The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-02
PERSONAL
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Shipley arrive
home from Chicago at five o'clocl
this morning in response to tele
gram announcing the death of DR.. H
S. Garland.
Miss Ruth Allen, daughter OF Rev
Eugene Allen, has returned to he
home in the city after an extendet
visit with her grandparents a
Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Nye, of Chicago
who have been visiting in the cit,
with the gentleman's sister, Mrs
Frank E. Smith, returned to theil
homes this morning.
DIR. W. L. Crowder went to Deel
River this morning for a visit with
his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Cox
Mrs. Cox expects to come to Oska.
loosa to spend the winter, and put her
children in school here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Graham went
to Guthrie Center this morning to Wis
it his sister, Mrs. Elmer Cox. They
will stop off in Des Moines enroute
home to attend the State Fair.
Miss Gladys Hoffman, went to OF.
tumwa this morning where she will
be Joined by Miss Dell Blackford, and
together they will go to Eldon for a
few days visit with Mrs. Elmer Fin
ney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson and
daughters Nellie and Mildred and
Stella returned Thursday from Birch
Island, Wisconsin, where they have
been spending the summer.
Mrs. NJ. B. McNease, of Eddyville,
and Mrs Mary Maley, of Eldorados
Kansas. who have been attending the
Home Coming celebration at Ricr-
land passed through the city this
morning enroute to Eddyville.
Little Hannah Johnson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. /. C. Johnson, has been
quite i'll at their summer home at
birch Island Lake. The little girl
suffered severely with membranous
Group for number of days, but is re-
ported better now.
Mesdames Lincoln Fisher, Frank
Shoemake, Fred Cubberly Henry Hus-
son and Charles l.. Farmhouse accom-
panied their husbands, who are mem
bers of the Iowa Brigade band, to Des
Moines this morning and will spend
fha UppE tho State Fair
A. Branson and daughter returned
last evening from the eastern part OF
the state, where they have been for
two weeks visiting friends and rela-
tives. Mr.. Branson reports good
rains in that part of the state, the
first on Thursday morning. Corn
generally very good
Mrs E. A. Cross and daughters, Ell
ma, Lucille and Harriet, OF Little
York, H., have arrived in the city to
join Mr. Cross and make their future
home. They are located at sol A
avenue west Mr.. Cross is the new
ticket clerk at the Iowa Central sue
ceeding Ross Brown, resigned.
The Billiard Optical Company is the
name of new business house OF Des
Moines, located at No. 800 West Fifth
street. Oskaloosa people are inter
ested in the announcement in so much
as Mrs. Billiard is former Oskaloosa
girl, Miss Floy McCready. Mr.. and
Mrs. Billiard come from Omaha to
take charge of the new house.
Rev. and Mrs. w. c. Rutherford
entertained the young peoples Bible
class of the Baptist Sunday school at
their comfortable home at Ala High
avenue east, Friday evening. 1t was
the regular monthly meeting of the
class and twenty-five members and
friends were present Novel amuse
ments were provided and light re-
freshments were served. The even
ing was very pleasantly spent.
The Salt Lake Tribune, issue of
Saturday, August 81, contains the fol-
lowing notice concerning people
known in Oskaloosa: Mrs. H. RParr
entertained thirty friends at a music.
al tea Friday afternoon in honor OF
her mother, Mrs. Harrison, of Oska-
loosa, Iowa, and for her sister, Mrs.
Davis, OF Alamosa, Colo. The seas
on's flowers were effectively used in
the decorations. Delightful vocal Sc
lections were given during the after
noon by Miss Emma Sitzer, ana in
strumental solos and duets by Mrs.
Davis and Mrs. Parr. The hostess
was assisted by Mrs. E. C. Croker"
In note to the Herald from Miles
City. Montana, dated Aug. "a, Earl
Henness writes: Il left Oskaloosa
Aug. 20 on the Central and went to
Minneapolis, where | changed to the
n. T. r. r. for Columbus, Mont, with
a car load OF young Jersey cattle
which ! intend to put ON ranch to
grow and make family cows for the
people of Montana. / have been
Through the northern part of Iowa,
Minnesota, North Dakota and into
Montana, and they have had more
rain all along the road than we have
had at home. Everything looks good
and prosperous. This is my fifth day
on the road but if | have good luck
will get to Columbus some time IN.