The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-02

Colfax Tribune: Mrs. Eugene Joll!
and children returned Thursday from
two weeks visit at Oskaloosa, spen
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Perry.
Keokuk County News; Mrs. p. e
Thomas of Cedar Rapids was here
Saturday on her way to Oskaloosa
She will be remembered as Miss Lib
bic Morgan.
Pella Chronicle: Martin Yer Steeg
went to Oskaloosa Saturday to visit
his son Nick, who is in the National
Guard there and is soon to leave for
the training camp at Deming, N. M.
ColfaX Tribune: Miss Hattie Spies
came Friday from Oskaloosa. remain
ing over night with her sister, Mrs
Roy Kelsey thence returning to her
home in Gilmore City on Saturday.
Pella Chronicle: Mrs. Lola De Wit,
daughter-in-law of John De Wit, of
this city, was operated on for appen-
dicitis at the Abbott hospital in Os-
kaloosa Saturday Relatives visit
ing her this week report that she is
getting along first rate.
Keokuk County News: r.. j. Shan
ahan and Geo. Cruzen of Oskaloosa
were here Thursday. Mr. Shanahan
is secretary of the Oskaloosa Com
mercial Club and was making ar
rangements for the trade etension
trip of the Oskaloosans on August z.
Fremont Gazette: Mr.. and Mrs. w.
M Witt of Oskaloosa came down on
Sunday evening to spend few days
at the home of Mrs. Wits parents,
Col. and Mrs. c. w. Whitmer. Mr..
Witt is valued clerk of the Hub
Clothing store and is now taking his
annual vacation.
Colfax Tribune: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Forsyth and sons Paul and Gordon
drove to Oskaloosa Saturday, owing
to his sister Lola Dewitt undergoing
an operation. Last reports from her
bedside were that she was doing
nicely, which is cheering news to her
many friends here.
Superintendent and Mrs. o. C.Scott
of Berwyn, Illinois, former well
known Oskaloosa people, are sending
out announcements of the marriage
of their daughter, Bertha Mary. The
wedding took place on Thursday,
June %, the groom being Mr.. Arthur
Herman Huisken. The happy cou-
pie will be at home at 726 Mississippi
street, Lawrence, Kansas, after Sep
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Knoxville Journal: Clarence Phil
lips, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel
Phillips of East Marion street, and
Ray Horsman, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Horsman, one mile north of
town, enlisted in Company II, Third
Iowa at Oskaloosa recently. They were
called to report for service Monday.
We understand that Company H has
eleven mare than the uota and the
eleven extra men are to be transfer
red to a Villisca company.
Little "Nibs" Shoemake, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy ShOemake, has
been having a hard time for the past
two weeks. The little girl submit
ted to an operation for the removal
of her tonsils which inconvenienCed
her several days. Prior to the oper-
alton the child fell from cherry
tree where she had been picking fruit
and she sustained bad bruise in the
feshy part of a leg. The flesh was
injured but nothing was thought of
the injury for a time. Following the
operation for tonsils, the bruise began
to show annoying symptoms and a
huge abscess developed which be-
came extremely painful until it head
ed and broke. The wound left was
deep and big, but it is now healing
nicely. 81. .....
Mrs. Jerry Everett is in Des Moines
visiting friends.
Mrs. |. l.. Funk is i'll at her home
in the Bryson Flats.
Mrs. C. l.. Dean arrived home Sat
urday from Excelsior Springs.
II. c. Hull was a business passen-
ger to Clear Lake Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Harry Deck visited last week
at the parental John Sage home in
Eddyville.
Ralph Deck of Des Moincs spent
Sunday at the maternal Mrs. U. G.
Deck home. ..
Joseph Spurgin of New Providence
has been visiting A. c. Spurgin for
a few days.
f. f. Knisley spent Sunday in Des
Moines visiting his daughter, Mrs. w.
r. Backman.
Constable Arthur s. Shaw started
for Omaha Saturday evening with
papers for service.
Miss Pearle Snider. deputy county
recorder, spent Sunday visiting in
Marshalltown.
Miss Elizabeth Reeves and Miss