The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-08-17

east, received word Saturday OF tn
death in Chicago of her brothers wife
Mrs. Anna Allen, wife of Il. L. Allen
Burial will likely take place at Burr
ington, and Mrs. Franklin and he
mother, Mrs. Horace Allen will atten,
the funeral.
Stotson Stevenson, of Fort Morgan
Colorado, arrived in the city Saturda,
evening. Mr.. Stevenson claims to hav,
in his possession reQuisition papers
from the governor of Colorado entitl
ing to carry away one of Oskaloosa'
Il fairest daughters. Wonder how it /.
that when an outsider wants a rea
nice girl he has to come to Oskaloosa
John r. Jamison and wife, Mrs
Sarah Jamison, who reside southeas
of the city, today are celebrating tn,
fifty-fifth anniversary of their wedding
al celebration of the event, but, sur
rounded by their children and a small
company, the occasion was remember
ed in fitting way.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Fraker and sor
George arrived home Sunday morning
from Backus, Minnesota, where they
have enjoyed an outing on the lakes
Backus is in the northern part OF
Minnesota and the country is print
tive and wild. 1t is delightful place
to rest as one can get practically en-
tirely away from civilization.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Voohees, form
erly we'll known Mahaska county peo
pie, when residents of Leighton
where Mr.. V. for years was a valued
correspondent of the Herald, and who
for a number of years have been citi
zens of Des Moines, will tomorrow
celebrate in an informal way the fiji.
tieth anniversary of their marriage
at their home at 1859 Twenty-second
street.
Ben Oberholtzer, of Chicago, rep,
resenting firm handling commercial
paper" and installing permanent ad
vertising painted on boards erected
along the street railway, steam road
right of way and country roads, was
in the city today seeking to secure To-
cations to put up advertising for client
He states that Oskaloosa is the live
est place of it's size he has found this
season.
Tom Davis, a member of the firm
of Davis Brothers, was severely in
jured in the baseball game between
the Elks and Moose Sunday afternoon
suffering the cracking OF the femur OF
the right leg. Davis made a steal
of second base, caught his foot on the
base sack and was thrown to the
ground with a peculiar side twist on
the leg that tore the ligaments and
muscles away from and cracked the
bone.
A A. Munden, formerly a resident
of Oskaloosa, now located at Smith
wick, South Dakota, who represents
the Oskaloosa Saddlery Company in
the northwest territory, is in town for
few days visit 5with friends and to
transact business.C Mr.. Munden, at,
ter leaving Oskaloosa, took up a good
sized claim near Smithwick. The
family are holding down this property
while Mr.. Munden is on the road sell
ing horse goods. "
Marshalltown Times Republican:
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Elder of Sioux
City, who have been spending the
past two weeks at the homes of Mr.
Elders sisters, Mrs. G. A. West and
Mrs. w. A. Anderson, and Mr. Elders
brother, Mr.. A. T. Elder, is in this
city, and with relatives in Oskaloosa
left Friday morning for Boone, where
they will spend a few days at the
home of Mr. Elders father, w. B.
Elder, before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. McGregor who
have been entour over land several
weeks inform the Herald in a bust
ness note that, weather permitting
they expect to return to their home
in Oskaloosa, Tuesday, August Is
They have been touring in northeast
ern Iowa and Illinois and have been
having a good time. They have en-
cOuntered much rain and mud but
have not been seriously inconven
fenced and all have been enjoying
every day of the trip.
E. A. Darnell was summoned to Des
Moines Sunday by the very serious
condition of his brother, c. c. Darnell
who has been lying in a precarious
condition with heart trouble for some
time. On account of the condition OF
the brother, Mr.. Darnell has tele
graphed his resignation of the ap
pointment of Grand Lodge Past Mast
er for the annual reunion and grand
lodge meeting of the Order of Eagles
opened next Monday at San Francisco
and he will not be able to be in at
tendance at the meeting.
Matt Wiersum, general manager o.
/ the Allanson Estate news and refresh
ment business on the line of the lows
/ Central and its branches, has beer
given a leave OF absence from the Os
kaloosa headquarters and will take
vacation, the first time off duty il
many years. Mr.. Wiersum will q
first directly to Milwaukee via Peoria
the headquarters of the operatin,
company, and will go thence into tn,
Wisconsin and Michigan lake dist
rict". Mrs. Wiersum, who has beer
spending the season at the lakes, es