The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-20


A. f. Motsch left last evening fol
u two weeks vacation from his du
tiles at the BaldaufRosenblatt store
IMr. Motsch will visit in Kansas City
st. Louis, and other points of interest
Mrs. Orr OF Marshalltown returned
to her home yesterday afternoon af
ter a brief stay in the city. She
came down to look after improve
ments that are being made to heI
property.
Mrs. c. II. Douglas of 4O8 North
Fifth street was called to MOntrose
Iowa, her former home, this morning
to meet the remains of her brother
which will be shipped from southern
Missouri for burial.
Maxwell O'Brien, who for the past
year has been connected with VIM. r
Lacey in the law office, has dissolved
partnership with Mr.. Lacey and es
tablished an Office for himself, with
office rooms over 1873 High avenue
east, with Woodland & McCutchen.
James w. Reddish of Abba, who is
taking a census of the factories In
this section OF the state, completed
his work and returned to his home
yesterday. Mahaska county has
about seventy factories which make
returns to the government.
Mrs. J. r. Conover and Mrs. r. H
Williams left this morning to attend
and take part in the w. G. T. U. con
vention being held in Washington to-
day. Mrs. Conover will address the
convention on Peace" and Mrs.
Williams will speak on Young Peo'
pies Work.
Mrs. Ray Hampton and two little
sons, Victor and Richard, of Daven-
port, have been visiting for a couple
of weeks with her sister, Mrs. VIII
Edwards, and other relatives and
friends in Oskaloosa. Mrs. Hampton
will be remembered by many here
as Miss Lena Southwick
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles q. Cooper are
having a vacation and outing at Buff
falo, New York, this week. Mr.. Coop
er is delegate to the international
convention of the Brotherhood OF
Switchmen and Mrs. Cooper accom-.
panies. They expect to be absent
from the city a couple Of weeks.
Eddyville Tribune: Albert Hilta,
bidel, postmaster at Lakonta, was In
town Tuesday on business and re-
ports everything moving along quiet
lily at Lakonta. He said that he and
his brother Joe have never been able
to apprehend the robbers who blew
the safe in their store at Lakonta
some weeks ago and made away with
over a hundred dollars.
Charles Roberts, who some time
ago went to a farm near Buffalo, New
York, has remembered friends here
with a case Of genuine maple syrup
made in his sugar bush this season
He sent 1t to Tom Friend for distribu
ton. Mr.. Friend had the utmost diff,
! ficulty in keeping a package specially
marked for himself. Everyone who
has tasted the syrup is crazy about
it,"
The OskaIoosa Woman's Club will
be represented at the Bienniel State
convention of the Womans Club al
Iowa City by large delegation which
lfet this morning. In the party were
Mrs. F. J. Jarvis Mrs. Rhea Open
heimer, Mrs. c. w. Abrams, Mrs. j
| Worth Allen, Mrs. Richard Hull, Mrs
| J. B. MCCurdy, Mrs. c. l.. Farmhouse
Mrs. c. B. McCulloCh and Mrs. B, o
Jerrel.
Members of NAL Rose Division No
J51" OF the Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Order of Railway Engineers, went tC
Marshalltown this morning for days
visit with their sisters of the Mar
shalltown division by whom they are
to be entertained In various ways, re
turning home this evening. The per
sonnet of the party was as follows
Mesdames }. A. Stoltz, Roy Graft,
II. Steddom, F. c. Porter, E. X
Thompson, u. c. CooVer, T. r. Holt
j. NJ. Larimer, II. B. Hawortn, G. o
Sterrett and Clarence E. Helm.
James Irwin is in receipt of a clip
ping from the Rigby Udaho) Star
telling OF the illness Of his brother
in-law, J. w. Jones, long time news
paper man who is we'll known in Os
kaloosa. Mr.. Jones is a brother Of
Mrs. f. d. Brewer OF this city. The
newspaper clipping says: -. w
Jones, editor of The Star, was sud
denly attacked with paralysis while al
his home last Sunday morning, beins
in the back yard at the time and fel
into the arms of his wife, who was
near by at the time. AS a result
his speech and right side is affected
and is little improved this morning"
S. w. Dooley has just returned from
his farm in Marinette county, Wiscon
sin. He is recovering from an injury
received in an electrical storm the
l23rd of April Mr. Dooley was USING
a sledge hammer, having a gas pipe
handle, when his house was struck by
lightning. The bolt entered the cor
ner of the building and passed
through the structure and along thu
hammer handle, striking Mr. Dooley'I
foot before passing into the floor
While his foot was burned painfully
the injury was not permanent Al
though Mr.. Dooley's home was in AL
bia before he moved to Wisconsin, h'
Is we'll known here as he was en-
gagged in well digging here.
Mayor Charles Mendenhall OF Stu
art came ito Oskaloosa last evening
upon a business mission. he dropped
In at the city hall and was the CUES
, OF Mayor Harold during the council
session. He came at a time when tn,
council was in committee room II
caucus upon the cement work bids