The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-02-15

morning. &s-
II (From Wednesdays Daily.)
Il Mr.. and Mrs. John P. White went
to Des Moines this morning to spend
the day.
\ Father Crosson returned home yes
terday from a four weeks sojourn in
New York.
DR.. and Mrs. Fleener went to Sig
Quincy this morning where they will
attend to business matters,
John Fitzgerald, of the Novels
| Cigar Co., went to Abba and other
mining camps in Monroe county this
morning.
Miss Lena Robertson, of Muscatine,
who has been enjoying weeks visit
with her parents in this city, return
ed to her home this morning.
Messrs. Jake Hoogendorn and War
rem Pugh went to Des Moines this
morning where they will attend the
meeting of the Iowa Billiardists' AS
ISOLATION.
were summoned to Oskaloosa by the
death of their mother, Mrs. Cara A.
Hamilton, have gone to Des Moines
and Earlham, Iowa.
Ottumwa Courier: Mrs. Harry Hen
ness, of Oskaloosa, has returned
home after an extended visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Grips,
AIS West Fifth street.
Rev. J. NJ. McClelland, of Central
NJ. L. church, is in Des Moines in at
tendance at the all Iowa meeting of
Methodists. Rev. McClelland is on
the program for today for an address
on The Liquor Traffic in Iowa"
or a former Oskaloosa boy, the
Chelsea Critic says: Roy A. Wymore,
the former editor of the Chelsea
Critic, left Thursday of this week for
lie Grange, Illinois, where he as
sumes a position with a cooperative
company, owning five newspapers.
His work is not lined out yet and will
wait until he arrives to determine.
During Mr.. Wymores stay in Chel-
sea, trying to build newspaper bust
ness up to the point of paying bust
ness, he has found it up hill work, and
sometimes was somewhat discour-
aged But by putting a little back
bone into the business, it was made
one of the best newspapers in the
county.
n rhn hnnn local
agent of the Rock island for the past
number of months, has been promot-
ed temporarily to chief dispatcher at
Des MOines. William A. Gibson, who
has been day ticket agent at the local
station four years, has been promoted
to Mr.. Boling's former position and
night ticket agent F. A. Forche has
been promoted to day ticket agent.
lC. Dckford of Pella takes Mr..
Torches former position as night
ticket agent. Although the promo
lions of all the gentlemen are sched-
uled as temporary, it is rumored that
they will be permanent. All OF the
gentlemen have been faithful work
ers for the interests of the company
and we'll deserve the promotions
Mr.. Boiling departed for Des MONIES
Tuesday night and went to work this
| morning in the new place.
Judge Smith Mcpherson of the
Federal Court, was in the city yes
terday for a few hours visit with
relatives and friends.
!
| Mr.. and Mrs. l. n. Taylor went to
Grinnell this morning to care for the
interests of the Grange, of which Mr..
Taylor is State Organizer
PeIla Chronicle: Miss Gertrude
Nieuwendorp, of Sheldon, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Van
Hemert, left Tuesday afternoon for
Oskaloosa, where she will spend a
few days with her aunt, Mrs. Simon
Van Hemert.
Eddyville Tribune: w. H. Ives was
an OskalOOsa visitor Wednesday al
ternoOn. His brother-in-law, VIM
Allen, who lives in OskalOosa, came
home with him, the latter's wife hav'
ing been sick at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Ives.
Ottumwa Courier: Postmaster
Frank A. NmOcks will leave Wednes'
day evening for Madison, Wis, where
Thursday night he will deliver an adj
dress at the big banquet given by the
association of state engineers to the
Wisconsin highway commission. The
commission is endeavoring to secure
information on the organization OF
| highways.