The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-19

Ira Groenenbom, George Cruzen,
Chas. Blom and John Vroom hulled
clover last week. Floyd Lock doing
the work with his machine.
Miss Janette Yroom entertained
her friend Miss Vance last Sunday.
The young ladies attended Sunday
school here in the a. m.
LATE" Libby was at the Chas.
Bailey home for dinner one day last
week.
Mrs. Harvey returned TO her home
here from Nebraska where she was
called by the critical condition of her
father, Mr.. Gardner. who has since
then passed away.
Floyd Cruzen came up from Mahas-.
kd Center and STAYED Monday night
with his uncle c. l.. CruZen.
Ralph Bailey bought a four year
old brown mare last week of ]. G.
Lyle of Lincoln township.
Miss Jard6n held the spelling con
Itest at the school house last week
with judges from the city. We are in
formed that Mona Daily and Clara
Coffin were winners OF first place.
George Cruzen is blowing on the
farm. He has rented for next year
and is boarding at the Bert Dilley
home near Lacey. .'
George Deboard of York, Nebr., was
visiting several days last week at the
home of his uncle, G. b. Coffin. He
with the family drove to Bethel last
Sunday in their car and had dinner
with Mrs. Pearl Matthew.
J. F. Cruzen was in Chicago with a
car load of grass cattle on the Mon
day market which are 1926 for which
he received $500 per cwt.
silas Bailey returned Saturday
from six months absence while tour
ing the west, returning to his home in
Valley Junction Tuesday p. m. after
spending couple of days with his
friends.
DR.. j. l.. Cru2en and wife from La
kona, Warren county, were visiting
his sister Cora Coffin and family, a
couple of days this week. Carl Cruzen
OF Hayre, Montana, another brother
of Mrs. Coffin, also DR.. Cruzen, were
at the Coffin home for dinner Wedncs-
day, having come to Osky TO be pres
Ont al the golden Wedding anniversary
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Cruzen of North G street. OskalOosa.
Mrs. Lee Shelter in the, employe OF
the Home Telephone COMPANY, city,
was out testing the phones and line
No. 20 Wednesday. We surely hope
we will have better service. Mr.. S.
had dinner at J. f. Cruzens and we
learned he first saw, the light of day
in the log house ON. the premises.
Sam Cruzen returned this week
from Montana after spending a few
days at the Day Gosage home.
Ed Scharf, Ira Groenenbom, Leslie
Buell. and their families attended a
family reunion at the Frank Yoss
home north of the city one day last
week. Forty-eight were present on
this happy occasion.
Byron Cmzen and family were at
the parental J. F. Cruzen home. one
day this week for dinner.
The balloon spoken of in the Monday
Herald was seen by a number of we
Madisonites from the church yard be-
fore entering the edifice for Sunday
school, near 10 o'clock a. iii. ii seemed
to be moving slowly in Il uOstheaster-
ly direction and was wa he'd by young
and old
The annual meeting OF the Herald
correspondents, held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Walling last Sat
urday was surely great. The attend
anee while good was not what we
would have been pleased TO have had
it be- A number promising to be the.c
were not, from various causes: Let
lis plan to make the next meeting bet
ter and the full number be present.