The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-10

: lson and wife started Tuesday NOR
! ing for an extended visit with the
; children. First they go to 0skaloos
to their daughter Mrs. Alta Gran
= then to Kirksville, Mo-, to their SO
= VIII; St. Joseph Mo-, to their daug
: tier Mrs. Madge Murphy and to Kanss
! City, Mo-, to their dalghter, Mr.
Cora StentE. 81 a sa g.,
Bloomfield Democrat. Mr.. H. /
Van Delfen,i Of Abba, four local Amer
lean Sunday school union missionar!
with the general missionary, +. J. E'
lans. OF Oskaloosa,, visited the Pin
. Union Sunday school last Sunday
There was a large attendance. tn
school profited much by the inspTin
, and interesting addresses by MI
SCHNEIDER, superintendent OF the Mel
monte Sunday school; Mr.. avn Dellel
land Rev. f. J. Evans with his gospe
chalk talks. This Sunday school ha
dome some splendid work. The PEG
Iple are working together nicely, thus
STRENGTHENING the Sunday school. /
vas organized by General Missionar!
Evans in 1911.
Mrs. Leona Wells, a former Mar
Ishalltown girl and known in Oska!oo
sa where she has frequently visited
the guest of Miss Sarah Jamison anG
of Misses Laura and Alma Craig, for
merly we'll known here, is given al
most a half page of the Sunday Stal
of Washington, d. c., of recent issue
! Mrs. Wells is sister of Rodney G
Wells of the Editorial staff of the
/ Marshalltown Times-Republican. Mrs
Wells entered the field of government
work via the civil service, and through
capability and application made her
self the highest salaried service EN-
Iploye of the government. She has
/ been in government service continue
ously for fifteen years and is now con
nected with the legislative branch oil
the Federal service at Washington.
She was the first woman to be given
the important position of clerk to
senate committee in the congress OF
the United States. She has given val
liable assistance to the government
as clerk Of three of the most import
ant committees in the senate. Her
first clerkship was in the Senate
claims committee. next she was clerk
on the committee of military affairs
which Place she held for six years
and was then with the senate commit
tee on appropriations. She had made
O wonderful record. one without an
equal in the ANIMALS of government
service.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)
Mrs. d. Clark and two children left
this morning for q brief visit with
relatives in Nevada.
Mrs. A. Sharff left yesterday after
noon for Lacey, where she will visit
with her son, r Sharff.
Mrs. E. NJ. Briggs and son Howard
left this morning for few days visit
with relatives in Des MoineS.
Mrs. C. F. Moore of Springfield, H.,
returned to her home this morning al
ter a visit here with relatives.
Mr3. e. Phillips of Lacey, returned
to her home yesterday afternoon after
a visit at the Lou Shangle home,
"Frolics of 1915" arrived here today
from Marshalltown, ami will show in
the Masonic Theatre this evening.
Hugh Mccarthy of Marshalltown,
NJ. & St L. trainmaster is in town to-
day looking after the interests Of the
road.
Attorney Maxwell O'Brien was sum.
moned to Alba yesterday to care tor
business affairs in the Monroe county
court.
Miss Annabe!l Thomas returned
this morning to her home in Washing.
ton after a brief visit in the city with
relatives.
. Homer McMaines departed last ev-
ening for an extended visit at Hot
Springs, Arkansas in the hopes Of
health benefit.
Mrs. c. C. Carver of New Sharon.
returned to her home yesterday after
noon, after short visit at the home
of Mrs. Frank Everhart.
Frank Fisher of Near Cedar is in
Kansas City this week, having i'll
view the purchase Of a car load or
two OF stockerS and feeders.
Mrs. c. p Benning of Marshalitown
who has been visiting her mother,
Mira. NJ. A. Hershey and her sister,
Mrs. f. C. Dryden, returned to her
home yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. George Fox who submitted to
an operation for gall stones at the Os.
ka!oosa hospital a short while ago.
is conve,escing rapidly. Her daughter
Minnie is here from Des Moines.
Captain Rideour and Major Lucas,
inspecting officers for the Iowa Ma
tional guard, who inspected the local
company here last evening, left today
for Ottumwa to conduct inspection
there
Constable Arthur S. Shaw of the
Laffollette Justice Court, slowed his
Tin Lizzie" last night and took the
steam route for st. Paul on business
mission, to be absent from town for
several days. H..
Mrs. NJ. ]. Jackson left this morning
for her home in Omaha, Nebr., after
a two months visit in the city at the
home OF her son. L. Jackson. Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Jackson accompanied her
her home, returning this week.
Thomas Richie after a few days al
home departed last evening for Kan
Kansas City to attend the Auto show
From there he will 20 to Denver on
a like mission. Mr.. Richie represents
the Weaver Manufacturing Company
OF Springfield, Illinois.
Mr., and Mrs. T. b. Emmert leave to