The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-08

Des Moines. Mr.. Shaw was in tina,
city on official business and he waited
at the station for the coming of the
troop trains. He is authority for the
statement that the lads are LOOKING
Tine. They are well groomed and
appear to be well fed and well dis
posed. What more can be desired il
the muster out proceedings are not
delayed? The crowd is glad to be
nome however, and will be still fur
Their pleased when they get back TO
the old home town.
+. c. Let's of Chicago. Illinois, as
the president of the Western Grocer
Company, is the subject of a special
article in the last issue of the "Sys-
TEN" Magazine and in the story, Os-
kaloosa is brought into the record as
one of the leading points of the sys-
tenn of wholesale houses that make up
the company's interests Twenty
million dollars year is said to be the
extent of the company's business and
OF this vast sum, Oskaloosa contrib
utes large portion as the Office of
II. l.. Spencer, the vice president, and
A. p. Spencer, the secretary-treas-
llrer and auditor, are both located
here.
Ernest X. Martin and Dull Miller
or this city have purchased the Ted
Hill Company drug store at Colfax,
Iowa, and Mr.. Miller has already tax
en- possession of the store. The Col
fax pharmacy is an old and well es-
tablished concern, doing Furnishing
business. Dull Miller will have
charge of the store, while ABE" Mar
tin attends a Des Moines pharmacy
school. After completing school work
in Des Moines, Mr.. Martin will join
his partner at ColfaX. Ernest Martin
will leave the Purity Drug Store
about the middle of this month. The
change of ownership took place last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton re
turned from Chicago Monday. They
report fine trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Christie of Spo-
kane, Wash, are visiting their sister
Mrs. c. E. Munroe.
President d. NJ. Edwards returned
home from Chicago Monday after a
brief business visit.
+. J. Hadley of Grinnell was in the
city Tuesday looking after the inter
ests of PENIS lot sale.
Miss Helen Vanderlip of Des Moines
is visiting at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. M. Van der Kamp.
Grinnell Herald: Miss Myrtle Bak-
er and Ona Ladely attended a party
at Oskaloosa Thursday night.
Mrs. H. II. Sheriff and daughter,
Miss Clara, left yesterday afternoon
for Los Angeles, Calf, for an extend
ed visit.
viii Loos and family of Des Moines
spent Sunday at the parental John
Loos home. MIR. John Loos is i'm
proving.
Mrs. Clyde Ballard, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. ]. F. Fehd,
will return to her home in Des Moines
this evening:
Miss Grace Mcdonald of Beacon,
who underwent a serious operation at |
the Abbott hospital Thursday, is get
ting along nicely.
Miss Thelma White of Mason City
returned to her home this morning
following few days visit here with
friends and acquaintance.
Grinnell Herald; T. l.. Cove went
to Oskaloosa on Saturday to return
that evening with Mrs. Cove, who is ,
taking medical treatment there.
Grinnell Herald: Scott MacEachron
and b, J. Carney refereed basketball !
games at Oskaloosa Friday night, and /,
H. ]. HUFF did the same at Newton.
Rob Brannon, Ben Palmgreen, |
Glenn Hatchitt and William Bernstein {
were passengers to Knoxville today,
going to attend the funeral of Paul
Keiselbach, who died at Denver Sun
day morning
Hedrick Journal: Mrs. T. J. Riley
was operated on in the Abbott hospi-
tai in Oskaloosa. Monday, by Drs. Alb
bolt and Wilcox. Mrs. Riley rallied
nicely from the operation and her ear
ly recovery is hoped for. |
Don Russell and Claren Coffin left
Tuesday for Apes where they will
enter the Iowa State College, com
plcting their college work. Both
Russell and Coffin have taken three
and half wears work ~ Damn