The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-30

Fox, of New Sharon, formerly presi-
dent of the Citizens State Bank of
New Sharon. Mr. Fox has purchas-
ed the o. A. Martin property along
the north side of NJ avenue near the
end of | street, and has turned the
same over to Mr.. and Mrs Carroll.
Eight acres there are in the piece.
1t is a splendid location and most
desirable property. Numerous inn
Drovements and alterations will be
made Immediately and the dwelling
2udered modern in all ways. A new
.urnaCe is to be installed forthwith,
house re-decOrated inside and out and
other work done to put the place in
AzNO. l shape. Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
moved to the new location Monday
and will be at home to friends in due
season following the campaign Of
Improvement and renovation that
will occupy their attention for sew
eral weeks
Mrs. Susan Smith went to Des
Moincs last evening to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Esther Parry.
Pella Chronicles: Miss Minnie Van
Vark is visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. D. Barr of Oskaloosa.
Mrs. f. C. Hancock and Mrs. Will
lis Tuttln of Des Moines are visitors
among Oskaloosa friends this week.
! Washington Journal: Mrs. r. s.
'Ook came home yesterday evening
! from OskalOOsa, where she had been
visiting for several days.
Mrs N. S. Martin was a passenger
to New Providence yesterday after
noon going to visit for several days
with friends and relatives.
Lura Lister of Les Moines who has
been visiting here for some time at
the home of Miss Lillian KilbOurne,
returned to her home yesterday after
moon.
Miss Juanita Foster OF Newton, Ia,
has been engaged by the KeOkuk
board of education as teacher OF his
tory and mathematics in the Keota
High school.
Richland Clarion: Mary De Witt of
! Oskaloosa, visited at the Johnny Fleig
home, then visited Miss Edith Jones
several days, then returned' to her
1 home in Oskaloosa.
Mrs, A. R. Hellings, Mrs. r. A. Mar
shall and Mrs. J. c. Kessler left yes
terday afternoon for Iowa City to at
tend the State w. C. T. U. convention
held there this week
! Washington Journal: Mrs. J. II.
Phillips returned to her home at Cs-
kaloosa this morning, after spending
few days here at the home of her
brother, Frank A. Heinzman.
Bloomfield Republican: ]. o. Lima
49, ,F Dab tnF cd
in Bloomfield the first of the week
,enroute to Milton to spend few days
with his mother, Mrs. NOBLE Young.
! Davenport Daily Times: Mrs. H. d.
Chaplin and daughter, Ruth, $40 Es-
j plauade avenue, have returned from
a four weeks visit with relatives and
friends at Des Moines, Rockwell City.
Leighton and Oskaloosa. At Des Moin.
es they attended the State fair.
i George Fraker, Gus Hamilton and
+ Carl Anderson left yesterday after.
moon for Williams Bay on Lake Ge-
lneva, Wisconsin, where they will en-.
! ter Northwestern Military and Naval
: Academy. George and Carl are enter.
ling the school as new students, but
4 Gus goes to continue work after at.
tending one year.
Abba Union: Arthur Smith has left
railroading and accepted position
with the Harris Bros, at their mines
at Mt, Harris, Coo. He will have
charge of the books for this company
and will make good in their employ.
Arthur worked for the Harris Bros,
when they were in the grocery bust.
mess in Abba and proved himself to
} he Industrious and trustworthy and
; he was remembered when this firm
J needed new bookFeeper in the west.