The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-01-04

| Centerville Iowegian Citizen: Mrs
lDell Cate and daughter Cecilia hav,
returned from Oskaloosa where the,
visited her mother, Mrs. McLain.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Barton O
Peoria, Ill, are guests in the city FOL
the week with his mother, Mrs. Clara
Barton, 416 Second avenue West.
New Sharon Star: Miss Fara Groves
who is teaching at Agency, is spending
the holiday vacation at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Groves
Their son Max was also up from Os
kaloosa, where he is working.
DR.. and Mrs. d. NJ Edwards have
returned from northern Indiana where
they spent Christmas visiting with
relatives. Children of DR.. and Mrs
Edwards are now visiting in Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cicero Winfield of 30S
North ID street who left for Denver,
Colorado, last fall intending to spend
the winter, have returned to Oska-
loosa. The altitude of Denver was too
high for Mr.. Winfield and impaired
his health.
Fremont Gazette: Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
GcehriRg and son, Howard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Logan Hibler and son, Don, spent
Christmas in Oskaloosa and were roy
ally entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Dean, where a most
bountiful Christmas dinner was serv-
ed.
Eddyville Tribune: Howard McClain
has gone to Des Moines to accept a
hA ~ go
Co He has been in the employ of the
same company at Oskaloosa for sever
al months, but was transferred to Des
Moines. Howard is bright young man
and will no doubt make good with the
company.
Abba Republican: Mr.. Frank Edris
OF Lokosee, Fla, enroute TO Oskaloosa
10 attend his fathers funeral stopped
Saturday wit is sister-in-law, Mrs. G..
Fl Edris. Te latee Mr.. Edris as visited
in Abba several times and met a
number who admired the sterling
worth of tbs good man who has gone
TO his rest.
Keokuk County News: Homer PEI
nington and son John spent Wednes-
day in Oskaloosa. John and Dale Bens-
miller were great pals here and they
had fine time together Wednesday.
Homer says A. ]. is as great hustr
Ter as ever, that his new house was
being plastered, and that he sure had
a dandy. He says that Tony is just
more than stepping around.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Schilling and
daughters Misses Ruth and Marie
have returned to Oskaloosa from Cali
fornia where they moved some few
months ago intending to make their
future home. Mr.. Schilling did not
like the golden state, and the family
will again reside in Oskaloosa. L. T.
Bennett Of Des Moines is a guest in
the city at the parental w. A. Bennett
Bennett is a manual training teacher
in the Des Moines Schools aud is en-
joying a two weeks vacation.
(From Mondays Daily)
Miss Meta James is spending the
day in Leighton visiting with rela-
tives.
John Lester went to Des Moines
upon a business mission Saturday
evening.
Elmer Cox of Iowa Falls is visit
ing with his parents on Second ave-
nue. east.
Miss Imogene Davis left this morn
in for a weeks visit with friends in
Des Moines.
George Minard of Des Moines is
with friends and relatives here for a
onunIa Of dovc' Welt
Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Buriss of Wash
ington are guests in the city for the
New Years day with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Lockwood of
Des Moines arrived in the city this
morning and will spend the day WIS.,
iting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Williams of
Ottumwa, are spending New Years
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Conrad on
North A street.
G. w. Crowder and Miss Edna
Crowder are spending the day in
New Sharon visiting with their sis
ter, Mrs. w. E. McVay and family.
Aunt Lucy" Pringle is quite i'll,
and fear that she may not recover
is entertained. She is past ninety.
one years of age and is very feeble.
/ Clifford Thorne of Washington, Ia,
resigned railroad commissioner, was
in tswn last evening, returning home
for New Years. Mr.. Thorne stop.
ped at the Lacey Hotel.
Emmons A. Smith of Peoria, Ill.,
who formerly held the position OF
night ticket clerk at the local NJ. &
st. L. station, but who is now con
tracing builder in Peoria, is spend
ing New Years day here visiting with
relatives.
S. d. or Mack" Griffee, Mahaska
county boy of the days that used tc
be, is here for few days visit with
his sister, Mrs. r. II. Dusenbery, and
calling among old time friends and
acquaintaaces. Mack" will be re-
membered as son of Abraham Grif
fee, who resided northwest of town
He is now in business in Mankato
Minnesota, and this is the first visi
to Oskaloosa in a term OF almost
twenty years.