The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20

cold winds of our winters somewhat
severe, they are glad to be .noyins
southwark again. Mr.. Craig has beer
connected with a Des Moinas Lumber
=, company, with his headquarters IN
this city. Mr.. and Mrs. Craig have
made a host of friends while here
who will regret their leaving the city
but wish them we'll in their new To-
cation
Miss Doris Yenney arrived this
morning from Waterloo to visit her
father and mother.
Rev. Lloyd Williams visited friends
in Beacon MOnady and had dinner at
the c. H. Cashier home.
Mrs. Jas. Irwin has been called out
of town on account of the serious ILL
ness of her daughter, Mrs. C. o. Belt
cell, Of Swan Iowa.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes of Lacrosse,
WISCONSIN, are guests of their friends
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Hehner, No. 6O9
: Second avenue east.
C. Fl. Cashier, a car carpenter in
the employ of the NJ & ST. L., is off
duty for a few days nursing a sore
hand caused by being torn on q nail
Mrs. Fanny Dewhirst and son How
ard have returned after spending
week with her daughter Mrs. Mar
guerite Dewhirst Phelps, of Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs Omar Sillman and
daughter, Miss Ann, returned Mon
day to their home in Story county
after two weeks visit here on ac-
count of the Illness of Mrs. Silliman's
sister, Mrs. Nellie Deweese.
| Edgar Smith. who for the past two
and one half years has been connected
with e. M. Cheesman at the Chees-
man Funeral Home, has accepted a
position with the Wilcox Garland Will
bur Furniture Company and will be
assistant undertaken. in that depart
ment. Mr.. Smith will also be connect
ed with the furniture rooms, and when
possible will assist with that end OF
the business MY Smith has had a
wide scope of experience along this
line of work, is capable and most eff
tcent, and pleasant personality with
which to meet the general public.
H. l.. Van Dellen, of Abba, our local
missionary of the American Sunday
School Union, is here attending the
Sunday school convention and getting
acquainted with the Sunday school
people of this county. Mr.. Van Del
len has been on this field since last
November and has organized ten
Sunday schools, three Of which are in
this county. He is doing a very good
work for the otherwise unreached.
Also L. A. Caldwell from Washington
county, for the same society, is here
attending Of
these missionaries are the guests of
General Missionary E. j. Evans, 1915
High avenue east.
Oliver N. Towns, who was taken by
George c. True to Savannah, Mis-
souri,, for examination and treatment
Saturday returned to his home here
Immediately following the careful ex-
animation given by the specialist who
advised against an operation as being
useless. Mr. Downs is suffering from
a Virulent cancer of the neck and the
side of the face. The eye is affected
and the tongue is also becoming in
VOlVed. no encouragement for relief
or betterment was held out by the ply
stefan making the examination. Mr..
Downs is at his home on B avenue
west, where numbers of friends and
acquaintance have called to see him.
(FrOm Wednesdays DaiVl
Grinnell Register: Mrs. T. E. Bray
and daughter, Miss Lillian, spent
Saturday with relatives in OskaloOsa.
Abba Union: Mrs. J. j. Moore re-
turned to her home in Oskaloosa last
Saturday accompanied by her daught-
er in law, Mrs. H. S. Moore, for a few
days visit.
Barnes City News: The w. II. NJ S.
enjoyed another good meeting We'd
nesday afternoon. Mrs. Tolles anu
Mrs Evans we're elected to represent
our auxiliary at the District meeting
in Oskaloosa in May.
Keota Eagle: We have a post card
picture of the interior of the Erdice
| is a swell place; some say the incest
| of it's kind in the state. 1t reminds one
of the lobby in a fine city hotel.
| Knoxville Journal: Miss Hazel
! Clark teacher at Fairyiew, attended
the Teachers association melting In
Oskaloosa last Friday Miss Clark has
been rendered a position in the Mel
cher city schools for the term begin
ming in September.
! Knoxville Journal Tone Vanderbilt
has been having some serious trouble
with his eyes and was in Oskaloosa
last Friday consulting a specialist in
regard to the matter. The affliction
has been gradually growing more ser
! Ous and has now arrived at the
point where there is considerable pain
as well as inconvenience and annoy
ance.
! Knoxville Journal: Miss Hattie Gul
lion has been in the vicinity of Bus
sey this wee on account of the sick
ness of one of her relatives, child
in the o. E. Ross family. 1t was the
understanding that the child would be
taken to the hospital in Oskaloosa
Monday or Tuesday and that the NAL
ady was probably mastoiditis. Mrs
Ross who formerly resided here with
her family, is sister of Miss Gullion
! Eddyville Tribune: Mrs Richard
Burke, suffrage organizer for the
sixth district of Iowa, was in town
Monday looking out for the interest
of votes for women Mrs. Burke re-
ports suffrage stock as booming In
Wapello county and has pleasing an
,ticipations ofosuccessy in June, though
sh edeclares that much work is still
needed She will speak In Eddyville