The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-10

of the mine disaster in Hastings. Co
orado, and the body has not yet bee
recovered. On account of the ga:
even the helmet men are not Above
in the mine. Mrs. Pratt's daughte
is at the Hastings mine to identif
the body when it is recovered an
which will be brought to Oskaloos
for burial Mr.. Pratt was formerl
an Oskaloosa boy. His mother dy
ing when he was an infant he wa
raised by his aunt, Mrs. W. A. Dur
flee. Mrs. Pratt was Miss Alice
Crawford and is a niece of Mrs
James McQuiston.
Major S. H. NJ Byers. who is visit
ing in Oskaloosa, has just returned
from California, where he has spent
the winter. Mrs. Byers was unable
to return with him, being advised
by her physician to remain on the
coast during the summer. Major By
ers viii therefore rent his home in
Des Moines and return to Los An
geles. He is having great success
with his BELLS of Capistrano," and
other poems founded on the early ro-
mances of California. Major Byers
has visited all the old missions in
California and has collected a great
fund of folk lore, out of which he is
coming some wonder poems. The
Spanish history and romance of the
coast has been well and often writ
ten in prose, but it remained for
Major Byers to give it the touch of
the poet His efforts are very pop
ular and his booklets are having a
remarkable sale.
Frank Tout is home from bust
ness trip to Fargo, North Dakota.
DR.. A. B. Miller, of Coldwater, Mo-,
will be in Oskaloosa next week in or
der to care for important business
affairs
Fremont Gazette: Fred B. Eastburn
of near Oskaloosa, was here Friday
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
NJ. Eastburn.
]. L. Weisner, of the Oskaloosa Col
lege has gone on a trip to Minnesota
and North Dakota to look after bust
uess matters.
Knoxville Journal Howard Kirk
Knoxville student at Penn College,
Oskaloosa, was here on a brief visit
at the parental J. w. Kirk home
H. n. Dickson, now of Maquoketa,
and former pastor of the Oskaloosa
Free Methodist church, is attending
the district conference and greeting
Did friends.
Montezuma Republican: Mrs. ]. E.
Anderson was in Grinnell Saturday
and met her daughter, Allene, who
came from Oslialoosa to spend Sun
day at home.
Tot" Richmond, who has recently
to Oskaloosa from Moberly,
Mo-. has accepted a position with the
Kemble Floral Co., at their store or
High avenue east.
William J. Gilbert, of Detroit, Mich,
Is a new conner to Oskaloosa and is
located at 400 High avenue east. He
S engaged with the Maxwell garage,
lis South Second street.
Knoxville Journal: Mrs. ]. s. Hard
ng and her daughter, Mrs. John A.
Jones. returned home last Thursday
evening after visit with the Wallace
Harding family in Oskaloosa.
Knoxville Journal Charles kissing
or spent last Saturday with his father
Foster Kissinger, who is in the Ma
laska Hospital at Osxaloosa, suffer
ng from severe attack Of blood pois-
ming.
Fremont Gazette: Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Richie and son Robert, of Oskaloosa,
we're in Cedar Tuesday evening to wit
ness the play, Fun on the Podunk
Limited" shown there by the Christ
an church people of Fremont
Keota Eagle: Jerome Wilcox made
/ trip to Oskaloosa Tuesday because
lie hadn't been out of town for sol
ong he was beginning to forget how
L lOOhSu dl Juliet DldSGos Out why III
he nation did he pick on Oskaloosa?
Knoxville Journal: Carl Nelson
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
he parental John l.. Nelson home in
Oskaloosa. Young Nelson, who makes
Ills home here. is a brother of Mrs.
John Caswell, of North Sixth street.
New Sharon Star: Miss Olive Ora
lam visited at the Adkisson home in
New Sharon. meeting her cousin, Mrs.
Florence Hayes, of Saltwater, Okla
loma, who has been visiting relatives
lere and at Oskaloosa ana other
Ilaces.
Oskaloosa Times: Cy Jordan has
purchased the Loughridge property
at the corner of North First street
and avenue and will build a new
bungalow cottage. Mr.. and Mrs
Jordan intend making this place their
home.
Knoxville Journal: Alvin Nichols
Of East Knoxville, was passenger for
Oskaloosa last Saturday. 1t was re-,
ported that he intended to join the
military company at that place, but
neither he or his relatives would