The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-19

friends, and will visit at other place.
before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Davis and Mrs
Mollie Coats of Perry Iowa, drove
down Friday for visit with relatives
and hosts of old time friends here.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Whitmore anG
son Harry and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Whitmore motored to Des Moines and
visited at the l.. ]. Moffet home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Morgan and
daughters and Mr.. Sopher of Com
pany H visited Sunday at the home OF
Mrs. Gusta Ellis on Knoxville road
Mrs. B. ]. Snyder, Mrs. s. J. Vernon
and Mrs. John Hawkins motored ia
Ottumwa Friday evening where they
were guests of the Country Club pic
mic.
Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Keeper of Des
Moines motored down with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hills to spend the week end at
the parental Ffeener and Keeper
homes.
Miss Nellie Cox efficient clerk at
Howell's Less Expensive store, is en-
joying weeks vacation and Miss Dix
on is filling vacancy during her alb.
sence.
Mrs. Jennie Slocum, who has been
at Mason City during the past five
months, came tolthis city last even
ing, enroute to her home in Rose
Hill.
H. E. Valentine of Centerville, join.
ed Mrs. Valentine and son Robert here
Saturday evening for brief visit
with Mrs. Valentines mother, Mrs.
John A. Kalbach.
Ben Wilson who has been slowly
convalescing from a serious injury in
the mines at Knoxville some months
ago was in Evans last week visiting
relatives and friends.
John S. Hammes, who is employed
at the Observation-Disclosures dry goods
store in Ottumwa, is enjoying a
weeks vacation at the home of his
parents in this city.
Rev. and Mrs. j. Willard De Voc of
Kansas City, Missouri arrived in Os-
kaloosa Friday to visit L. E. Kendig,
Ais c avenue West, Rev. De Voc re-
turned home Saturday evening and
Mrs. De Voc will remain for several
days.
Mrs. Jacques, wife of Captain
Jacques of Ottumwa and her daugh-
ter were guests in Oskaloosa yester-
day. They came by auto and the
storms south of town were such as to
perclude' the possibility of getting
home and they spent the night in
town.
Mrs. Ed. Anderson and brother d.
C. Dye and wife of Whittier California
visited at the home of their brother
Homer Dye in the country north of
town Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Dye de
parted this morning for Stockville,
Nebraska, their former home, where
they will make a brief stay before re,
turning to their home at Whittier.
= In addition to the part an Oskaloosa
girl, Louise Lindner, played in wedding
festivities of Col. Green in Chicago
last week, it developed that the nup,
tial knot was tied by a former Oska-
loosa boy, The Rev. Peter Wolcott
who since his elevation to the ministry
has preached in Oskaloosa number
OF times at st. James Episcopal
church.
Attorney s. v. Reynolds. Fred Reed
son of Chef Reed, J. A. Critchlew and
Shorty" Jackson drove to Waterloo
and the extreme corner Of Benton Co
Sunday on business deal. On the way
home they were caught in downpouI
of rain and had to stop south Of
Union Mills the guests of Gas" Be
var, while the storm passed and un
| til the roads drained and had pleas
ant visit with this prominent and
prosperous farmer of Union township
Miss Mae Christie who has resigned
her position with the M. & r. Co. O
Rock Island has been visiting hel
mother, Mrs. W. A. Anderson ane
friends OF this city. Miss c. left Wed
nesday evening by way OF Chicago To-
Birmingham, Alabama, 10 spend a fey
weeks with her sister at that place