The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-30

children, of Wichita, Kansas, return.
ed this morning to their home after
a visit in Oskaloosa and Marshall.
town.
Leo j. Sherman, of Columbus juno.
ton, spent Monday and Tuesday in
town and left last night for Bismarck,
South Dakota, where he goes to &C
cept position in a large department
store, managed by his brother-in-law.
Robert Dial Eel, who has been play
ing baritone horn with a stock COM
pany during the past five or six
months and who was in town Monday
and Tuesday visiting with friends, re-
turned to his home in What Cheer
today.
l |. G. SOuthwick was in Pella Sun
day inspecting monument erected
to l.. Stegman. He represented the
| WoOdmen of the World and was en-.
tertained there by brother member,
DIR. w. w. Talbot, former resident
of Oskaloosa.
| r. w. Bailey. manager of the In
terstate Manufacturing Co., is home
| from an extended trip to the Pacific
coast cities, made in the interests of
Marvel Furnaces" He reports 4
most successful trip, and booked a
good business.
Howard Hopes, who has been in
California for the past year, has re-
turned to Oskaloosa. Mr.. and Mrs.
Is. l.. Hopes and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. HOwar expect to come in the near
future. Howard says he has enjoy
ed his outing, but tuCre is no place
like Oskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ II. Davidson, 1877
High avenue east, received word this
morning from Major General Barnett,
Marine Corps Headquarters, Wash
ington, that their son, George M. DaV-
i6son, who was wounded April 81, in
the fighting at Vera Cruz, was stead |
lily improving and that no. apprehen.
sion need be felt as to his condition.
The letter stated that latest reports
were to the effect that he was slight
ly wounded in the scalp.
Mystic Register: Tom Newell, OF
Oskaloosa, is spending a few days |
with his brother Fred.
Ottumwa Courier: Mrs. Jim Pow
ers, of Oskaloosa, has returned home
after visiting her son, T. M. Whipple,
on Madison avenue.
Melbourne Record: Alvin Kracht,
who works at Oskaloosa, Ia. for the
NJ. G. st. l.. Ry.. spent Sunday with
his parents. Gus and wife.
Knoxville Express; Mrs. Grace
Rhynsburger and baby, of Oskaloosa.
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James w. Wolfe. last week.
Hedrick Journal: F. H. Tinsley.
of Oskaoosa, was in Hedrick to at
tend the regular semi-annual meeting
of the directors of the HedriCk State
Bank.
Sigourney Review: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Harlan and son John and Mrs.
Lavisa Updegraff were in Oskaloosa
Tuesday helping Judge Mccoy cele-
brate his birthday anniversary.
PeIa Booster: Miss Elizabeth Kel
derman went to Oskaloosa Friday af;
tcrnoon, where she will spend several
days visiting at the homes of her
sisters, Mrs. Bill Messmaker, and Mrs.
JnO. Snellcrs.
Washington Journal: Mrs. II. A
Burnside, of OskalOosa, who has been
visiting briefly at the Mrs. Fl. F.
Steck home en- route to her home,
after years stay in the west, went
to OskalOOsa Saturday.
Waterloo Courier: F. NJ, Henness,
secretary of the OskaloOsa Y. M. G. I
A., was in the city Friday afternoon
visiting with the local association di
rectOrs. He is considering applying |
for the local secretaryship.
Lynnvile Star: Rev. Anymore, of
Sully, spent a few days at Oskaloosa !
and New Sharon last week visiting at
the Ed Patterson home and attending ,
the union meetings that are being !
held at the M. E. church at New
Sharon.
Newton Record: Mrs. Chas. B. ,
WestbTook was the guest of honor at
a meeting of the Afternoon Whist
club, the hOstesses being Mrs. John .
G.. Drummer and Mrs. o. B. Kipp. Mrs.
Westbrook will soon move to her new
home in OskaloOsa.
r. l. Garden, of Tracy, who has
been spending the winter in Hot
Springs and other southern points,
was in town the other day shaking
hands with friends. He is looking |
much better than when he went south.
He will make his home this summer
with his son, /. H., at Indianola.
Newton Record: Maurice Vladyka
came up from Oskaloosa last week
to look after some improvements on
his mothers property on East Wash,
ington street. Maurice is a splendid
young man and is now employed on
the old Iowa Central, with salary OF
$125 per month, making a good home
for his mother and the sister Doro-
thy. who will graduate from the Os-
kaloosa high school in June. Mrs.
vladyka's old friends and neighbors
will be glad to know of her pleasant
circumstances. She has had her full
share of this worlds trials, made
brave struggle to raise her children
to useful manhood and womanhood,
and now, thanks to Maurice especial
ly, her future promises comfort, hap,
piness and freedom from the toll and
struggles which marked her life dur