The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-01

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A. T. Simmons of Bloomington
ILL.,, architect for the new Penn col.
lege buildings, is in town conferrinl
with the building committee a
Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Jones returned
this morning to their home in De.
Moines after spending several day:
in the city visiting relatives ant
friends.
Mrs. r. L. Turner has been i'll anC
confined to her bed for a number Of
days. Her condition does not change
much, but slight improvement is
noticed
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe E. McBurney OF
near Broken Bow, Nebraska, are
guests of Mrs. McBurney's sister
Mrs. ID. E. Brown, for couple OF
weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Floid Hatcher ar
rived home Saturday evening from
a brief honeymoon trip, and are
guests for few days at the parental
E Il. Mucklcr home on North Market
street.
Mrs. M. L. Butrum of Charlton,
who has been visiting here for few
days with her sister, Mrs. Calvin
Montgomery, left this morning for
Sully, Iowa, where she will visit with
her mother, Mrs. M. f. Campbell,
who is ill.
Mrs. A. L. Rommel and Miss Mar
garet Rommel of Mt Pleasant, are
visiting in Oskaloosa for a few days.
Mrs. Rommcl was the wife of County
Engineer A. f. Rommel who lost
his life in the ice gorge on the Des
Moines river last spring.
Miss May III. Jess, superintendent
of schools of Rose Hill, was in town
Saturday. Miss Jess says that
while accommodations have not yet
been provided for the school, provis-
ion will be made within a short time.
Inconvenience will be experienced
but the teachers and pupils will ad-
just themselves to the conditions.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Baxter, of
Irwin, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. e. p.
Crum of Danvers, Illinois, are in the
city for several days. summoned by
the illness and death of the sister,
Mrs. Charles B. McCulloch. Mrs.
Crum arrived soon after the sister
was stricken and has been with her
almost from the first of the illness.
Little Alma McVey, daughter of
w. L. McVoy of New Sharon, who
has been visiting in the J. Fl.
Crowder home On South Second
street, was taken suddenly and Sc
verely i'll Saturday afternoon while
CTowder She was suffering in
tensely and was carried to the Alb
bott hospital. The little girl had
previously submitted to an operation
for appendicitis and a complication
of the trouble, including a strangula-
tion of the bowel, had developed. The
child was in pitiable plight and
again went under the knife Sunday
morning. She was in serious
condition and the operation was
the last resort in the effort to save
the little girls life. The operation
was entirely successful She raj
lied strongly and will recover.
From Tuesdays Daily.)
Burlington Gazette: Miss Bess
Moore, of Oskaloosa is the guest of
Attorney and Mrs. C. II McClurkin of
Morning Sun.
Watty Morrison has returned from
operation several days ago. Mr.. Nor
rison is reported getting along nicely.
Eddyville Tribune: Mr. and Mrs.
Charley Wymore motored to Oska-
loosa Wednesday and spent the day
with their son viii, who is in the Alb
bolt Hospital.
Brighton Enterprise: Mrs. w. fl.
Strouse of Oskaloosa came down Mon.
day to help care for her father John
Swadling who was sick. Mr.. Swad-
ling is now able to be around again.
A. p. Norton, of the Fremont Ga
zette, who was in town yesterday is
confident that the current season will
witness the oiling of the highway be-
tween Oskaloosa and his home town.
Abba Republican: Mrs. Will Read
OF Boulder, Colorado, who has been
visiting friends in Oskaloosa is at the
Harry Burdook home for longer Wis
it before returning to her western
home.
Glen o. Gravitt who went away with
Company II, but was afterwards trars-
ferred to the cavalry squad of the
Iowa, writes his parents that the
mules were to have been turned in
and that he would arrive in
Des Moines on February s.
]. ]. Robertson who underwent an
operation at the Mahaska Hospital
several weeks ago has been removed
to his rome, and was able to sit up
for a little while yesterday.
Mrs. C. b. Morgan left this morning
for Grinnell where she will continue
her study in advanced vocal music at
Grinnell College. Mrs. Morgan re-
ceiyes this instruction one day each