The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-10-18

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dena, California. going by way {
Denver and Salt Lake. after an e.
tended visit at the home of Mrs. Be
| Opergard.
Ben Snyder, who recently purcha'
ed the Jack" Comstock farm on tn
lGlendale road. northeast of towr
has called the new possession "RiS
erside Farm" partly for eonvenienc
sake and partly in permanent memo
rial to the old veteran. Here wa
the site of old Riverside Park
where, thousands of people foun,
amusement and entertainment SOM
twenty years ago. The name o
"RiversidS has chung tenaciously t
the property and Mr.. Snyder is will
! ing it should perpetuate the memor!
of the former owner. Mr.. Snyder
comes into possession of the place
early next year and he will proceed
with numerous substantial improve
ments of permanent character and
the place will be the summer home
of the family. Mr. Snyder is going
to devote its acres to the raising Of
standard bred and pure blood stock
He intends to make model country
home of the place.
j. d. Ross of Grinnell was in Oska.
loosa Wednesday on business.
Fred Mickey returned Saturday
from a several days visit in Chicago.
Mrs. Harry Hahn of Davenport is
visiting her sister Mrs. l.. C. Akers
last week.
Mrs. Mildred Johnson Wray of Wat
erloo Is visiting at the parental Chas.
Johnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Wymore of
Rose Hill were 0skaloosa business
visitors Saturday.
l.. T. shangle spent the week end
at New Sharon looking after fall
business at 1.-The farm"
Miss Addie Kyle of Near Malcolm
spent last week as the guest of rela,
tives and friends here.
Mrs. j. C. Alcorn is in Ainsworth
visiting at home of her son, DR.. w. L.
Alcorn for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Elliott and
Mable Elliott of Deep River were Os'
kaloosa visitors Friday. .. ....
Mrs. Perry NJ. Meade of Brighton,
is visiting here at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Frank Hamilton's.
Miss Madeline Canvin who is at.
tending school at Grinnell visited over
Sunday with her sister, Miss Alice
F. G. Sherman returned to his home
here Wednesday evening after visit
in GrinnelI at the H. NJ. Groves home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Schimmel and
Mrs. John Schimmel and children of
Bussey were business callers in Oska.
loosa Friday.
Principal w. H. Kelly of Oskaloosa
High School is expecting notice any
day TO report to Camp Dodge for
military training.
N. l.. Long has returned to his home
in Washington, Iowa, after visiting
here for several days at the home
of his daughter Mrs. ]. S. Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brannington and
children and Mrs. Duffy and daughter
Ada were guests at the H. P. Way
home in Bussey one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde DAILY of Plum
Creek, South Dakota, motored to Os-
kaloosa and are visiting at the par
entail Grimes home, No. 800 second
avenue East.
Louis Sturdayant and family OF
Rose Hill who have been visiting at
the John Hummel home are moving
to Oskaloosa and will reside on 3rd
avenue East.
Mrs. Irving Johnson has returned to
her home here after attending the
meeting of the State Librarians as
ISOLATION at Iowa City. While enroute
home she spent one night at the home
of her aunt Mrs. Etha Steck at Wash.
ington, Iowa.
Major f. II. Loring of Chicago and
Ohio was an Oskaloosa visitor Satur-
day. Major Loring was an old time
resident of Oskaloosa and for years
was secretary of the Iowa Masons
Benevolent Society which formerly
quartered here.
Mrs. Sam Green and son Leo, de-
parted Sunday evening for New York
City where they will visit Mrs. Green's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Mintzer.
They were accompanied by Mrs. Sam
Whiteman who will visit with rela,
tives in that city.
E. H. Haigler was at Hedrick last
week and purchased fifteen head of
thoroughbred Poland China hogs to
place on his farm west of the city.
The hogs are cholera immune and E.
H. proposes TO go into hog raising
with full head OF steam.-Montezu.
ma Republican.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Gates, formerly
Of Denver where Mr.. Gates was con-
nected with the editorial staff of the
Denver Post changed residence last
week to New York City. Mr.. Gates
has accepted fiattering offer from
the New York Times and goes TO