The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-29
PERSONALS

Mrs. j. A. Mendenhall of Leighto
is visiting with her daughter, Mrs
Marion Cruzen.
Miss Helen Lippencott of De
Moines is week end guest of the I
r. Stanley home.
Milo knight went to Boone Thurs
day to look after some mining inter
ests in that locality.
Mrs. ]. H. Hawkins returned from
0ttumwa Friday where she has beef
visiting her daughter
Judge J. F. Talbot and court re,
porter w. B. Coleman returned Il
Brooklyn, Iowa, this morning.
Miss Irene Burdess will visit at the
w. A. Mattix home over Sunday and
while there viii take in "Hunkers
Corners" at Riverside Grange.
Mrs. Anna Woods and daughter
Miss Clara, of Burlington, are guests
in the home of the lady's sister, Mrs.
Poindexter, for a few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Blackford of
SO South Seventh street motored to
Des Moines on business trip Thurs
day. They returned the same even
ing.
Corinne Brown of the Iowa State
Teachers College of Cedar Falls is
in town today appearing on the Study
Center program for the town teach
ers.
John Meissner of the Oskalooss
college, is about completing the sixth
year Of his service for the college. He
is the treasurer and business man,
ager.
Little Mary Wilson, the six year
old daughter of John P. Wilson, who
has been severely i'll during the
week, is suffering from pneumonia
She is considered better today and il
thought to be out of danger.
On or about April 1st, Dr. Charlie.
]. Burton, the present president OF
Oskaioosa college, will probably leave
oskaloosa and identify himself witt
the interests of a mission school in
DR.. C.. E. Coles of Eas,
Grand Forks, Mimi, and Rev. A. |
Miller of st. Louis, Missouri, both |
members of the Advisory Board of the
college. will be in Oskaloosa next |
week in order to complete arrange |
nents for DR.. Burton's release and l
he securing of his successor.
Frank Leslie Morse, general mana
;er OF the Creston branch of the Syn
licate Clothing Company. formerly o
he Baldauf Store and the Oppenhei
ner-Beeson-Morse Company of Oska
oosa, writes the Herald, asking in
concerning the politica
and asking for the Daily l
Herald until after the returns are al !
Il and adjusted. Mr.. Morse sends
egards to former Oskaloosa friends
although located in another city, F.
:. continues to retain lively interest
n the best town in Iowa.
Frank B. Shaffer, who was formerly !
asher of the old Frankel State Bank
n OskalOOsa, and who is now quite
argely interested in Montana land
lot far from other Oskaloosa people
II the Mussellshell Valley, is in this
ity for short time caring for bust
less affairs. He. is greatly pleased
With that section Of the northwest |
nd regards it, next to Oskaloosa, as
he land of Opportunity. Changes
nd improvements are noted in the
apital of old Mahaska and a trip
'ack is always appreciated by those
Who have been away.
DR.. Mark T. Boyd, who few years
go was the health physician of Oska-
oosa during the typhoid fever siege
which then prevailed for a time and &
'ho afterWard went to accept a prom
nent position with the University of
owa at Iowa City, was recently call
d to Fort Madison to take charge OF !
Indications of typhus fever. Under t
he supervision of DR.. Boyd, good a
ealth was soon restored and at his q
uggestion, the Santa Fe Railroad Co. i
as equipped four trains in order to t
over all of their lines for the pur- G
ose of sterilizing and disinfecting all Y
leXican bunk cars. v
Rev. Z. H. Stranahan is having as C
is week end guest, Rev. A. G. Shep-
ard of Glens Falls, n. Y. Mr.. Shep- {
ard was for several years Y. NJ. C. III
!. secretary in Richmond, Indiana, II
lr. Stranahan's old home town. Lat d
r he moved to New York and was h
Isl year appointed Efficiency Super a
ltendent of New York Yearly Meet q
lg OF Friends. Mr. Sheppard is d
eing sent TO the various Colleges of II,
riends, by the national Church Ex- c
snsion Board, to present the claims v
the ministry to the students. He v
III preach on Sabbath in the Friends q
lurch and visit Penn college part of Ii
ext week.
Word comes from the east that DR.. Il
w. Someryilie, formerly pastor OF
entral NJ. L. church and now pastor /
Fremont Street NJ. e. church, at
ioyersyille, n r., has received a
unanimous call for his return for an
her year. He has there a mem