The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-10-26


) Keota Eagle: Claire Reisman. {
OskalOosa. was here over Monda
! night transacting business with hi
first lieutenant, James McJunkin
II Montezuma Republican: Rev. Mir
! ear. Of Oskaloosa. district superb
, tendent, was jim Montezuma, Thurs
day night, attending the Quarterl
conference.
keokuk County News. Marc Bar
and Dr. Barringer, OF Oskaloosa, cal
ed Thursday They are in Sigourne.
on case in court. Mr.. Barr was TO
years warden of the penitcntiary a
Anamosa
! Bussey Record; Mrs. d. l.. Cole
of Oskaloosa, and daughter, Mrs. Mel
lie Mufrly, of New Castle, Pa, spen
Tuesday here visiting the Busse!
families. The latter has been visit
ing her parents for several weeks.
Knoxville Journal: Mrs. p L. Kie
setback, of 0saaloosa, visited here
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
II. II. Underhill, and with the family
of her aunt, Mrs. ID. b. Cherry and
returned to her home last Saturday,
Montezuma Republican: Miss Min
ME Taylor, who has been spending
the past several months with ner sis
ter, Mrs. Sturgeon, in Saskatchewan,
Canada, returned to Montezuma last
week and will probably spend the
winter here and at Oskaloosa.
| Keokuk County News: c. Ed Be,
man of Osxaloosa, was here today
and placed an ad with us for farm
loans. Ed is a hustler along that line
and no mistake. Their bank has
grown wonderfully there and he is
proud of it and no mistake and he
ought to be. Geo. McCarty another
Keokuk county product is associated
with him.
Regarding the official record of Ed.
ward l.. Brown the new president Of
the Minneapolis & st. Louis, the rail-
way-Age Gazette states, that he was
born In Iowa in 1864. He entered
railway service lat Pella) with the
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific in 1876
as messenger boy. From 1887 to
1890 he was consecutively telegraph
operator. station agent and train dis.
patcher of the same road. In 1888
he was appointed joint agent of the
Rock Island. the Wabash and the
Iowa Central. serving in this position
until 1883. From this date up to
April 1891 he was the general agent
Of the st. Paul & Duluth, with Of
fee at West Superior, Wis, and from
April 1891 to November 1891 he SER
we'd the same company as general
agent with his headquarters at st.
Paul, MINI. In November and De-
,ember of 1891. he was chief dispatch.
sr and superintendent of telegraph.
md from December 1891 TO March |
1896, he was master of transportation
being promoted to the superintend-l
sncy in March, 1896 and retaining this
place until June 1900. From June
1900 to February 1902 he was super.
ntendent of the Lake Superior Divis.
on of the Northern Pacific with OF
ice at Duluth, Mimi, and from Feb
'uary 1902 to April 1903 he was the
general superintendent of the Mon
ana Central In April 1903 he was
appointed general superintendent Of
he Eastern district of the Great
Northern and held this position until
March 1907 when he became general
of the same district
With his headquarters at st. Paul,
Mimi, filling this position until Oc-
ober 1907 to February 1912 he was
general superintendent of the West
,rn district of the same road with his
at Seattle and Tacoma,
Wash. From February 1912 to July
1913, he was vice president OF theI
Denver & Rio Grande at Denver,
colo. In July 1913 he was elected vice
PRESIDENT of the Western Pacific. also
md his headquarters transferred toI
San Francisco, Cal. Mr.. Brown hold
ng these last two offices until his re-
'ent election to the presidency OF the
". & st. L. r. r. as the successor OF
Newman Erb resigned.
Miss Della HendryX of Des Moines
visited Sunday among friends and
relatives here.
Gus Meter was here from Des
Moines yesterday for days visit
with friends.
Miss Ethel Woodhead of What
Cheer arrived here today to attend
the county school teachers confer
encc.
c. Z. Munroe returned Saturday |
evening from Ottumwa where he has
been serving AZ Juror in Federal
court. -
II. K. Goodwin, local c., u. & Q.
agent, was a passenger to Burlington
today, going to look after business
matters,
! Mrs. A. w. Hauser of Ames return
ed to her home this morning after a
few days visit here with Mrs. P. X.
Jackson.