The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-13
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Mr. and Mrs. L. Ellis visited relativ
es in Lovilia the past week.
Mrs. w. r. Springer was guest al
the f. C. Warner nome in Pella Fri
day. 5ifts
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wander WAL spent
Thursday at the John Moody home
west of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Van der Linden of
Pella are visiting here with relatives
for few days.
Mrs. o. H. Moore and sister Miss
Ada Lathrop spent Friday at the par
entail ]. f. Lathrop home.
Mrs. John Caswell and son John
here at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John L. Nelson.
Mrs. Josephine Shurtz has returned
to her home in Keota after a visit
here with her son Charles.
Mrs. c. / Roberts of Des Moines
arrived in the city Thursday evening
for a few days visit with relatives.
George H. Husman spent Monday in
Oskaloosa. To his surprise he ran into
quite a blanket of snow between
Union Mills and Oskaloosa.-Monte-
yuma Republican.
c. X. Needham of the Crinnell Reg
lister has been appointed chairman for
Poweshiek county to take charge of
the organization of the public service
reserve force. Registration of skilled
and unskilled labor is asked.
w. H. Quist of Des Moines repre-
senting the Nnational Non-Partisan
Farmers League has been in Mahaska
county this week trying to interest To-
cal people in the organization, He held
meetings at New Sharon, Lacey and
Cedar but without much success.
Guy Pomeroy of Oskaloosa, has pur-
chased the Geo. Roquet garage build
ing and will get possession Feb. /,
1918, when he will move to Fremont
and begin business about March LIST.
he has rented Mrs. I'm enhart's old
home place.-Fremont Gazetet.
Leslie Boatman of Barnes City re-
Gently received End lieutenant's COM
mission at Fl. Smelling training camp.
He is now at the parental home visit
ing for a few days and Will report for
duty at Fit. Riley, Kansas, December
u. Leslie's many friends are glad to
learn of his success in securing a
commission.
Prof. Grover c. Hawk of the Penn
College faculty and athletic commit
tee, former Quaker basket ball star,
has been selected as coach for the
Quaker quintette for the coming sea-
son. Captain Henry Bogue of the Penn
varsity football eleven, has been
named freshman and Penn Academy
basket ball coach.
F. II. Tinsley, formerly of Oskaloosa
but for the past three years, head of
the Citizens Savings Bank at Sigour-
ney has accepted the Vice Presidency
of the Englewood State Bank at Chi
cago. This bank has about 100000
deposits. The same people own it that
own Dearborn National and the Dro-
vers National bank He holds his bank
interests in the Savings bank here and
will remain one of its officers and di-
rectors. The family will remove to
their future home some time this
month, but Mr.. Tinsley will remain in
Sigourney until January LIST, and pos
sibly later.
Lieut.. Floyd z. Thomas. former
Penn College athletic director. has
been placed in charge of the basket
ball practices of the basket ball teams
of the National Army cantonment at
Camp Dodge by John L. Griffith, camp
athletic director, pending the close of
the football season. Thomas is lieu
tenant in Company L, 350th Inf. He
was a member of the divisional foot
ball eleven, and was injured in the
Camp Dodge-Camp Funston game at
Omaha last Saturday. Thomas will not
participate in Saturdays contest be-
tween the Camp Dodge team and the
alI-state college team.
Carl Ellis OF Rose Hill was bust
ness caller in town Friday.
Mrs. John Busby of Rose Hill was
in the city Friday, shopping.
Jim Phippens of New Sharon made
a business trip to the city Friday.
Mrs. Edna Beech and daughter of
Tioga were shoppers in the city to-
day.
Liston McMillen returned Thursday
evening from Abba where he has
been on business.
Mrs J. Heffieman and son Maurice
are spending the week end in Mar
shalltown with relatives.
Miss Esther Kirk went to Grinnell
this morning to spend the week end
with her brother Warren.
Mrs. Carl Perry and son James
spent several days visiting relatives
in New Sharon last week.
Edwin Catlin was business pas
senger TO Des Moines Friday. He
returned home last evening.
Mrs. Roy Byers of Des Moines is
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