The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-01-21


day afternoon to her home in Ottun
wa after a visit with her brother
4 Tom oliver and family.
u Postmaster Fresh, OF Bancroft. wa
guest OF relatives and friends We:
j Serday and Postmaster Hoffmann az
knowledges fraternal call.
i Messrs. Geo. E. Morrow and Fran
Morrow were passengers this morn
i mig via the Rock Island for Graham
i Texas, on land seeking trip.
| A. ]. Walsmith, district manager o.
1.-THE Mutual Accident Insurance Com
Ipany. Of New York, has moved his
family here from Sheldon. Iowa, and
Ithey will make this city their home
lon account of its being a more cen
trial point for Mr.. Walsmith's territory
| The Iowa Mine Workers are Off fol
Indianapolis and the national conven
tlon of Mine Workers. Vice President
John p. White, President w. W.White
Vice President Joe Ritter, Secretary
Edwin Perry and Miss Hannah Carr
Istenographer of the local office, de
parted today for the scene of action
Much local interest attaches to the
convention by reason Of the candidacy
of Mr. Perry for the Office of national
secretary and the handling Of prob
lens that may involve, Iowa interests
The Iowa headquarters here are in
charge OF William Baxter OF Beacon.
(From Wednesdays Daily) 49,
Pella Chronicles: Covert Van der
Hart of Peoria is in Oskaloosa for two
or three weeks on the jury.
| Bussey Press: Mrs Morgan, of Ever,
| list, returned to her home Thursday af,
ter few days',Visit in Oskaloosa. ~.
Bussey Press: Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Spencer OF Durfee went to 0skaloosa
Saturday for an over Sunday visit.
Pella Chronicle: Gould Hess moved
last week on his farm near Oskaloosa,
WHICH he purchased some time ago.
Herb igaRue went to Monroe this
morning, where he is organizing a
band and instructing the members
how to play.
Prairie City News: Mrs. B. Brant-
ingham was called to Oskaloosa Mon
day by the sickness of her daughter,
Mrs. H r.. Mitchell
Chief of Police James Glass and
Constable Ed Henley went to Ottum-
wa this morning to appear as wit
nesses in a criminal suit there.
Charles Mccall, of the F. w. Mccall
Granite Works, went to Des Moines
this morning to attend the annual
of the Iowa Marble e Gran.
its Dealers Association convention.
Pella Chronicle: Dominic E. Vanden
Berge went to Oskaloosa Saturday to
supply the Christian Reformed church
there Sunday. Arrangements are be
ing made whereby the Otley Christian
Reformed church and the Oskaloosa
church will unite in calling pastor.
Newton Record: DR.. c. l.. Stafford,
district superintendent of the Oska.
loosa district, preached at both morn
ing and evening services in the First
NJ. E. church last Sunday--his ser.
mons delighting large audiences. DR..
Stafford Is one of the ablest ministers
in the Iowa Conference, r.
Bussey Press: Miss Pearl Page
came home Monday from Oskaloosa
for a visit. Tuesday she planned
q surprise for that evening on her
cousin, John Page, who left next day
for Florence, Colo, to be with his
father, VIM. Page, now in the noun.
famous country for his health.
Abba Republican: The annual cleo
ton and meeting of the officers OF the
Hawkeye Lumber Co, was held in
Oskaloosa last week. and all the old
officers were reelected. The yard in
this city has proven to be one Of the
best in the string and that is because
Sam Anderson looks after it in the
proper way. Some OF these days we
rather expect to see Samuel occupy
one of the big places with the Hawk,
eye people, ~ ,eei @.s.s -..
Concerning people known in oska'
loosa the Prairie City News says:
Charles BIattner has recently finished
trimming the vineyard belonging to
Tom NewelI.a The vineyard Is about
five miles east OF town and is one oil
the largest in Central Iowa. There
are ten acres in this vineyard consist
ing OF ten thousand vines and trim
ming these takes five weeks of one
mans time. Mr. Blattner has done the
trimming for the past three years.
F. X. Underwood, of the Underwood
Candy Factory, departed this morn
ing for Chicago to attend the annual
meeting OF the Midland Club. The
Midland comprises the leading candy
makers of Iowa, Nebraska, South Da
kota, part of Illinois. and st. Joseph
and Kansas City in Missouri Ti1f
convention win be held In the new
building OF the Chicago Athletic Club
building, and good and interesting
time Is expected. The Oskaloosa fac
tory is recognized as one of the best
n tha tarrftory and Mr. ITnderWood