The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-02-06

home Saturday evening from bust
ness trip to Indian Territory.
Miss Lillian Hughes is visiting for
couple of days at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. ]. w. Somerville, at Bloom.
ington, Ill
A. A. Munden and party of eight
landseekers were passengers via the
Rock Island this morning for STRAIT.
ford, Texas.
Ira Smith returned this morning to
his home in Falrmount after spending
the day with his brother, Geo, Smith,
of NJ avenue west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Manley return
ea Monday to their home near Wei
don. Iowa. after visit with friends
and relatives in the city.
Miss Mildred Penland, of Chicago,
arrived this noon for an extended Wis
it at the parental Charles Penland
home on North Market street
Miss Emma OFT. of Marshalltown,
anu MiSo hiSiH, VI nldiAoh, NioilOu
Sunday in Oskaloosa at the Frank
Cowan home on East A avenue.
Campbell w. Fair, manager of the
Oskaloosa Light and Fuel Co., went
to Des Moines yesterday to attend the
gas superintendent convention.
Ed Parry, the big Chicago univers-
ity athlete, who has been coaching the
of South Dakotas foot ball
team, is in the city visiting friends.
Rev.. ]. Lapham, of Pella, was
visitor in the city for a short time
while on his way home from
Mason City where he spent Sunday.
Misses Cora and Lena Vernon re-
turned this morning to their home in
Corning, Iowa, after a few days visit
at the home Of their uncle, AL NJ.
Jones.
Jas. A. Dewitt and wife returned this
from Chicago, where they
have been visiting friends. Mr.. Dew
lit was also engaged in looking after
business interests in the city.
C. w. Beans and family, of Lincoln,
Nebr.. who have been visiting at the
Thomas Soseman home the past six
weeks, returned this morning to their
nome, going via the Rock Island.
The Fremont Knights of Pythias
are getting ready for their annual blow
out, which was so successful last year
and which was attended by many o.
kaloosa Knights and their ladies.
Miss Bess Pettitt. has returned
rom visit with her sister, Mrs. w.
Z. Dunning, of Ottumwa She has
accepted her former position as book
Keeper with the Oskaloosa Light and
Fuel Co. .
John Davis, of the Central Holiness
is in Bloomington, ILL.,,
his week assisting Rev. ]. w. Som.
arville, formerly pastor of the Central
NJ. E. church of this city, in series
If revival meetings.
Fremont Gazette: G. B. McFall, of
Washington, d. c., former resident
Of Fremont, and at one time mayor of
Oskaloosa, was in town Wednesday
visiting his mother Mrs. Mary McFall
and sister, Mrs. Geo. w. Beck.
In letter to friends here, Rev. A.
J. Good says: | have resigned my
position with the Ottumwa Orphan
Home and have accepted a position
with the Prohibition State Committee
Of Minnesota and will make my home
in Minneapolis where my family will
Join me in a few weeks. | will work
in the twin cities of st. Paul and Min
among a population of $780,
300, raising funds for campaign work
and speaking in churches on Sundays
in the interests of State Constitutional
d Mrs. Hannah Z. Byers was eighty
,ears old yesterday, and the anniver-
'ary was happily celebrated at the
home of her son, John d. Byers, 301
< avenue east. A family dinner was
served and the twenty-five guests
enjoyed the occasion. Mrs.
3yers carries ner age well, and none
Of the party was happier than she.
Those present were the John Moore,
Richard Hull and John d. Byers fam
lies of this city and the Henry By
ers family of Newton. Three gener-
atoms we're represented.
(From Wednesdays Daily
Court Reporter J. II. P. Robson,
Of Grinnell, was business visitor in
Oskaloosa yesterday.
Judge WiIlcockson, of Sigourney.
was a visitor in Oskaloosa yesterday
On his way to Newton to hold court.
DR.. w. E, Dodds returned to his
nome in RichIand yesterday noon at
ter a brief visit with his brother, J. Z.
Dodds.
Postmaster Lou Walker, of Leigh.
ton, was in the city yesterday, trans
acting business and calling among
friends.
s. w. Jameson, manager of the In
ter-State Manufacturing Co.. departed
last evening for Cedar Rapids on a
business trip.
Ran Willard, of Marshalltown. one
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