The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-14

wife. of Second avenue east
Miss lnez Allen and Miss Winifret
Roberts returned home last evening
from Des Moines where they attend
ed week end house party given by
Miss Gladys Williamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Partridge, former
ly of the old Muchakinock neighber
hood, but now of the Colorado coal
fields, came to town Saturday for a
few days visit with friends here.
Harold Summers, No. sos South A
street, arrived home Saturday from
months visit at Keithsburg, Farm
ington and Canton. illinois. Mrs.
Summers the mother, returns later.
/ Mrs. Ezra Watson, of Go South A
street, who has been seriously i'll for
the past two weeks, is reported a lit
tie better yesterday ind this morning.
Mrs. Watson suffered a general break
down.
Miss Bernice Reynolds, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Rey-
nolds, late of ia South l. street, will
attend school this year at the State
Teachers college at Cedar Falls. She
leaves on Tuesday.
John G. Dow left Saturday for Den
yer, summoned by the illness of his
wife, who has been visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Jolitz. Mrs.
Dow was taken ill, and Mr.. Dow was
called when a surgical operation be-
came necessary.
The Birth of a Nation" company
passed through Oskaloosa enroute
from Grinnell to Knoxville. The
company arrived last night over the
NJ. & st. l.. and departed this morn
ing over the c., b. & Q. There were
thirty people in the company.
w. H. Perdew, Jr., leaves on Mon
day for Iowa Wesleyan college at Mt.
Pleasant. 1t was announced that he
was going to Cornell college at Mt.
Vernon, but he has now changed his
program and will attend the college
of which DR.. w. H. Perdew is a grad
uatc.
DR.. A. l.. Washburn, former city
health officer, remembers the mayor
and the city council with a box of
heather in bloom, shipped by mail
from far off Scotland. Although
somewhat dried the heather and it's
dainty while bloom are preserved and
trace of the splendid fragrance re-
mains. "s' .,
Robert Prichard, an old time resi-
dent mine worker here in days of
DID," now enaged in mine work in the
Colfax field, sustained a painful in
jury to the hand short while ago.,
making labor impossible for a num-
Der of days. He is improving the
time during his enforced lay.off by
visiting friendsihere,
Rev-A. ]. Behner and wife leave on
Monday for Denver, Colorado, where
he enters the Tiff School of Theology,
a department of the Denver Univers-
ity. During his two years course of
study lie will do supply work for a
church in that vicinity, preaching ev-
cry other Sunday. The best wishes
of all friends 90 with them to their
new work.
A. d. ROsecrans, superintendent OF
a division of the Southern Pacific and
resident of Globe, Arizona, arrived
last week for visit with his brother,
Postmaster Henry Rosecrans, of Os
kaloosa. This morning H. S. was
called home, there to meet another
brother, w. J. Rosecrans of Globe,
and straightway family reunion was
organized
President E. L. Brown, the newly
elected executive of the NJ. & st. l..
road, makes his initial inspection trip
over the line from Minneapolis, Min
nesota, to Peoria, Ill. With the presi-
dent will also be large party of Off
Gals from the main Offices at Mime
apolis. Just when the presidents
special train will arrive in Oskaloosa
is not yet known. a.
Ottumwa Courier: The weekly
dancing party Friday evening at the
Country Club proved very enjoyable,
Ia program of dances being given from
$3.50 until 1880. Among the guests
from a distance were Mrs. Royal
Bunch of Chicago, Miss Estelle Wolf
of Grand Rapids, Mich, Irwin Stras,
burger of New York City, Art Wall,
ing of 0skaloosa and Mr.. Gaines OF
| Fairfield.
(FroH Tuesdays DailyJ
Carl Underwood leaves tonight for
Bonneville, No, where he enters
Kemper Military Academy.
Raymond McRate left today fol
wa City where Re will attend school
in the State University of Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Moore of Cedar
RAPIDS, who have been visiting here
for few days. returned to their home
this morning. .ugnaLs
George and Wilbur. Houghton o