The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-12-28

this year. Roy is here from De
| Moines, Fred from Columbus, Ohio
and Herbert from Idaho. With tn
daughters, Miss Lena and Mrs. lon
Frazier, resident here, the family cir
Gle will be complete.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hilster and two
sons arrived in the city yesterday af
ternoon and are guests in the city
for a few days at the Jacob Geer
ling home, North Market street ex
tension. Mr.. and Mrs. Hilster anG
sons arrived in New York City from
Holland last Sunday morning, after
spending eighteen DAYS on the water
and having seen eight ships sunk
while enroute. They are unable to
, speak one word of the American Ian.
guage, and had a hard time making
the ticket agent at the Rock Island
depot understand where they would
like to go. After much questioning
Mr. Forche understood that they
wished him to notify Mr.. Geerling
that they were in the city, and for
him to call at the depot for them =.
| They report a rather smooth voyage
| but that the waters are troubled
with the present war. They are
are away from the war districts, and
will leave Oskaloosa in a few days
for Moravia where they will make
their future home.
A 70 ny
was transacting business in Oska-
loosa last Saturday
Richland Clarion: Mrs. Lorraine
Trigg went to Oskaloosa Monday to
spend a few weeks with her parents.
Washington Journal: Mrs. S. ].
Carson went to Oskaloosa this morn
ing to visit with relatives for several
days.
Centerville Iowegian-Citizen: Har-
ry Gilman of Oskaloosa has returned
to his home after a short visit in the
city at the s. NJ. Walsh home.
What Cheer Patriot: Mr.. Redpath
of this city left Friday for oskaloosa
where he will spend the next few
days with his son of that city.
Howard Davidson, entered as a stu
dent at the State University of Iowa
at Iowa City, is spending the holiday
vacation here at the Rev. C. D. Loehr
home.
Harry Shultz, who is attending the
University of Iowa, has arrived from
Iowa City and will spend the Christ
mas vacation at the parental f.
Shultz home.
Rex Porter, son of c. NJ. Porter,
who is a student of Lake Forest
Academy, Lake Forest, H., arrived
home yesterday and will spend the
holiday vacation.
Richland Clarion: Arthur. Smith, of
south of town, went to Oskaloosa last
Friday to attend the Tri-College de-
bate. His daughter, Miss Gladys,
who is student at Penn, was one of
the contestants.
What Cheer Patriot: Bill Thomp-
son drove so fast going over to the
Oskaloosa fire that Ed Lally says the
dust hasn't settled yet. Now that
is going some, but Bill is fast
young man and he had a fast load
with him.
Rev. E. G. Anderson of Kansas
City, Mo, in attending the Nazarene
Missionary convention, had such a
good time in Oskaloosa that he said
he felt as if he was on a vacation.
He was as happy and as joyous as
a young boy and says if he lives, he
will surely visit OskaIoosa again.
1t so happens that Rev. j. A. Ward,
the new pastor of the Nazarene
church, has quite an extended repu-
tation as a church builder and in
several cases has prepared the plans
himself for structures that have since
proved to be we'll adapted to church
work in various localities. In this
respect he has large hopes for Oska-
lOosa.
Rev. NJ. c. Campbell of Bloomfield,
who has been attending the Naza-
rene Missionary convention. was for
several years a student at c. II. U.
at University Park and so feels thor
oughly at home in Oskaloosa. He
is nov not only resident pastor, but
is also the secretary of the Iowa
District Assembly, that will hold its
next session in Oskaloosa in Septem-
Der, 1917.
Muscatine Journal: Mr.. E. j. Ey.
ans of Oskaloosa, General Missionary
of the American Sunday School I'm,
ion, today concluded a weeks visit in
the city, during which he addressed
pupils from the fourth to the eighth
grades in the schools here. With
the use of chalk talks and striking il
Illustrations he drove home" practi
cal truths concerning the value OF
study and proper care of the body
The children it is said, we're delight
ed to hear him and many are looking
forward to his appearance here again
(From TUESDAYS Daily,
Frank Davis is home for the holi
days with his mother. Mrs Jeanette
Davis, of South A street.
Miss Jessie B. Reid of the Mood!
Institute, Chicago, H., is at tn,