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

firm of Bray, Shifilett & Wilkie will
continue as before, except that Mr.
Bray, when at home, will be in the
OskaloOsa office instead of the Grin
nell office J. G. Shifflett will con-
tinue to look after the firms business
at this end of the line as he has in
the past. Mr.. Bray says he expects
to be in Grinnell about as much I'M
der the new conditions as formerly,
but that he believes that he can carry
ON trial work more conveniently
from Oskaloosa.
Mr.. Joseph Hughey of Des Moines
is in the city visiting friends.
Miss Annette Cook OF Des Moines is
visiting with friends and relatives here
for few days.
Mark Crabtree of Des Moines is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Amy Foster
during the week.
Mrs. M, c, EarhaTt was a passenger
to Searsboro, this, morning, going to
look after business matters.
Mrs. Jennie Beal of Taintor, Iowa
who is spending the week in the City
is a guest in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmo Sheerley.
H. s. Howard went TO MarshalltOwn
this morning to meet Mrs. Howard,
who is returning from an extended
visit with relatives in California.
Sam BOrum left yesterday for Vir.
ginia, where he will look after the
affairs Of the estate Of his daughter
He will be absent for three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. NJ Dickey who have
been visiting with friends in town
and county are returning today to
their farm home near Lawrence, Kan,
Sas.
Lowell J. Thomas, of Princeton. N
j., was in the city last evening
lecturing at the Penn College Chapel
He made his headquarters at the
Lacey.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. SwingIe have
departed for Carterville, Montana
where they will make their. home on
a large ranch owned by the Kalbach
Realty Company; '..t j..
John F. Harold, of Omaha, son OF
the late Mary. D. Harold. who died
at Eddyvile a little while after the
HlOIneT ndu PASSED away.
Miss Essie Needham and Miss Leila
Longaker of Taintor, who have been
in town for the past few days attend
ing the Mahaska County Sunday
school convention, returned to their
homes this morning. t-"t.
Joe Berry who has been in Stock
company work at ST Louis has been
thrown out of a job for a couple OF
months or more by the partial de
struction of his theatre and he has re
turned home pending the rebuilding
of the play house.
Mrs. Mary Ann Ream, wife of state
Senator. John F. Ream of Beacon, is
at the OskalOosa Hospital where she
was operated upon Sunday night fOl
appendicitis, a very severe and ser
ious case but attending physicians are
hopeful of the outcome.
The State Checkers" are in the
city again, and are at work on some
| of the county books already. They ar
at their work in earnest today. A
Phelps and s. M. Carr are the gentle
men who will look over Mahaskf
! County books this year. .s
Misses Edith Williams who is su
pervisor of music in the New Sharon
public schools left. this morning fol
New Sharon. where she will remain
for few days training the pupils o
the grade schools for a special musi
cal program that will be given Fri
day evening miscellaneous program
will be rendered.
Mrs Phoebe Stunps left this morn
Ing for Eldon where she will be In at
tendance at the School of Instruction
of the o. e. 8. of Iowa, which will b.
held there this afternoon ami evening
Mrs. Stump is Worthy Matron OF tn
local order, and while in Eldon will
meet Mr.. j. II. Henderson, Worth
Grand Patron, of the order; and Mrs
Maude Keyser. Worthy Grand Matror
also Mrs. Anna Orris, who Is Assoc
ate Grand Conductress OF the orde
OF o. e. s. A banquet will be give
this evening for the school Mrs. Stun
will be guest with her sister. Mr.
Phinney, while in Eldon.