The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-26
PERSONALS :
(From Saturdays Daily.l


his home on B avenue East.
Miss Vina Woods, of New Sharon,
is visiting in the metropolis.
Don Wallace, of New Sharon, is
visiting Oskaloosa relatives and
friends.
Floyd Hess, who is attending school
here, returned to his home near
Evans today.
Frank Johnson, who is going to
school here, is spending Sunday at
his home in Eddyville.
Miss Edna Fritz, who is teaching
school at Lacey, is spending Sunday
at her home in this city.
Miss Grace Southwick, who is at
tending the Agricultural College at
Ames, is at home for few days
visit.
Ira l.. Thomas, who has been Wis
iting in Oskaloosa for the past few
weeks, has returned to his home in
Lake Charles, La.
Mrs. Ralph Monroe, who has been
visiting in this city. for the past few
DAYS, returned to her home near Mt.
Pleasant this morning.
Bussey Record: II. E. Broughton
is spending the week visiting his
brother and friends in Oskaloosa and
with friends and relatives in Monte
yuma.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Stoler and
daughter Martha have arrived home
from eastern points of interest, where
they have been enjoying an extended
visit.
Mrs. Kathrine Born, of Belvedere,
ILL.,, Mrs. ReRoy Pierce, of West Chi
cago, are the guests of Mrs. w. }.
McCabe, of this city, Mrs. McCabe
being a daughter and sister.
Prof. Francis Arnold, musical d.
rector of the Chicago kindergarten
College, will arrive in Oskaloosa
Sunday morning to make brief visit
with his parents, Professor and Mrs
Mayne Arnold. \
Hon. James A. Stephenson, of Mon.
roe township, was in the city this
afternoon on his way to OttumWa,
whittier he was summoned to act as
Juror in the Federal court which con-
venes in that city Monday.
Mrs. Anna Sherman and sister, Mrs.
Gertrude Lacy. of Bridgeport, Conn,
who is a guest at the parental H. l..
Spencer home on High avenue east,
made a hurried trip TO Des Moines
this morning, returning this after
noon.
Mrs. Gail Huntsman Cochran and
son, Master Clark, of Iowa City, ar
rived this morning to be guests OF
Mrs. Gertrude Lacy and Mrs. Anna
Sherman at the II. L. Spencer home,
No. SIT High avenue east, for visit
OF several days duration.
Knoxville Journal: Mrs. H. G. Dix
on is visiting in Oskaloosa this week
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
David Eckenbom Mrs. Eckenbom,
we'll known to Journal readers as
Ethel Dixon, has been in poor health
for several months and is now at
Rochester. Mimi, for consultation
and possibly to undergo a surgical
operation.
L. r. Rafferty,, of New Sharon, for
thirteen years engaged with the New
Sharon State Bank, has accepted a
position with the Farmers National
Bank of Oskaloosa and has entered
upon the discharge of his duties. For
the time being he will have apart
ments at the O'Brien home, No. 304
North Third street, and will bring his
family to Oskaloosa later.
Mrs. f. X. Taylor, Mrs. f. RHatch-
er and Mrs. A. +. Athearn have re
turned from What Cheer, where they
represented the local Christian Won
ems Board of Missions at a Jubilee
Rally" held at that place by the What
Cheer board at which seven boards
were represented, the others being
Sigourney, Delta, indianapolis, Thorn.
burg and Kinross. A splendid dinner
was served, followed by program Of
rare merit. The occasion was one OF
much pleasure and the attendants
felt inspired and encouraged to great.
er work and effort in the line of the
society work
J. F. II. Taylor, of Washington,
Iowa, was among relatives and old.
time friends here yesterday and to-
day. While here he sold his forty
acre farm in Yves Des Moines town.
ship TO the owner of the other half
of the old 4. w. Myrick farm to
Oliver p. Awtry. There were no i'm
provements on the place, but II
brought $4,000. Mr.. Taylor has own
ed it five years and has a fair in
come from 1t each year, buying 1t for
S2,l00. Not bad investment. Last
April he sold the Door farm, " mile
west of New Sharon. which he had
owned for eighteen years, to Loftua
Fox. He paid $50 for the land and
sold 1t for $3.50. He recently pur
chased a tract OF land adjoining
for $4,000. or over 5000 per acre, as
there were only se1s acres in the