The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben McCagg and tw,
children returned home last evening
| after an extended trip through the
eastern states. MI. McCagg was {
delegate from the local order o.
Eagles to the National Aerie at Gin
cinnati, Ohio, and following the con
vention the family visited New Yorl
City, Philadelphia, Boston, and Other
principal cities of the East.
What Cheer Patriot: Miss Hannah
Clendennen, who has given such uni
versal satisfaction in our schools, will
this year teach in the Oskaloosa
schools. The What Cheer school
board released her from her contract
Tuesday. Since the death of her
mother she has not felt like remain
ing here and she has a brother in Os-
kaloosa and she gets an advance in
wages so she will leave. She is a
first class teacher and all dislike to
see her leave the schools but Oska-
loosa gets first class teacher.
Bussey Record: Mrs. e. C. Mcclure
entertained a few members of the
Maccabee lodge at chicken dinner
last Thursday, August 7, in honor of
her birthday anniversary. The af-
ternoon was pleasantly spent with
music and games, and several prizes
were awarded the winners of differ
ent contests. Late in the afternoon
ice cream and cake were served. The
guests were: Mrs. Emma Sondereg,
ger, Mrs. Tennie Fehd, Mrs. Louis
Cruzen, Mrs. Maggie Easter, Mrs.
Lucy Berdinner, Mrs. Marie Gagner.
Mrs. Maude Patterson, Miss Eliza
beth Dorgan, and Miss Elvia Downs,
all of Oskaloosa; Mrs. John LaCost,
of Durfee, and Mrs. Nellie Hallewell
Of Abba. The hostess was presented
with a beautiful souvenir spoon.
PelIa Booster: About twenty-five
music-loving citizens of this place
were entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. P. Scholte Tuesday night
by an evening of vocal music by Miss
Louise Llewellyn, late from Boston.
Miss Llewellyn sang in Bohemian
costume, some very fine Bohemian
and French Folk songs in a manner
hat delighted her listeners. Miss
Llewellyn was born and raised in
Iowa and has a beautiful voice, com.
bined with exceptionally fine tech
nique. She has travelled extensive
ly through France, Germany, and 9th
er European countries in the interest
If her art-music. The evening
proved only too short for her guests
md all hope to hear her again. She
the guest of the Misses Sarah and
Johanna Nollen of this city.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)
Roy McNew was a passenger to
Heokuk on couple of days business
trip.
Grinnell Register: Miss Lucia
Leins is spending two weeks in Oska,
losa. She left town yesterday.
Deep River Record: Margaret Fra,
ter, of Oskalosa, arrived Monday and
is a guest at the Burgeet home.
Mrs B. NJ Westerfield, of Creston,
who has been guest of friends at
Beacon, returned home yesterday.
Miss Alta Bradley left yesterday
afternoon for weeks visit with heI
aunt. Mrs. Albert Daniels, in Ottum
va.
Bloomfield Democrat: Miss LaRue
Gverhart, of Oskaloosa, is visiting this
week at the Frank Rominger home
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Walker anG
little daughter, of Keosauqua, who
have been visiting in this vicinity for
the past week, returned home yester-
day.
Ollie News: J. A. Magee, of Os
kaloosa, was in town today. He owns
The L. A. Worley place and comes
down occasionally to see how things
are going.
Bussey Record: Misses Henrietta
md Barbara Agan, of Oskaloosa, came
Saturday evening and will spend the
next two weeks here attending the
camp meeting.
Mesdames Richard Ferguson and John
Armstrong went to Oskaloosa Satur'
day. Mrs. Ferguson purchased a new
piano while there.
Mrs. S. w. FJnney is visiting for a
few days with her brother, J. M. Bur
man, and family, in Bloomfield. She
will also visit for few days in OF
tumwa before returning home.
Newton Record: C. B. Westbrook
the Oskaloosa merchant, was a guest
of his wife the first of the week, anc
we rather think she is becoming anx
ious to make the final family move to
Oskaloosa.
Eddyville Tribune: Ray McMahan
who was so severely injured by being
struck by ball two weeks ago, is re
ported as slowly but gradually improv
ing. He was so much improved that
the graduate nurse, Miss Essie viii
cox, returned to Oskaloosa Wednes
day after nursing him for week
Miss Roxie McMahan, who had been
at home for several days, returned to
Ottumwa Wednesday.
Monroe County News: Miss Mar
tina Robinson created considerable ex
element last Thursday evening while
on the train. She was working in q
factory at Oskaloosa and took Sc
we're pain in her side, which the ply
sicians pronounced appendicitis, and
she boarded the train for Abba, try
| ing to reach her home at Munterville
After getting on the train she be
came nervous and began screaming
keeping it up until she reached the
Cottage hospital She was carried or
stretcher from the depot to the hos
pital and her cries reused all along
the street. DIR. Sechbach attended her
after she reached the hospital ant
found no signs of appendicitis, just be