The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-01-18
NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WiDE-AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
CEDAR.

| Mrs. Billie Steele, who went to
Fremont on. Tuesday to visit at the
parental William Garrett home, re-
turned Wednesday. ....
Clifford McEwen and family, OF
Fremont, spent Wednesday visiting
with relatives here.
Will Ritchey shipped car load OF
cattle of his own feeding to Chicago
last week. 49,. ...-
The Fairview Grange held an open
meeting last week, having a good
crowd in spite of the cold weather.
They had good program and also
installing of officers by /. N. Taylor
and ]. c. Coleman, deputy.
Mrs. L. B. Keller has been very
sick the past week.
Mrs. c. l.. Hall has been at Deep
River, Iowa, visiting with relatives
for few days.
Mart Barnes nephew, Jay Barnes,
of California, has been visiting at
their home this week.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary So
ciety meet at the Will Guonn home
on Thursday afternoon.
Herve Ritchey went to Chicago
with stock on Wednesday morning.
Frank Powell delivered &c head of
hogs to T. B. Emmert at Wright on
Wednesday.
Ed Fox has one of his driving colts
at the Harry McBurney home where
he has been breaking it to drive. In
some way it got it's leg hurt which
calls for a great deal of attention.
Harlan Brubaker, who is staying in
Oskaloosa taking treatment, was
spending Sunday at home.
About 45 were present at the Roe
Ireland home Jan. 10, 1912, to attend
the wedding of their daughter Edith
to Warren McCurdy.
The extreme cold weather contin-
ues as though it means to stay with
US for some time
Joe Powell, who has been at Deer
Creek, Minnesota, for some time, re-
turned home on Wednesday evening.
Charlie McBurney and family, and
Irwin Knott and family spent Sunday
at the Ed Fox home.
Mrs. E. Lyon, who has been visit
ing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, re-
turned home Friday evening.
Mrs. Barbara Steele and daughter,
Ella Bradford, who have been visit
ing in Madison county, returned
home Friday evening.
Amos Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. R. Smith, of Newton, Iowa, and
cousin, Joe Moore, of Colorado, have
been visiting at their home since Sat
urday.
Charlie Vonerinke and family and
his son-in-law, Rink Viekoof and fam
lily, of Delavan, Illinois, moved to
Wright on Friday, number of teams
going in Saturday and moving them
to the Clifford McEwen farm where
they will stay till the first of March,
then they will take possession of the
Hoffman farm, known to us as the
old Picken farm.
Anna, daughter of James and Mary
Allison, was born in Wayne Co., Iowa,
Feb. %, 1874; died at her home in
Harrison township, Mahaska Co.,
Iowa, aged 81 years, 10 months and
90 days. She was converted at the
bedside of her husband, joined the
Methodist church at Fairview and has
been a consistent Christian until
death. She was married to Elmer
Steele, March 8, 1898. To this union
were born three sons, Ray, Roy and
Virgil, who survive her. She leaves
three brothers and five sisters, Josh
and Elmer Allison of CorandOn, Iowa,
Madison of Fairfax, Iowa, Mrs. La
vada Cash Of Canada, Mrs. Hattie
Misback of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mrs.
Edna Shipley of Ottumwa. Iowa, and
Miss Clara Allison of Des Moines,
Iowa. She leaves many friends to
mourn her death, but their loss is her
eternal gain.
Jan. II. b. b.