The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-08
PERSONALS

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Pella Booster: Miss Anna Heisma
was in Oskaloosa last Saturday cal
ing on friends.
Delta Press: Hugh Dickson. of Os
kaloosa, visited over Sunday with rel
atives in Delta.
Mrs. c. C. McDonough, of Oskaloosa
came Thursday for a visit with he
sister, Mrs. M. B. Reed.
Delta Press: Mrs. w. S. Utterbacl
came down from oskaloosa Tuesday
evening for a short visit.
Delta Press: Mrs. John LOTUS and
children, of oskaloosa, visited with
relatives in Delta last week
Pella Booster: J. G.. Vanderpol and
wife spent Sunday at the C. w
Blancheon home in Oskaloosa.
Knoxville Journal: Mrs. ]. |. Cham
bers was at Oskaloosa the latter part
of last week, visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. M. ]. Roberts
Pella Booster: Mrs. Jim Wander Pol
returned home Monday from Oska-
loosa after visiting a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rhine.
According to the Evening Telegram
of Lakeland, Florida, the Hawkeye
state residents of that community are
organizing an Iowa club or association.
Knoxville Express: Mrs. r. w. Will.
son and son Harold were in Oskaloosa
over Sunday, where they visited with
her mother, Mrs. Cathrine Marks and
other relatives,
Abba Republican,: Sara, Earl and
VIII Baxter went to Beacon Tuesday
to attend the funeral of their cousin,
Tom Owens, who died at Abbott's hos
pital, Oskaloosa.
Keota Eagle: n Estaque, of Fargo,
N d., formerly of Oskaloosa visit
ed at the Mrs. Underwood, J. Z. /,
Anderson and w l.. Powell homes
and with other relatives. He left
Tuesday for his home.
DR. G. A. Mclaughlin, President of
C.. II. u. is rejoicing in the suspicious
opening of the winter term at Uni
veIsity Park. They were agreeably
surprised by an enlarged enrolment
and new students as well as some of
the former students of other years, go
TO swell the record.
Elmer Ankeney, rural mail carrier
at the Oskaloosa post office, frosted
his left hand and his nose, while car
rying his rural route Thursday. I'm
able to secure a substitute carrier
the route was called off yesterday
The biting cold has made rural car
rier work unpleasant.
Esquire j. W. Laffollett is authority
for the statement that on a night of
record breaking cold in the winter OF |
1S63-64 stage driver enroute from
Oskaloosa to Des Moines was frozen ,
to death before reaching the first stop ,
at Belle Fountaine. The driver was :
dead in his seat with lines clinchedi
tight in his stiff frozen hands.
The names of Mr., and Mrs J. c.
Williams. former residents of Oska- 4
loosa, Mr.. Williams being an eXmay-
or, appears prominently in the COM ]
mittee on arrangements and John c.
is chairman of the committee on or 7
ganization. An even fifty names of !
former Iowa people appear as mem =
beers OF the charter roll. Date for the :
annual gathering or celebration select
ed is February %. |
DIR. Jay w. Somerville, although now e
located at GloYersville, n. Y, was re- S
Gently called TO Chicago, ILL.,, to speak e
TO the Chicago Social Union, an organ 4
ization of both pastors and laymen,
on the subject of the Gospel Team h
He also preached at st. r
James NJ. f. church and spoke to the q
students of the Garrett Biblical Insti- =
tute at Evanston. He emphasizes the :
work of the laymen in the work of the q
church and puts special stress on their
success in revival work. He has a
large number Of friends in oskaloosa, S
where he resided for eight years. v
Blake Wilson, of South Second '
street, came near being drowned at I
Skunk River Wednesday, while fish u
ing through the ice. Mr.. Wilson, w C
/ Eckiey and AL NJ. Jones went to the II
river to get some fine fish being taken
cut near the water works" A sup-o
port upon which Mr.. Wilson was rest r
ing broke and he fell in such way as :
TO be helpless He went head first in :,
TO the water. His feet and legs were :,
elevated above his head and so held
by "snag across which part of his :
anatomy rested and he was in plight ;,
some expert on the part of the res
,urers was required to land the victim
md all agree that Mr. Wilson is the L
biggest catch taken from the river this b
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Young are ?
looking after business matters in Des =
Moines today.
Miss Maude Ireland of Newton is :,
/ guest in the city for few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. ireland.
H. Johnston left Thursday even
ing for Chicago where he will attend