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

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/ chased an interest in the Central Gar
age and Repair Company of j.. A
| Cunningham and Homer Stanley
Nos. 219-22l-22S First avenue west.
] Miss Lydia Bell, who has beer
spending the holidays at her OLE
home in Spiceland, Ind. has returned
to Oskaloosa and is making her home
at the DR.. T. E. Coffin residence, 644
North B street Miss Bell is an aunt
of DIR. Coffin.
Miss Monica Herbig, daughter OF
Charles Herbig, No. 416 Fourth ave
nne west, has returned to her home
here after q years absence on the
west coast, with relatives and friends
at Spokane, Washington, Sheridan
Wyoming, and other cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Laffollette and
baby, William Arnold, have surrender
ed their home in Fort Dodge to return
to Oskaloosa. Mr.. LaffOllette has
been engaged in a large cigar factory
at the place but was thrown out OF
work with the closing of the saloons.
Earle Bridges, manager of the Os-
kaloosa Vitrified Brick plant. will
leave Sunday evening for Akron,
Ohio, to observe practical test of a
new kiln burner II. III. Phinney,
president of the company, will join
Mr.. Bridges later. If the test is sat
isfactory the new process will likely
be adopted in the OskalOosa plant.
Enroute home the gentlemen will
stop at Champaign, Illinois, where a
series of lectures on the clay industry
,,,sI hA ~ of I1niVnFSitN
of Illinois.
Principal p, f. Betting of the local
high school will attend a meeting OF
the basket ball officials of the state
and a gathering of the southern Iowa
coaches and athletic directors in OF
tumwa, held for the purpose of in
terpretirg the new basket ball rules.
n. A. Kellogg of the State University
of Iowa will have charge of the meet
ing and will lead the discussion over
the meaning of the new uniform
rules. Representatives from the fol-
lowing mentioned high schools are
expected to convene in Ottumwa to-
day: Burlington. Fairfield, Mount
Pleasant, Abba, Charlton, Creston,
Oskaloosa, Wapello, Washington, Ed
dyville, Bloomfield, Iowa City, Cedar
Rapids, Muscatine and Davenport.
West Branch Times: The Penn Col
lege Entertainment company gave
splendid program at the opera house
Wednesday night. Mr.. CONN with
a saxaphone and Mr.. Kissick with the
cornet gave evidence of the fact that
they were masters of their respective
instruments. Mrs. Lee handles the
piano nicely and there is no doubt OF
her ability to make good both as an
accompdnist and as soloist. Mrs.
Roxane Cournyer was without ques-
ton the star of the whole company
her readings being exceptionally we'll
rendered to the delight of everyone
present. Her careful preparation for
this work, together with her expert
ence in teaching expression and her
natural ability, all combine to make
her one of the very best of present
day entertainers.
Marshalltown Times Republican
Frank Snyder, a well known conduc-
tor on the Minneapolis & st. Louis,
who spent his boyhood in this city,
and who has lived here part of the
time since he left MarshalltoWn
twenty-seven years ago, is making
to move his family here
from Des Moines. Mr.. Snyder is now
looking for house, and if he can find
one expects to take possession Feb. l..
Mr.. Snyder is a son of the late An
drew Snyder, one of the pioneer en-
gineers on the old Iowa Central, who
pulled one of the first trains out OF
Ackley on the Iowa Central with an
Illinois Central engine. Nose" Ar
quette, himself a pioneer engine driV-
er on the Iowa Central, fired for Sny'
der on the Illinois Central. Frank
Snyder began working for the old
Iowa Central as a call boy in 1876,
and at the age of Is. in 1879, began
firing. He fired for Smith" Willard
on passenger in 1880, and has been
working most of the time ever since
for the Central and its successor. Mr..
Snyder has been away from here much
of the time since 1889, having spent
seventeen years OF the time in Oska'
loosa. Since he has been running
a train from Oskaloosa to Des MONIES
he has made his home in the latter
city. Mrs. Snyder is a former Mar
shalltown girl, and is a daughter OF
the late Thomas Farrell. Mr.. Snyder
this week took charge OF Conductor
E. d. Young's run on Nos. 8 and 10
between Marshalltown and Mason
City, Mr.. Young having laid off for
the winter.
(From Mondays Daiiy) .
Burlington Gazette: ]. w. Mckee
was a business visitor in Oskaloosa
Tuesday.
What Cheer Chronicle: Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Wheel of Oskaloosa visited
in town last week with friends.
/. n. Taylor of Oskaloosa Ia. was
an arrival January 4th at the Hotel
Snapp in Excelsior Springs, Mo-, ioi
few days stay.
Colfax Clipper: William Clarksor
and wife were called to Oskalooss
Monday on account o. the illness o.
Mrs. Clarkson's grandfather, Pau
Hively.
Ottumwa Review: Harold Dodds o
Oskaloosa was in the city Tuesda,
and Wednesday visiting friends en-
route to Iowa City where he is stu
dent at the State university.
Fremont Gazette: B. NJ. Eastburi
and wife are whiting in Wright. Mr.
Eastburn is caring for the farm ant
stock of his nephew, Irwin Cochran
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