The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-25

Abba Union: Misses Helen Bloom.
gren and Pauline Holsclaw spent
Sunday in Oskaloosa.
Sigourney Review: Mrs. S. w. Ma
han and daughter Bernadene went to
Oskaloosa Saturday to visit the for
ner's sister, Mrs. Deiterick.
Barnes City News Mr.. and Mrs.
Reed Brown have returned to their
home in Oskaloosa after a short stay
with their daughter, Mrs. B. S. Rob-
orts.
Bussey Record: Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Trub5 and Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Grub
and children, all of Oskaloosa, were
guests at the c. Grub home here last
| Sunday.
Pella Booster: Mrs. G. Yer Steeg
who formerly lived near Pelia but
now lives near New Sharon was tax
en- to the hospital in Oskaloosa where
she underwent an operation Monday
for gall stones.
Knoxville Express: George A. Ges-
man, well known twenty-five years
ago as a photographer in Knoxville,
but of late years in the real estate
business in OskalOosa. has opened Il
new photograph gallery in OskalOosa.
Abba Union: The Friends church
was given treat in service last Sun.
day. Prof. Kelsey OF OskaloOsa was
present and preached an able sermon
in the morning and the Penn gospel
team continued the services through
out the day. There was large attend
ance and much good was accomplish
! ed.
EddyVtlle Tribune; The Tribune
scribe enjoyed a short visit to the
John Beard home, on the old Freder-
| iC farm north of town one evening re-
Gently. Mr.. Beard and his brother have
quite large farm, with good buildings
and plenty of stock. ]. WIS two sons
are attending college in Oskaloosa,
taking a commercial course.
Newton Record: Rev. S. ]. Malone
of Oskaloosa, Is assisting Rev. CHS
holm at the United Presbyterian
church and his preaching is arousins
an interest which hsa much encourage
ment in it. The attendance has in
creased each night and while leaders
desired to see a more prompt re-
Spouse to the effort being put forth,
they are more than encouraged at the
outlook.
Saturday Globe: Frank Rainsbar-
ger, one of the brothers who was re-
Gently pardoned from the state refor-
matory at Anamosa by Governor
Clarke, was in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday. He came down with
eX-WaTden Marquis Barr and remain
ed at the Barr home over night. On
| Wednesday he was the guest of Al M.
Jones. Mr.. Barr, as warden, saw
! 80 hn Dot ha
were model prisoners in every way.
Mr.. Jones was guard at the institu-
tion for almost eight years. The
brothers were in the carpenter shop
and Mr.. Jones was guard in that
department pat of the time. Frank
Rainsbarger is a pleasant, intelligent
looking man, about Il. adium height,
! quiet and reserved The Pairsbar-
ger boys were sent up for life from
/ Hardin county on the charge of MUIR
der, thirty-one years ago. They al
ways maintained their innocence and
many efforts have been made to OBJ
tain their pardon. The Globe has
had a number of articles in it's col
iumns covering the efforts made for
their release, as we'll as history of
the case. Through all the years the
boys have had friends who believed
In their innocence and who made
many efforts before the proper au-
thorities for their release. Several
months ago a sister died and they
were permitted to go to the funeral
This was the only time they we're out
side the institution. Frank is 56
years old now and is resident of
Achey. Many claim the boys were
merely scapegoats aud served the
time others should have been serv-
ing.