The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-03

Grinnell Register: Mrs. C. +. Chord
lof OskalOOSa, was here the first of
the week as the guest of the l.. 3.
Colby family.
HedTick Journal: A. l.. Howell and
family returned to their home In Os
kaloosa Saturday after a visit with
relatives here.
What Cheer Patriot: Mrs. James
H. Cowan, of Utah. who has been Wis.
iting in Oskaloosa, visited over Sun
day at the John Cowan home.
What Cheer Patriot: All will be
glad to know Mrs. Lake has passed
the danger point in regard to her
operation and is now being wheeled
out on the porch at the Oskaloosa
hospital
| Miss Dorothy Farmhouse, of 307
First avenue East, left this morning
via the M. & st. L. for Cedar Falls,
where she goes to tale a course in
domestic science at the Iowa State
teachers college.
Speaking of former Oskaloosa
young i<ly, the Abba Republican
says Miss Lucille Garretson depart
ed the past week for ONeil, Neb.,
where she has taken a position as a
stenographer for a leading attorney
at that place"
Bussey Record: Mrs. John Sims
and son Waldo returned home last
Thursday evening after spending a
couple of weeks In Oskaloosa, where
the latter was taking medical treat
ments. The son is very much i'm.
proved in health.
Miss Ethel Kavanaugh, of st. Louis.
Mo, after spending several days in
the city visiting Miss Doris Lewis and
other friends, left Monday evening
for Chicago, where she goes to make
an extended visit at the home of her
brother, Randall Cavanaugh.
Mr. and Mrs. D. r. Kaufman, of
Chicago, after a two weeks visit iii
this city with E. l.. Sparks and fam.
lily, left yesterday for Austin, MINI,
where they will make an extended Wis.
it with Mr. Kaufman's father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Kaufman.
PeIla Booster: Miss Madge Van
derzyl and sister Mae entertained
with a sIumber party last Friday
evening in honor of Miss Irene Wal
theirs, of Chicago, and Miss Mae Duliu
'Of Oskaloosa The party proved
a decided success as we underStan
no one slumbered until the wee sma'
hours of morn.
Duncan Mcdonald is home from y
somewEllt extended trip north and
Shell Rock, Clarksvile, WaVerly
Waterloo and Des Moines At Hamp
ton Mr. Mcdonald had the time OF
his life, when he went through tn"
big corn canning establishment al
that place. He saw three hundred
people caring for the pack furnishe,i
by seventeen husking machines, three
cookers and six Gamers. Everything
is handled by machinery after the ears
of corn are shOVeled into an elevator
and it Is a wonderfully interesting
sight.
Saturday Globe: Muscatine fc'
know Billie" Gochee. That was his
home for ten years or more, before
removing to Oskaloosa. He was an.
other one of the passengers in the
Mcclure automobile going to the
Great White way picnic. They be
gan saying "hello Billie" at the Mus,
catine corporation limits. If some
old friend had referred to him as
William E" or "Mr. Gochee," he pro,
badly would have fallen out of the
go cart. He was a famous catcher on
the local ball team in the olden days
Going through Columbus City he was
reminded of a notable game in that
berg wherein a Muscatine pitcher and
himself behind the bat we're "inl
ported" for the day. Results were
to 1 in favor of Columbus City. A
local fan was so well pleased that he
slipped the Muscatine battery twenty.
five in addition to the agreed remun-
Grafton. The purchase of two new
fall suits resulted. Billie" in ais
smallboy days resided in the same
Cedar county Quaker settlement as
did at that time a member of the
Globe concern. He was kind enough
to acknowledge in crowd that he is
making no extra effort to keep his
longtime acquaintanceship a secret
Mr.. Gochee has a sister in Musca-
tine, Mrs. Barnard. Her husband
you may recall, was one of the Mus.
catine boosters who visited Oskaloosa
last spring by automobile.