The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-20

tue 6ledtci part VI lne last seven
years. coming here after completing
his course at Iowa Wesleyan Univer-
sity in 1901. After staying here a
year he went to North Dakota, where
he taught school for year at Whea-
ton and was employed for two years
by Senator Gronna, of North Dakota
In 1904 he returned to Ottumwa and
went to work for John Morrell and
company, by which firm he was en-
ployed, here and at Des Moines, until
he resigned in 1909 to go into Y. NJ.
c. A. work. Mr.. Henness has been a
marked success in association work.
The recent campaign for the collec-
ton of the $4,000 subscribed for i'm
|provements on the building and to
pay off indebtedness was in his
hands and it is an example of his good
work that all but $500 of the pied
have been redeemed. Mr.. Henness
was married to Miss Ethel Grips,
daughter of Mr.. ard Mrs. w. S. Grips,
of this city, seven years ago. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Henness have been
prominent in church work, being affil-
lated witA~the First Methodist church
and members of the choir here. Mr..
HenneSs is now serving his third
term as president of the Ottumwa
district of the Epworth League.
(From Tuesdays Dailv.J
Clyde Daley intends leaving for
Montana within a few days, to over
see some work on his farm.
Mrs. J. Graham, of Buxton, who
has been visiting with relatives at
Gilman, returned to her home this
morning.
Mrs. H. O'Donnell, of Omaha, who
has been in the city visiting with
relatives, returned to her home this
morning.
David Eckenbom went to Madrid
Iowa, this morning, where he will
spend a few days attending to bust
ness matters.
Miss Louise Llewellyn, of Boston
arrived in the city this morning fer
an extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
James Dewitt.
Mrs. w. A. Moore, accompanied by
Mrs. D. T. Welty, of Cambridge, Neb.
went to Colfax this morning for an
extended visit.
Ray Thomas, Frank Eastburn, Miss
Ethel Sprague and Mrs. Tolliver
drove up from Ottumwa yesterday in
an automobile.
Miss Helen Perkins left Saturday
for Worthington, Mimi, where size
will appear on the Chautauqua pro
gram at that place this week.
Abba Union: Mrs. F. NJ Garetson,
of Oskaloosa, is spending the week
with her daughters, Mrs. M. G,
Worth and Mrs. jeff Williams.
Guy Grown, who has been employed
in the west for the past few months,
has returned to his home in this city
expecting to remain until next spring.
Mrs. w. s. Jamison and daughter,
of Buxton, who have been in the city
visiting at the w. A. Stringfellow
home for the past few days, returned
to their home this morning.
Frank Shoemaker went to attend
the meeting of the County Recorders
Association, at Fort Dodge, to-day.
He speaks this afternoon upon the
subject What the People Think of
U.s."
Postmaster Geo. C. True left this
morning for Ottumwa, where he will
attend to business matters and per
haps arrange ball game between
his aggregation of B. B. artists and
those under the supervision of Post,
master Nimocks.
c. E. Coons, of Omaha, was in town
today. Mr.. Coons is the man who
has the contract for the construction
work on the Oskaloosa- Waterloo in
terurban, and he started over the
line in an automobile to inspect the
physicl features. George Gordon, Of
the Iowa Traction company, accom-
panied him.
NJ. H. Davidson Is home for a
weeks rest from the North Dakota
racing circuit. Mr. Davidson relates
some wonderful stories of the per
Torrance of "Swanee," the wonderful
trotting mare by Swanock, formerly
owned by Jim Neagle, of Oskaloosa,
and sold by him for $1,000. The
mare this season Is in fast company,
but thus far is taking everything in
sight. She has been marked by the
seasons performance thus far at
2:16b. Her owner recently offered
wager that she could turn a half
mile track in 2:13 and when the larg-
er tracks are worked later in the sea,
son something better than this is pre-
dicted. Friends of the animal are
looking for something like 2:1O per
Torrance. Keep your eye on Swanee.
Mr. Davidson has been wing sue
cess with his mare, Belle Rex" this
season and has been in the money in
every race in which he has started
but two.
f. (From Wednesdays Daily)
II. C. Hollingsworth, of Washington,
made a business trip to Oskaloosa
Tuesday. ...
Fred Harding and Gen u Dawson