The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06

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her brother, G! M. Ellsin whose little
baby has been quite i'll. s'% FsE ~
Mrs. Bertha Lambert of New Shar-
on, who has been visiting here for
several days at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Sarah Holt, returned to New
Sharon yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Morgan and sons,
Russell, Earl AMI Arthur departed last
night over the NJ, & st. l.. for Castor,
Alberta Canada, where they intend
to make their future home.
Thomas Herlandes, a Mexican la
borer, employed in the local NJ. & st.
l.. yards left Sunday evening for Lar
/ edo, Texas, for a short visit with his
wife, who is still living at Laredo.
T., Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Odem, Miss Eva
Shaffer, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross McCor-t
mick, and Mrs. Long left this morn
ing for Eldora with the body of the
late Mrs. George Thompson, for bur :
ial.
Frank G. Epperley who owns ex-
tensive acreage near the old mining
town of Swan, in Marion county. has
been in Oskaloosa several days con-
nected with deal that will likely
make him and his family residents of
Oskaloosa. .s ,.'.
Mr.. Scots of Ottumwa has accepted
position with the Fitch Auto Supply
Company of this city and will have
charge of this department at the local
store. Mr.. Scots was formerly with
the Ottumwa Auto Supply Company Il
at that place, but will move HIS fam.
lily to Oskaloosa in the near future.
c. c. Alsop. manager at Frankels, :,
returned Monday a. m. from the east
ern markets, where he has been on 1
his second trip this season, filling in
the broken lines occasioned by early !
spring selling, also to select the fancy
wash goods, ready to wear lines,
which orders were not placed on his
early trip. .,,,.a.
E. r. Puffer, General Freight Agent
and w. G. Wagner, assistant General !
Freight Agent of Chicago; H. A. I
Pence, Division Freight Agent, and NJ.
M. Reno, Division Passenger Agent, of {
Burlington, and Frank A. Hart, Divis- &
ion Freight Agent, of Quincy, Ills, I
were in town yesterday in the inter
ests of the G. B. & Q. road. They came r
here in the traffic departments official
car, No. 95. |'~H
Mrs. Marie Wescott. daughter of e
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Winter of c. ave- 7
nue. East submitted to an operation at +
the Oskaloosa Hospital Monday, fol- C
diving a severe case of pneumonia +
that came near claiming her life. A !
Dus sack formed at the bottom of the q
lung between the pleura and outer r
wall, and to drain this an operation T.
was necessary. The operation was en- n
.irely successful and the young wom- IL
IN is resting easier today. .,.. Il
The Abba Union has done Rev |
md Mrs. J. w. Jones, former resi- n
Tents of Oskaloosa, an injustice by .
saying that the Rev. Jones lost his s.
'ectorate in Denyer because Mrs o.
Jones had gone on the vaudeville 81
stage. Rev. Jones was asked to re- II
ign because he and Dean Hart could n
lot agree ON church work, but Mrs c;
Zones d'1 not enter into the contro. g
'ersy at ALL D! She Is reader of >
marked ability, bit not vaudeville al
'erformer. H., g
Miss Ivvl WaIling who is attending r
chool at the Grinnell College Conser- HI
atory of Music returned yesterday G.
fternoon to Grinnell after few days te
acation at her home in this city. Miss II
|. King, Miss Marie Porter Miss &C
Blanche Campbell. Miss Lydia Fielder, OF
rank Fielder, and Benjamin Ellsworth e,
{ Ottumwa we're in town yesterday NJ
nd with Miss Walling, left for Grin tn
ell where thev are. atten ling school, r
lso in the company were Miss Helen 81
fartin of GrinneH who visited for a ar
1.Ix
ONE in Eddyville. er
Art Oppenheimer arrived home last 81
vening from New York City and the pl
asst. where he has been on a couple OF M
'eeks goods buying trip in the effort ia
} obtain hold on stock for next fall CO
elivery. Art says he has encountered ne
Experiences the like of which he has pr
ever immagined. Everywhere in the as
asst the effect of the influence of the ia
ar Is being felt AMI new conditions ha
re being brought about to the en-
arassment of the citizens of the Unit
I States and the man vino has to
ay the price. "Prices! gasped Art, lie
It's not a question of price, but it
as come to the point, can get the de
More stock, more nc
pods have already been purchased in
ew York to date, according to Mr.. =,
ppenheimer than ever before. up to cl
lie close of the season and this has &c
cen ACCOMPLISHED without travelling
en. Speaking of prices, you have TO
card of the scarcity in dye stuffs. Ev- nc
" nook and Granny in the land is
cling searched for dye stuffs and not
ing since, young man CHANGED to op
smember where soma material had 'P
zen stored when the Meek brothers
Ioolen Mills went out Of business at th
onaparte. HI secured this old for FIR,
often store for song and made
omfortable fortune therefrom. Dye
aterial that was formerly twenty to mi
,rfv cents per pound is held at TWEEN af
'-f"o to fortv dollars pound. Dye fri
uffs have about reached that pro,
erbial noint where they are worth
leir weight in gold" r iei
Mrs. e. R. Thatcher was a passen- a.
er to What Cheer, this morning, 60
lg to visit for few days with rela.
YES. 80 80
C. S. Boyle OF Fairfield, state pure "!
,od inspector, is in the town to-dayiLT'
aking his headquarters at the Down eoi
e Hotel. ~ ~ da