The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-15
TILE osKALoosAH HERALD. THURsoA 4 FEBRUARY Is 1917

last week TO make personal investig;
ton of a business proposition tina
may mean something for Oskalooss
d little later on.
Arthur Anderson, OF the Oskaloos
Traction & Light Co. was badly burr
ed about the right arm with stean
Sunday morning about 10:3 80 when tn
front of one of the boilers blew out.
c. J. Thomas an attorney of Dubu
que, was in town yesterday delvini
about for affidavits connected with
land grant, title and abstract, which
he is endeayoring to clear for cour
inspection
Attorney o. Pendell, of Chicago, il
here to-day in the interests of the
Northwestern Railway to attend the
inquest held this afternoon over the
accidental death of Theodore Paras, Q
section man killed Sunday morning
between Wright and Tioga.
Jay L. "Biffy" Lee, of Davenport
who was head coach at Penn College
last year, now a district manager for
the Royal Union Mutual Life Insur.
ance Company is in Oskaloosa, look
ing after business matters, and meet
ing his many friends and acQuaint.
ances.
William Gegner, a member of the
Oskaloosa High school basket ball
squad suffered a painful injury to his
right arm, Monday evening. Gegner
when he was thrown to the floor, and
the right arm cut open to the bone,
near the elbow. He will not be able
to use his arm for. number of weeks.
When John G.. Hammes was in Kee-
Euk last week he learned of the death
of first cousin and the severe in
jury of another brother, soldiers of
France. Pierre Hammes was killed
at Champagne, September 26, 1916,
and Johan Adolf Hammes was wound
ed in action on the Verdun front. Let.
tiers containing the information were
from Bordeaux, France, by
Mrs. Pierre Hammes to a cousin Of
deceased, at Keokpk. The commun-
ication was started November 3, 1916,
and reached it's destination only. Sat.
urday last three months and a half
enroute. The communication was
contained in the innermost of seven
separate and distinct envelopes show
ing that the letter had been opened
seven different times. Each time it
passed a censor it was replaced in its
original wrappings and then resealed
in a new covering. This made the let
ter more or less bulky upon arrival at
destination. The writer tells of her
loss and sorrow in matter OF fact
way but between lines the pathetic
comes to the surface. The deceased
was devoted husband and father, his
child being born after he
was taken to the front.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jordan of
Waterloo are guests in the city with
relatives for a few days.
County Recorder Dave B. Hawkins
spent yesterday in Des Moines look
ing after business matters.
Floyd Thomas was in the city yes
terday for a brief visit with friends.
Mr.. Thomas is manager Of the paper
of Winona, Mimi.
Grinnen Herald: Harry Davis, of
Oskaloosa visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. l. Davis today. He re
turns this evening.
c. w. Hunter. who has been work
ing in Des Moines and who was a
former student at Penn School OF
Commerce, is attending Penn Acad-
envy this semester.
A post card from Fill Garner leaves
him at Pomona, where he says, Il am
seeing the country with c. G. Caves,
formerly of Fremont, who is doing a
nice business here in real estate"
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter V. roster left
Tuesday for two months visit with
relatives in Florida. They will look
for q location while away and expect
to reside in the south permanently.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Dack left last
evening for Des Moines where they
will attend the Hardware convention
which is being held there this week :.
They will be guests with friends
while fhpre