The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-16
EDDYv|LLEETCH|NGs
MRS. WoRMHoUDT ENTERTAIN
ED THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY
A NUMBER OF TEACHERS
ATTEND CONVENTION.

Eddyville, Nov. 11.-Alfred hatcher
returned to Grinnell Thursday after
spending few days visiting relatives
in Eddyville.
Mrs. Dave Dennis, of Cricket, is
visiting at the parental Lon Bick.
ford home this week.
The Missionary Society of the Con.
gregational church was entertained
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. |. A. Wormhoudt. The hostesses
were Mrs. H. J. Wing, Mrs. ]. T.
Steele, Mrs. Annie Davis and Mrs.
Wormhoudt. The program was in
charge OF Mrs. Roy Lefferty. The sub
ject selected was Mothers Problems"
and Mrs. F. NJ. Epperson, Mrs. VIM.
Schafer and Mrs. Anna Foster read
some very practical and interesting
papers.
Mrs. Sarah Oldham passed away at
her home in Eddyville Thursday
morning at o'clock. Mrs. Oldham
had been in poor health for some
time, but her condition was not con.
sidered serious until the past two
weeks, when she grew rapidly worse
until death relieved her. She was
born in Warren county Indiana, in
1888, being 70 years of age at the
time of her death. Her husband and
two sons, Frank and Jasper, preceded
her in death. She leaves to mourn
her loss seven children, Mrs. Ida
Schafer, of Pasadena, Call Mrs. L.
A. Oldham, of San Gabriel, CAL; r.
J. Oldham, J. S. Oldham, Chas. Old.
ham, Lizzie Oldham and Mrs. VIM.
lager, all of Eddyville. Mrs. Old.
ham was one of the older residents of
Eddyville and was loved by all who
knew her. The relatives have the
sympathy of all in their bereavement.
Mrs. Fred Wilcox was called to AL.
bia Thursday by the death of her
friend, Mrs. AL Timmins. -....
Mr.. and Mrs. Ep Ward came up
from Ottumwa Wednesday and fur.
nished the music for the dance in the
K. of P. Hall Wednesday evening.
Thos. Walters and family, who. re-
Gently returned from England, have
rented the Miller property on Third
street and are moving to their new
location.
Mrs. McDonnough, of New Sharon,
was called to Eddyville Thursday by
the death OF her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Oldham.
On Wednesday little Nellie Roberts
the five-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Roberts, living near Civ.
in, was accidentally shot by the dis.
charge of revolver. The child was
playing about the bed, where a re,
Volver was concealed but it is not
known just how the accident occur.
red.
A number of people from Eddy.
vile attended the sale Thursday on
the Jim Myric farm, east of Eddy
vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Myric will move
to Eddyville for the winter.
Supt. Emma Nye, Arthur Epperson,
Mrs. Ellen Sackett, Cloe Cawley,
Bridget Simmons, Christina Roberts
and Miss Christie attended the edu.
cational meeting in Des Moines Fri
day. 1919
Miss Gertrude Oldham, who is at
tending school in Milwaukee, arrived
In Eddyville Friday morning, having
been called here by the death OF her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Oldham.
DR.. and Mrs. Roy OFT and baby
came over from Abba Saturday and
visited at the D. W. Ward home.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Oldham
was held Saturday afternoon at 300
o'clock from the NJ, +. church. Ser
vices We're conducted by the pastor,
C. w. Cochran and interment made in
Highland cemetery. An opportunity
was given the fiends to view the re.
mains at the house from 500 until
1900 o'clock Saturday morning.