The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-12-28

a holiday visit with Mrs. Erwin
mother, Mrs. Robert Turner.
Chas. Duboc of Chicago and VIII
: Duboc of Columbus, spent Christina
| with their mother and sister, Mrs
Julia Duboc and Miss Jessie Duboc.
Wayne Laffollette, wife and sol
came from Marshalltown to spen,
Christmas with his grandfather, j. w
Laffollette, at the old home place, No
S12 c avenue west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn HOLSTER ant
son David went to Clinton Friday o.
last week to be with friends and rela
tives in the home of Mrs. Hollister':
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hendryx.
Alice and Marcella Whalen returned
hcme from Ottumwa where they have
been attending st. Joseph's Academy
and are spending the holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
| Whalen.
John p. White, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, is
at his home in Des Moines this week
and he sends greetings to friends
here saying h evil be in town some
time this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Valentine and
the boys are here for holiday visit
with her mother, Mrs. John n. Kali
! BACH They participated in the an
nual Kalbach Christmas family din
ner, served this year at the w. p.
Hawkins home.
Mrs. c. C. Prouty of Des Moines Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Jas. McQuiston,
last week. On Wednesday they at
tended the golden wedding annivers-
airy Of their brother, w. HI. Needham,
in Sigourney. Mrs. Prouty returned
home Friday evening. .
Tom c. Young, who, enroute home
from a business trip to Canada, has
been visiting his uncle Milton Young,
of North B street. is departing today
for his home in Pasadena, California
after four weeks with friends, rela-
tives and old time associates here.
Mr.. Young says he does not expect to
come back to Iowa again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mendenhall,
no. 416 Fifth avenue west, were rath-
er blue" yesterday, Christmas Day.
Did not seem like Christmas at the
old home. They were lonely. 1t
was the first time that all of the boys
had been away from home at Yule-
Tide, and the parents could only think
back over the days when the home
has been merry with Christmas cheer.
But the boys did the next best thing.
They all wrote good long letters and
each sent package for the old folks.
One contained handsome watch
chain with gold piece fob attached.
Clarence Krakow, of Chicago, who
was a former Oskaloosa boy, and
graduate of the Oskaloosa high
school, spent Christmas Day here
with his mother, Mrs. Fannie Krakow.
Mr.. Rakow is connected as an engin-
eer with large electrical firm of the
Windy City. He has just returned
from the Mexican border, where he
served four and onehalf months with
an artillery company composed OF
college men from Chicago. While
here a special Conclave of De Payens
Commandery was held and Mr. Rakow
was made a knight Templar, on
Christmas afternoon.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)
Dan Knox employed at the Miner
grocery at Knoxville, spent Christmas
at his home here.
Miss Bette Rankin, of Ames, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. George Harris,
through the holiday season.
John Wilson, of the u. NJ. w. of A.,
with headquarters in indianapolis,
Ind, is home for the holidays.
Brighton Enterprise: w. AL White
returned Saturday after a weeks Wis.,
it at Oskaloosa and other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Anderson, of
Abba, came to Oskaloosa to spend
Christmas with relatives and friends.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Bennett, of
Centerville, we're Christmas guests Of
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. ST.
las Bennett.
Miss Lorena Little has gone to Ma
son City where she will visit with her
sister, Mrs. George Powell and family
for several days.
Harry A. Wilson, of Chelsea, Okla
homa, is spending his holiday vaca'
ton at the John Wilson home on
Ninth avenue east.
VIM. c. Sharpe, travelling auditor
for the Cooperative stores in I'LL
nois, in connection with the U. NJ. w.
of A. is spending the holidays with
his family here.
Guy Little returned this morning to
his work in Des Moines after spend
! ing Christmas in the city with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oakley Little
COS South A street.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Green and
daughter Ethel, and Miss Grace Nor
rris are guests in the city for the
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