The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-19

Saturday afternoon MIR. and Mrs
Milford Hull are looking after tn
farm during their sons absence.
OF former resident of Mahask:
county the Washington Journal says
j. +. II. Taylor, sometimes called b.
his friends Sheep" Taylor because o
| his fondness for the wool growing ami
mails, is firm advocate of the grow
ing of sheep on Iowa farms and be
lieves that If more sheep were raised
In this state the shortage of WOO
worSd come nearer being remedied.
! Newton Record: E. w. Coke, who
had been confined to his home for
some time on account OF blood poison
and only able to return to his duties
in Hough's store the first of last week
was attacked by heart trouble, a few
days later, and forced to give up his
work again. His physician says that
he must. have perfect quiet and rest,
and that it will be long while before
he can resume any active employ
ment.
bia Union says: June and Woodie
Morrow and Hank Rhodes went to
Centerville and enlisted in the Iowa
| National Guard and will go into train
| ing with the Centerville company.
The Morrow boys are sons of Mrs.
Nettie Morrow, who is at the head
of the Ladies of the G. 4. r. of Abba
Hank Rhodes is a brother of Harley
Rhodes, who was with the boys on the
Mexican border and recently reteurn-
ed home. We take off our hat to these
Abba boys.
Keosauqua Republican,: Mrs. Hat
tie Sommerville returned to her home
here Saturday from Oskaloosa where
she had been keeping house for her
daughter Mrs. George Morrow, who
was at the Moyo hospital at Rochest-
er, Mimi, for some time. A surgical
operation was performed upon Mrs.
Morrow, and she is now convalescing
at her home. Her husband was with
her for some time while she was in
the hospital. and during his absence
utOTSe SUMMERTIME
conducted the Morrow rooming house.
Saturday Globe: Edwin B. Howard,
who recently decided fine tract of
SITE acres of land to the college,
was a visitor in Oskaloosa recently.
He was a guest at the home of Pres
ident and Mrs. Edwards during his
stay. He was very much interested
in the improvements which are be-
ing erected and was quite enthusiastic
for the future of the college. Mr..
Howard had no educational opportun-
tiles in early life but has been stu
dent all through the years, having
taken work in Iowa State college, Uni
versities of California and of Mime
sofa.
Saturday Globe: Two Penn College
graduates are members of the Kan
sas legislature both being representa-
tives. One is Cyrus E. White of Sa-
lima; the other Fred B. Caldwell, of
Elk The fact that they were gradu-
ates of the same institution became
known to them after they had been
associaed for a number of weeks in
the house. Mr. White in conversation
with Mr.. Caldwell, remarked that on
the day previous he had met an old
Penn College friend whom he had not
seen for twenty years, Mr.. Albert
Stiles" Mr.. Caldwell said, Are you
from Penn College Sure" replied
Mr.. White, and then they were ready
to shake" all over again.
Watching workmen employed on the
new building to be erected on the
old Bashaw Barn site made Ham
Lawson think of the good old time
he and the other boys had in early
Oskaloosa and of the "firey steeds" be-
longing to the barn that he had driV-
en-. Buds barn, was the Stage line
relay and it stood north and east OF
the Bashaw, where McQuiston and
Turner's grocery is located. Ham
says he and three other boys and four
girls hired a team and big sleigh Of
Bud and drove to DeS Moines one
time to attended a big dance IN the
Capital city. They spared no expense,
and as two of the boys were short oil
money it cost Ham s55. This was
lot of money in Oskaloosa fifty years
ago. But Ham says it was worth the
price.
tFrom Tuesdays Daily)
DR.. Teter made a business trip to
Grinnell this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Harvey mo-
tored to Ottumwa Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Morgan visited
in New Sharon over Sunday.
Miss Laura Gibbons spent Sunday
with her parents in Des Moines.
Mrs. Bomar of Abba is in Oska-
loosa looking after business inter
ests.
Miss Ruth Griffin of Abba was in
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