The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-04
PERSONAL


with friends.
Thomas Martin, who has been con
fined to his home on South Seventh
street by'ah attack of pneumonia, was
able to be up town yesterday.
4. A. Lewis. of the firm OF Lewis &
Van Sickle, has gone to New York on
goods buying eXct:aiCn and on a
brief vacation and l,l aasure trip.
Messrs. w. O. and E. d. Nugent were
passengers via the Burlington last
evening for Chicago for a visit with
their father, Dr. W. r. Nugent.
Hanson Fritch, who has been EN-
ployed as a clerk by the Clendenon
Shoe Co, has accepted position with
the Golden Eagle clothing house.
Mrs. Byron Preston entertained 1
few friends at tea Friday evening at
her home, 1909 High avenue east, in
honor of Mrs. Hinton of owensburg
Wash. and Mrs. Wilbur Spencer of
Davenport.
ton, Iowa. Saturday evening for visit
with her aunt, Mrs Z. f. Fuller. From
Mapleton she will go 10 Efie. Kans.
where she will join her parents and
spend the summer.
Mrs. A. +. Page and son Francis, OF
Des Moines, were Sunday visitors with
the lady's sister, Mrs. Frank Snyder,
ON North A street. Mrs. Page return
ed to Des Moines this morning, but
Master Francis will remain for few
days visit with his aunt.
Invitations have been received a'
Fremont to the wedding of John Louis
will occur at the home of the lady's
brother, Harry S.Taylor 613 Woodland
Ave, Des Moines, on Thursday even
ing, June 4, 1908, at $3.50.
Miss Catherine Drinkle went to Ma
son City yesterday to join her sister,
Miss Beulah Drinkle, who is kindergar-
ten teacher in the Mason City schools,
and they will go from there to Clear
Lake for an outing. They viii also
visit friends at Albert Lea before re-
turning to their home in this city.
Delta Press: Henry Bell has bought
an interest in the Ritchie Corrugated
Culvert Co.. manufacturing company
Of Oskaloosa. and will begin work in
the interest of that concern at once.
Henry will be a valuable addition to
the company. as he knows how to get
a hump on himself and make things
x aifassv--srr of moving
their factory to Ottumwa, where they
nave a better field, they think, for
handling their business.
The Fifty-Sixth regiment band of
Fort Dodge is making preparation for
an extended trip and to that end it is
recruiting its make up. Oskaloosa
will be represented by Lincoln Fisher
who has previously played in the band.
The band leaves July first for an en-
gagement with the Dominion Fair AS
sociation at Calgary, Alberta. Canada,
where they have three days celebra-
tion. They then accompany the Fifty
Sixth Regiment to Lake Okoboji for
the annual encampment, and have
signed q contract to play at Des
Moines during the State Fair.
DIR. +. II. Hughes, who has just been
elected bishop by the Methodist gen
eral conference. was at one time a
resident OF Oskaloosa. supplying the
pulpit of the old First Methodist
church for several months. Dr.Hughes
is the son of Rev. T. b. Hughes. who
was for a time presiding elder of the
OskalooSa district. The parents now
live in Grinnell AS a student in Iowa
college he won an interstate oratorical
contest for the institution. He did not
graduate there, but he has always been
held in high esteem by the college.
Bishop Elect Hughes was president OF
DePauw university when elected.
Word has come TO the city of an
unusual honor that has been bestowed
upon Fred Wray, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Wfay. He has been a page in
congress during several sessions. Dur
ing the last days of term a number
OF the most faithful and competent of
the pages are appointed to be in at
tendance upon the president OF the
United States. He is specially busy
at this time with communications be-
tween the houses and must have sew
eral OF the pages in constant attend
ance. II Is considered an exceedingly
high honor to De appointed to this
duty, and the friends OF the young
man are pleased to learn OF this good
fortune that has come TO him.
NJ b. Wagstaff. local representa-
tive OF the National Cash Register
Company. with headquarters in this
city. has received promotion at the
hands OF his company and has en-
appointed TO the city OF Dubuque
Mr. Wagstaff is succeeded in the local
field by Mr.. j. -. Knox. of Des Moines,
who viii remove with his family to
the city In the near future. Mr.. Wag-
staff has made a host OF friends since
taking mp his residence Lere some
ten months ago, and all congratulate
him upon his success In being sent tc
care for a larger field. Mrs. Wag