The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20

Mrs. Libbie Williams left last eve
o ing for a brief visit with relatives al
friends in Washington
= Mr. and Mrs. James Donavan lie
{ this morning for a weeks visit wi
relatives in Ottumwa.
) Mrs. Jennie Barden of Des Moin,
: visited friends here last week, r
turning to her home this morning.
/ Miss Eunice Bedford returned til
, morning from Ottumwa where 81
was a guest over Sunday with rel
tives.
; Miss Minnie Beatty, of Grinnel
who spent Sunday at the John Al
ldrews home, returned to Grinnell thi
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Robertson. r,
turned this morning to their home
Des Moines after brief visit in tn
city with friends.
Miss Marie Coontz, of Batavia, wa
a guest last week of her friend, Mis-
Madaline Stump, at her home on SeI
enth avenue east.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lynn, of Kinks
vile, Mo-, who have been visiting
here for a short time, returned L
their home this morning.
Mrs. Clyde S. Harrison and tw,
children returned this morning t
their home in Pella after a few days
visit in the city with relatives.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Babbet. 1O11 Thirt
avenue west, has been very i'll with {
serious case of la grippe, but is nov
showing an improved condition.
Mrs. Hilda Burkin and two sons, o.
Elmwood, Nebr., who have been Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. John An
drews, returned to their home this
morning.
Mrs. f. w. Chew, 609 B avenue
vest, has been i'll for the past two
weeks with a cancer, which was re
moved Saturday. She is now resting
some better.
Mrs. John Close received word this
morning that her father, Robert Moi.
fet, died last night at his home in
What Cheer. Mr.. and Mrs. Close
and daughter left this non for What
Cheer
Ross Brown, district passenger
agent of the NJ. & St. L., with head
quarters here, is confined to his home
with sickness and is very i'll. Doc.
tors orders advise his remaining Off
duty for the week.
Mrs. Clifford Barnhart and daugh.
ter Betty" of Minneapolis. Mimi,
who have been visiting for several
weeks with her parents and other rel
atives in this city, returned to their
home Saturday morning.
Frank Cameron of Des Moines was
a visitor yesterday in the David Will
liams home south of town, departing
this morning enroute to Danville to
They will go to Dayton and to Mahon.
ing county where they are summoned
to appear in court in relation to a
suit in a large estate.
Mrs. JEFF Harold and Hrs. L. D.
Brewer have returned from Eddy.
Vile where they were called by the
death of Mrs. Louisa Ward Eastman,
who died suddenly at her home Fri
day morning, leaving a little baby
DOy uN6 udSS Olu. lie was
private, for her graduating class and
members of the Eastern Star only,
Sunday at one o'clock. Friends were
permitted to call at the home Saturday
rom the hour of 200 to 400 o'clock
At Lake Forest last week an Oska-
oosa boy contributed largely to the
success of the basketball team of that
school over the fast five from the
floor of the Waukegan Y. NJ. c. A.
Leon McFerran starred in his work
or Lake Forest at the position of left
.orward. He made seven field goals
md seven goals from free trials and
was easily the leader as a point get.
Ter over all his mates. The opposing
cam scored only FIVE points. Leon
NcFerran is son of Rev. A. Meier
an, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Oskaloosa. He starred in
work on local teams before going to
Lake Forest and had no trouble in
making the regular team at that
place. He is one Of the best basket
'all men this city has yet produced.
n w. Pond is convalescing from
siege of the prevalent ailment, la
grippe.
What Cheer Chronicle: Mrs. Robt.
Schott and son were at Oskaloosa on
Monday. They went from there to
Ottumwa
Robert Mitchell is confined to his
nome by a severe attack of la grippe
and attendant complications and his
condition approaches a critical stage
LynuviIle Ctar: Baby Francis Macy
S sick again with something like his
former trouble, congestion OF the
lungs, but not in quite so severe a
orm. Miss Jackson of Oskaloosa is
he nurse.
Pella Booster: Mrs. Herman Bau-
nan, Misses Mae Thomassen. Della
Tice, Bess BOgaards and Lucille and
Louise Gaass were entertained in Os.
Thursday at the home OF Mr..
md Mrs. Dick Synhorst.
EddyvilIe Tribune: Mrs. Tom Nc.
Gully of Des Moines, who had been
visiting her mother, Mrs. David Ed.
wards. at Oskaloosa. stopped off in
Cddyyille one day recently to call on
Ter sister, Mrs. A. McMahan. and to
transact business while enroute to
Abba.
Barnes City News: Mr.. and Mrs.
Eli Rugg left Saturday afternoon for
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