The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-01

!. third to Thirty-fourth street. Tn,
rent to be paid, according to the brok
. er, represents the highest rental rat,
per square foot ever obtained TO
store space in this vicinity. While
could not be. learned today, the exac
sum the railroad would pay, John w
Miller, Of the United Realty com
pany, who negotiated the lease, salt
it was something over $50 per squar,
foot per annum.
II j. M. Ball, who for the past three OF
Il four weeks has been with party Of
i Minneapolis friends, sojourning in Ole
| Mexico where they have some land
| interests, returned home yesterday.
He reports a most enjoyable visit in
every way, and well pleased with his
! investment During his stay in that
country he met many former Iowans
either located or spending the winter
| Among them was Rev, C. E. Howk
former resident of Sigourney and a
student at Penn college, and who is
now located in a colony near Coco.
where in addition to his ministerial
duties he is engaged in fruit farming.
He and his wife are nicely situated.
enjoy their work and are most sue.
2essful in every way. Mr.. Bell at
tended service at Rev. Howk's church
durin ghis stay, and was entrusted
with the message to remember them
to friends at the old home and to
Penn college. Mr.. Bell also met Ma
han Schee, father of o. +. Schee, who
is spending the winter in Tampico
and looking after some interests.
Harry Lampson, of Des Moines.
will visit Oskaloosa friends until
Monday.
John Robinson, of the Iowa Valve
company, is the guest of his sister at
Coalfield for a few days.
Frank A. Coryell, who has been!
visiting friends here and at New
Sharon, has returned to his home in
Council Bluffs.
NJ. L. Bosworth and his mother
start this Saturday evening via the
NJ. & ST. L. railway for Los Angeles,
where they intend spending a number
of months.
Major John F. Lacey departed last
evening for West Virginia, where for
a couple of weeks he will be engaged
in the trial of much noted land
controversy.
Pete La Force, who has been work
ing in South Omaha all season, is
home for a visit with relatives and
friends. He returns this evening
via Ottumwa, where he will spend
Robert Miller, Oskaloosa's popular
sign man, has returned from Gales
burg, ILL.,, where he was summoned to
the bedside of his father, critically ill
with pneumonia. He left him much
improved and convalescent.
F. NJ. Anderson, of Anderson Bros.
Auto Co., departed yesterday for a
few weeks rest and recreation. He
had no particular destination in view,
but will possibly make southern and
western points or a hunting trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Spencer and
daughter Anna are making prepare
tons to spend the remainder of the
winter season in Savannah and vicin-
ity, starting therefor about January
31st, Wednesday of next week. Mr..
Spencer will ship his touring car and
Roy McIntire goes 10 take charge.
Excursions will be made by car to
numerous coast places and cities.
Ottumwa Courier: Miss Pearl
Collins was the guest of honor at a
party given by her friends Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Hazel
Nichols, CIT West Main street. The
occasion being Miss Collins birth
day. A musical program given early
in the evening was thoroughly en-
joyed. After a three-course luncheon
the hostess took her guests to dance
given by the Milwaukee dancing club.
Among the guests were Mrs. Bess
MCLEAN and son Max, of Oskaloosa.
Sigourney News: Hon. Fred E.
White was pretty badly hurt last
week. He was hauling wood, had
loaded the wagon, unhitched the team
threw a blanket on the horse and was
going to ride up to the barn. In
jumping on the horse he made some
miscalculation and fell off the horse
backward on the frozen ground. The
result was a broken shoulder blade
and several bruises. He managed to
walk up to the country home and has
since been brought to his home in
this town, where is is confined to the
house, taking care of his wounds.
A. P. Spencer and George z. Fra
ker are departing next Wednesday,
January 31st, upon a southern pleas
ure trip that will occupy a month or
more. Going via st. Louis they stop
at New Orleans to take boat for
Panama. Here they will make
careful study OF the work and the
conditions encountered along all
points. From the canal zone the pos
sibilities of the trip include a num-
Der of cruises among the states OF
Central and South America and they
may return through Old Mexico, the
later details of the excursion to be