The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20

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o Harry Little got a well stampe
e unsealed envelope out OF the ma
A. this morning, and he is wonderin
q whether the fellow at the other en-
l. failed to put the letter in, or whethe
the censor got hold on it enroute.
l. Mrs. Fred Bartlett, of Memphis, Mo
i is with her mother Mrs. S. A. Will
I for a holiday visit, arriving Monday I
!, remain until after the new year. In
: cidentally Mrs. Bartlett brought along
by express an even half dozen of fin
, Missouri turkeys, the Golden bronz
!, and some one is going to have visi
, from Santa for Christmas dinner.
, 2. T. Pointer, the well known Ma
+ haska County newspaper writer, sub
mitted to a severe surgical operation
at MahaSka Hospital since which
/, time he has been pretty sick He /;
: doing better now however, and is re
garded as tout of the woods" HI
rested perfectly Friday night having
the best rest he has experienced since
the operation.
! Miss Sarah Greenhalgh, nurse o.
the Abbott hospital, who is a member
of the staff of Base Hospital Unit r
called recently in service, has depart
cd for Valparaiso, Ind. BY an over
sight Miss Greenhalgh's name was
omitted in the mention made a few
days ago of Unit RS orders. Miss
/ Grcerhalgh will probably soon see
=, service at the front in the base hos
pital.
/ Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Robertson are
back from Santa Anna, California, for
q brief visit at the home of their son
Clyde Robertson and friends before
going to Ohio where they will spend the
winter with Mrs. Robertson's mother
They have not been in the old home
for six long years and they first put
: foot in snow in Mahaska county. They
have been entertained in the homes
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kissick, Mr.. and
Mrs, R A Kent, Mr. and Mrs.H. X.
Riner and others.
II, H. Kelsey. state high school
boys secretary of the Y. M. C. A. was
in town yesterday assisting the local
boys conference which will take place
during the holidays.
D. C. Van Voorhis has communica-
tions from his son Curtis Van Voorhis
member of Company H, 16Sth regi-
ment of the Rainbow Division, mailed
from the other side of the Atlantic,
telling that they had pleasant and
uneventful voyage.
Mrs. Kate Campbell of Creston,
came last week and visited over Sun
day at the home of her niece Mrs.
Dolph Kussart. Mrs. Kussart and her
aunt were guests at supper at the
Sam Kussart home, Sunday. Mrs.
Campbell went to Ottumwa on Mon
day.-Tddyville Tribune.
Mrs. Joseph Fultz of Des Moines,
who accompanied the remains of Geo.
Noel to Montezuma returned to her
home Monday. Mrs. and Mrs. Fultz for
merly resided in this city, then moved
to Oskaloosa and later 10 Des Moines
where Mr.. Fultz is working in the un-
ion depot.-Montezuma Republican.
Judge Henry SiIwold who is now
itor in Oskaloosa on Thursday and
both he and Judge ]. r. Talbot with
also Court Reporter w. B. Coleman
took the afternoon train for the
North, Judge Silwold going to Newton
and Judge Talbot and Mr.. Coleman to
Brooklyn.
w. H. Betz was a business caller
at Ladora Saturday.
Miss Mary Baker of Eldyville visit
ed Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Robert
son.
Mrs. J. E. Hetherington of Lovilia
was a business caller il the city on
Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Mason of Attica is visit
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
J. H. McCollum.
Miss Cora White was an over Sun
day visitor at the parental Jane White
.icme in New Sharon.
Miss Ruth McVey has returned from
kellogg where she visited at the home
of her sister Mrs. Maltsey for a few
days.
Mrs. John Dowd has returned to
her home here after visit with her
daughter Mrs. w. E. Redeem at Ber-
lin, Iowa.
Miss Mabel Bell favored the mem
bcrs of the Epworth League with a
fine vocal solo, at it's meeting on Sun
day evening. Miss Olga heuser was
the Leader.
Among the forty-four Universities
of Iowa dental and medical students
who enlisted int he U. 5. Army at the
Davenport recruiting station last week
was Peter NJ. Henry of Oskaloosa.
Miss Mary Mcclure has returned
from her duties at the State Teachers
College at Cedar Falls, to enjoy the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. p. Mcclure. No. s3i North G
street