The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07

by is a member of the graduating
| class.
Miss Dorothy e. White, after An
ishing a very successful school year
at The Principal, st. Louis, returned
home today. Miss White and party
OF fifteen motOred from st. Louis to
Fairfield where she has been visiting
since Sunday.
W. S. Handler represented the Os-
kaloosa Jewish organization at the
state congress held in Des Moines
last month, for the nomination of the
Iowa delegates to the national con-
gress of Jews which will convene at
Washington, d. c., on September 2.
Mrs. Cedat, living on north C street
received a telegram Monday morning
from Pittsburgh Penn, stating that
her son-in-law Howard Williams, for
merly resident of Oskaloosa was
very low, and she left Monday after
noon to be with her daughter during
his illness.
Doctor John l. Tony went to Cedar
Sunday afternoon and for the first
time in his whole life he was stuck
IL the mud with his auto. He failed to
successfully negotiate a mud hole and
had to secure the assistance of a farm
er and team from near by to pull
him to dry ground again. His car went
in up to the hubs and refused to go.
He was pulled out backing up.
Some fifteen lads in town have been
engaged in a contest to increase sales
OF the country Gentlemen and several
of them won prizes. First went to Ed
win Beman, son of C Ed Beman, a
scout tent. Second, Stanley Roberts,
flash light. Third, Edwin Fleener, Rain
Coat. Fourth, Paul Fitzpatrick, Kodak
Fifth, Dodds Larimer, Base Ball Sixth,
George Bacon, Electric engine.
Ralph Price of Winfield, Ia, a for
mer resident of Oskaloosa, who has
been attending the Iowa State College
at Ames was in town Monday visiting
with friends and relatives. Price will
spend the summer in Des Moin6s. His
younger brother, Arden Price, has
Joined the United States Navy and is
now attending a special government
electrical school in New York in pre-
paration for wireless work with Uncle
Sam,
The death of Edward Davis in Mil
waukee, and his burial in Oskaloosa
has served to emphasize the success
that has been one by these four form
er Oskaloosa boys, Messrs. Frank,
Lewis, Edward and Irving Davis. They
were sons of the late julius c. Davis,
who was for many years foreman of
the Sieble & Esgin Wooden Mills, pri-
or to its destruction by fire. The BOYS
all naturally took to machinery, and
quickly graduated into the manufac-
turing game. The Davis Manufacturing
company of Milwaukee of which
frank is the leading spirit now owns
IN immense plant employing 500 men.
And at that it is being enlarged so
that within the year another 500 will
pe auueu 10 the pay roll. The company
already has all the business booked
that it can possible do in 1918. Lewis
Davis has recently given up his place
with the Davis company to accept a
flattering offer with concern in Mil
waukee engaged in building sub-mar-
inc chasers for the government. Moth
ing of course is given out about the
boats, but Lewis says they are as
dangerous to submarine as the sub.
marine is to steamship, and it is on.
ly question of time the submarine
VIII cease to be the controlling feature
Of the great war. Their old friends
here are glad TO know of the Davis
boys success and are panied over the
bereavement that has come to the
, family.