The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-01-25

Jake Harshbarger, who has beef
seriously i'll with pneumonia at Swal
for several weeks, is reported some
what better. He will be brought Il
his home here as soon as he is strong
enough to be moved
i James Caldwell, young man wei
known in Oskaloosa, section foreman
for the Northwestern at Number Tel
Junction" near Buxton, was operated
\ upon this morning for double hernia
The patient rallied well from the OPP
Grafton and is doing nicely this even
4 ing.
i Robert Belzer, who has been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Amanda Martin
since the first of the year. returned
Saturday to his home in Broken Bow,
Nebraska Mrs. Martin will make
preparations to join him in perma.
nent residence at that place about
June first.
The friends of Dell Eastburn, who
has been employed in the Frankel
Dry Goods Store for the past year,
and who recently severed his connec-
ton with that firm to join the navy,
will be pleased to know that he is
doing we'll in the Naval Training
School in North Chicago Letters
received from him say that he is en-
joying the work very much.
Weiser Qdaho) Daily Signal: Mr.
and Mrs. Felker entertained with
New Years dinner Monday at their
home, SOC Main street. The house
was tastefully decorated, the color
scheme being yellow and white.
Covers were laid for ten and the
guests included Mr.. and Mas. E. p.
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Mckinney
and DR.. and Mrs. Alvey of Payette.
Glen Meade, a former Oskaloosa
boy, now of Chicago, was in town to-
day visiting old time friends, guest
at the home of his sister, Mrs. J.
Frank Hamilton. Mr.. Meade repre-
sents the American-La Franc Fire
Engine Co., and came to Oskaloosa
to see about the contract which the
city administration is to let for
new automobile hose truck and chem
ical engine.
Hon. Byron w. Preston and Report
or Joe Linabury returned to Wash
ington this morning to resume the
work of the district court, after
spending the Sabbath at their homes
in this city. The Washington court
will
after which Judge Preston goes to
Newton for a term, then to Monte
yuma, and afterward here where he
will preside at the April term.
Hon. Frank NJ. Eddy, of Sank Cen
.er, Minnesota, had a pleasant visit
with Major John F. Lacey yesterday.
Mr.. Eddy was a member of the Min;
lesota delegation in congress for sew
eral years, and served as ranking
member of the Committee on Pubic
Lands, of which Major Lacey was
chairman. Mr.. Eddy has quit poll
les, and was in Oskaloosa in charge
If the Minnesota Car" which the Blu
'eau of immigration of his state is
sending around over the country.
The two gentlemen hugely enjoyed
he few hours that they spent togeth-
er.
Lon H. Stringfellow has accepted
,osition with the NJ. & st. L. Ry. as
storekeeper at the old Iowa Central
round house in this city, vice Elmer
:. Thorson, who is going to take a
ay off for the time being to go with
lis wife to Slater, possibly for the
emainder of the winter. Lon was
broken in" last week but first took
Up the duties of the shop in an official
apacity this morning. He is a capa-
de worker and will prove popular
nan in the place. Lon was in the
ocal Office of the Standard Oil Com
pany distributing station for a term
If almost three years service and he
knows something of the charge and
are of a place like the railway sup
,ly store
The Ottumwa Courier has the fol-
owing about a great violin player,
veil known among the musicians of
his city and to whom many music
overs of Oskaloosa and vicinity are
indebted for happy hours: After full
y recovering from his present illness,
Prof Hans Albert, the well known
Tiolinist, formerly of this city, will go
IN tour of Australia with a concert
company. Mrs Albert and little
laughter Martha, of Cripple Creek,
Colo, arrived in the city last evening
and are now visiting Mrs. Albert's
sister, Mrs. L. L. Duke, No. 227 North
Washington street. They will re-
main here until next week, when they
will proceed to Chicago to spend the
balance OF the winter. The condition
of Mr.. Albert, who is in a hospital
at Pueblo, Colo, is daily showing i'm
provement, reports Mrs. Albert. He
has been in the institution for a
week following breakdown due to
the worry incident to the negotiations
for lengthy concert tour of Aus
tralia."
Pella Chronicle: Inc DE Gooyer
spent Wednesday in Oskaloosa visit.
ing Madge Fennema, who is assist.
ing Harve Rhynsburger with office