The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-05

u Abba Union: The case of j. N
+. Reasby vs.. The Consolidated Goa
! Company of Buxton is being tried
t before Judge Eichelberger in the
. district court. In Sept, 1913, Reasby
} was injured in the defendants mine
, by fall OF slate which he claims
, damaged him to the extent of 100000
: John Mccoy of Oskaloosa, Hon. N
f. Kendall are attorneys for the
plaintiff.
Eddyville Tribune: o. M. White,
who lives seven or eight miles west
OF town, is building new six-room
house on the farm which he pur.
chased of Mr.. Ramsay of Burlington
a few years ago. Mr.. White has
the dwelling ready for the plaster
ers and thinks OF moving from his
to his own farm March list; provid,
ed he does not sell his place.
Walter c. Burrell is home after
several weeks absence in the south
west, part of which time was spent
in legal business in Arizona and part
las the guest of his old time friend,
&c. w. Phillips in Oklahoma. Mr..
Phillips is former well known Iowa
politician and for number OF years
was secretary of the Iowa Pharmacy
board, but is now largely interested
in stock raising and farming in his
adopted state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Larson and
family have moved from White Oak
township to Oskaloosa, Mr.. Larson
| having purchased a home on south
Market street, corner of fifth avenue,
/ Immediately south of the old Mitch
Wilson homestead. He has erected
number of new outbuildinss on the
place and is making preparations to
erect new dwelling thereon as
soon as the season opens to permit
work within a few weeks.
Dcs Moines Capital: Major S. II.
NJ. Byers arrived in the city Friday,
from Los Angeles, California, for
brief business trip, when he will re.
turn to Los Angeles to remain until
about the first of May. He went to
Oskaloosa to spend Sunday with rel
ativcs, when he will come back to
Des Moines Tor day or two before
leaving for the west. He reports Mrs.
Byers as very well. He says the wat
worse than reported in the dispatches
and that the loss to that county will
be from three to hve millions.
OF former Oskaloosa people, the
Knoxville Journal says: w. {. Ram
say disposed of his hardware bust
ness and the family will remove to
California some time in May or June.
I his move on the part of Mr. Ram
say comes as a surprise in Knoxville
bushes circles, but we are inform
ed that he has been making prep
arations for the removal for several
months. The Ramsays, both w. G.
and his father, own fine apple or
chard tracts in California, holdings
which they have possessed for some
years. I he recent decision to re-
move to the west on the part of w.
c. Ramsay family was FASTENED by
the poor health OF daughter, Miss
Irene, who is seriously aniIcted with
bronchitis, and for the cure of which
the local physicians and other medi'
cal men have advised change of
climate.
OF former OskaloOsa boy, the
Spokane spokesman Review of Feb
ruary 10, says: AT the meeting OF
the executive committee of the SpO-
kane transportation club, held in the
Inland club rooms yesterday, officers
were chosen and plans were outlined
for the club to become active in the
development of the country about
Spokane. 1t is the purpose of the
members to learn of the location and
advantages of cheap lands and to try
to attract settlers. They plan to get
this information to people who have
some funds and who can start farm
conditions justify. The members al
so plan to have Il picnic annually and
to make their annual meeting in the
winter big event. This is TO make
up the entertainment of the year. V.
G. Shinkle, purchasing agent of the
Washington Water Power company,
and former vice-yresident of the club,
was chosen president; f. S. Hall,
first vice-president; Stephen II.
Brown, second vice-president, and
J. w. Macintosh, secretary.
tFrom Wednesdays Daily
Mrs. Ben Landfear has returned
from pleasant visit with friends in
Chicago.
ALI Greenway is down from Des
Moines for a visit with friends and
acquaintances.
Mrs. Matte LeFeyre OF Des MOines
who has been engaged in nursing in
the city several weeks, has returned
to her home.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Risney and children OF
OSkalOosa, Iowa, were guests the
past week at the home Of his brother,
John Risney, and family.
Stephen 1horsen OF Cedar Rapids
has been about town several days
looking over the field with the pos.
sible intention of opening repair
and blacksmith shop.
Knoxville journal: w. II. Coward,
former Knoxville business man, now
residing on farm in Mahaska cOun.
ty, north of White City, was in town
visiting old time friends last Thurs
day.
Eddyyille Tribune: J. G.. Fisher
and family, who sometimes visit at
the parental Anton Werner home,
recently moved from Lacey to Oska-
lOosa. Miss Katherine Werner, while
in .OSkalCoSa attending the funeral OF