The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-11
PERSONALS

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(From Saturdays Daily.)
New Sharon Star: Miss Fara Grove
went to Oskaloosa Friday evening TO
visit with Miss Gladys Hull.
Mark Olinger, of near Rose Hill
has accepted a position as stenogra
pher and book-keeper with the Ma
haska County State bank.
or former Oskaloosa girl the New
sharon Star says: Miss Grace Dubot
left Saturday night for Fromberg
Mont, where she has accepted pc
sition as supervisor of music in the
public schools there.
Hon. w. H. Needham, of Sigourney
was in town yesterday and today, Wis
iting hosts of old time friends Mr.
Needham Is a lay delegate from the
Sigourney church to the Methodist
Conference in this city.
Fremont Gazette: Daniel Wall, who
has been so seriously i'll for the past
three weeks, was taken TO the home
OF his daughter, Mrs Ida NOVEL;, in
Oskaloosa, Monday night. His con-
djtion shows no Improvement.
Rev Miss Viola Smith, who has
been an efficient pastor of the Friends
church al Grinnell for some years,
preached her farewell sermon there
last Sunday, she having accepted a
call 10 the church at Indianola
New sharon Star: Miss Barbara
Leichtle returned home Monday after
Il two weeks visit with relatives and
friends in and near Oskaloosa. Her
cousin Miss Mona Dalbey. accompan-
led her home and will remain for a
few days visit.
Fairfield Ledger; Rev. Thos. Os-
born, Rev. and Mrs. w. 3. Ireland
have gone TO Oskaloosa to attend the
sessions of the Iowa Conference. Mrs.
Osborn was called to Des Moines on
Monday by telegram announcing the
serious Illness of brother.
Mediapolis News: Rev. G. n. Hama
walt is at 0skaloosa attending the an
nnal Conference of the NJ. Z. church.
AT an official board meeting held last
Monday evening unanimous request
was voted for the return of Mr.. Hama
walt 10 Mediapolis for another year.
Mrs. Carl Anderson and daughter,
Miss Jennie, mother and sister OF
John Anderson of the Hub Clothiers,
who have been living in the country
southeast of town, have bought the
Mrs. Mary Quigley property at GIL
North C street and have moved into
their new home.
Mrs. Sadie Chew, who has been
making her residence in Davenport,
has returned TO Oskaloosa after an
absence of three years. She has Sc
cured apartments over the Ben Tenn
pieton grocery, No. S0l High avenue
vest. Her daughter, Mrs. la Wing,
is now with her and may also become
resident here.
Ottumwa Courier: F. NJ. Cox, exam
liner OF municipalities for the state
auditors office, left Ottumwa last ev-
ening for Oskaloosa where he has
some special work to do for a few
DAYS. He returns TO Ottnmwa again
Monday and will continue the work
that has been under way here for the
past few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Swearingen
have returned to their home. No, COS
e avenue west, after a months visit
In the West, at Denver. Cheyenne,
Wyoming, and other places. At Fort
Collins, Colo, they were visitors at
the home OF Mrs. Swearingen's sister,
Mrs. S. r. Martin. They have had
delightful vacation and were 10th to
return.
A Denver (Colo.) paper published
the following item sent as special
telegram from Carr, Colorado, telling
OF a miraculous escape from serious
mishap OF an Oskaloosa man: When
Harry Harper, of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
scared up a rabbit, as he and his wife
and two children were riding in an
automobile near here at midnight last
night, he started TO chase the animal.
The members OF his party declared the
Jack rabbit could outrun the machine,
and Harper put on speed to vertake
ii. The rabbit darted out of the main
road and Harper followed. He man
aged to oyertake the rabbit, which
was caught in the knuckle of the
steering gear and killed. Harper
stopped the machine and took the
flesh and fur from the cogs, and was
about to start again when he discov-
cred that the automobile was on the
brink OF a dry creek. He considers il
probable that the entire party would
have been killed ii he had not over
taken the rabbit"
Last week o. G.. Cochran, OF near
Wright, was in Chicago with a con-
aignment OF cattle Of his own feeding
and while talking TO some commission
men the artist OF the Chicago Post got
q sketch, and it and the following
write-up was published in the Post
Of Thursday. August 81: Our readers
in Mahaska county, Iowa, will recog-
lie d good likeness OF one OF their
leading and successful farmers and
cattle feeders, o. G. Cochran. who was
IN Chicago last week with consign-
lent Of steers that were sold at high
II satisfactory prices by the National
live Stock Commission Company. He
as been a friend and patron of the
National for a number OF years. Mr..
Cochran is good feeder. a glance
/ his generous proportions proves il
ia one sense and the live stock he
markets proves II in another He
lias resided continuously for fifty-five
years in Mahaska county and says he
hopes to remain there long enough 10
become an old resident"
Mrs. r. L. Martin and granddaugh