The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-02-08
clTIZTNs OF THE VICINITY GIVE
THEM FAREWELL RECEPTION.


On last Monday evening reception
was held at Bethel church for all of
the people who are moving elsewhere.
About one hundred people were pres.
ent and enjoyed the program, also the
refreshments OF pie and coffee. A
splendid time was had and one that
will not soon be forgotten by any one
fortunate enough to be present. Those
who are moving away and were pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Pickerel, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony For
syth and son, Mr.. and Mrs. John Pat.
rick, Mr. and Mrs. Art Mcdowell and
children, Mr., and Mrs. Tom Bolts, son
and daughter, Joe Patrick, Preston
Broerman, ]. H. Clark, John and Kla-
zena Molenar, Mrs. Patrick and daugh-
tiers, Emma, Lizzie, Helen and Verna,
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Yohe and baby,
Mike and George Filman. Other FAM
lilies included but not present were:
Earl Moore, Ralph cBroerman and Nj.
Filman.
| On last Tuesday evening the Ed
wards Chapel people assembled at the
| p. D. Ankney home and held recep,
ton for six families who are leaving
that vicinity. A good social time was
enjoyed by old and young until late
hour. Delicious refreshments were
served consisting of peaches, whipped
cream and cake. Pleasant sociais
such as this one help one anothe:
along over the rough places in life's
rugged road.
Those on the sick list at present
are: Mrs. Anna Moore Mrs, Worthy
Johnson Fred Gray and Edwin Green
halge who is quite i'll, with Or. Will
cox, in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Tyrrell and
daughter, Miss June Patrick, We're Wis
iting relatives in Lovilia last We'd
lnesday.
The cold spell of the last few days
has been very unpleasant as we have
been enjoying nice weather and It was
quite charge.
Carl Richards of Kansas, is visiting
at the w. s. Mather and c. Yer Ploee
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gray. Of Lovilia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hays Long, OF, Hax
tum Colorado were visiting Monday
at the the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
enas De Hamer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Blakely were Wis
iting near Tracy and attended the
Luther McCombs sale on last Mon
day.
Mrs. Moore and daughter from Iona
Beach, California, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Wilsy Jones and attended
tie social at Bethel.
John Denhurger and Fred Gray were
called to Pella on Tuesday to be IL
attendance at the funeral of Grand
mother Denburger.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Ross and son
John ate dinner on Monday at the
y. II. Clarke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob De Coos, Miss
C. Werner and Mrs. w. l.. Hays, Of
Eddyville, attended the reception al
Bethel last Monday night.
Several of the Union Ladies' Aid
spent last Thursday with Mrs. Bolts
The weather was extremely cold but
number of ladies braved the ele
ments and spent a pleasant day. This
will be their last meeting with tfi'
family as they expect to move to Min
resota in the near future. All regret
very much the passing of this fam
lily from our midst, but wish then
we'll in their new home, and they are
people whom We, can give splendid
Recommendation to any neighborhooc
in which their lot may be cast.
Edwin Earl, son of Mr.. and Mrs
james Greenhalge, has been very IL
suffering with severe attack of the
measles. Doctors Abbott & Wilco1
OF Oskaloosa, are in attendance, anc
also Miss Sarah Greenhalge, sister o.
EMr. Greenhalge is in attendance, she
being a trained nurse from the Alb
bolt hospital.
Mrs. June Patrick and Miss Emma
Patrick visited last Wednesday witt
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Hill.
Sunday, February 4, was sure
hummer when it comes to storm
che snow which had fallen during tho
night was whirled and blown in every
direction during the day.
7 Mr.. and Mrs. ]. III. Clark and child
rem Mervin and Annabel spent Satur
day evening at the Patrick home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Gray are for the
Ipresent living with their son George
and family in the John Moore house
lduring the absence of Mr.. and Mrs
Moore who is spending this month al
Iowa City with their daughter ant
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Coffin.
Several more sales are yet to take
place in this vicinity before the gen
eral moving day rolls round.
In a recent issue OF the Oskaloosa
IGlobe some gent from Ames wrote
quite an article showing why the
name Agricultural College should be
Ichanged, as some who were taking
lother courses disliked being called
l"aggies" or "farmers" bad, we
presume he is willing for the farm
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