The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-01

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change OF climate. They are enrout,
to Phoenix, Arizona.
i NJ. w. Edison pioneer resident o
| Oskaloosa, coming to the town in 1855
is lying critically i'll at his home No
40S Second avenue east. He has beer
in excellent health until week ago
Monday when he became suddenly i'll
He has been growing steadily worse
sid weaker each day until little hope
CT hctterment remains.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bosgess of M av
enue west, are in receipt of a box o.
oranges, from their daughter Miss
Edith Borgess. of .Altadena, Califor
MIA, The oranges came through in fine
shape, not one of them being frost
ed or frozen. There we're also some
orange blossoms in the box, which
we're just as pretty and fresh as could
| be-
Little Alma McVey, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. w. Il. McVey who under
went an operation at the Abbott Hos
pital on Sunday to relieve very sud
den and serious bowel strangulation,
is resting easy to-day. She suffered
much pain until about eight-thirty last
evening when relief came, and since
that time she has been improving rap
idly. Z
john p. White, National president
o: the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea arrived in the old home town yes
terday for brief visit with friends
and old acquaintanees. Hard work
and an unremitting grind appears to
agree with John p. He is looking fine
and is in the best of health in spite OF
the strenuous time he has been keep
ing up with the demands of the posi-
ton.
Thomas II. Davis and Frank L. Da-
Wis have located in Des Moines and
have established themselves in the
practice of Chiropractic in the big
town. They are located in the K. of p.
Block over Olsen's Drug store. In a
business note to the Herald the boys
extend greetings to the folks in the
old home and say don't forget to call
when you are in De sMoines.
OF people known in Oskaloosa the
Keosauqua Republican says: John W..
Topping and family of Burlington for
a number of years, where Mr.. Topping
has been in the real estate business
are moving, or will soon move to Des
Moines. Mr.. and Mrs. Topping were
beth born in Van Buren, county, Mrs.
Topping's maiden name being Ida
Johnston. She is sister of Marshall
Johnston of near Stockport.
Alfred Gravitt, the eight years old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.. B. Gravitt, 701
A avenue west, who suffered broken
leg Monday morning is getting along
nicely at the Mahaska Hospital. The
accident happened in peculiar way.
The boy was playing with the baby,
child of two years, when he fell over
tie baby in the sitting room of the
home The leg Vas broken above the
knee, and while very painful, the boy
IL plucky and is .brayeing the. suffering
nicely.
NJ. A. Connolly, the Fire Works
Man" is in town to present PROPOSE
ton for fire wor"s display at the
Southern Iowa District Fair. Mr.. Con-
molly by the way, is no stranger in
Oskaloosa. He seems to have the
happy faculty of picking the winners
and has been here many times. He
was for years Press Agent with the
Barnum & Bailey and the Ringing
shows and enjoyed a similar berth
ahead of the great Primrose and West
Minstrels in the days of their glory;
He was advance man for Lillian Rus
sell and has been manager for some
of the biggest mat events in the his.
tory of the anne.
In letter to the Herald from Mrs,
A. W. Swain, at Southampton, Eng
land, she says the old home paper is
a great boom to them, especially
amidst the horrors of the present
time" because it comes laden with
news of old friends and the old life"
PERSONALLY we are both in good
health. and we with all the world in
this kingdom are looking forward with
heart and hope to eventualities of this
year of 1917. Kitchener's prophecy of
August 4, 1917, may fall short of work,
but the seeds of peace are more than
planted, they have terminated and are
to show themselves above
the dull brown surface of distinction.
We write in warm greeting to the
Herald in the New Year, may it fill
every want of its public. both mater
tally and spiritually, and strengthen
and bless it's whole community"
TUNE Van der Meiden, of Daven-
port, is a guest of his sister, Mrs. P.
Gronendyk.
T. cd Comfort went to Atlantic yes
terday to care for interests in an es-
{ tie controversy.
Attorney w II. Hamilton of sig
Quincy, is in Oskaloosa, looking aft
er business interests.
J. Il. Cummings, OF Monmouth, H.,
NJ. & St L. official, is in town to-day
Il oking after railroad business.