The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-04

eral days very pleasantly in the I. N
Harp home.
Muscatine News-Tribune: Mr.. ant
Mrs. j. f. Dewitt and daughter, Miss
Loretta, and Miss Felicitas Mackey
departed last evening for Oskaloosa
where they intend to spend a few
days with Attorney ]. A. Dewitt.
Constable James Glass is confined
to his home with a severe attack OF
rheumatism and has been off duty
for several : days. = John Broyles is
performing constable oduues, at JUS
tice Bacon's court for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Ream, of Broken
Bow, Nebr., are visiting for few
days in the, city with Mr.. Ream's sis
ter, Anna e. Foster, 315 North B
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Ream are en-
route home from the National Grange
convention in New Hampshire.
Newton News: The remains of Mrs.
J. B. Rumbaugh of Oskaloosa arrived
Monday morning by way of Monroe.
The funeral was held in the after
noon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Greenleaf, after which
the body was taken to the Newton
cemetery for interment.
l.. J. Spurgin departed Monday af-
ternoon for Waterloo where he will
join a former business associate, j.
H. Hadley, who has just secured the
agency for the Overland automobile
in the northeast part of Iowa and is
conducting an excursion into the fac
tory at Toledo. Mr.. Spurgin is to be
the guest of Mr.. Hadley for the next
week and is planning on fine trip.
Miss Cecil Bonham and Frank Greg
DRY of Ottumwa are in town today,
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Kensel.
Mr.. Gregory played last season on the
Ottumwa team with Mr.. .Kensel. He
was sold to Birmingham, Alabama,
and with. them made good in abundant
style. He went with that team on a
trip to Cuba and other places for an
exhibition post season trip and has
just returned.
Muscatine Journal: A number of
Muscatine people were prettily enter
tanned at a Thanksgiving dinner par
ty at the pleasant country home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. Winnemore in
Bloomington township Thursday. An
elaborate three course menu was
served at twelve o'clock, following
which the afternoon was spent infor-
mally with games and other pastimes.
The table decorations consisted of
bittersweet. Covers were laid for
twenty of the immediate relatives.
The afternoon concluded ~ with the
serving of light refreshments. Mr..
and Mrs. Winnemore plan leaving
shortly for Oskaloosa to make their
future home, and the affair was in the
nature of a farewell. Muscatine rel
atives in attendance were Mrs. E. c.
Battey, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Battey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tamisea, Mrs. Char
lotte Hare and children, Ralph and
Dorothy, Mrs. Fannie Breckon, Mr..
and Mrs. George Brogan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Much and son Albert.
John F. Gum is down in the Texas
Country, at Mineola. John went to
a picture show a few days ago and
when the Fall Festival picture was
shown it made him homesick and he
was moved to write the Herald folks
about it. John says it was almost
equal to being home and seeing the
familiar faces and places. Turning
pen to other matters, Mr.. Gum states
that they have had only two frosts
this season, but in point of mildness
of weather this fall, Texas has moth
ing on Iowa. John may have roses
but Iowa has plenty of green pasture,
dandelions, lark spurs, chrysanthe-
NUNS and spring violets blooming
in the gardens and many people are
enjoying vegetables, lettuce, radishes,
beets, and other things. Yes, and all
this in December right here in Iowa.
We do not even need fires for heat
ing purposes. Mr.. Gum gives the
following cost prices at his home
place Corn costs 75c to soc; oats 65c;
chop $1.85 per cwt.; hay SIS to $40
per ton; potatoes $40 bu.; sweet
potatoes 75c to $1.40 per bu.; eggs
CSC and butter 3Gc to 35c.
(From Wednesdays Daily)
Arthur Ellis, of Grinnell, was a
guest of friends in the city yester'
day.
Leonard Parry is spending a few
days with his brother and sister in
Creston.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. BowIin went to
Ottumwa this morning for a visit
with friends. -.
Chas. Swisher, a business man OF
Grinnell, was among Oskaloosa peo
pie yesterday.
Mrs. Richard M. Wells, OF Eddy
Vile, was a guest of relatives in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. Emma Crafty went to Gilman
yesterday for a brief visit with rel
atives and friends.
Mrs. Will Gasfri left yesterday fol
visit with friends and relatives II
the city of Ottumwa.
Abba Union: Miss Nellie Wilson
of Oskaloosa, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Mason.
Mrs. Walter Carrick. of Mason City
returned home yesterday after a few
days visit in the city at the parenta
Jack Ramsay home, S14 First avenue
east.
Mrs. Aaron Mitts, of Givin, whit
has been under treatment seyera
weeks at the Abbott hospital, wa
taken to her home yesterday after
noon. Co.,.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Dressler, OF Anita
Iowa, who hav been visiting at tn
home of Mrs. Dressler's sister, Mrs
R. N. Bennett, departed this mornin