The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-25


Ackworth Saturday, where he held
lservices Sunday.
Walker Beach has arrived in the
city from Ames where he is attend
ing college, and will spend his Christ
mas vacation
Prof. w. !. Kelsey, of the Penn fac
lulty, spent Sunday in New Proyid'
ence, where he occupied the pulpit OF
the Friends church,
Harry Hilleary, who is attending
lschool at Ames, arrived in the city
i to spend the Christmas holidays with
friends and relatives.
Edgar Smith, connected with the
Cheesman funeral home, was an over
friends and relatives.
Mr., and Mrs. G. w. Sewers and
daughter, Mary, have come to town
to spend the winter and will reside
/ at All First avenue east.
Homer Mattison came down from
Ames to spend the Christmas holt
days at the parental James Madison
home, 103 College avenue.
Jake Hoogendorn, of this city, was
a passenger to Fairfield Monday
morning, where he will be for a
week attending to business affairs.
Jesse Howell is home from Iowa
City for the holiday vacation to be
spent with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. ]. Howell, No. 216 Fourth avenue
east s...
Cecil Smith is home from school
duties at Anles and will visit during
the Christmas vacation at the par
entail Ephraim Smith home at 81 A
avenue east.
John Porter came home from the
University of Wisconsin, to spend
the Christmas holidays at the par
entail c. M. Porter home, BOT North
Eighth street. ....
Allen Rodgers, attending school at
Grinnell College, is visiting during
the Christmas holidays at the parent
al l.. A. Rodgers home, at 3O5 North
Eighth street.
Miss Helen Roberts Perkins, of
Kansas City, has arrived to spend the
holidays at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Perkins, No. 600
First avenue east, nsss...
Mrs. J. w. Kinney, who has been
visiting at her old home in Ports
mouth, Ohio, is expected home to-
day. She has. been quite i'll while
away, but is much better now.
Miss Lurana Kelsey, a daughter of
Prof. w. l. Kelsey, who has been
teaching at North Branch Academy,
in Kansas, arrived in the city Sstur-
day to spend the Christmas holidays
with friends and relatives.
Prof Wilbur G.. Dennis of the Uni
ted Presbyterian University at New
Concord, Ohio, where he is a men,
Der of the faculty, is at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Den
mis-, S07 South Seventh street, for a
Christmas visit Mr. Dennis was
engaged with the faculty at
the Holiness University
Prof Erwin E. Stringfellow, wife
and three children have arrived from
Princeton College to spend the holi.
day vacation at the Blake home, No.
80 South c street. Mr.. Stringfellow
is a former Penn College student. He
later graduated at Drake University
and is now engaged in teaching at
Princeton College where he is also
taking advanced work.
F. E. Green, of the Green & Bent
~ drug house, has received hand
some Christmas remembrance from
his old time friend and associate,
Ed X. Hines, of Norman, Oklahoma.
II is a huge bunch of fine. mistletoe
and has been hung up for exhibition
from a convenient chandelier at the
store and it may be placed in COM
mission for actual service. 1t Is a
great chance--to view a remarkably
fine growth of the far famed Christ
mas decoration, but girls and even
Hold maids" should be carelul EJ.ul
too clnse.
W. G. Eby, who has been at the
head of tie M q st. l. Ry. Christ.
mas tree entertainment entLlp..--,
has been pleased and touched by
contributions and offerings
but none that has so played upon
him as a letter received to-day from
Miss Franciene Harrington, former
office girl and assistant in the gen.
eral offices of the railroad company
here. Miss Harrington assisted in
the trimming of the tree, last year
and in the distribution on Christmas
eve. In her Mr.. Ebey found an able
and most faithful ally. Now comes
a communication from Miss Harring-
ton who Is at work in Goshen, In
diana, telling that she has forwarded
a package containing thirty-one
Brownie Dolls" which she requests
hung on the tree. This special con-
tribution is one that will appeal to
the little girls who may be favored
with one of the dolls, as much as 1t
does to the management, and she
has won high place in the esteem
of those connected with the NJ. & st.
l.. charity.
(From Mondays Daily)
Ed Foreman, of Chicago, is home
for the holiday vacation.
w. j. Uphof, OF Minonk, ILL.,. was a
business caller in Oskaloosa Satur-
day.
d. A. Smith of Lancaster, Mo-. was
in the city Saturday looking after
some land deals.
Sully News: Rev. G.. G. Ellis went
to Oskaloosa Monday, and returned
home Wednesday.
r. Jelsma, who lives in Guthrie,
Oklahoma, was in the city Saturday
seeing after some real estate.
Abba News: George Gordon of o.
kaloosa, transacted business connect
ed with the telephone Co. here Thurs