The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-17
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Co, has been enjoying weeks vaea'
ton.
f. E. Smith. deputy postmaster, has
bad cold and is forced to remain at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Gibbons, OF What
Cheer, were in Oskaloosa shopping
Friday.
Mrs. Charles Spratt. of Des Moines,
is visiting at the parental A. B. Cow
an home.
Mrs. F, A. Oliver, of Des Moines, is
visiting in the Frank Greenlee home
this week.
Mrs. Ezra Watson who has been
sick for some time has had a relapse
and is very low.
Mrs. Emma Funk, of Eddyville, was
n Oskaloosa to-day visiting friends
and acquaintances.
w. D. Titus, 325 North I street,
who has been poorly for some time
is slowly improving.
Prof w. c. Dennis of the Simpson
College at Indianola, is visiting in
town for a few days.
Miss Bcss Funk has accepted posi-
ton in the local station of the Rock
Island Railway company.
Mrs. viii Shaffer, of Eddyville, who
has been in town with friends return
cd to her home yesterday.
Mrs. c. Waggoner living on North
First street, who has been sick for
some time is slowly improving.
Willis Phillips. of Abba, who has
been visiting Ed Jones and family
will return to his home tonight.
Mrs. Emma Tate left for Rock Is
land last evening called by the illness
of her sister Mrs. Earl Campbell.
Marion Dunwoody is seriously ill
with bowel trouble and was taken to
the hospital to-day for operation.
Miss Ida Forbes and Miss BingerI
were in from Fremont shopping Fri
day Miss Binger, of University Park,
has been in Fremont some time nurs-
ing Miss Forbes sister.
Hon. B. +. Carroll, of Des Moines'
former governor of Iowa, was in Os'i
kaloosa yesterday, on business con-,
nected with his insurance company,
the Provident Life Company.
Warren Caldwell and S. V. Reynolds
who have been on a business trip to-
Washington, ID. c., arrived home yes
terday. Mr.. Reynolds is suffering with
bad cold and is at home for repairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Stewart, OF New
Sharon. are visiting at the home OF
their son w. s. Stewart, 40 B avenue
vest.
Miss Myrtle Moore. professional
nurse leaves Monday for Virginia, toI
visit her mothers people, to be gone
couple of months.
Miss nellie Glass and Miss BessI
Burke are again on duty at the Bal
auf-ROsenblatt store after a few days
absence on account of sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Johnson arrived
home last evening from Chicago,
where Mrs Johnson has been under
medical care for a number of weeks.
Misses Carrie and Laura Gibbons
and Mrs. Thos. Rutherford returned
home from Des Moines Thursday
evening, where they were called by
the serious accident to their father
Michael Gibbons. Mr.. Gibbons fell
from a ladder and sustained severe
bruises and three broken ribs. Much
alarm was at first felt, but indica-
tions are now that he will- get along
all right.
County Attorney c. r. Stafford. oil
huscatine, son of Rev. and Mrs. {.
l.. Stafford, residents of OskaloOsa,
for a number of years, during which
time Rev Stafford was district super
intendent of the Methodist church, has
been called to the officers training
camp at Fl. Smelling, Mimi. Mr..
Stafford had military training at Iowa
Wesleyan College. He was selected
in the class A division.
G. J. Fox. superintendent of the
Peoples Water Company, went to
Cedar Rapids this afternoon, to be |
present on Monday at the funeral of
the late c. B. Soutler. for many years
manager OF the Sinclair Packing Plant
Mr.. Soutler and Mr.. Fox were closely
associated in business for twenty-five
years, Mr. Soutler being president and
Mr.. Fox superintendent of the Cedar
Rapids company up until the time the
plant was sold TO the city. Mr.. Sout-
Ter was enroute home from South
Carolina where he has winter home.
when stricken with pneumonia, dying
in a hospital in Philadelphia.
Through the filing of some import.
ant papers it has leaked out that Mrs.
John Hess, lis North A street, is the
daughter of the late Richard Curtiss
Forrestell, who was sent TO Russia in
diplomatic service during the two
terms of Grover Cleyelands admins
tration Mr. Forrestell was Familiarity
known as Dick Curtis" an Indian
fighter under Buffalo Bill. A story
has been running in Hearst's Maya
zine telling the story of the frontier
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