The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-17

! Mrs. Hannah Burnside returned {,
her home on C avenue East after +;
! five months trip which included Louis
lana, California, Washington, Idaho
and Colorado, during which she visit
ed all her children.
J. Mace Hagan is home after trir
of several weeks in Milwaukee, Chi
cago and other places. He is now en-
Gagged in planting his fields southwest
of town and has joined the army of in
tensive farmers. Mace asserts he is
going to raise everything and anything
his ground will grow this year for lie
believes we are going to need it.
V. E. Rutledge of the Rutledge Steel
works, Chicago, was in town Saturday
concerning local contracts. He says
that metal is metal these days and
that his company is not counting fu-
ture business but is making effort to
secure an extension of time or an alb
solute release from obligations already
made No new contracts are being
made ,...
Mrs. Clistie Lathers went to Tioga
Saturday to visit her brother Frances
Pearson.
Mrs. Prudence Dash went to Delta
Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. Geb.
McMillen.
Mrs. futile of Calais, Ohio, is visit
ing Mrs. Walter Stephens on the Knox
vile road.
Mrs. Ralph Coons and baby went to
Rose Hill to visit with her mother,
MIS-. Ed Hasty over Sunday.
Mrs. Iowa Ellis and Mrs. Bess Reid
and daughter Irene of Rose Hill were
Cskaloosa shoppers Saturday.
Mrs. James Pickens who has been at
Knoxville at the w. c. 4. U. conven-
ton returned home Saturday.
James Lamond of Barnes City who
recently underwent an operation for
is improving nicely.
Brighton Enterprise: Guy Hyde
came down from Oskaloosa Wednes-
day for short visit with his folks.
Mrs. Jake Seibert and little daughter
home Friday after pleasant
visit with relatives at Lost Nation and
Davenport.
Knoxville Express: Willis Feagins,
of near Marysville, who has been in
the Oskaloosa hospital lately taking
was in town last Thursday.
Brighton Enterprise: Miss Carrie
Wikoff visited her sister Mrs. N. E.
Jones Saturday night: She returned
to her school at Oskaloosa Sunday
Montezuma Republican: Frank Bry-
an of Lincoln, Neb., who has been Wis
iting his father, Dennis Bryan, left this
morning for visit at Oskaloosl with
his sister. Mrs. Kitchener.
Knoxville Express: Mrs. Foster Kis-
singer and daughter Mabel were in Os-
kaloosa last Saturday where they visit
ed their husband and father, Mr.. Kis-
singer who is ill with blood poisoning,
gradually gone up his leg until it is
now above the knee.
Barnes City and vicinity sent a fine
bunch of young men to Des MOineS
Monday, where they volunteered for
service in the coast defense. The list
of names includes: Ray Draughn, Lew
is Cochran, Forest Miller. Emil Greg
DRY, Earl Lockard, Kenneth Watts, Lee
Wymore.
Clark Olney, Grinnell printer, has
purchased the MalcOm Leader of Edi-
tor Arden Mccoy, who has owned and
edited the paper for d number of
years. Editor Mccoy who learned his
trade in Oskaloosa is member of the
Iowa National Guard and desires to go
to the front. Olney will move his fam
lily to Malcolm.
Prof S. E. Carter, the musical d.
rector of c. H. U. has been singularly
fortunate in bringing together a fine
orchestra of 10 or II pieces from the
student body of the school and in their
work at the banquet on Thursday ev
ening ana at the contest on Friday ev-
ening they not only surprised but de-
lighted many by the genuine merit of
their work. The work is worthy of all
Montezuma Republican: Geo. Fisher
and wife of near Barnes City drove to
Montezuma Sunday and with Recorder
A. E. Pollard and wife autoed to Oska.
loosa to see the latter's daughter, Mrs.
Rudolph Klindt and husband Rudolph
has been i'll for several weeks with
He suffered relapse and
his condition has been quite bad The
however, found him improved
some but still confined to his bed.
/. N. Taylor has in mind a plea to or
ganize a county labor bureau, where
the labor of Mahaska county can be
listed and furnished to the farmers of
the county without cost. According to
Mr.. Taylor's plan every town and ev-
cry township shall have chairman,
who will volunteer to take charge of
the township bureau. The Oskaloosa
bureau. The Y. NJ. c. A. may be made
the headquarters for Oskaloosa.