The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-13

Saturday to visit over Sunday with
| his old friends among Newton boys
with whom he was always popular.
Montezuma Republican: Attorneys
c. r. CLARK, Frank Bechly and Clyde
McFarlin went to Oskaloosa Thurs
day to attend the district bar meet
ing. Judge Lewis and Capt. Carr and
Mrs. Carr drove over the day before
The first named had automobile eX'
perience. The car bucked at Union
Mills and refused to be pacified by
any carburetor manipulations. A
second car was sent from the Har-
den livery barn TO convey the pas
sengers to their destination.
Deputy Sheriff Eph Allender and
wife went to Mt. Pleasant Saturday
in company with Mrs. Ben Allgood,
who will enter the hospital at that
place for treatment. Mrs. Allgood
has been in declining health for the
past five months. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
lender have made two trips to Mt.
Pleasant in the past few days, the
first one with Miss Beatrice Gilchrist,
who was taken to the State hospital
for treatment few days ago. Miss
Gilchrist has been employed in the
Searsboro schools as instructor for
the past few years. A nervous break.
down made the treatments at the hos
pital necessary.
Miss Alma Crowder of the Herald
staff is confined to her home today,
Il victim of the prevailing la grippe.
Marion j. CrUZen, cashier of the OS-
kaloosa Savings Bank, is off duty to-
day. being confined TO his home by
illness.
+. ID. Boyer was at his Office this
morning after an enforced vacation OF
a weeks duration on account of la
grippe.
Mr.. ard Mrs. n. Estaque, Of Fargo,
North Dakota, who have been visit
ing here for several days, left this
morning for Montezuma.
Mrs. Louise BIattner was called 70
Ottumwa Saturday night, on account
OF the illness of her sister, Mrs. Laura
Daugherty, and neice, Mrs. Florence
Gilbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Van Corp of Lynn
vile, who were called here to attend
the funeral of Harry Van Corp yes
terday afternoon, returned to their
home this morning.
Mrs. r. C. Hoffman, who has been
visiting here for the past two months,
a guest of Mrs. Louise Brown, de-
parted Saturday evening for her home
in Deming, New Mexico.
Miss Ruth Langhorst, of Lost Ma
ton, Iowa, who is attending school
at Grinnell college, returned to Grin.
nell this morning, after spending a
few days in this city visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Seibert.
H. S. Rosecrans, postmaster and
editor of the Oskaloosa Times, left
this morning for Waterloo where he
will attend the Jackson Day banquet
to be he'd this evening at the new
hotel. This banquet
will be attended by the leading demo
Gratis of the state, and will be in the
nature OF u political pow-wow" in
preparation for the fall campaign.
Col. J. f. McNeilI departed asst ev-
ening for Mt Morris, Illinois, to at
tend the funeral of his brother, Frank
A. Mcneil, who died at his home in
West Plains, Mo-, Friday, January Z.
Deceased lived here for some time
when the Mcneil brothers operated
many friends here, especially among
the older residents of Oskaloosa, who
will be sorry to learn of his demise.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Sheriff and
daughter, Miss Clara, left last even
ing over the NJ. & st. l.. for the South.
Mrs. Sheriff and Miss Clara are going
to New Orleans, La, where they will
spend the winter. Mr.. Sheriff will
accompany his wife and daughter as
far as Memphis, Tenn, returning
home from there. He will spend
short time with Mrs. Sheriff and
Miss Clara in New Orleans later in
the winter.
Mayor J. G. Harold is home today
from EddyVille where he was sum-
moved by the serious illness OF his
mother, Mrs. Mary Harold, who sur
fered collapse Friday afternoon
Life was despaired of for time but
the patient rallied although she has
since been in a critical condition. Mrs.
Harold suffers with heart trouble
and doctors say they can do nothing.
Mrs. Harold has passed her eighty
second birth date.
lFrom Tuesdays Daily)
Alonoz Jones is quite low with a
severe case of pneumonia. Mrs.
Jones Is also i'll.
Miss Mary Willis has returned
from a short visit with her sister
Mrs. c. Plumber, Of Marshalltown.
Miss Jennie Seerling of Cedar Rap
ids, who has been visiting here fol-
several days with friends and rela
tives, returned to her home this
morning.
Miss Hazel Caring, who is in train
ing for a nurse at the Abbott hospital
left this morning for Montezuma
where she will visit for several days
at her home.
Irwin Beds" company which de
lighted a large audience in the loca
Masonic theatre last evening. lef
this morning for Mason City where
they will show this evening.
! Mrs. ]. e. Martin, daughter. Mis-
Vera, and son Master Harry left thi!
morning for Clear Lake, where the!
have been called by the sickness o
Mrs. Martins sister, Mrs. e. b. Mann
Mr.. and Mrs. Dare Lamberson arr
going to housekeeping in the bricl