The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-09-09

i Saturday afternoon for visit witt
Mrs. Herman A. Colt.
j Prof. and Mrs. William E. Berr.
md the baby departed for Chicago to
day. where they will spend a year
while Prof. Berry takes postgraduate
work at the University.
Mrs. Will Oliver and children, o
Delta, stopped of in the city Satur
day for brief visit at the Hal Nc
Quiston home, enroute home from {
| visit in the northern part of the state
Mrs. Margaret Mack, an aunt Of Et
S. Mabie. who died SATURDAY morning
returned to her home in Washington
this morning to make preparations
for the funeral at that place tomor
row.
A. d. Rosecrans, who with his wife
and children have been guests at the
home of the brother, H. S. Rosecrans,
departed this morning for Globe. Ari.
IONA. Mrs. Rosecrans will remain
here for number of weeks.
Hon. Emory c. Rice, OF Coffeyville,
Kansas, is here to attend Home Com
ing celebration and visit among rela-
dives and old time friends. Mr.. Rice
is now mayor of Coffeyville, and is
doing well in the Sunfiower State.
w. A. Sewers was east bound this
morning via the Rock Island on a
business trip. Mr.. Sewers is expect
ing to go to New York within a short
line to be present at the reception
% DR.. Cook, the Arctic explorer, who
is a personal friend.
( Mr.. and Mrs. E.. ]. Moore, of Des
Moines, were in the city over Sunday,
guests at Hill Topthe Sheppard farm
south of the city, with the j. K. Ten
aant family. Mr.. Moore. is secretary
Jf the pharmacy commission and
made numerous professional calls dur
ing his stay in town.
Miss Ella Grant departed this morn
ng for Quincy, ILL.,, where she will en-
Ter the Gem City Business college.
Mss Grant has been in the business
office of the II. l.. Spencer House here
during two years. She goes east to
perfect herself in business Office
methods and system.
r. Williams, the Herald correspond
3nt of Olivet, was in town today at
lending the Labor Day celebration.
Mr.. Williams says there are two days
N the year which he always aims to
celebrate, Decoration and Labor days,
and has no recollection of ever miss
ing celebrating these days since they
were made holidays by law.
Louis P. Kessler, of Rockford, Mo-,
is the guest of his son, Charles Kess-
Ter, and will be an attendant at the
features of the Home Coming week.
Mr.. Kessler is German by birth and
came to America when a young man.
He had served three years in the
Prussian army and had knowledge
of military affairs. He came to Amer
ica in 1861 when there were stirring
times, and forthwith enlisted upon
coming to the west and was enrolled
with the First Nebraska regiment.
Later he was with the AID Missouri
and saw hard service, being taken
prisoner repeatedly, and was once Sc
verely wounded. He enlisted as pri-
Yate butd uring the service was call
ed to official position numerous times.
Mrs. w. w. Montgomery just re-
turned from Parsons, Kansas, and
other points of three weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. Otto Rempke.
Mr.. Rempke has charge of the first
floor of H. Strasburger's store, as
manager and buyer, and the Stras-
burgers are certainly doing the bust
ness in Parsons. Harry's health is
very poor and he has lost the use OF
his speech for several months. They
left for Colorado Springs on the morn
ing of July Fourth, in their big tour
ing car, and will remain until Oct. /.
Houses being at premium in Par
sons, the Rempkes have charge of the
Strasburger home while, they are
away Will Strasburger is running a
Fair store there and doing big bust
ness.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)
Ira Welch, OF Griswold Iowa, is
here for visit with relatives and old
time friends
Miss Mary Kissick returned today
from Marshalltown, after spending a
lew days at the Packard home on
North Seventh street.
John Shaw,of Des Moines. and Levi
Shaw, formerly of this city, now liv-
ing at Grannis, Ark. are visiting this
week with relatives and friends.
Mrs. ]. E. Bell and daughter Miss
Mabel have returned to their home in
the city after summer vacation
spent among relatives in the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Gregory went TO