The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-05-01

I Misses Grace and Stella, of Denver,
Colo, are guests at the parental j. M.
True home on M avenue west, for a
few weeks.
Rev. A. A. Tolson and family, of
Slater. MO, have located In Oskaloosa
Rev. Tolson succeeds Rev. A. II.
Young of Wesley Chapel Methodist
Episcopal church. corner avenue
and G street.
i Tay Kensel. of the Ottumwa base
ball team, was in town today making
arrangements to move household EFF
fleets to the Wapello capital next
Iweek. Mr. and Mrs. Kensel will
spend the summer at that place.
A. F. Abbott has been appointed su-
lperintendent of the Des Moines-Keo-
kuk branch OF the c., r. |. & p, vice
&C.. l.. Brown, resigned, Mr.. Abbott
accompanied by S. F. Handchett, J.
Singleton, trainmaster, and A. F.
Clark, Supt Clerk, were in the city
Friday making a tour of inspection of
1.-THE division.
J Word comes to relatives here of the
destruction by fire of the millinery
store of Miss Lena Hammes at Keo-
kuk last evening Miss Hammes is
a sister of John c. Hammes of this
city. The origin fthe fire is I'M
known. It started in the basement
and no fire had been in the furnace
for several days. Practically all the
stock belonging to Miss Hammes was
burned or destroyed by water. The
loss will amount to several thousand
dollars. Some insurance was carried.
G. Fl. Mertan was a BUSINESS caller
from Fremont Friday.
Mrs. d. f. Jenkins has gone to
What Cheer to visit relatives over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Lindson have
gone to Arlington, ILL.,, to visit rela-
tives for week or more.
! Mrs. G.. B. Kelvey has returned to
her home in Ollie, after an extended
visit with Oskaloosa friends and rela-.
tives.
Mrs. c. l.. Furnal has arrived home
from a two weeks visit with relatives
and friends at her former home in
! Carroll, Iowa.
| Newton Daily News: d. Harvin, of
| Oskaloosa, who has been in Colorado,
is here for a visit with his daughter,
Mrs, Ed Boyd.
Abba Union: Hugh Gray spent
Saturday and Sunday in Oskaloosa
with his brother, Carl, who is attend
ing Penn College.
Richland Clarion: The W. f. Ken
yon family will move to Oskaloosa,
this week where Mr.. Kenyon has Sc
cured employment in garage
New Sharon Star: w. B. Benson
and family, who are moving from
Clemens to OskalOOsa, came Friday
for an over Sunday visit at the par
entail w. G. Benson home.
Ottumwa Courier: Mrs. Leo w.
Pepper and son Harold, returned We'd
nesday evening to their home at Os-
kalOosa, after visiting for several
days at the parental Pepper and Roll
son homes.
II. w. Garner, manager of the OS-
kalOOsa Traction & Light Company,
is home from Waterloo where ne at
tended and enjoyed the annual con-
Vention of the Iowa Electric Light
and Street Car Men.
Ottumwa Courier: R. L. Cherry
and Mrs. LavIna McCollery, of new
anee and Mrs Bess Maurer and Mrs.
J. f. Rogers, of Oskaloosa, have re-
turned to their homes after attending
the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Binks.
New Sharon Star: Geo. Husman
was surprised when he returned
night from the X. z. convention at
Oskaloosa to find his mother, Mrs.
Joseph Husman, here She arrived
that day from La Porte City for
short visit.
Rev. A. B. Cornell, who was for
many years pastor of the New Sharon
Christian church, has resigned his
pastorate at Prairie City and will
preach his farewell sermon next Sun
day evening. Rev. Cornell has accept
a call to the Christian church at Van
Vert, Iowa.
Washington Journal: Charles Brott
who has been brakeman on the Fire
fly through Washington for several
years and is well known to many
Washington people, has taken a SIM
liar position on the IndianOla branch
of the Rock Island. He is succeeded
by B. w. Bell on the local run.
OF former resident of OskalOosa,
the Knoxville Express says: six
O'Clock dinner in honor of the veneer
able Nathan Willey's saith birthday
anniversary was given at the home of
his son, b. Wiley, 523 Kent street,
Wednesday. Mr. Wiley was born in
Montreal, Canada, April Is, 1929, and
was resident of Knoxville forty
years ago. He was at one time a stage
driver between Knoxville and Pella.
ne has four children living, two of
whom, Mrs. w. G.. Ramsay and Il. Will
ley, are residents of Knoxville. The
function was a very enjoyable affair
throughout, and closed with many
good wishes for the old gentleman's
comfort and welfare and earnest ex-
pressions to the effect that he might
live to enjoy many more happy birth
day anniversaries.
(From Mondays DahyJ
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Kalbach return
ed this morning from three months
sojourn in southern and western
states. r.
Mrs. John Barron has returned to
her home in Hedrick after visiting To-
cal friends in the city and relatives in
New Sharon.
Louie Rosenbaum has returned to
his work in Cedar Rapids after an
over Sunday visit at the parental N.
RoSpuhaIIm hama