The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-11-11

many friends will hope for b
SPEEDY recovery,
1t seems the hand OF nisfortun
is unusually heavy upon Mr. al
Mrs, James Grace. They were bot
lett orphans at q very tender az
and grew up with all the ups All
downs of motheriess children unit
their marriage bonds gave them
happy home. But only a few shoT
years interviewed till the hands O
death broke into the family circl,
land took their daughter Mary fror
them. Four years ago Mr.. Grac
was taken with blood poison and wa
critically i'll for several weeks, an'
he never fully recovered. Just
| few months ago their infant son wa
compelled to submit to a severe sur
gical operation and now their onl!
daughter Edith has fallen a victim
to tuberculosis. Mr.. and Mrs. Grace
have the sympathy of the entire city
in their Affections. ...s.
Rev. ]. Willard DeYoe, formerly 9
member of the Iowa Conference and
well known in Oskaloosa as Meth
odist pastor of considerable success
has recently been transferred from
Abilene, Kansas, and appointed to
the Oakley church, Kansas City
This change will take him from the
Kansas Conference to the st. Louis
Conference and will be quite a pro-
motion for Rev. DeYoe. His work
in Abilene has been highly regarded
and so he has been moved higher up.
The transfer was made by Bishop
w. o. Shepard, who is also well
known in Oskaloosa. as he was the
Presiding Bishop OF the Iowa Confer.
ence when il was in session here a
few years ago. After being in this
vicinity for several years, during his
early ministry, Rev. DeYoe went to
Evanston, Illinois, and took splen.
did course in the Garrett Biblical
Institute, the Divinity school of
Northwestern university and after
its completion, went down into Kan
sas to engage in work there. He
was not only q fine pastor. but was
also successful as an evangelist. All
will rejoice in his success.
Charles H. Ralston was summoned
to Moulton yesterday by the death OF
an uncle.
Colfax Clipper: Mrs. Minnie Free
man of Oskaloosa spent Sunday with
her brother-in.law, Charles Freeman.
Bloomfield Democrat: Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. p. Lewis of Oskaloosa were
business visitors in this city last
week.
Grinnen Herald: Mrs. A. J. Bass
of Oskaloosa is visiting in Grinnell
this week at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. !. Workman.
Keokuk County News: Dick Hutch
ms, wife and family OF Oskaloosa
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
Jennie Hamilton and family. g..
Monroe County News: Mrs. H. A.
Bloomfield of Oskaloosa spent the
week end with her sons, c. NJ. and
Frank Bloomfield, in Abba.
New Sharon Star: George Larson
and family will move in a couple of
weeks to Oskaloosa, having rented
property on A avenue east.
Sheriff Cove of Jasper county was
in town Friday, passing through in
auto with a patient. bound for Mt.
Pleasant and the state hospital.
harold Ferree and Roy Bunker
went to Sigouruey yesterday to be
guests of Mrs. Iva Overturf and to
be on hand for the football game to-
day.
Monroe County News: John Hick.'
enlooper and family Of Hooking No.
3, and Miss JessiCa Moore OF Abba
were visiting in Oskaloosa one day
last week.
Keokuk County News: Miss Mary
Lotspeich returned to her home in
Martinsburg Monday from an ex.
tended visit at the home OF her
brother in Oskaloosa.
New Sharon Star: Will Bryan and
children, Miss HaZelle and Kenneth,
are enjoying a few days visit at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. Harry
Colville, near Oskaloosa.
Eddyville Tribune Rev. Minear of
Oskaloosa came to EddyVille Tues
day to assist with the meeting at
Hayden Chapel on that evening and
also on Wednesday evening.
Keokuk County News: c. Ed Be-
man of Oskaloosa was here in his
car Tuesday looking after business
matters down near Martinsburg and
over near Keota, stopping liatle
while here in our town.
p Eddyville Tribune: Mrs. Jennie
Chitwood went to 0skaioosa Tues.
day and on Wednesday accompanied
her mother, Mrs. c. B. Skeels of that
place, to Iowa City where she is to
have an operation performed on her
eyes, having a cataract removed.
Colfax Clipper: Mesdames A. j..
Bass of Oskaloosa, NJ. H. Cochrane
of Montezuma, and Workman OF
Grinnell, came Tuesday for family
reunion at the Dave Sheldon home.
The first two named are sisters OF
Mrs. Sheldon and the last named Is
a niece. Mr.. Bass came on Monday.
OF a former resident of old Mucha,
KNOCK, the Abba Union says: H. A.
Armstrong OF Bluff Creek township
was in Centeryille, this week and pur-
chased a fine three year old Wilkes
mare of J. j. Stricken. She is
beauty and can pace a mile In 2: rs
without any eKertiOn. Lovers OF
fast horses Will. have to go some III
they keep in sight Of Hobe.". -
Montezuma Republican: Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. ID. TAYLOR and Rev. Cochran
and wife attended a concert at Oska-
loosa last Thursday given by the
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