The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-01-02
PERSONAL
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(trom SATURDAY S DdllyJ
Lyle Venable departed this morn
ing for Keithsburg, ILL.,, for few
days visit with friends.
George Yeager of Grand Rapids,
Mich, is in the city visiting with
friends during the week.
DR.. B. F. Redman left last evening
over the Burlington for Chicago on
business and pleasure trip.
Herbert Snyder departed for Des
Moines this morning TO spend the day
with friends and transact some busi-
ness.
Manager A. P. Owens, of the Grand,
went to Ottumwa this morning for a
visit with Manager Jersey, of the OF
tumwa house.
H. R. Cooley, manager of the Oska.
loosa Mfg. Co., left last evening via
the Burlington for Chicago to look
after the business interests of his com.
pany.
Miss Agatha Fallon returned yester-
day afternoon to her work with Youn.
ker Bros. at Des Moines, after Christ
mas vacation spent at the parental
T. w. FaIlon home.
Muscatine Journal: Mrs. o. L. Tur-
ner, formerly of Oskaloosa, who has
been visiting at the home of Rev. J.
c. Willis for the past few days, left
for Davenport this morning.
| Prairie Home News: M. Lewis, OF
Oskaloosa, has purchased an interest
in the store of Carter & Co., at Pekin.
They will commence invoicing soon.
Mr.. Lewis will build in Pekin, the
foundation for his house being already
laid.
Newton Journal: Mrs. Frank Drew
and three children Edith, Edward and
Leonard. went Monday to visit Ier
mother, Mrs. M. A. Long, who is max
ing her home with her son near Oska-
loosa. From there Mrs. Drew will go
to Benton for a short visit with her
sister.
| Prairie City News: W. e. King.
don received a wire from Oskaloosa
| Tuesday, saying that his father-in-law
Benz. Slemmons, was to be operated
upon for a gangrenous affection OF
the toes, and that they will have to be
amputated.
| Hedrick Journal: F. R. Nichols, an
Iowa Central brakeman, had hand
badly crushed while making coupl'
ing in the yards here Sunday morn.
| ing. DR.. Lamb was called and dressed
\ the wound and Mr. Nichols returned
to his home in Oskaloosa.
Delta Press: Will Kadel, who has
been vita the Colfax Mercantile Co.,
at Sewers, Ia. has resigned his posi-
| ton and will store his goods here un-
til spring and will spend the holidays
at the Z. Sampson home. Mrs. Kadel
will remain in Oskaloosa during the
holidays.
| John " Miller, who is now a resi-
dent of Colorado Springs, is in the
city for the holidays. visiting with
family and friends. John has been
successful in the west and is doing
big work as a district manager of a
| fraternal insurance organization. He
says he feels much at home. in the
state, because it contains so many
Oskaloosa people and former Mahas-
Il
ka county residents.
Miss Mabel Wood, of Portland, Ore,
IL in the city spending few weeks
at the home Of her aunt, Mrs. J. w.
Rawson. Miss Jane Barnard, OF Bos.
ton, Mass, with whom Miss Wood has
been visiting for the past nine months
is also guest at the home of Mrs.
Rawson, her sister. Miss Wood Wis
tied in the city last summer and in
the short time that she was a guest
here made many warm friends who
will with much pleasure learn OF her
return.
Will Luscombe, formerly superinten-
dent of the Oskaloosa Water Co, but
now at the head OF the water plant in
the new United Steel companys town
of Gary. Indiana, is in the city for a
weeks vacation and to see a host OF
friends. The gentleman has number
OF photographs showing sections OF
this wonderful new town OF twelve
thousahd souls. One year ago today
the site OF the town was stretcn OF
sand dunes, with an occasional