The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-22

and Mrs. Ethel Evans visited Frida.
evening at the home of Mrs. Gusta El
, lis.
Senator John F. Ream of Beacon
/, departed Sunday enroute upon an eS
tended trip through the south ant
the southwest that will occupy thu
greater part of the winter.
Miss Zelma Chandler of Des Moines
who has been nursing a patient al
Sulphur Springs, Minneapolis for the
past eleven, weeks is visiting Mrs. l.
B. Mccullough on South Fifth street
Sergeant A. McVay of Co. H, Seth
Infantry, regular army, stationed al
Fort Smelling, MINI, was in town
Saturday enroute to the fort afttS q
ten days visit at his home at Keota,
Iowa.
DR.. and Mrs. u. f. Redman and
children, Frederick and Francis, and
! Alberta Beard motored to Altoona
Saturday TO spend Sunday at the
home of the Doctors brother, Joe
Redman.
John Brill, old soldier and pioneer
resident of Oskaloosa, is ill at his
home, No. $40 d avenue west. He is
suffering from obstruction of the bow
els and little hope of recovery is Ell
tertailed. ....,. .,.s ..
Friends and relatives of Mrs. ]. NJ.
Ketcham of Macon, Mo-, motored
here from Ottumwa Sunday, visiting
Mrs. Ketcham at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. c. P. Seiberts, 612 c
avenue west.
Mrs. Will Lacey departed Friday
for her home in bridgeport Connec-
ticut. She was accompanied as far as
Chicago by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. l.. Spencer. Mrs. Lacey has been
a visitor in Oskaloosa for some time
coming here TO attend the Spencer
semi-centennial.
Mrs. Louise Brown has arrived
home from pleasant months visit
with her sister. Mrs. Sam Loeb, in
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, and with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Strasburger at Par
sons, Kansas. All of these former
Oskaloosa people are doing nicely,
and wish to be remembered to old
time friends here.
Taking advantage of Supt. Flow
er's offer of time off for teachers to
take their children to inspect local
industrial plants, Misses Margaret
and Minnie Lichtenheld, of the public
schools, took their rooms, sixty-four
people in all, to the Oskaloosa Vitri-
fed Brick plant last Thursday. Supt.
Chillcote showed the big delegation
the entire process of making brick,
and the children were delighted with
their outing.
/. n. Taylor, on Friday evening, re-
turned from Sigourney where he has
been for several days past organizing
Keokuk County, so that they well EN-
ploy county agent. The canvass was
successful and the required number
of names of farmers from that county
was secured in order to receive Of
fetal recognition. A meeting of THESE
farmers for definite Organization, will
be held on Tuesday, November 27.
Mr.. Taylor was greatly pleased with
his success.
OF former well known Oskaloosa
man, Sundays Des Moines Register
says: H. F. Shepherd has taken
charge of the new wholesale automo-
bile accessory and supply depart
ment of the Downing Electric COM
pany. Six accessory men will be
placed upon the territory at once,
which will make a total force Of
twelve men covering Iowa, Missouri
and southern Minnesota for the
Downing company. Mr.. Shepherd
started in the auto supply business
several years ago at Oskaloosa and
Is therefore pioneer in the business.
He moved the States Auto Supply
company to Des Moines Jan. l, 1915.
1t was consolidated with the Hippee
Motor supply company on Jan. l,
1915, and Mr.. Shepherd became gen.
eral manager and vice president of
the Hlppee'StateS company.
Mrs. E. Z. Parker was in New Shar-
on Sunday with friends.
Miss Katie Seibert spent Sunday
with her brother in Abba.
Miles Lester went to Ottumwa to
visit relatives over Sunday.
Frank Buescher spent Sunday in
Burlington with his parents.
Floyd Knight returned this morn
ing to Lacey, where he is working.
Mrs. L H.. Brown will spend this
week in Minneapolis with friends.
Mrs. Hively was a passenger to FL
/ don to spend Sunday with relatives.
/ Miss Naomi Deaver of Fremont Wis
! tied with Miss Erma Holder Satur-
( day.
Mr.. and Mrs.John Shrago were Wis
( itors in Abba with friends over Sun
day
/. Mr.. and Mrs. Swain Hopes spent
Sunday in Abba at the G. W. Godfrey
| home.