The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-01-11

n ASSOCIATION OF american Colleges.
| The sessions will be held in the La
| Sale hotel, and will extend through
the remainder of the week. The
boards of education of fifteen leading
churches of the country will be rep,
| resented at the meeting.
Henry Steddom formerly associat-
ed with the Huber & Kalbach and the
Hayes & Kalbach hardware stores,
has returned from residence in st.
Louis to make his headquarters here.
| He win be at the home place, No.
621 North G street. Henry left the
local store to accept place with the
Norvell Sharpleigh Hardware Com
pany of ST. Louis. He has now been
promoted to position as road sales
man and has been so placed that he
can have headquarters in the old
home town.
Joe Wright of Three Folks, Mon
tana, former Mahaska county boy
who was born and reared ON the
parental j. c. Wright farm, located
between Cedar and Wright, is here
for visit with relatives. He is a
cousin of Mrs. Baldwin and Miss
Wright of Oskaloosa, and brother OF
Mrs. Jesse Hoover of near Packwood.
in the employ of the Milwaukee rail-
way and travels extensively over it's
lines. 1t has been over four years
since he visited Oskaloosa and he
finds many changes in that length OF
time. .....
Miss Bess Bissel and Miss Ann
Lawther, who were in Oskaloosa last
week to attend the suffragette lunch
con and reception, returned to their
homes yesterday after pleasant Wis
it in the homes of Mrs. George Kali
bach and Mrs. r. ID. Walton In the
old days in. Dubuque Mrs. Kalbach,
Mrs. Walton, then known as the
Graves sisters" and Misses Lawther
and Bissel were girls together"
lived in the same block and, as chill
dren romped on the same green. The
meeting in Oskaloosa afforded the
first opportunity the girls have had
in years for good old-fashioned Du-
buque visit and they made the most
of it. And invitation has been ex-
tended for their return to Oskaloosa
when weather conditions are more
favorable and the signs more propit-
ious.
Councilman Albert Mendenhall and
fire chief McCracken went to Des
Moines last evening.
Miss Eva Beckman left yesterday
afternoon for Waterloo for several
days visit with her sister, Mrs. A. b.
Chrissinger.
Miss Margaret Williams of Cedar
returned to her home this morning,
following a several days visit here
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Worth of
Promise City, Ia, were in town yes
terday enroute to New Sharon for a
visit with relatives.
A. j. Busby of Waterloo, of the firm
Rusby Brothers, lessees of the Mason
iC Opera House, is in town today, look
ing after business interests.
Miss Mae Andrews of New Sharon
who was in town attending the fun
eral of Mrs Mary Andrews, returned
to her home, Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. ]. w. Lee of Coalfeld, Ia, who
has been visiting here for the past
few days with her daughter, Mrs. Har-
ley Gable, returned home yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Sullivan and
baby, Alberta Laverne, have returned
TO their home in Abba, after attending
the Sharp-Grier wedding near Lovilia,
Iowa.
Mrs. c.. M. Mercer returned to her
home in Marshalltown, yesterday, fol-
lowing a several days visit with her
daughter, Mrs. A. T. Anderson of
Beacon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Phipps of New
burg, Ia, were in town yesterday,
returning home from What Cheer,
where they have been visiting with
relatives.
Joseph Shaffer, veteran of the
civil war, and former popular engi-
neer on the M. & st. L. is nearing his
Saith birthday. He is not as young as
he used to be, but he is still active
and enjoys life. .......
Mrs. A. Levi of Montezuma was in
after few days visit at Centerville.
Mrs. L. A. Hartsuck and Mrs. Bena
Knudson of New Sharon, returned to
their home yesterday afternoon after
shor visit here.
Mrs. c. A. Hayes left this morning
! for New Sharon for few days visit
with relatives. Her sisters, Misses
Ada and Veda Curry of New Sharon,
who have been visiting here with her
returned to New Sharon this morning.
Mrs. C W. Abrams underwent a
second operation at the Mahaska Hos
pital on Tuesday morning, which
while of very serious nature, was
very successful. Mrs. Abroms rallied
from the aenaesthetic nicely, and the
nurse stated this morning that she
had passed fairly good night. Miss
Helen Abrams who teaches in the
thigh school at New Providence is at
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