The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-11


| yesterday.
Miss Aimee Cornell of Knoxville
spent few hours with Miss Maddy
at the Book Shop yesterday on heI
way to Ackley.
EddyNille Tribune: Mr. and Mrs
Ga8ton Smith from north of Oska
loosa, attended the oyster supper Sat
urday night and spent Sunday at the
George Berry home.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Roberts OF
Monroe, have been spending a few
days with relatives and friends in the
city and leave today for two months
sojourn in California.
Washington Journal: Mrs. j. p.
Babcock went to Oskaloosa this
morning for a two days visit with
4 evening accompanied by Mrs. Jennie
Link of West Alexander, Pa, who
will be Mrs. BabcOck's guest.
Grinnell Herald: Major Bradbury
of the Third battalion in the 54th
regiment will inspect Company K at
their quarters Monday evening. The
annual inspection for the company
will be held Monday, Feb. 16. After
the inspection on the 10th a dance
will be given by the Company.
Eddyville Tribune: Mrs. Maude
Weatherby, better known here as
Maude Sager, went to OSkalooSa
! Wednesday morning for visit with
her brother after spending ten days
at the home of her grandfather T. B.
Kale and with other Eddyville rela-
tive3. They have lately been located
at Marshalltown. Her husband is
now employed in foundry at Free
port, Illinois. ses&
A. Roe, formerly of Oskaloosa, but
now of Seattle, sends the Herald a
fac-simile OF the draft for $200,262 .46,
which was paid to George Drumheller
of Walla Walla Wash, for his wheat
crop. Mr.. Roe says if Drumheller had
held on until the first of February,
he would have gotten $300,000.00, as
wheat was then worth SOC per bushel
more than when the sale was made.
Mr.. Roe adds, so you can see Wash
ington can raise something besides AZ
story Smyth buildings, large fish and
tall timber.
Miss Alma Crowder formerly Dep
uty County Auditor, under Mr.. Briggs
has accepted a place on the roper
torial staff of the Daily Herald. Miss
Crowder on many occasions during
her official career at the Court House
demonstrated her qualifications as a
news gatharer and otter helped out
the regular reporters in splendid
way. We believe she will easily dem
Onstrate her ability in the local field,
and any faVors shown her in the pur-
suit of her work will be greatly APP
preciated by the paper.
Eddyville Tribune: The members
Of the H. |. c. (Home improvement
Club and their families met at the
home OF Guy Pomeroy Saturday even
ing. This was a farewell social or sur
prise as the Pomeroy family are soon
to move to Oskaloosa. Music and
games were enjoyed and everybody
had a good time. The refreshments
were oysters, pickles celery and cot
ee. On account of bad roads not
many were there. We regret the loss
Of our club member, as the family
will be greatly missed by all
George Kester of Abba represent
ng the Wilson Grocer Co. was in
town yesterday. Mr.. KeBter is a for
mer OskaloOsa boy who is making
good in the field of business. He says
Tom Kester, his brother, and for
ner Oskaloosa newspaper man Is
making good in Chicago. For soma
lime he has been general manager OF
The oil established and successful ad-
vertising agency of Lord & Thomas,
and was recently elected Vice Presi'
| dent of the company, Toms income
low runs into five figures every year,
and is increased as the years go by
Hall Smith of Des Moines was with
Oskaloosa friends yesterday.
Miss Leila Stirlen of Sigourney is
visiting in the city with Mrs. Thos
| Beatty.
Miss Effle Smith of New Sharon
came down this morning for a snort
visit with friends.
John Sage of Eddyville spent few
hours yesterday with his daughter
Mrs. H. f. Deck.
Mrs A. Linsley and Mrs. Earl witt
If Wright were with Oskaloosa
friends yesterday.
Dwight Abrams is out again and Is
much improved after the last oper'
alton upon his throat
Cecil Anderson went to Des MONIES
today to visit with relatives and LOOK
in upon the legislature.
Miss Maurie Thomas of Des Moines
Is a guest OF her friend, Miss Bertha
Evans, during the week.
Mrs. Ben, Scarborough and Mrs
Geo. Jestings of Fremont were in the
city shopping yesterday.
Miss Ollie Watland of New Sharon
arrived this morning for visit with
lher sister, Mrs. A. Rinden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Witt of Rose Hill
spent a few hours in the city yester
day on their way to Knoxville.
Mr.. and Mrs Chris LeCocq of New
Sharon passed through the city this
morning on their way to Pella to visit
relatives.
VIII Glass of near Rose Hill arrived
to-day for visit at the parental James
Glass home and to look after business
interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Sunstrum left TO
l. 1.s