The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-17

ents returned last Saturday from a
fine trip of several weeks to Califor-
mia, his wife having stopped in Denver
for weeks visit with friends. Most
of their time was spent at Los Angeles
and Long Beach, where they had the
pleasure of meeting many former Iowa
friends. Like everybody else they fell
in love with California-as a place to
spend the winter months-and
whole lot of cash.
In its report of the Ottumwa Dis.
trict Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety; meeting in Bloomfield, the Davis
County Democrat says: AN excellent
talk on Children's Work was given
| by Mrs. Marion Cheney, Conference
Superintendent of Children's work,
Oskaloosa. This was not only inter
esting but gave new view point in
that line of the work, the territory be-
ing well covered by Mrs. Cheney's en-
deayors and map showing the work
accomplished.
Brighton Enterprise: Mart Bos-
worth was in town Monday His moth
er was here last week to attend to
some business matters returning Sun.
day sick. He says he will move her
things to Oskaloosa and she will not
attempt to keep house or live alone
They expect Homer here from Mex.
leo City soon and they may all go to
California for the summer Homer
was in Mexico City during the fighting
there in February and his business
house bears the marks of many bullets,
but the thick walls kept them safe in
side. He is doing a good business in
that city but is getting about enough
of continual warfare and may leave
there.
c. c. Pike during a recent trip to
Montana was enabled TO secure a
large increase to his present holdings,
by the purchase of a section of valu.
able farm land at a good bargain.
This property is located near his for
mer purchase so that the whole acre
age is practically together, and all TO.
gether makes a total of over 1000
acres. Quite a large number of Os-
kaloosa people are already largely in
Iterested in this locality. Among
others are the Gesman Brothers, Dr.
A. J. Hunter, j. B. Doll and the Baugh
brothers. Aside from these, Mrs
Fannie Smll Blackwood and Frank J.
Page, formerly of Oskaloosa. are also
land owners in this section
(From Wednesdays Daily.)
f. f. Billick is in Ottumwa on a
business mission today.
James A. Dewitt is in Des Moines
today on legal business
Attorney |. c. Johnson went to Sig
Quincy this morning on legal business.
r. f. Marvin went to Cedar yester-
day to look over his farming interests
there.
c. w. Jones went to Washington
this morning to attend TO business in.
terests.
w. A. Wentworth went to Ottumwa
this morning to attend TO business in.
Iterests.
Mrs. C. J. Perry has returned home
to Des Moines after visiting relatives
in the city.
Miss Lena Vittum, of Des Moines,
is visiting relatives here and at Rose
Hill this week. ..
Miss Beulah Dempster OF Des
Moines. is with relatives in town for
a weeks visit
Jesse Ellsworth departed for Los
Angeles, California, last evening on
"a pleasure trip.
Blaine Kelsey, of Des Moines, Is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs, Erma Healey, OF
Second avenue east
Mrs. G. T.. Lofland went to Des
Moines, this morning TO visit relatives
and friends for few days.
Mrs. Charles Glover arrived home
today from months visit with hel
daughter Ida In Winona, Minnesota.
Constable Art Shaw was visitor
in Rose Hin today on business con