The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-21
OUR KEOTA LETTER
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS BAcCA.
LAUREATE SERMoN-THE HIGH
SCHOOL PUPILS AND FACULTY
HAVE PICNIC AT RIVER.

| Reota, May 1S.--Mrs. Lena Ramsey
died at her home five miles north of
Keota at 900 O'clock Saturday even.
ing, lay 16. Funeral services will
be held at the Presbyterian church
on Tuesday afternoon, May 10, at 2
O'clock, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Earl V. Fisher. Interment will
occur in the new addition to the
cemetery. Mrs. Ramsay came
Keota from Pennsylvania several
years ago to visit her sister, Mrs.
Williams Chesney. She was accom-.
panied by her sons, Walter and Nor
ris. They liked Iowa so we'll they de-
cided to locate here. Last summer
MRS. Ramsey returned to Pennsylva.
MIA to visit another son, Austin, and
a daughter Mrs. Pearl Houser. She
lspent the winter there and returned
to Keota in March, accompanied by
Austin. She was not we'll when she
returned and almost Immediately be-
came belfast at the home of her Sis
ter, Mrs. Chesney. She was taken
to the Keota hospital where she spent
five weeks. On May 10 she was re.
moved to her home on the old Searls
lplace north of town and the end came
Ia week later. She is survived by her
three sons, Austin, Walter and Nor
ris, and by one daughter, Pearl. All
were with her during the last week,
Mrs. Houser aad her husband and
their little daughter arriving from AL
toona, Pa, on May 10th.
The Presbyterian church was
crowded Sunday night for the bacca.
laureate sermon, which was deliver
ed by the pastor, Rev. Earl V. Fisher.
THE church had been beautifully dec
Grated with pot plants and cut flow.
Iers. The guests of honor, the SIX
young men and six young women of
the senior class of the high school,
presented a handsome appearance.
ne choir was in good voice and sang
two anthems and Mrs. Earl V. Fisher
rendered beautiful solo. The pas.
tors theme was from Philippines 3.
IA: Il press toward the mark for the
prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus" It was union ser
vice.
The high school pupils and faculty
held a picnic at the river Saturday,
The girls furnished the eats and the
boys the conveyances. Friday was
the last day of school in the high
school for the Seniors and for all pu-
pills in the high school, whose per
cent excused the exams. Prof. G. M.
Neveln aad Mrs. Grace wilkins, the
high school principal each gave a
talk to the school. Miss Aimee White
AID Marjorie Clarke each gave a
reading and Alvin Hulse and Miss
Hester, the instructor in music, sang
a duet. The class day exercises will
be given on Wednesday night and the
commencement address by DR.. Ar
thur MacMurray, of Ames, with the
; presentation of diplomas will occur
on Friday night.
Mrs. Lee Gilbert came Saturday
from Algona for a visit with heI
5 mother. Mrs. Amanda Skinner. and
: with other relatives. Mr.. and Mrs
: Gilbert have disposed of their jewel
ry business in Georgia because OF
. Mr.. Gilbert's poor health. They
, spent the winter in Florida and came
: north via Washington, u. e. They
spent some time in Chicago and later
went to Algoona, where they expect
= to spend the summer on the farm
with Mr.. Gilbert's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Singmaster and
their son, Charles Omer, left Satur'
day May 16, on their annual trip to
Europe, expecting to sail from New
York on Wednesday, May 20 They
entertained their relatives at lunch
con at the Roach restaurant on Fri
day evening, the eve of their depar'
turc. Covers were laid for %.
Mayor Edward A. Kreger, who has
been Judge advocate of the army
: with his headquarters in Washington
d. a., has been transferred to West
? Point, where he will serve as profess
l sor of law with the rank and pay OF
lieutenant colonel His work there
l. will begin this fall. The lieutenant
. colonel is the son of Mrs. William
Kreger, of this place, and was reared
on the home farm west of town. His
father, deceased served in the Union
army during the civil war. Edward
graduated from the keota high school
aad then took course in law. Later
: he enlisted as a private. His ad
. vance has been steady and the enc
is not yet.
Another Keota boy wins honors
L. Everett Hulse who graduated
from the Keota high school in the
class of 1910, is just completing a
I four-year course in electrical engll
eering in the Iowa State College al
AmeS, and has been announced az
an honor student His per cent, 93.4t
t is the highest ia his department ant
he stands fourth in the entire class o.
l. graduates, the highest per cent, 94.4
being won by a student in the agri
cultural course. The faculty speaks
j. very highly of Everett's work. HI
n will graduate June 2 and after
brief vacation at home will go t
|. Schenectady, New York, to take al
y advanced three years course which
J. will place him in the highest rank
of electrical engineers.
F. Bales, E. G. Warrington, l.. Grippe
Elmer G. Warrington, Louie Grippe
" Roland Huceba, Keith hewitt, Free
y Cady, Waldo Brown and Howard
= Cady, have enlisted in Washington
% Company ID of the |. N. G. Captain
II Hout comes over to drill them in tn
% w. o. w. hall.
The /Kensingtons of the Methods
and Christian churches held their req
ular monthly meetings in the churc
parlors on Friday afternoon and e>
g. changed crowds. How can the we
r men eat so much
q Gail Williams, a keota boy OF NOR
E. than local fame as a base ball player