NEWS.
DELTA NEWS,

1 Jane eyuOh irp rfiuds efeHih5 iul
Amoret, Mo.
f. l.. Root was a business visitor in
Webster Monday.
Geo. Kensler and wife were Sigour-
ney visitors Monday. ~
Monday was a very busy day for the
merchants of Delta. s,
Elmer Eastbarn was business
caller in Sigourney Saturday.
w. F. Stout and daughter Eva were
Rose Hill visitors Thursday.
Homer Noller of sigourney was a
business caller in town Friday.
Geo. Alderman, of sigourney. was a
business caller in town Monday.
Mr., Clark. of Keswick, was a visitor
at the DIR. Busby home last week
Joe and Eli DeMarce went to Mis-
souri, on business trip Monday.
E. NJ. Jacobs was a business caller
in Des Moines the first of the week.
]. M. Mathew and daughter Alta
were visitors In Sigourney' Saturday
S. G. Wilson and Willis Utterback
shipped out a load of stock to Chicago
Sunday.
Mrs. E. M. Jacobs left Monday for
short visit with relatives and friends
at Monroe. 2' '.Nr.r
Miss Faye Sturdevant returned to
her school work at Cedar Falls Mon.
day evening. .-
Mrs. R. II. Boldoser and Mrs. Ellis
Bowen were business callers in Oska.
loosa Thursday. ,.......
Mrs. Kahn Snodgrass came in from
Rose Hill Monday evening for short
visit with relatives.
Miss Kate Boegel, of Sigouney, Wis.
tied from Friday until Monday at the
Geo. Kensler home.
Mrs. Williams returned to her home
in Clinton Monday after snort visit
here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Moore and daugh.
ter Dora were passengers for Oska.
loosa Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Plagmann left
Saturday evening for Marengo, called
there by the illness of Mrs Plagmann's
father.
Mrs. Manda Hawk returned to her
home in Oskaloosa Thursday after
short visit here with friends and rel.
atives. f'
j. s. Beeler, Of Grinnell, was a Wis.
itor in town Friday at the E. s. Nor.
rison home, He was on his way home
from a business trip to Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith re-
turned to their home at Hedrick the
latter part of last week. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Smiths father
and sister.
The Delta Woman's Club gave their
annual banquet Tuesday evening at
the beautiful home of E. L. Root. The
evening was spent in games and music
followed by a dainty two-course sup
per. Those present were: Messrs
Geo. McCarty, Willis Utterback, G. A.
Beman, Marcus Utterback, s. G. vii.
son, Homer Richardson, Hade Brain
ard, E. D. Hewitt, e. l.. Root, Rev. vii.
son and Win Wharton, Madames Edith
McCarty, Cora Utterback, Maize Be.
man, Ida Utterback, Rhoda Wilson,
Myrtle Richardson, Lou Brainard,
Bird Hewitt, Myra Root, Clara Wilson
and Efie Wharton.
Martha Viola Shisler was born in
Union county, Ohio, April 90, 1850;
departed this life March 10, 1908, aged
81 years, 10 months and 90 days. She
came to Iowa with her parents in
October of 1859. Was married to j.
A. Fritzler, Dec. 2, 1875. To this hap
py union four children were born, two
of whom died in infancy. She united
with the Christian church at Spring.
field in the spring of 1877, living and
dying in that faith. She leaves to
mourn her departure, husband, son
and daughter, five sisters and four
brothers, besides host of loving rela.
tives and friends. Though always del
icate in health, and for the last few
months terribly afflicted, she has
borne it all with Christian fortitude
and patience that was most beautiful.
Dearest mother, thou hast left us,
And our loss we deeply feel;
But It's God who has bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
March Is. Golden Rod.