The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-01-11

Ientertained about twenty-five friends
at linen shower, at the home of the
former, Saturday afternoon, compli
mentary to Miss Bunch Doughman,
whose marriage to Mr. w. H. Ballard
will take place this spring. The time
was very pleasantly spent in sewing
for the bride-to-be. A dainty lunch was
lscrved.
Charley Mason, formerly of Oska-
loosa, ordering the Herald to his adj
dress at Terrace Montana, gives eX-
preston to the following: 1--WE have
one nice three year old beef and two
nice large hogs butchered and hung
up; 500 pounds of flour in the bin; a
nice cave full of fine potatoes and 9th
er vegetables; large coal house full
of fuel and we celebrated Christmas
with jug of Montana cider and ten
pound box of Frank Underwood's
made in Oskaloosa, assorted choco-
lGtes. All we need to finish the winter
is the Herald to cheer us up while we
toast our shins.--Yours for 1917 sue
cess, C. e. Mason.
James X. Henderson, representative
of the James S. Kirk Company in East
ern Iowa is to remove from Oskaloosa
June first to make his home in Cedar
Rapids. Mr.. Henderson has disposed
of his property, No 500 C avenue
east, and the family are at present
quartered at the George Nash prop
erty, No. All c avenue West. Mr.. Hen
derson resumed the road Monday, fol-
lowing the holiday vacation, starting
at Cedar Rapids which town is here
after to be the center of his opera
tions. The family will remain in Os-
kaloosa until after the close of school
in June. Oskaloosa people like Jim"
Henderson and family and are loath
to part with them.
(From TUESDAYS DailyJ
Barnes City News: Earl Gregory of
Oskaloosa is visiting here this week.
Mrs. A. E. Coleman of Creston is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Walter
Banks.
Miss Bonnie Wilson of Danville,
Illinois is here for a two weeks visit
with relatives and friends.
Pella Booster-Press: Mrs. Chas.
Ray of Oskaloosa came today for a
visit with ]. H. Reuvers and wife.
Mrs. S. ID. Adamson of Cherokee
terminated a holiday visit Saturday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Will Station.
Pella Booster-Press; Mrs. G. Dyk-
stra of Oskaloosa who has been Wis
iting with Mrs. l.. S. Sipkema, re-
turned to her home last Friday.
Fred Bernick was summoned to
Pella Saturday upon business mis-
sion and he negotiated the roads,
slippery as they were, in an auto.
Pella Chronicle: Z John Wander
Kamp and family returned to their
home at Oskaloosa Monday after a
visit of several days with relatives
in Pella.
Miss Nita Fleener has returned
from few days visit with her sister,
Mrs Guy Keeper, of Des Moines.
She went to Pella yesterday to re-
sumo her school work in Central col
lege.
Washington Journal: Miss NJ. A.
Hickey came Friday from Oskaloosa
and is making her home here with
her sister, Mrs. r. S.. Cook. Her
brother, A. B. Hickey accompanied
her, and returned to Oskaloosa Satur-
day
Barnes City News: A. U. Dalbey
visited his brothers, Cash and LATE
Dalbey, sister, Mrs. Free, and friend,
Sam Mcclure in and near Oskaloo-
sa from Tuesday to Saturday of last
week. He also visited a cousin,
Sherman Moore, whom he had not
seen for 20 years.
Miss Mary Griest arrived last week
from her home in Quaker City, Ohio,
for a somewhat extended visit in the
homes of her brothers, Harry, Del
bert and Homer Griest, here and at
Cedar. She sent no announcement
or warning of her coming and quietly
stepped in upon the boys and the sur
prise was complete.
Louis S. McKanna, formerly con-
nected with the Herald editorial staff
who is now sports editor of the Sioux
City Tribune, has taken up the man.
agement of Roy ellis, claimant Of
the light heavyweight wrestling
championship Of America. Louis
has signed a five year - contract to
manage ellis, and is mapping out a
strenuous program for the young
wrestling phenomenon According
to McKanna, Sioux City Is some
sports center, having two colleges,
bidding for collegiate honors, and a
, high school that must be considered
! in state championship interscholastic
contests together with club in the
Western Baseball League. Many
other independent sports also have
home in Sioux City.
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| Jan. 3, 1916: Welcome news to peo
pie of Wilmington and vicinity is
that President David M. Edwards, Of