The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-08-25
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered by Her
aid Correspondents.
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Frank Cunningham visited Sunday
at the Mather home.
John Ferris is planning to attend
the State Fair a portion Of the time.
MIR. and Mrs. A. M. Hill were Bus
sey business callers last Saturday al
ternoon.
Callers at the Mather home Sunday
were Mrs. Blake and children, Mrs.
Ferris and Mervin Clark.
A number OF people from this vicin-
ity are preparing to attend the Old Set.
tiers Celebration at Bussey, Aug. "a,
25 and 26.
Oskaloosa callers Saturday from our
midst We're Mr.. and Mrs. Tyrreli, Mr.
and Mrs. Beedle, Mr.. Nevins, Mr.. Gray
and Mr.. Broerman.
While in Oskaloosa last week Mrs
N. X. Clark and daughter we're enter.
tanned over night at the hospitable
Will Mather home.
| The cool refreshing shower of Sat
urday night was much enjoyed by
4 this vicinity, as it has been long
| time since our last rain.
! The many friends of Glenn Eveland
will be pleased to know that he is i'm
proving from the effects of recent
operation at the Abbott Hospital
The Sunday school class of G. W.
Parker recently came in to his home
and succeeded in surprising him in
good shape. The usual refreshments
were served and all enjoyed a pleasant
evening.
The rain Saturday evening interior
ed with the Union Liberty ice cream
social, also the Cheerful Workers of
Coal Creek church, who were holding
picnic at the Eveland Grove on the
river. o well, we needed the rain so
badly that no one will make COM
plant.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Elliott are the
possessors of a fine new automobile.
This is the only auto we have,-not in
the township, but only one in our very
are those recently purchased by Mi,
Gay and Ed Havener. This makes Is
or more of which we know in thi9
township.
! A number of ladies of this township
were guests during portion of the
Chautauqua at the home of Mrs. j..
Harold in Oskaloosa. Those present
were: Mrs. B. johnson and Mrs. VIM.
Spaur, of near Bussey; Miss Kittie
Wilson. of near Beacon: Mrs. J. H.
Clark and daughter Anabel, of near
White City. All had a delightful time
and think Mrs. Harold a splendid
| hostess.
Mr.. Tyrrell's have recently met
with quite a loss. Their old black
dog Penny during hot night dug
him cool resting place in the public
highway. During the wee hours of
the night some one in an auto passed
that way, inflicting wounds on the dog
which brought him to an untimely
death. As is usual with most of the
autos, it passed along without stopping
to make any inquiry or alleviate the
suffering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hays, of near Ham
| ilton, joined Mr. and Mrs. o. w. NJ.
gent in Oskaloosa and on Monday will
start in the White Steamer touring car
of Mr.. Nugent's on sightseeing and
pleasure trip to Chicago. They expect
| to go leisurely along and view the
country as we'll as see the big towns.
They expect TO go via the river to riV-
er road portion of the way and will
probably be absent two or more weeks.
On last Saturday evening friends
planned to give Mrs. Highlands
farewell party. 1t was in the nature
of a surprise, but the rain so sudden.
ly appeared that it surprised many.
and kept most every one at home. The
number who were ahead of the show
er enjoyed themselves splendidly.
Cake, peaches and bananas formed the
menu OF the evening. All enjoyed
themselves, although regretting the
fact that Mr. and Mrs. Highlands are
going to leave our midst, but wish for
them good luck in their Colorado
home. grnt.. If
Aug. %. N. K. c.