The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-01-08

signed his position which went into
effect January |.
Terrell Steddom and family, to.
gether with his sisters, Mrs. Mary
feelings and Miss Rachel Steddom,
visited New Years Day with their
brother, Sam Steddom, near Barnes
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lytrc spent Sun
day at the home of their uncle, Berry
| Coffin.
| Austin Curry and sister visited on
Sunday afternoon at Ike Middleton's.
Mrs. Middleton and the Currys are
cousins.
! Harry Lyle and wife, of Ottumwa,
and James Lytle of Blackfoot. Idaho,
joined the home folks at a New
Years dinner given at the Andrew
Lyle home.
John Prime and Mrs. Sallie Lyle
are suffering with bad colds.
| Fred Stevens sold and delivered
his fat cattle Tuesday.
Herman Harris is at Amesfattend-
ing Short Course.
Lincoln Grange was in session last
Friday at their regular meeting and
for 1914 as follows: Worthy Master,
Walter Lyle; Overseer, William
! POmeroy; Steward, Rex Cruzen; Sec
| rotary, Homer Greist: Treasurer.
Terrell Steddom; Assisting Steward
! Homer Prime; Lady Asst Steward,
! LYNNE Steddom: Lecturer. Mrs. Fan
Il ME Caldwell, assisted by Faye Lytle,
! Opal Petit and Ed Bartlett; Pomo-
M, Mrs. Rex Cruzen; Ceres and
Flora, Mrs. Ben Snyder aud Mrs. Fred
Stevens. were absent and will be in
stalled later.
Miss Dykslra and brother Nick
have returned from near Abba where
they were visiting their sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Nash of the city Wis
| tied recently at the Ed Bartlett
home.
Wheeler Morehouse of the city has
been assisting Willis Petit with his
work
John Lyle. who has bought the
south half of the Laban Johnson farm
has been busy every day possible in
improving the buildings ready for his
occupancy near March LIST.
Aber Lytle and wife were enter
tanned at Frank Cruzen's Sunday.
Last fall Lincoln Grange planned
TO take part in the Mahaska Fall Fes-
tivtI and in so doing the Worthy
Master appointed Will POmeroy as
chairman, with Mrs. Terrell Steddom,
Mrs. Wilbur Johnson, Bert Wander
wilt and Mrs Fannie Caldwell as as
sistantB. After our float was com
pleted and ready to be pulled out OF
L., hu bn
horses beautifully decorated, one of
the committee spoke up and said:"lf
we get first prize in the parade to-
day Mr.. Pomeroy you will have to
banquet u.s." and he pushed his hat
more to one side than usual aud said,
See here, I'll treat the whole Grange
IL we win first prize A few hours
after the parade we were notified OF
Jour float carrying off first place, and
New Years night the banquet was set
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Lyle where So neighbOrs and friends
all Grangers-partook of a bounte-
Gus oyster supper at the expense OF
and under the supervision of Mr.. and
Mrs. viii Pomeroy. Whenever VIII
Pomeroy says nothing doing" he
means it: when something doing"
there will be something done, and
that done well.
Dwight l. Johnson was united in
marriage to Miss Veda Johnson, New
Years eve at 5. p m. at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Johnson. of College avenue. Oska-
loosa. by President David NJ. Ed
wards OF Penn college. AT the ap-
|pplnted hour the couple led the way
I'd the strains OF Mendelssobn's Wed
ding March, played by cousin OF
the bride, Ada Conover and accom-
panied on the violin by Miss Kramme,
to the foreground OF n bank OF palms
and ferns in the parlor where the