The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-26


Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Johnson, OF
Cedar Rapids, who have been spend
ling few days in the city with friends
enroute home, from an extended visit
with relatives in st. Louis, departed
for home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. and H. C. Griest
and daughters, Elizabeth and Dorothy
drove over to Montezuma Monday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
E. Griest, OF Quakertown, Ohio, in a
motor car and spent the day as guests
of Auditor j. w. Rose and family.
Ottumwa Courier: Mr.. and Mrs. H.
". Henness, of Oskaloosa, are in the
city for brief visit with relatives.
Mr.. Henness, who is now general sec
rotary of the Oskaloosa Y. M. c. A,
was formerly connected with the local
icy" in the capacity of assistant gen.
eral secretary. do ....-...
Waterloo Courier: Miss Bernice
Baer, who has been spending the past
few days with friends at Cedar Falls
land Waterloo, left Monday morning
for Oskaloosa, where she will visit at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Chas. C..
Pike, before returning to her home in
Los Angeles, the middle OF next
month.
Esther Williams, the little daughter
of Dr. B. G. Williams, is in a very SER
ious condition today. She was sud-
denly taken sick Sunday afternoon
with appendicitis and was operated
upon next morning. Gangrene had
set in and had she not have been
Operated on when she was she could
have lived only few hours.
Thomas S. Groves, of Story county,
is visiting in Oskaloosa for few days
and caring for business affairs. He
says that never before in all his expert
ence has he seen such corn as he finds
here in Mahaska county. Mr.. Groves
has recently acquired some Mahaska
county acres and is making prepare
lions to remove thereto next spring.
Ottumwa Courier: The many friends
of V. e. DIETRICH will be pleased to
learn of his success in the Y. M. c. A.
work. Mr.. DIETRICH, who was former
ly connected with the local Y. M. C. A.
is now boys secretary and boys phys
ical director at the Oskaloosa insti
tuition. Reports received from the
Quaker city show that he is making
excellent success in his new position
and gives promise of being one of the
best overseers of the boys that the
Quaker institution has ever had.
Mrs. L. ]. Sparks has gone to Free
mont for a brief visit with friends
and relatives.
Mrs. w. C. Butler departed yester-
day for Ottumwa, where she will be
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. A. J.
Terry.
Mrs. J. p. Ridgeway was pas
senger yesterday for Eddyville, where
she will visit for few days with rela-
tives.
Miss Ruth Reynolds who has been
visiting with friends in the city for
short time, has returned to her home
in Peoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Russell, of near
Wright, who have been spending a
few days in the city, returned home
yesterday.
Brighton Enterprise: Harry White
is in Oskaloosa on business trip. He
shipped car load of apples there
this week.
Mrs. NJ. H. Morris and daughter,
Miss Alta, went to Charlton yester-
day for a few weeks visit with friends
and relatives.
Miss Edna Kelley, who has been
the guest of Oskaloosa friends for a
short time, returned to her home in
Ottumwa yesterday.
Richland Clarion: Rev. Fred Com
fort, of Oskaloosa, was called to this
city to preach the funeral service of
Mrs. Diantha Givans.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Wilcox, of near
Eddyville, who have been visiting
heer with friends the past week, de-
par leu lOl HOlhc ycotcluas'
Pella Chronicle: Miss Eta Ross
returned the latter part of last week
from an extended stay with friends
in Oskaloosa and Eddyville.
Mrs. w. d. Anderson was pas
Isenger yesterday for Sioux City,
where she will enjoy an extended
visit with her BROTH" A. l.. Stewart.
Mrs. l.. S. Thomas and daughter,
Miss Lena, departed yesterday for
for What Cheer where they will be
the guests of relatives for short
time.
Davis County Republican: Mr.. and
Mrs. J. o. Linabury returned to Os-
kaloosa Monday after visiting several
days in Bloomfield with the formers
mother, Mrs. Mollie Young.
| Marshalltown Times Republican:
Mrs. +. Seller, of Oskaloosa, arrived
in the city Friday evening for an over
Sunday visit with her brother, Mr., L.
NJ. Green, at the w. II. Bardwell home
Mrs. H. S. BERGER and children, OF
Keoltuk, who have been the guests OF
Oskaloosa friends the past week, de
| parted yesterday for Ottumwa, where
they will visit briefly with relatives
before returning home.