The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-23

vacation at the parental home in the
city
/ Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Jones and son
Ira, of Marengo. who have been visit
: ing relatives here and at Barnes City
for the past week, returned home
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. l.. Mooris, OF
West Liberty, la, who have been
guests at the S. B. Nosgren home
northeast of town for short time, de.
parted for home Saturday. II
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. s.. Hawley, OF
Adel, Ia. who have been visiting at
the f. II. Weatherly home northwest
of town for the past few days, depart.
ed for home this morning.
Mrs. A. w. Mcmillan has gone to
Buxton to spend week with her
brother, Samuel Mckelyie, and will at,
tend the Robt Burns anniversary
while there. Mrs. McMillan's aunt
Jean will return with her, who has
been spending the past two months
at the McKelvie home
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Barnhart, mar
ried in Chicago last week at a double
wedding in which the father official.
ed at the wedding of his two daugh.
tiers, left the city this morning for the
new home in Burlington. They have
been guests at the parental Elmer
Barnhart home on Sixth avenue east.
Sundays Tribune of Chicago had
photographs of the brides
Tom Davis, who has been on the
road several months for the John j.
Bagley Tobacco Company of Detroit,
Michigan. went to st. Louis Saturday
evening to resume work for the house
after holiday visit spent with his
mother at the home place on South
A street. After five or six weeks
work in st. Louis, Tom will take up
headquarters in Lincoln, having been
given charge of the entire state of
Nebraska.
Wilfred Whitehill son of DIR. and
Y. M. c. A. gymnasium Friday even.
ing, causing bad fracture of one of
the bones of the left fore arm, extend.
ing into the wrist and making a bad
hurt. Wilfred was one of the athlet
ic team engaged in the ward field
meet contests. He slipped and fell
with the above result. DR.. +. D. Nc,
Clean was in the "Y." at the time
and the fracture was reduced without
delay. The lad is doing all right and
was at school this morning.
l.. r. Rosebrook was on the street
today after q weeks confinement at
home with severe burns about the
face and head. Mr.. Rosebrook had a
close call and only presence of mind
saved him from death in horrible
form. by fire. He was at mine in
specting the property and noted the
fact that gasoline engine supply
had sprung leak and an explosion
threatened. The liquid caught fire,
which Mr.. Rosebrook attempted to
arrest by throwing snow on the flame.
This was ineffective. however, and
the explosion came while he was near
the engine. bathing him In the liquid
His clothing was saturated and in the
fare of the explosion fire was com.
municated to his clothing and he was
soon mass of fame. He dived
head first into a snow bank near by,
rolled over and over and fought the
flames until he was practically ex-
hausted. He thought he had all of
the fire out and stopped for a mo-
ment. The cloth still held fire under
the arms and this blazed up. setting
fire to fumes again and the man was
a second time enveloped in sheet of
fame. He plunged into the snow
bank a second time and had to make
the fight all over agin. This time,
however, he was badly burned about
the face, head and hands and medical
treatment was necessary.
Mrs. A. C. Kinney visited over Sun
day at the John C. Stricken home
near Wright.
Mrs. Fl. w. Little visited Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. M. d. Mere
dith, in Ottumwa.
Mrs. S. J. Turner, of Hedrick, has
returned home after a brief visit
with friends in the city.
Mrs. Aaron Root has returned to
her home in Brighton after spending
several days with relatives in this
Miss Verna Thomas. of Packwood,
who has been visiting with Miss Anna
Ferguson for several days, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest AmaS, OF Mar
shalltown, have arrived for few
days visit with relatives and friends
in this locality.
Bussey Record: Miss Eva Wilkin-
son went to Oskaloosa Monday, where
she will remain as companion for
an elderly lady.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Nelson, of Fair
field, who have been visiting in this
vicinity for the past week, departed
for home Saturday.
Mrs. W.. S. Parker. of Seymour,
who mas been visiting relatives and
friends in the city for a short time,
returned home Saturday.
Miss Alice Goodwin. of near Rose
HUI, departed Saturday for Mercer,
Mo, where she will enjoy an extend
ed visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank
Wilcox.
Mrs. r. g. Patton and daughter,
Miss Flora, of Keota, passed through
the city Saturday enroute TO Eddy.
vile for a visit at the John w.
Robertson home.
What Cheer Patriot. Mr.. Hatcher,
Of Oskaloosa, and member of the
firm of Harlan Hatcher CO., OF What
Cheer, visited at the home of his sou
Harry Hatcher Tuesday. 40 a9,ys
Mrs. George G. Holmes and daugh,
ter Miss Reryl of Aledo Illinois,