The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-09

! Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. r. Beman, {
IChicago, spent the Fourth and SUI
] lday with his mother, Mrs. Nellie B,
man, returning via. ottumwa. TO Gu
cago last night.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gross, daughter G
Mrs. Chas. Mccall, and Mrs. Fran
Bennett, of Peoria, are going +
Hayre, Montana, for a months visi
at the Andy Darnell home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Foster an,
daughter Edith, of Agency, la, spen
Saturday and Sunday at the home o
their daughter and sister, Mrs. H. r
Goodwin, 435 North Third street.
Miss Bernice Baer is en- route from
Los Angeles, Cal, to make an extend
ed visit at the home of her sister
Mrs Charles c. Pike. Mr.. and Mrs
Pike will drive 10 Ottumwa to meet
her.
Paul Noel, Charlie Fuller and How
ard Hendryx returned this morning
from Burlington, where they spent
| Saturday and Sunday and enjoyed
steamboat excursions up and down
the Mississippi river.
Miss Eleanor Mitchell, who is EN-.
ployed in the NJ. & st. l.. railroad
office, returned Sunday evening from
Marshalltown, where she spent few
days with her mother, and attended
the Fourth of July celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Cotton and
daughter Julia, of Des Mones, visited
at the home of Lon Fritch over the
Fourth. Mr. Cotton returned home
this morning, while Mrs. Cotton and
daughter will remain for an extended
visit.
Jack Ryan, who has been In the
employ of the NJ. & st. L., and Geo.
Ryan, of Leighton, left last night for
Kingsley, Kansas, and will be en-
gagged throughout that state for the
next three months. They have con-
tracts for threshing about $500 acres
of grain.
A. T. Drinkle, Sr., is home from a
two months play spell on the farm
of his sons at Havre, Montana. Mrs.
Drinkle remains until fall. Lon
goes 10 Chicago for a month in the
shops before starting on his regular
road trip. He brings personal greet
ing from DR.. ]. A. Hunter and other
members of the Oskaloosa colony.
Mrs. Harry Jones, of Denver,
Colorado, is spending the day with
Oskaloosa friends. Mrs. Jones had
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Charlie
Jones in Grinnell Harry Jones was
formerly trainmaster of the NJ. e. st.
L. railroad with headquarters in Os-
kaloosa, but he is aow superintend-
emit of the Moffett road out of Denver
Eddyville Tribune: John Sage,
who moved his family from Oska-
loosa to the old David Morgan farm
last spring, is breaking ground for a
new dug well near the house. Water
has been quite scarce with them, and
they hoped to be able to get a good
we'll. Their oldest daughter Miss
has just been welded to
Harry Deck of Oskaloosa. The Sages
have lived in Oskaloosa so long that
they have not yet gotten thoroughly
accustomed to their new location.
Allen Pyle is home from Grinneil.
Mr.. Pyle was witness to the shooting
affair in the Grinnell Union station
Tuesday night. He was in the sta
ton when the demented porter enter
ed the building from the NJ. & st. L.
side. He says the thing occurred be-
lore any one in the waiting room
could think or act and the man made |
lis escape and covered his retreat by |
waving the gun back and forth as he |
packed away. The victim started |
as the ball struck him, then |
slowly arose TO his feet and without !
saying a word started across the |
waiting room and went out of the |
south door on the Rock Island side OF |
he depot. He did not seem TO be hurt |
but as he left the door he staggered |
and fell dead on the platform. TWEEN
ty-fve or more persons were about |
the waiting room and depot at the
line but no one thought TO attempt |
10 stop the murderer. II all happened
80 quickly and without warning that !
the whole crowd was paralyzed and |
no one seemed able to move.
(From Tuesdays Daily.l
Mrs. Frank Bennett, OF Peoria, Ill.,,
Is being entertained at the Silas Ben
nett home.
Miss Flora Schneider left Monday
afternoon for a six weeks visit with
relatives in Cleveland.
Mrs. Margaret Cox, of Deep River.
was in Oskaloosa Saturday visiting
her father, DR. Crowder.
Mrs. Myrtle Jones and daughter
Edythe, OF Des Moines, are guests at
he NJ G. Sewers hame.
Miss Dick Allen has returned from
where she spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends.
Miss Marguerite Carroll and her
uncle. Dan Davis, are in Colorado
Tor a two weeks sight seeing trip.
Mrs. Howard Wilcox and two chill.
iren have gone TO Waterville, Mimi,
where they will spend the summer.
John Wilson, of the United Mine |
Workers, general Offices. is home from I
Indianapolis for Fourth of July visit.
Merle Barnhart, OF Burlington, is
a vacation visitor at the home of his !
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Barn
hart.
Damon Martin, OF st. David, Ills,
arrived Sunday on his motorcycle |
for visit at tae home of his uncle,
John Wilson.
Misses Blanche Bloomquist and Ju.
liza lime, of Burlington, were Satur.
day visitors at the Elmer and F. A. !
Barnhart homes.
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