The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01

| Fern Neil. of Washington, Ia, pass
ed through the city Saturday after
noon on their honeymoon trip to De
Moines, Omaha and other Iowa AM
Nebraska cities, and then to Trenton
Mo. where they will be at home al
ter October /. Mr.. Miller is popula
brakeman on the C r | & p passen
Iger trains Nos. 40 and so, running
from Allerton to Washington and re
turn.
Bussey Record: Miss Odeal Villont
has returned home after spending 6
week with friends in Oskaloosa.
Sigourney News: Mrs. Hawkins
proprietor of the New Hotel Sigour
ney spent Tuesday in Oskaloosa.
Abba News: Mrs. w. H. Smyth, oil
Charlton visited with her cousin Miss
Marie r.all Monday enroute to Oska
loosa.
Monroe Mirror: Mrs. Roberts, O
Oskaloosa, visited a few days last
week with her daughter Mrs. How
ard Roberts.
Pella Booster: Mrs. Nichols of Os
kaloosa was entertained in this city
few days last week at the home OF
NlI anu wi o. - ~ tSltOys
Bussey Record: Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Shaver and two children are here for
visit with her sister, Mrs. J. P.
Garrett and family. The SrSvers are
removing from Delta to Cskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glidden, of Buffalo,
New York, are in the city visiting a
few days with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Glidden will be remembered to
local people as Miss Glen Jackley.
Pella Booster: Mrs. Mathes and son
Dave and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Van Vark
sautoed to Oskaloosa Sunday where
they spent the day visiting at the
home of Valentine Mathes and fam
lily.
Bloomfield Democrat: Mrs. w. d.
Atchison and children, returned to
their home in Oskaloosa, Tuesday
afer spending two weeks at the home
of her son, David Atchison, of near
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield Republican: w. j. Steck
ell drove to Oskaloosa last week on
business trip, the Misses Audrey
and Iris Burgess and Miss Effie Hardy
accompanying him for a few days
visit with relatives and friends.
Sigourney News: Mrs. Richard
Burke, of Oregon, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Rosecrans, of Oskaloosa and Will
and Adrian Rosecrans of Arizona,
were entertained for dinner at the
home of Mrs. John Burke Monday
noon.
C.. w. Ramseyer. of Bloomfield, re
publican candidate for representa-
tive in congress from the Sixth dis
trict of Iowa, who has been about
the county this week campaigning.
spent part of Friday and Saturday
in Oskaloosa meeting the people.
Eli Hawkins who has been confin
ed to his apartments on High avenue
west several days suffering from
trouble and complications
70 be failing in strength. He is quite
III and approaches critical stage.
Jesse Jackson, better known to old
associates as "Joffie", now of' Colo
RADIO City, Colo, is here for a briet
visit among boyhood scenes. He left
Oskaloosa about 80 years ago, but
has been back once, about IA years
ago. Many friends are glad to see
him.
Pella Chronicle: J. NJ. Kempen !
lar who lives near Oskaloosa had the |
to cut his knee with a !
;orn knife about two weeks ago. The |
wound was healing very nicely when, |
he first fthis week he hurt it by |
falling on it which caused it to be |
come badly infiamed and blood pois.
1niIg is now feared.
Miss Inez Lafayette, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. Lafayette,
No. 9l4 South H street, went to Chi,
cago Saturday for a years pOst-grad
late study and research at Chicago
University in educational branches
and Latin. Miss Lafayette has been
with success in her chosen
field of education and teaching but
desires to fit herself for a broader
field.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Stone, No.
COZ North c street, are starting this
week for an extended visit back
east" to the old home places and
among relatives and old time friends.
They will return along about Novem
Der first after taking in Washington
d. c., places in Kentucky. Vermont
Massachusetts. Boston
and various towns of the state. They
will return via Montreal and numer
Gus other Canadian locations.
Saturday Globe: Watermelons are
largely water, so they say. and Thos.
J. Wilson's annual watermelon feed
to his friends is most sure to bring
rain. This year Mr.. Wilson has set
four different nights when the Oska.
loosa K. of p. the Elks and other
friends were to come out and
partake of just all the watermelon
they could hold, and each night it
rained just in time to prevent them
from coming. The last night was
Wednesday evening of this week, and
sure enough 1t rained again. Some
of the boys started out anyway, but
got stuck on the Six-Mile hill, man.
aged to get turned around and came
back. Gene Cheesman and his load
backed up in lane, got on the chains
and finally landed at Toms. Ben
Snyder invited Charlie Brooks to go
out and could only get out OF the
mud on Six-Mile when Brooks got
out and walked. Charlie, you know,
is not entered in the lightweight
class. The season is now so late
that Mr.. Wilson has decided to wait
until next year, during a severe dry