The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-09-20

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Mrs. John Diffenbach.
Fremont Gazette: Mrs. Alvin Phil
! lips of 0skaloosa has been visiting
the past few days at the M. l.. Phillips
home, northeast of town.
: Davis County Republican: Miss Mel
lie Fortune of Oskaloosa arrived Sat
urday for weeks stay in Bloomfield
with relatives and friends during the
fair.
Parry and children motorcd from
Oskaloosa home Sunday with heI
brother, John Matricion and sister
Sara.
Having completed her supervision
of the baby survey work in Oska.
loosa, Miss La Forge, trained nurse,
is leaving here for Fort Smith, Ar
kansas. where her next station will
be located.
Greeley News: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Moody, ST., from Oskaloosa, and Mrs.
Mary De Hoover, from Monticello,
Mimi, and Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Moody
from McGregor. Iowa, visited at the
John B. Moody home for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. b. Noel and Mr.
and Mrs. John Ashton of Union Mills
went to Washington, Iowa, to attend
the wedding of their cousin, Miss
Mabel Heinzman On their return
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel stopped in Sigour-
ney for visit.
Newton Record: Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Swihart, in their car. accom-
panied by their daughter, Mrs. Har-
ley Forman and Wilma, made a
round of visits last week to the Keo-
kuk dam. Mt. Pleasant, Fort Madison,
Oskaloosa, and other points.
Sigourney Review: Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott Kessler of Davenport, old time
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Etter,' passed
through here yesterday il their car
on the way to Oskaloosa and did not
forget to stop over awhile for visit.
These old time friends are always
mighty Welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Phillips and
Miss Edith of Union Mills are home
from their trip to Dayton, Ohio, |
where the aviation corps, of which |
their son and brother Claud is a |
member, is in training. They found
the boys well situated and Claud in |
good health. They had fine visit |
and trip.
Fremont Gazette: Miss Ida Perkins
and Miss Effie Holmes of Beacon |
came down Friday evening and re-
manned until Sunday evening visiting |
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Springer. !
Miss Perkins is sister of Mrs. |
Springer and both the young ladies |
are attending Penn School of Com |
merce at Oskaloosa.
Keota Eagle: Dwight Beman of Os-
kaloosa, well known in Keota. had an
accident the other day that is about |
the limit His automobile skidded |
and upset into muddy ditch, throw
ing Mr., Beman out, but he didn't get !
a scratch. Then he borrowed a !
spade to dig the car out, slipped on |
the wet grass and fell, breaking a !
leg. That's adding injury to insult!
Washington County Press: Mr. and |
Mrs. w. H. Needham of Sigourney |
were here attending the Methodist |
conference and visiting at the Chas. |
A. Dewey home Mr.. Needham is |
the senior editor of the Keokuk |
County News and is one of the old f.;
est newspaper men in Iowa. He
was associated with the Oskaloosa
Herald long before there were any
railroads in the state and he raised
four boys and made newspaper men
out of them and they are all pros,
pering and making a success in the
work. '.'.
OF the work of former Oskaloosa
boy, who is now manager of the tele-
phone exchange at New Sharon, the
Star says: Mr. S. B. Green, accom-
panied by Max Heitsman, Dick Lew.
is, George Arthur and Leonard Bel
lows, went to Lynnville Saturday
night and assisted the Lynnyille band
in their weekly concert. Mr.. Green
directed the concert, the former di-
rector of the Lynnville band. Mr.
Hike, having left that city. Last
Thursdays concert by the New Shar-
on band, under the direction of Mr.
S. B. Green, attracted large crowd
and was thoroughly enjoyed by all
who heard it. Under the present
director, the band has made won
derful advance and is now playing a
grade of music not generally at
tempted by bands in towns of this
size"
Mrs. vada Wheeler went to Keota
Friday.
Wilma Phillips Stewart of Boone
is visiting with Mrs. Hoyt Beans.
Mr. Kilmer returned Sunday even.
ing from a business trip to Moberly,
Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox OF Grinnell were