The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-27
/ PERSONALS /
(From Saturdays Daily.l


Mrs. T A. Richie and two children,
lone and Joel, departed this morning
for Wolcott Ia, where they Will en-
joy a visit at the John l.. Knuden
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan B. Weldon and
TWO children, of Fairfield, who have
been visiting relatives in the city for
the past several days. departed for
home yesterday.
Mrs. Kate Kiersal, of Des Moines,
who has been enjoying an extended
visit with friends here and at Grin
nell Off the past two weeks, departed
Off home this moring.
Miss Helen Snyder, who is attend
ing Lombard College at Galesburg,
H.. is spending the Easter vacation
at the parental B. ]. Snyder home,
Sl3 High avenue East.
Conductor C. p Benning of the NJ.
& St l.. was taken quite i'll yesterday
with a chill. A doctor was called and
he pronounced it lagrippe. He is
somewhat better this morning.
Mrs. John G. Dow, No. 1903 North
d street, is very i'll, suffering from
ptomaine poisoning. Her daughter,
Mrs. Allie Jolitz, and baby, Miss Lou
Use, arrived today in response to tele-
gram.
Pella Booster: Misses Freda Reu-
vers, Kate Roorda, Della Iice and
May Thomassen, were entertained
Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. L. Brown at Oskaloosa, an aunt
OF Miss Reuvers.
n,uo pooe,ar. AIrs Ctaffor6 of rs.
lialoosa, was a guest of the p. z. O,'s
who met Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. II. ID. WOrmhoudt. Mrs.
Stafford was one of the first seven
sisters who organized the p. f. O.'s
in 1869.
PelIa Chronicle: Henry Members
and family returned 10 their home in
Oskaloosa Monday after a visit with
relatives in Pella. Mrs. Members and
the children had been here week,
Henry came up TO spend Sunday and
10 accompany them home.
Walter w. White of the Herald slip
ned ont of town ''unbeknownst to
anybody" last evening and went over
TO Chicago. Rumor connectes Wal.
ter's name with a happy little affair
TO be staged in the windy city, the ex-
act nature of which Is somewhat In
doubt.
Pella Booster: Mesdames NJ. Van
der Heiden and p. Dingeman went TO
Oskaloosa last Wednesday afternoon
10 visit at the home of Jake Dinge-
man and family for a few days. The
four year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dingeman underwent an operation for
very critical condition at last reports.
]. Fl. Harrison writes local friends
from Rochester, Minnesota, that his
sister. Mrs. Lewis, who was taken to
the hospital at that place for spe-
cial operation, is convalescing nicely
and steadily and will be able 10 come
home, possibly by the end OF the
month. Mr. Harrison wrote the Her
aid TO send the paper every day and
all the back numbers. He is lonely
and desires to keep cases on the town
while he is away. ..
w. f. McCarty, local agent of tie
NJ. Il ST. l.. Ry., Frank Tout, ticket
clerk of the OskaloOsa station and
Joe Taylor who have been exploring
and prospecting along the west coast
returned this week after a somewhat
extended trip that included many
cities. Messrs. Tout and Taylor have
been at Keithsburg shooting this
week. Mr.. Taylor was afflicted with
a nasal hemorrhage that could not be
stopped by physicians at that place
and he was hurried home TO local ply
sicfans and is now under treatment.
lie is weak from loss OF blood.
L
Jones il celebrating today the S0th
anniversary of his birth, and he put
In full time at his wagon repair shop
on first avenue West. Mr.. Jones is a
native of Wales, born March %, 1888.
He came to America in 1851 and for
few years worked at Milwaukee and
La Sale county Illinois, coming TO
Oskaloosa in 1856. He has been in
business here almost continuously
for a period Of fifty years. He was
one of the best known men OF the
town for years and many of the We
hicles built by him are still in use
and threaten to break the record of
the "one-hoss shay" Mr.. Jones is
Ftill active and able and gets about
in manner that would put 10 shame
many men far less advanced in years.
(From Mondays Dany)
Mrs. Roy Graft departed for Keiths-
burg 10 visit relatives.
j. w. Rickers vent to Wellman on
business this morning.
Carl Kelley went 10 Searsboro Sat
nrday TO visit over Sunday with rela-
tiyes.
Miss Edna Henry visited over SIN.
day with friends and relatives in i J.
diyille
Miss Amy Herberger has returned
from a goods buying trip TO Des
MOines.
Mine host Pethybridge, of the
Downing, went 10 Davenport this
morning
Eli Hancock, OF Eddyville, was
was iransacting business in the city
Saturday.
Mrs. L. NJ. Reest, OF New Sharon,
was calling on friends in the city
Saturday.
Mrs. L. II. Martin left this morn
ing Off Wright TO visit her daughter,
Airs. Frank Faith.
Miss Della Quirk, OF Eddyville, has
returned home alter brief visit with
Oskaloosa friends.
Mr. n Murr nj nttumwo Welt