The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-12

ana FORMER residents OF OskalooSai
were Easter visitors with her sons
William and John Reynolds, of the
Baldauf- Rosenblatt Co.
I. Brighton Enterprise: Mr. and Mrs.
]. f. Hamilton and three children
and Mrs. Stewart Jameson and little
!, daughter, all of Oskaloosa. visited
Mrs. Hamilton's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Meade, Sunday and Mon
day.
4 R. G. Oakley, of Indianapolis, who
is a member of the G. A. r., of What
Cheer, attended the patriotic enter
tainment given by the G. A. RS Fri
day night at 5 p m. Mr.. Oakley enjoy
ed the program and especially the
reading given by Irene Freeman The
Little Bronze Button which was ex-
EXCEPTIONALLY good, and very touching
to all the old comrades.
Ralph p. Wilson, former M. & St.
l.. train dispatcher, who left here a
few weeks ago to accept . position
with the Virginian Railway, as train
dispatcher, has now been promoted
to the office of Assistant Superin-
tendent of Transportation, with head
quarters at Norfolk, Virginia. Mr..
Wilson has complete charge of the
transportation equipment OF the road.
Father" Joseph Burdock. living
just south Of Oskaloosa, is quite seri-
ously i'll and at his advanced age is
hardly expected to live. He is well
known in Oskaloosa and for years
past has been one of the class leaders
in the Central NJ. e. church. He
has rich and ripe Christian expert
ence and was loved and honored by
many, not only here, but in other
| localities.
| Mrs. Glenn Hargrave, of Rose Hill,
was in Oskaloosa Saturday, shopping.
Mrs. p. C. McEwen and Mrs. A. L.
Brubaker, of Cedar, were shopping in
Oskaloosa Saturday.
Misses Blanche and Helen Carpen-
ter, OF Rose Hill, were in Oskaloosa
Saturday in the interests of music.
What Cheer Patriot: r. ]. Davis,
of the Oskaloosa Farmers National
Bank was in town Sunday on his way
to Iowa City on business.
Mrs. A. l.. Smith OF Eddyville, and
aunt, Mrs. DIR. Holland and son, of
Chicago, were visiting in Oskaloosa
at Mrs. Mary Smiths Friday.
Mrs. Arthur Briggs, of New Sharon,
did some Easter shopping in town
Saturday while on her way home from
Rose Hill where she has been visit
ing.
Montezuma Republican: Mrs. John
Doud left Saturday for her home in
Oskaloosa, after pleasant visit with
her sister, Mrs. Joseph Morris and
family.
Raymond McFate of 112 North H
street, who has been taking course
in the Dental College of the Iowa State
University at Iowa City, is enjoying
his Easter vacation with his parents
in Oskaloosa.
Sigourney News: Mr. and Mrs. D.
T. Stockman and Rev. and Mrs. Van
derlippe have a keen interest in war
affairs these days, for each have a.
son in the Pacific fleet, so they should
be intensely interested.
Sigourney News: A. ]. BensmilIer
was down from Oskaloosa yesterday,
and he says that business is opening
up fine, with John Garrett and HIM
self, who now are in business at that
place. Says prospects are fine over
there and they have a nice list
Newton Daily News: E. w. Coke
who has ben i'll for couple of weeks
with heart trouble and who was able
to start to work at Hough's store
again last week was taken with anoth-
er attack yesterday. He was removed
to his home where late in the evening
he was reported as resting easy.
Eddyville Tribune: Three of the
farmers of this locality Chas. Hohl,
Ed Maloy and o. NJ. White have re.
Gently become members of the
Southeastern Iowa Breeders Associa-
ton which holds meetings at Oska-
loosa. G. N. Russell of Fredric is also
a new member of the same organiza-
Ition.
Bussey Record: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Noe and, Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Noe, of
Ottumwa; Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins, of
Oskaloosa; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ew-.
ers.. of Abba and Mrs. Mary Way and
son Merle, of Knoxville, were among
those who were here last Sunday, at.
tending the funeral of Mrs. Joseph
Dunsmore.
G. w. France in a business note to
the Herald written from Orlando, Flo
rida, where he has been spending the
winter states that the foliage is re-
turning to the trees since the late
freeze that caught that part of the
state. In support of his statement he
encloses a couple of orange leaves
which he says have put out since the
freeze"
Jesse Mickle. postmaster and mer-
chant at Tracy, and well-known in
Oskaloosa, suffered slight stroke of
paralysis last Monday morning, short