The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-01-25

in Pennsylvania for visit with
their daughter, Mrs Nellie Cole Muf
fey. They expect to be away two
! months or more.
tFrom Wednesdays DaiIv.)
d. e. Henley, sheriff of Mahaska
county, is on duty again at his office
following weeks indisposition. He
is little weak but able to care for
official business.
Cold weathel appears to contain
no terrors for the enterprising biddy
hens. Mrs. NJ T. Corners and Geo.
Locke report broods of fourteen each
/ deliveed last week.
Barnes City News: Glen Wymore
was badly burned about the face
one day last week while looking into
the radiator of his car with a match
to see il there was enough water and
alcohol in it,
c. H. Feezer as the president of
the Oskaloosa District Epworth
League, visited Knoxville over Sun
day and received into their chapter
twenty-thfee new members. He had
delightful visit.
F. G. Henness of Keota, returning
from business trip to Des Moines,
Joined his wife and daughter Eloise
in this city for an over Sunday visit
at the F. N. Henness and Earl Hen.
ness homes, returning to Keota on
Monday.
Nick Gesman of Pella, the brother
of George Gesman, who formerly re-
sided in Oskaloosa, was a visitor
here on business on Monday. He
is still interested in Montana and
quite following of Iowa people are
prospecting in that section.
DIR. G. l.. Minear of 143 X avenue
east, thinks it no snap to travel the
Oskaloosa District as superintendent
when delayed and snow bound rail-
road trains compel him to take an
overland trip by the auto route
through the cold in order to reach
his various appointments.
George Romans, residing south
west of town, put two big loads of
fuel in a shed on his place Saturday
night. Monday morning he found
the shed invaded and fully half the
coal missing. A wagon was tracked
for a distance toward town until lost
in the other tracks along the high
way.
Barnes City News: j. L. Core left
last week for Grinnell where he has
accepted a position as manager of
a meat market owned by the Scharf-
enberg Stock company who operate
a number of markets in Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado. He
expeces to move his family there in
the near future.
Sigourney News: Louis Henderson
is home after being gone about two
weeks, helping invoice at the various
Graham stores, having been at
Washington, Muscatine and Oska-
loosa, and also helped at Richland.
He was glad to get back home again
and says he would not care to have
invoice as regular diet.
]. B. Doll has received and is
showing to friends here a fine pic
tt1re of his Montana farm buildings.
The picture was sent to him by his
farm manager and it shows a mod
ern and up-to-date equipment, fully
equal to many of the farms in Iowa.
He expects to have it framed and
orsyy nlp ~,
Charles J. Fox, of S25 High ave-
nue. east, superintendent of the Peo-
pljs Water Co., spent Sunday in
Cedar Rapids, visiting with rela-
tives and looking after property in
terests. Prior to his removal to Os.
kaloosa he was in charge of the
water system there for 80 years and
has an extended acquaintance in the
"Parlor City"
Fred r. Beck of Fremont, who
had his foot amputated in the Cen
terville hospital a few years ago,
has received final settlement from
the Milwaukee railroad in the
damage case he brought against
them, getting a verdict for $4,000
from which they appealed. The APP
peal has been decided in the Min
nesota courts in his favor. This
case had a long history and many
turns, but now he has drawn his
money and it is ended. While load
ing hogs in the Milwauek yards at
Highland Center, ten miles north OF
Ottumwa, he stepped on rail in a
badly Uttered lot of rubbish that 1t
was alleged had lain there for weeks
after some corn cribs had been torn
down. On returning to the farm
two miles away he attempted to
counterfeit any possible infection by
using carbolic acid solution wash.
But blood poisoning developed and
few days later he was taken to
the hospital and the foot taken off.
Miss Addie Neesham of Des Moines
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Kate
Handy.
Mrs. Mary Winger has gone to Des
Moines to be with her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Scott, for a few weeks visit.
Miss Fairy Thompson of Des
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