The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-03-19

Mr.. G. r. Griffee and Mrs. J. r.
Dusenberry went to Seneca, South
Dakota, last night, where Mrs. Dusen.
berry expects to spend the summer
with her daughter, Mrs. F. L. Hat
field.
T. l.. Dodds and father, William
Dodds, of Washington, arrived in the
city yesterday, called by the illness
OF John Dodds. William is ninety-four
years of age but travels without in
convenience. ~
Mrs. S. S. Wingfield, OF Sioux City,
who has been visiting at the, c, Wing
field home on North d street, on her
way home from the Royal Neighbors'
convention at Des Moines, went to
Grinnell this morning
Harry Martin, who has been with
the New Sharon Produce Co. for the
past eighteen years, has accepted a
position as foreman with the Geo. M.
Evans Produce Co. in this city and
commenced his work this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. McCombes, who
have been making their home in Oska-
loosa this winter with their children,
E. c. McCombes and Mrs. F. H. Rob-
erts, left this morning over the Rock
Island for Columbus, Nebr., for an ex.
tended visit with relatives.
Abba News: G.. w. Vorhies is now
manager of the Harris Bros. grocery,
having succeeded Lloyd Harris, who
has gone to Longmont, CAL, to en-
gage in the house furnishing bust
ness. Mr.. Vorhies has been in charge
Of that eompany'st store at Fraker-
willie for some time and is well quail;
fed to fulfill his new duties. Lloyd
still retains his interests here but
made the change largely because of
Mrs. Harris, health.
Register and Leader: Miss Eva
Sewers, formerly state city secretary
for the Y, w G. A. in Iowa, has TAX
en- the position OF general secretary of
the local association. Miss Meribah
Wright; who has been acting as gen.
eraf secretary, has resumed her work
as business secretary. Miss Helen
Anderson, who has been on furlough
of year because of i'll health, has
found that she cannot return to the
association work until this fall.
Fremont Gazette: Miss Maude Ellis,
who has been receiving instruction on
the piano from Oskaloosa teachers for
the past few years, is making rapid
advancement. For the past year she
has been directly under Miss Lillian
Hughes but indirectly under Prof.Lieb-
ling, of the Chicago Conservatory of
Music. The Prof. comes out to Oska-
loosa about four times year and lis
tens to the different pupils perform
and then outlines their lessons for the
next term. The Professor was in Os-
kaloosa a couple of weeks ago and
highly complimented Miss Ellis on her
splendid advancement.
Saturday Globe: Miss Ella H.
Stokes, Professor of Philosophy and
History in Penn college, this city, and
Rev. J. M. McClelland, Presiding Elder
of this district, have recently been
notified of their election to the Phi
Beta Kappa society of Ohio Wesleyan
University, of Delaware, Ohio. This
society is purely an honorary one, and
Is composed of the students of the
graduating classes holding the best
records in the larger colleges of the
| United States. Not more than one
eighth Of any graduating class can be
selected as members in all cases they
must hold the best records for their
scholastic course. Miss Stokes grad
uated in SO and Rev. McClelland in
90. 1t is quite an enviable distinction
to be selected as member OF the
society.
| --