The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-07-29

RETURNED rome THIS morning after
brief visit with friends in this city.
Mrs. Will Blackford and children
and mother, Mrs. Mccoy. of Hillsboro
are visiting relatives in Minneapoli,
this week.
! Lester Kinley left Monday morning
/ for Joplin. Missouri, for two weeks
visit in the home of his sister, Mrs
Ross Palmer,
Clyde Furnald, of the FurnaId Jew
elry Co, was called to Chicago Satur
day on account of the death of an
aunt, Mrs. Moore.
John Gilmore, representing the Ma,
tional Casket Company, is in town on
business and lookink after personal
interests located here.
Mrs. E. E. Crookham, who has been
a guest at the j. Z. Seary home in
New Sharon for several days, return
ed home Monday evening.
County Engineer A. f. Rommell
and II. f. WhitlatCh made a trip to
Marshalltown yesterday afternoon to
look after business matters.
Miss Hazel Barker of Des Moines,
who has been visiting with friends
and relatives for a few days, returned
to her home yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Nesbitt was a passen-
ger this morning to Cedar Falls,
where she will visit for short time
with her friend, Mrs. Anna Dawson.
Mrs. l.. J.. Henry and daughter,
Miss Eva, OF Abba, who have been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. A. Buffers, returned to Abba last
evening.
Mrs. Elmer Barrows and son Billie
were passengers Saturday evening for
Minneapolis for a few weeks visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Barnhart and
daughter Bette.
G.. B. Newman of Des Moines, who
is adjusting the insurance, claims of
the Interstate factory which was de
stroyed by fire last week, returned to
Des Moines today.
Miss Martha Strouse, Mr.. Frank
Hale and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford w.
Calkins, enroute by automobile from
Detroit to their homes in Omaha,
were guests yesterday at the C. G.
Wallet home.
E. E. Gilbert, who recently disposed
of his undertaking parlors in this
city to the Wilcox Wilbur Company,
left this morning for Chicago, from
where he will go to Cleveland and
join Mrs. Ebbert. Mrs. Gilbert left
for Cleveland on Saturday.
Rensslear Hewitt, of Seattle. who
has been along the Pacific coast, in
Montana and Oklahoma, stopped in
Oskaloosa yesterday enroute to New
York CITY on business trip for few
days visit with his sisters, Mrs. Guy
Duncan and Mrs. Chester Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.. Hoover and
Miss Anna, of Wright, and
Miss Rena Comfort left last evening
over the NJ. G.. ST. l.. for San Francis
co and San Diego. Calf, where they
will attend the eXpositions. The
party expects to be gone about six
weeks and will probably stop over
in Colorado returning home.
Earl Riggs. we'll known OskaIoosa
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sailed from the port of New York last
week, bound for France with a cargo
of war horses. Mr.. Riggs went to
New York City with a prospect in
view of a trip to South America
While in the metropolis he fell in
with the opportunity to visit France
and embraced the chance, including
the possibility of an encounter with
German submarine.
Martinsburg Journal: Rev. Vernon
w. Bastian of OskaIoosa occupied the
pulpit at the NJ. E. church Sunday
evening.
Grinnell Herald: l.. r. Colby went
to Oskaloosa Wednesday for a few
days visit at the c. F. Chord home.
He expects to return to Grinnell Sun
day.
Montezuma Republican: Mrs. ]. l..
Rowe left Monday for her home at
Oskaloosa after a pleasant visit with
Miss Mary Brownfield and other rela.
tives.
Abba Republican: f. c. Sloan went
to Oskaloosa on Saturday and sold
grocery store to George J. Thomas,
former merchant of Lakonta, but
more recently of Cedar.
Ottumwa Courier: Mrs. Lou. Blatt-
ner and grandson, Harry Holmes, of
Oskaloosa, are visiting at the home of
the formers sister, Mrs. Laura Do
herty, GA North Weller street.
Eddyville Tribune: Mrs. Myrtle
l-oskins. who has been visiting with
friends in Eddyville the past week
and attending the chautauqua. return
ed to her nome near Oskaloosa Mon
day.
John E. Davis of this city. president
of the Harlan National Bank, has dis
posed of his interests in tlat bank to
F. w. Ouren, of Council Bluffs, and
William J Lewis, of Rising City,
Neb.. who is son-inlaw of Mr.,
Ouren.
Pleasantville News: The livery
barn which has been run by Ras Luth
er, has been leased by H. e. Sunny.
who will open the place as feed sta
BILE. The building is owned by Mrs.
Holt, of Oskaloosa, and extensive re-
pairs have been made.
EddyviIle Tribune: Mrs Ellen Rose,
sister OF Mrs ~ b. McNeese, who
lives AT MarshalltoWn was taken sc.