The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-08-08

lChlcaSo, are spending part OF tnell
honeymoon trip in Oskaloosa, guests
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Fl. w
Gleason, 113 North Ninth street.
Rev and Mrs. Thos. Rowe, formerly
of Beacon, now of West Chester, are
enjoying a two weeks vacation, and
are spending the time among old-time
friends here. They have been guests
for several days at the Claud d. Alex
ander home.
n Dr.. and Mrs. S. w. Clark, Miss
Lois and Master George are home
from Birch Island where they have
spent a months vacation. The fish
ing this year was not as good as usual
but otherwise the party had a fine
time.
Ottumwa Courier: F. M. Epperson,
who has been in the hospital for sew
eral weeks past for surgical treat
ment, has recovered sufficiently to be
taken to the home of his son, Ebert
Epperson, IT'S North Moore street. He
will stay there a few days and then
go to his home in Eddyville.
| Sigourney Review: Last Friday af
ternoon Mrs. E. J. Grimes gave a par
ty for her little granddaughter, Doro
thy Legg, in celebration of her third
birthday anniversary. There were
two little out-of-town girls among the
guests, Ruth Brown of Fort Madison
and Velma Garrett of Oskaloosa.
Des Moines Capital: Mrs. Abbie
Cutter Barnes of Twenty-ninth street
and Cottage Grove avenue, will move
in about ten days to her sunny new
cottage on Fifty-eighth street and
Hickman avenue, one-half mile south
of the Urbandale car line. Mrs
Barnes is one of the city's pioneers
coming with her parents from Boston
to Des Moines in October of 1869.
Keota Eagle: Stanton Chesney is
the new station agent on the r. l..
and Northwestern at Atwood begin
ming today possibly. Stanton was in
Wisconsin when the offer of the place
came and it had to be wired to him
at Gordon and he accepted. The sta.
tion pays a fair salary but there is
nothing there but the two railroads
and it is mostly a lonesome place, so
Stanton will probably make use of a
gasoline motor to run home and to
Oskaloosa of evenings.
EddyvilIe Tribune: r. E. Grattan
and little daughter jeanette, of Wap.
clio, spent Monday night at the B. F.
Gordon home. Mr. Grattan's mother.
Mrs. Libbie Grattan, is spending a
few weeks with her sister, Mrs. B.
Hoops, who is still quite poorly. Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Davis and Mr.. Davis
father G. w. Davis, of Oskaloosa,
were over to Wapello in their car and
brought Mr.. Grattan and daughter
back with them. When down near
Agency another auto coming at high
speed ran into them wrecking their
car so badly that another auto had to-
be secured from Ottumwa to tow
them on to their destination.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ramsay. of Knox
vile, were in town Saturday.
Abe Shackleford, of Davenport, was
guest of Oskaloosa friends Sunday
GwendoIine Newbrand went to Mus.
catine this morning to spend her va
cation.
Mrs. w. NJ Mcintosh went to Des
Moines this morning for a few days
visit with relatives.
Miss Helen Abrams went to Wash.
ington this morning for weeks visit
with Miss Helen Work
Miss Myrtle Day, who has been Wis.
iting the J. B. Doll home, returned to
her home in Rock Island this morn
Ing.
John and Will OFT, of Lost Nation,
are in the city on their vacation and
visiting their sister. Mrs. J. P. Sci
bert.
Mrs. w. J. Moore was passenger
for Monroe this morning where she
will spend a week with relatives and
friends.
c. l.. Farmhouse and daughter ia
mic arrived home Saturday evening
from a delightful automobile trip to
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +. Munroe
we're in Lynnvlle Sunday visiting at
the parental Stephen J. Sparks home
during the day.
Arthur Morris left last night for
Boston, Mass, and trip through the
state of Maine. He will be gone
about a month.
Mrs. r. w. Wilson, of Buxton, who
has been visiting for the last week
with relatives in this city, returned
home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lang, who have
been in town visiting among old time
friends, have returned to their home
in Natchez, Mississippi.
Mrs. II. N. B. Small, of Let's, Iowa,
who has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. F. II. McDaniels, of this city, re.
turned home this morning.
Eddyville Tribune: Hon. F. M. Ep
person is recovering rapidly from his
recent operation and expects to be
home the first of next week.