The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-10

!, and reflect the life of that early day
: tFrom Tuesdays Daily.J
Miss Fairy Linsley left this morn
ing for Mexico, Mo-, where she will
spend her vacation visiting with hel
sister, Mrs. B. F. Wells.
Mrs. G. A. Bonewell and Mrs. Math
ew Smith, of Grinnell, who have been
visiting at the Earl Cooper home, re
turned to Grinnell Monday.
Misses Carnie and Marie Cowan left
last evening for Burlington for an ex,
tended visit with their sister, Mrs.
w. f. whitley and family.
Leo Moore, Adams express messen.
ger on Iowa Central passengers Nos.
3 and 4, was in the city Sunday Wis
iting with his parents and friends.
Miss Mollie Strohmeier went to
Davenport Monday, where she will
join party of friends and go to Cam
els Island for an extended outing.
DR.. F. L. Bartlett, d. w. Burton and
H. J. Brunton, of Denver, who are
touring Iowa in an QUITO this summer,
passed through Oskaloosa Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Carlson, of Knox
vile, with their little son, Gus, visit
ed over Sunday with Mrs. Pearl Fry,
returning home Monday afternoon.
Mrs. A. Lester and Miss Marion
Lester, the latter a granddaughter of
the former, left for short visit with
relatives in Marshalltown yesterday.
Knoxville Journal: Mrs. Edith
Wright, of Oskaloosa, visited here
the latter part of last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Amsberry
Mrs. Moses Morris, of Beacon, stop
friends in Oskaloosa Monday. She
goes to make her home in Knoxville.
Mrs. J. J. Hayes and little daughter
Nell, of Grinnell, have been visiting
here mother Mrs. Ellen Doud, for the
past few days. They returned home
yesterday.
Glen Mitchell, son of Harry Mitch
ell, has gone to Cherry, Illinois, for
d
to play violin in motion picture
theatre during his stay.
Mrs. S. E. Hawkins, from Abba,
who has been visiting her sons, J. ID.
and Robert Hawkins, for the past four
weeks, went to Des Moines Monday
where she will spend a short time
with her daughter
Mrs. r. C. Lytle, of Indianapolis,
Ind, who has been in the city for the
past few weeks, visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tolbert Wells,
North C street, and friends, returned
to her home Monday.
and Miss Carrine Hall, of Jennings,
Louisiana, have been the guests of
Mrs. Jas. Peacock for the past few
days. Miss Hall departed this morn
ing for her home but Miss MacDon-
nell will remain in the city a few
moro days.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Dessery, of Kan
sas and Mrs. F. E.. Dessery, of Knox
vile, stopped off between trains in the
city Monday. They are returning from
a short visit with friends at Knoxville
after the funeral of Floyd Dessery,
the Rock Island brakeman who was
killed at Evans not long since.
The Register and Leader of Sunday
published the picture of an OskalOosa
girl with the following legend: Miss
Stella Ramsay is a resident of Oska-
loosa, but her musical education was
finished at Drake and Highlnd Prake
in Des Moines. She sings soprano
and is recognized as young artist of
decided talent She will leave Iowa
next month and on October l will OPP
en- a studio at Redland, Colo.
LIMA Ellis, No. 513 South A street,
enters claim to being the youngest
soldier in Mahaska county. Now that
the boys have started comparing
dates, he says his claim must stand
until some younger one proves his
right and title to the honor. Mr. FL
lis was born December 8, 1S48, and
therefore, tomorrow, Wednesday, will
be just 81 years and months of age.
He enlisted May Z, 1864, for one hun
dred days service under the call of
the war governors of Illinois, Ohio,
Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota, for
eighty.five thousand more men for the
term of service mentioned. Mr.. Ellis
enlisted as a private in Company l
of the Forty-seventh Iowa regiment,
under Captain Henry Jefferson, at
the age of - years, months and 8
days. James P. Sanford was colonel
of the regiment and Davenport was
the rendezvous. The term of service
was spent at Helena, Arkansas, and
was mustered out October, 1864, af-
ter almost five months in the service.
Mrs. Frank Snyder is visiting
friends in Keithsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Rowland are
home from visit to Kansas City.
Mrs. F. w. Newton and two child
rem left for Knoxville for short Wis
ii with relatives today.
Mrs. J. S. Fulner and two children,
of Knoxville, stopped of between
trains today, on their way to Pella.
Miss Jessie Hall, of Centerville, is
visiting with her uncle, r. b. Morgan,