The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-10-31

I ladies of the Episcopal church, wen
: to Muscatine today to attend thC
i meeting of the Muscatine Dcanery
D which includes oskaloosa.
Mrs Laura Duncan, Mrs. Harriet
: Duncan. Mrs. Davis, Miss Adele Da
Wis and Mrs. Jennie Maiken made ~
, an automobile party of Abba ladies
who spent Sunday in Oskaloosa, the
guests of Mrs. Maudc Parry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Kalbach, son
Huber, Mrs. J a. kalbach and daugh.
ter Helen drove to Ccnterville Satur.
day, spent the night with relatives
and returned home yesterday. They
report a most enjoyable trip.
Mr. Goff and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Gamble and little daughters. OF
Knoxville, drove over via the auto
route Sunday afternoon and spent Il
ew hours at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Hammes of A avenue east.
! Fred yelling, of Graham, Mo-. eu-
route home from Il business trip to
Chicago, started for his home last
days as the guest of his cousins,
Misses Jessie and Sadie Jamison,
southeast OF town.
Miss Mary Colman received a letter
from her brother Horace, saying Ring
lings circus will close the season
Nov. 2 at Richmond, Va. and that he
will not be home this winter, having
accepted a position with 14-piece or
chestra at Jackson, Louisiana. and
will go there Immediately.
! Ray Lyman, formerly of Calumet,
Montana, who has been visiting at
the Theo. Evans home, No. 3Ol Fourth
avenue east, has started for Cuba,
where he has government position.
Mrs. Lyman will remain with her
parents here until the new home in
the South is ready for her
Evangelists Mccain and Hart. who
during their stay in Oskaloosa have
been entertained at the DuiIin house.
No. 403 High avenue east. have gone
- Sedalia, Missouri, where they are
engaged for series of meetings. Mr..
McGann went Saturday evening and
Mr.. Hart followed at five o'clock this
Monday morning.
Mrs. Nathan W. Gray. aged almost
81 years, a sister OF the late Mrs.
Elan Stafford, was stricken with pa
ralysis Saturday evening and has
since been unconscious. Little hope
of betterment is entertained Mrs.
Gray is a resident of Spring Greek
township, southeast of town. in the
Bloomfield church neighborhood. She
is being cared for by her grand-daugh-
ter. Miss Grace Borgess., Il trained
Iurse of Cedar Rapids.
Andy Wymore arrived home from
Keokuk Saturday evening and visit
with his son, Roy Wymore. formerly
of the Herald staff, who has respOn-
sible position with the Keokuk Dam
Corporation. Mr.. Wymore Is cnthusi-
Iastic over the wonders be saw. On
account of the position OF his sou, Mr.
Wymore had opportunities of viewing
parts of the big work not open to the
general public and being a mason and
a mechanic himself be was in posi-.
ton to appreciate the methods and
the immensely of the work in pro-
gress. Mr.. Wymore asserts that pcO-
pie generally have no conception Of
the great engineering feat that has
been accomplished in building the im>
Ilense dam across the river.
OF former prominent citizen and
business man and who for four years
was postmaster of Oskaloosa in the
early days, the Dies MOines Register
and Leader says: On Oct. 2G, 1862,
the Rcy. Mr.. Chamberlain of the Con-
gregatiOnal church united in marriage
Miss Anna Beekman, daughter of
Harmon aud Lorinda Beckman, and
Richard r. Wcllslager, and now fifty
wears have passed by; years rich in
pleasant memories and experiences;
so it was in celebration of their gold
EN- wedding that Mr.. and Mrs. Wells
lager gathered a large number Of their
friends about them Saturday evening
at the Golf and Country club. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellslager have been
influential in furthering and assisting
the many activities which made for
the business and social advancement
of Des Moines. Mr.. Wellslagcr is the
dean of bankers and his influence has
been felt in business and financial cir
cles throughout his long residence in
lDcs Moines. 1t was in 1861 that this
pioneer banker came to Des Moines
and ever since has been an active fig
ure in its financial growth. Maryland,
Mr.. Wellslager claims as his native
state, while Sharon in Schoharie coun-
ty, New York, is the birthplace of
Mrs. Wellslager. Harmon Beekman
and Lorinda Eldridge, mother and
father of Mrs. Wellslager, were of the
good old knickerbocker families. u
was in the year 1857 that Mrs. Wells
lager with her parents came overland
from Keokuk to make their home In
Des Moines. Mr.. and Mrs. WcllslageT
first set UP housekeeping in Il COZ.
home just south of the Sabin Eouse
From there they moved to Fifth street
where they resided twenty-five years
For the last twenty-five years they
have made their home at 2137 West
Grand avenue. One daughter was