The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-01-21
PERSONAL
lFrom saturday.s Daily.l

Rev. Lloyd Tenant. of Rose Hill
passed through the city yesterday en-
route home from Newton where he has
been holding evangelistic meetings
Miss Louise Jerrel, daughter oil
DIR. and Mrs. B. o. Jerrel. who as
been quite i'll with asthma and bron
chitis, is much better and is gaining
rapidly.
Miss Emma OFT, of Marshalltown
and Miss Mary Williams. of Maquo-
keta, who have been guests or Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Cowan, returned last
evening to their homes.
Rev. Allen Judd, of Des Moines,
formerly rector of st. James Episcopal
church, of this city, was in town yes
refday, called here to officiate at the
funeral Of Mrs Matilda Erwin Evans.
II. d. Parker has returned to Cen
teryille, where he was called by the
illness OF his son Earl Parker. 1ne
lad contracted pneumonia but 1t was
broken up and he is now on the road
to recovery.
Mrs Martha Burkhart, who has been
manager of the Western Union ONCE
here for several months. has Deen
transferred to the Muscatine Office,
The lady and her two daughters rot
and Hazel went TO Muscatine last
evening.
E. X. Porter, OF Chicago, is here
for a brief'yisit with his mother, Mrs.
i. A. Porter, No. $50 High avenue
East, and his brother, c. M. Porter, of
North Eighth street, Mrs. Porter has
been visiting with Oskaloosa rela.
tives in the city and Mr.. Porter joins
her for a few days.
Montezuma Republican: Mrs. J. r
Clements, mother of Judge w. G..
Clements, met with serious acct,
dent at the home of her son at Harvey
Iowa. She slipped on fug on the pol.
ished floor of the room and fell, Sc
yerely injuring her hip. She is I'M
able to walk and can only rest while
propped up In a rocking chair. She
is S4 years of age and her accident is
more serious because of her advanced
years.
Abba Republican: The 0livet cor
respondent to the Oskaloosa papers
announces that Richard Williams will
quit work in the mines for three
months and will enjoy that length of
time in visiting among his children
and friends over the state. There Is
hope that eUncle Dick" may come
down INTO Monroe county and nave a
good time with some of the old
friends here. While enjoying the va
cation he deserves one of the best
times imaginable.
George Carlin arrived home Friday
morning from an extended trip tol
Ohio and among the scenes of his ord
home in Pennsylvania. He attended,
the annual convention of the Cement
Users National Association held at
Cleveland. He says the meeting was
the largest yet held and the program
contained much that was new and
novel in the way OF cement topics.
Mr.. Carlin Went to Youngstown. New
Castle and Mercer to visit briefly
among relatives and old time friends
aud he enjoyed every minute of the
time.
The many Oskaloosa friends of Rev.
and Mrs. J. Logan Davis, nee Miss
Lillian Hughes, formerly residents
here, win be pleased to learn of al
successful series of meetings held byI
them at the Congregational church al
Cambria, Mo-, where Rev. r. w
Hughes, fa-her of Mrs. Davis, is
pastor. The meetings recently closed
were remarkable and at the same
time the most successful known in
the history of the town. Mrs. Davis
organized and conducted choir OF
about forty voices and led them IN
effective song service that proved al
great help Results were noted fromDI
the first evening of the two weeks
meeting. At one of the meetings
bAEl4h anu hhANN yNNNcI
women responded to the invitation toI
the altar. Mr.. Hughes states that bel
does not know the number of access
ions TO the church, but he is con
WINGED that the praying members
ia his church have been trebled as
result Of the EyangeIist's visit. When
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis departed from
Cambria for their work at the Epl
worth University at Oklahoma City
great crowd OF the towns people
was at the train and fairly loaded
them down with money and gifts
The people We're greatly moved by
the demonstration.
From Mondays Daily)
Miss Bnelah Evans, who has beenI
making an extended visit with her
grandmother. Mrs. David Meredith, al
Dayton, Ohio, has returned to herl
home in the city.
Mr. and hrs. James Edwortny. who
have been visiting at the home of
Lewis Edwards and among other rela
fiyes. departed this morning for their
home In Hutchinson, Kansas.
B. L. Blackford arrived home Sun