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

olDItH Oh Fremont were VlSlJluS VIII
friends in Oskaloosa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gable of Des
Moines are in the city, guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Shaw driving dowr
with them from the capital city.
Ralph Sherman who went to Wash
iEgton, ID. c., last September to take
Ia government position as chemist, in
the Bureau of mines, has been promot
ed and transferred to Pittsburgh, Pa
Mrs. Rhea Oppenheimer, Mrs. Dr.
Jarvis and Mrs. Charles l.. Farmhouse
returned from Fort Dodge Friday ev'
ening where they were delegates to
the bienial convention of Women's
clubs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Strohmeier now of
Chicago is here for a visit with rela-
tives and many old time friends. She
came especially to attend o. H. S.
Commencement, her son Otto being a
member of the graduating class.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave 0. Griffith and
daughter Dorothy of Marshalltown
came down Saturday evening. Mr..
Griffith returned to his work Sunday
evening and Mrs. Griffith and daugh-
ter will remain for a weeks visit with
friends in the city and in Rose Hill.
Mrs. DR.. Jerrel, Mrs. Carol Sawyer
Mrs. Charles Victor and Mrs. Richard
Hull delegates to the biennial con-
vention of Women's Clubs at Fort
Dodge, while enroute home, spent
Saturday in Des Moines and were en-
tertained at luncheon by Mrs. C.. c.
Prouty.
Speaking of the shortage in the hay
crop and the high price charged local
ly. Mrs. Tinsley, an occupant of apart
ments in the "Bryson Flats" building
says she has information of immense
crops of hay in both Potter and Ly-
mancounties of South Dakota but no
demand for it and no one to cut it.
Superintendent William Cunning
ham has had large force of men at
work with Forest Cemetery making
ready for Decoration day and the city
of the dead has been splendidly dress
ed and cared for. Much careful and
slightly work has also been accom-
plished by the individual lot owners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Hughes, Jr., de-
parted this morning for their new
home in Corydon, Iowa. Mr.. Hughes
is a graduate Chiropractor and has ac-
cepted fine opening in Corydon. MRS.
Hughes will be remembered as Miss
Marguerite Lewis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton B. Lewis. Both are
popular young people and their hosts
of friends, while regretting their de-
parture from Oskaloosa, will wish
them happiness and success in their
new home.
A consolidation of the Des Moines
poration formed two weeks ago with
a, capital of $1,O00OO0 and the Iowa
Bond and Casualty company, another
81 100000 company which was being
formed, was affected under the name
of the Iowa Bonding and Casualty com
pany of Des Moines. 1t will be capital
lied at $1,OO0,OOO. The incorporatOrs
are Homer R. Miller, Chas. L. Snyder,
John p. O'Malley and H. d. Byrkitt of
Des Moines and Geo. F. McCarty of
Oskaloosa. The company will insure
against loss by explosives,
burglary or robbery, insure employees
against accident and will insure autos
and autoists.
Mr.. and Mrs. James X. Henderson
and family terminated today their resi-
dence in OskalOosa to make perma'
nent home in Cedar Rapids which
place is more convenient to Mr.. Hen
dersons territory. Should you desire
communication with J. X, his address
at the new place will be 1910 First
avenue East. Oskaloosa friends regret
to loose this excellent family. Mr..
Henderson, some years ago enlisted in
the James S. Kirk brigade of repre-
sentatives under command of w. That
cher Smith of Minneapolis and he has
made good in big letters. He has re-
motion and has achieved an enviable
reputation for work and accomplish
ment.
OF the transformation wrought by
an Oskaloosa girl, the Tulsa, Okla
homa, Morning Times of May %, says:
Col. Clarence B. Douglas, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, smiled
broadly when solicitous newspaper
reporter inquired as to the condition
of his correspondence. Last week, it
will be remembered, Daniel Cupid is
charged with the crime of having rob-
bed the Colonel of his stenographic
aid. A great pile of letters accumulat-
cd upon his desk crying for attention.
The colonel sat idly in his office greet
ing his callers with a hearty hand
shake and CHEEKY voice although his
thoughts were wandering all the while
to the accumulation of letters. But the
office of the town booster has assumed
an appearance of orderliness now.
The frown of worry has absented it.
self from the secretary's brow and a
n naeapt anAaJ eyO -f1ifac hic