The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-01


day in the city with relatives an,
friends.
| Miss Eveline Shoemaker returne,
to her school duties at Leighton thi
morning after spending Saturday ant
Sunday in the city with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ogden. o
Stronghurst. ILL.,, returned to thei
home this morning after enjoying
brief visit in the city at the Rober
Miner home.
Ottumwa Courier: Mr.. and Mrs. T
+. Riley, of Keokuk, and Mrs. Mabe
Shane Long of Oskaloosa are visiting
with Mrs. George Bullock, 1929 Nortl
Court street, between trains, enroutt
to Los Angeles, Cal, on an extended
visit.
Mrs. Horton Potts, of Moravia, who
underwent serious and complicated
operation for appendicitis in Oska
loosa during the past week, is slowly
convalescing. Mrs. Potts is sister
to NJ. B. Roberts and Mrs. Frank
Argo of this city.
Berl Blair, who is a member of the
Sixth Cavalry stationed at Fort Des
Moines, was in the city Saturday and
Sunday visiting with his parents. He
returned recently from the Mexican
border, where the Sixth Cavalry was
stationed for nine months.
Howard Willard returned Sunday
morning from Ottumwa where he wit.
messed the basket ball game between
Muscatine and Ottumwa high schools
for the state championship which re-
suited in victory for the Muscatine
school by the score of 81 to 25.
Thomas Alexander teaches the Rea
school two miles north OF Rose Hill.
He has thirteen pupils enrolled. Dur
ing the past month of extreme cold
and deep snow, eleven of the thirteen
were neither absent nor tardy.
Among the eleven is a little boy FIVE
years of age. All of these children
have walked to and from school the
entire winter, with the exception of
possibly half dozen trips.
Miss Faye Miller spent Saturday in
Ottumwa visiting with friends.
Homer Stanley, of Keokuk, is In
the city for a weeks visit with his
parents and friends.
Thornburg News: John Goodner, of
spent few days in our
last week.
Sigourney Review: Mrs. Addie San
ders is home from visit in Oska-
loosa with. her daughter.
What Cheer Patriot: Gertrude Gil
let and Elsie Sampson went to Oska-
loosa last week to spend a few days
with friends.
Keswick News: Thos. Sewers, of
was here a few days last
week putting some more radiators in
the school house.
Washington Journal: Mrs. William
Sexton has returned home from Os-
kaloosa where she had been making
a brief visit with relatives.
Hedrick Journal: Mrs. NJ. A. Nc.
Vey is dangerously i'll at the home os
her daughter, Mrs. G. T. Duke. Miss
Lou McVey of Des Moines and Mrs.
NJ. L. McVey of Oskaloosa were call
ed here last week on account of their
mothers illness.
Bussey Record: Mrs. E. c. Mcclure
Il Gail n nSHalnnGa
last Thursday evening. Mrs. Mcclure
attended an entertainment given by
the order of the Ladies of the Macca-
bees OF which she has been a mem.
Der for some time.
Eddyville Tribune: Mrs. Elizabeth
of Kansas, and |. r. Cox
of Bluff Creek were guests at the J.
L. Nyrick home last Friday. Mrs.
who is spending the win
ter among her Iowa relatives, is soon
to go to Oskaloosa to visit at the G.
VI. Davis home.
Fremont Gazette: Word has been
received in Fremont of the appoint.
ment of r. w. Moore as postmaster
at Cedar, vice Ernie Lyon, resigned.
Mr.. Moore will move the fixtures from
the Kellar store to his own building
across the street west. Mr.. Lyon
has served the people Of that vicinity
faithfully and well and the patrons
Of the office reluctantly see him go.
Mr.. Moore is one of the well-todo
citizens of that place, man of strict
est integrity and one who will give to
the office his very best service.
Pella Booster: On last Thursday
evening Miss Winnie Pothoven gave
a pre-nuptial shower in honor of Miss
Johanna kruZemann, whose engage
ment is announced to Nj. Walter
Brummell, of Oskaloosa. There
were about thirty-five guests present
who were entertained in various ways
after which the hostess served a
three course lap supper. Miss 10,
hanna was the recipient of many val
liable and useful presents from
friends which were highly apprec.at.
ed. The guests took their deprture
at a late hour voting Miss Winnie a
royal entertainer and wishing the
bride-to.be all the happiness possible.
(From Tuesdays Daily)
Frank Baker was in Prairie City
today.