The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-25

Schlichter or burlington, and Grand
Generalissimo, ]. l.. Elwell of DeE
! Moines. Of the Grand Commandery of
Iowa, Knights Templar, were here
last week to install the Rev. A. Nc
Ferran of Depaynes Commandery No.
/ 6 as Grand Prelate of the State Or
! ganization. Rev. McFerran was chosen
for the honorary office at recent
state meeting OF, the knights Templar.
While in oskaloosa business man
took us to task for our calling Ed Be
man, George McCarty, DIR. Jarvis, L
Z. Mathew, a. f. Grim. w s. Utter.
back and others, Delta people in the
Press. He says, Why bless your
SOUL" they're OsRaloosa people. That's
all right. You'll find all Delta people
hustlers, whether at home or abroad.
Still we claim them, just loaned them
to make a better oskaloosa.- Delta
Press.
Besides doing a large real estate
business in Mahaska County through
the Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
c. Ed Beman is q worker on the
Liberty Loan drive In Mahaska Co.
and was one of the speakers at FIRE.
mont last week, as the following
shows what the Oskaloosa Herald had
to say in Saturdays issue: Ed is a
hustler and fits about this and other
counties and is popularity known by
nearly everybody Press.
DIR. s. w. Hartwell lett last Thurs
day evening for 0glethorp, Ca, where
he went into camp. A very large mum.
Der of friends and admirers were at
the depot to see him depart and bid,
HIM God speed DIR. Hartwell is very
popular among the young people of
New Sharon who viii miss him during
his absence especially members of the
athletic association in the school. We
expect to hear from him occasionally
and will publish his letters in the
Star-New Sharon Star.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Moore arrived
last week from Oskaloosa and are
now at home in their residence south
OF the public square. Mrs. Moore is
better known here as Mrs. Jessie
Mackey. She resided here for years
until her removal to Oskaloosa some
time ago. She sprang surprise on
her many friends when she appeared
here with her husband. The marriage
took place three weeks ago in Oska-
loosa. The couple expect to make their
future home in Montezuma and will
have the best wishes OF all.-Monte-
yuma Republican.
Miss Jessie Christian of Grinnell,
daughter of George NJ. Christian and
we'll known is Oskaloosa Ehere she
has visited often, is the understudy
for both Melba and Galli-Curci in the
Chicago Grand Opera Company and
sang the leading soprano role in
Faust last week, in place of Melba
who was indisposed Miss Christian
sang the same role in Milwaukee on
Monday night, having been called up
on ii fill Melba's engagement at the
last moment. A dispatch to that effect
to the Chicago Tribune conveyed the
information that she pleased the Mil.
waukee music lovers. More than $780,
900 was taken in by the company in
the two nights at Milwaukee. Miss
Christian was educated at Paris and
had been engaged in grand opera
there for few months only when the
war broke out, and she came back to
America, where she become connect
ed with the Chicago Grand Opera
company. She will go with the COM
pany to it's New York engagement ear
ly in the year.
Miss Stella Douglas returned home
Sunday evening from Chicago.
]. w. Laffollett spent Sunday in
Marshalltown with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. K. McGregor were
in the city Sunday from Beman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Soults visited
Sunday with relatives at Gibson.
Mrs w. NJ. Robinson was business
passenger to Grinnell Monday morn
ing.
Miss Lois Clark, of Iowa College,
was with her parents and friends over
Sunday.
Miss Vera Bennett, of Searsboro,
was at the parental Bennett home
over Sunday.
Mrs. l.. Barnes went to Iowa City
Monday morning after her little
daughter Madaline.
Miss Doras Cook went to Montezu-
ma to spend a few days with her moth
er, Mrs. o. Kembley.
Mrs. II. S. Brown, of Abba, are Wis
iting at the A. Weatherwax home over
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Conrad, of Burl'
ington, are visiting at the A. P. Con
rad home for few days.
H. S. Roscrans was caller at
Barnes City post office Saturday in
the interest of the stamp tax.
Mrs. j. C. Alcorn has returned to
her home here after few days visit
with her son at Ainsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. James LaMond and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lester Of Barnes