The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-12-03
.LYNNV|LLE LOCALS
PLEASANT FAMILY GATHERING
AT HOME or J. q. SPARKS.
REV. AND MRS. PICKETT RE-
JoIcE AT ARRIVAL OF, BABE.
CLynnyille star, Nov. 26l

(LynnNllle star, NOV. 2b) ,..
There was pleasant family gath.
ering at the home of J. B. Sparks
last Sunday, Nov 22,nit being the
35th wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sparks and the fifth anniver.
sary of the marriage of Marion Ham.
mer and wife, the latter being a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sparks.
Mr. and Mrs. Sparks have lived here
most of their lives and are we'll re.
spected citizens of our town. Mr..
and Mrs. Hammer live in Newton,
Mr. Hammer being the newly elect.
ed county attorney.
c. e. Johnson. editor and publish,
er OF the Danbury, Iowa, Review
stopped over in Newton this morn,
ing while en- route to Oskaloosa. Mr.
Johnson was recently appointed de
putty sheriff of Woodbury. county
and is going to Oskaloosa to get a
fugitive from justice. Mr.. johnson
is a Jasper county boy-his former
home being at Lynnville de is q
stepson of Benson Starr and will
visit his home folks" before return
ing to Sioux City. tas."
Stanton and wife and Monte Carey
left Newton Saturday at $50 a. m.
and drove to Davenport In six hours
where they visited and also at Rock
Island with Mr.. Thompson's uncle
Ed Briggs. They left Davenport Sun
day morning and returned via Mus
catine and Oskaloosa, arriving here
at the parental T. A. Thompson home
at o'clock p. m, where they visited
awhile, then went on to Newton.
l.. Butrum received word that his
mother, Mrs. Nancy Butrum, who
lives in Des Moines with daughter
was very i'll, with little hope of re
Covery. She is past ninety-one years
of age and has never fully recovered
from the effects of fall some
months ago.
The Rebekah ladies spent a de
lightful afternoon with their fancy
work at the home of Mrs. S. Wright
last Wednesday and before departing
were served with sandwiches, pressed
chicken, coffee and two kinds oil
cake by the hostess.
Henry Ashby and Miss Edith Burn
ham, Lou Thompson and wife walk
ed in, took possession of the r
Burnham house while they were
away Sunday evening, and proceed
ed to await their return. after which
they enjoyed an oyster feast .s
Rev. and Mrs. j. L. Pickett are re
joicing over the arrival of a little
daughter, Veta Berdine, at theiI
home Monday, Nov. 8, and Charles
Deets, the little son, thinks she's
the sweetest sister ever. al,
Mrs. Ira Wingfield entertained q
goodly number of lady friends at a
comfort ticking last Wednesday, the
guests being invited for the day, par
took of a sumptuOus dinner, which
the hostess served.
Mrs. Eugene Renaud, who teaches
the primary class In the Methodist
Sunday school, delightfully."- enter
tanned her class at her home last
Saturday from till 4 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. WAllee have got
ten nicely settled in their new place
of business and will occupy the east
half of Ira Wingfields house as a
residence until spring. 49,
NJ Ie' ihdLSilh "ilSt Vi
visited her parents Monday and Mr.
Ratcliff took in the horse buying OF
r.. J. Baker at Ladds livery barn.
The Missionary Society met with
Mrs. Doan last Thursday afternoon
in very profitable session, about 2C
ladies being present.
l.. T. Sylvester has offered to give
25 bushels of corn for the Belgian
war sufferers If someone will volun
teer to pick it,
Misses Nellie and Ethel Renaud
came from Oskaloosa Friday, attend
ed the football game, and visited
with friends until Sunday.
VIM. Shaffer and wife, of Oska
loosa. visited Sunday at the homes
of his son, Rolly and daughter, Mrs
w. p. Sharks
The Misses Rosenberger and Gar.
lock went to Oskaloosa Sunday after
noon by auto and returned Monday
morning. u5 .r.