The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-31

\ pastor Oh lHe OShdiOOSd SOHSTeSd
i tional church, was in Oskaloosa OIL
/ Thursday enroute to Montour to off
ciate at the funeral of a former par
ishioner.
Mrs. Jacob Harshburger of De.
Moines has been visiting in Oskalooss
this week with relatives. The Harsh
burgers formerly lived in Oskaloosa
and Jake" was at one time a mem
Der of the city police force.
Bussey Record: Rev. and Mrs. A.
n. Courtney were in Oskaloosa Satur.
day attending the funeral services OF
David Minear, son of DR.. and Mrs. G,
L. Minear, who passed away last
Thursday after a long illness.
John McKamie, who suffered the
partial amputation of the end of a
finger in an auto door not long since,
is coming out of the mishap in fine
shape and will not even suffer the
loss of the nail.
r. S. Miller, an old time implement
dealer of Oskaloosa and Mahaska
county, has been in town several days
looking after business matters and
calling among former friends put he
finds remarkably few of the old bus
mess crowd left.
Bussey Record: Leona Doud, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doud
was taken to the Abbott hospital in
Oskaloosa last Friday for medical
treatment. Her father visited her
Tuesday and reports her slightly i'm
proved over her recent serious ill
less.
New Sharon Star: Miss Marion
Wilson graduated two weeks ago from
Penn School of Comerce at Oska-
oosa and has been filling Temporal
ry position in Des Moines. She ex-
poets soon to go to Des Moines to fill
permanent position. She is tai
snted young lady and deserves to
succeed.
Mrs. Sarah Brookins is tearing
DOWN a property located at No. 916
South Market street to replace the
same later with a bungalow type OF
lwelling of modern convenience. In
'emoving the partitions the workmen
.ame upon number of old letters
written by an Old soldier during the
var of secession.
Fremont Gazette: Mr.. and Mrs. c.
.. Randell of Wright left Thursday
for Excelsior Springs, Mo-, where
hey will remain for several weeks
or the benefit of Mrs. Randelfs
health. The many friends of both of
hese worthy people hope that they
will come back to good old-Iowa re
.ewed in health and vigor.
Davis County Republican: Mrs.
Win Dilliner and baby have returned
home from visit at Oskaloosa and
Iartinsburg, Iowa. At the latter
lace they visited Mrs Dilliner's par
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Lawson, Mrs.
lawson accompanying them to Oska-
loosa and Bloomfield where Mrs.L Law
son remained a couple of days.
Paul c. Bowles has given up his pc
5ition with the New Hub Store and is
low located with the Oskaloosa Trac
ion & Light Co., in their electric fix
.ure department. Paul got his start
n electrical lines with the old Iowa
telephone Company when it was To-
:ated over on First avenue west. The
Did company is now part of the
Tome TplephOne COmDany.
Mrs. Phoebe Epperson, the Field
Agent of c. II. T., went this week to
Gilman, Iowa, to attend the funeral
If Mrs. E. ]. Banghart, who for years
has been one of the Holiness work
9rs of Iowa Ever since the camp
meetings started at University Park
Mrs. Banghart was one of the tenters
and was one of the first arrivals and
among the readiest workers.
Rev. w. d. Merriman of Univers-
ity Park, and who is the pastor OF
he Nazarene church in Ottumwa,
was called to Clearfeld, Iowa, by the
critical illness of his mother. She
is an elderly lady of 81 years and her
case is considerably in doubt on ac-
count of her advanced age. Rev. B.
f. Sheline of University Park will go
to Ottumwa and supply for him on
Sunday.
EddyviIIe Tribune: The teachers of
the public schools of Oskaloosa were
chosen by the Oskaloosa school board
in a special meeting few evenings
ago. AS the old teachers were re-
elected, Mrs. Neva Garfield and Miss
Ida WEIGH both retain their old posi-
lions as grade teachers. Among the
other grade teachers we notice Miss
Genevieve Christy and Miss Bessie
Moore, who formerly taught in the
Eddyville schools; also Miss Rebec-
ca Erwin, who at one time taught the
Bluff Greek school in West Des
Moines township.
Ex-Judge Ben Mccoy of Oskaloosa
receives recognition in a group of
alumni, that have belonged TO various
classes in Cornell College at Mount
Vernon, Iowa. An illustrated bulle-
tin of the college portrays these grad
yates of former years and indicates
their chosen professions, Judge Nc