The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-26
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S. Federal court at Des Moines as
juror, beginning May 5.
William Blake, of Lakonta, has beer
a guest at the George Courtney HON,
los Eighth avenue west.
Miss Bessie Southwick who hai
been working at Ames, is a guest o
her sister, Mrs. Frank Mercer.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Gilmore, of neal
Audubon, are here making arrange
ments to move to property in the cit!
May first
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Warder, of Wap
clio county, were in town Friday at
tending to business matters and call
ing on friends.
Grinnell Herald: E. ]. Evans anG
G. S. Reynolds, members of the Iowa
Guard at Oskaloosa, were here last
week getting recruits.
Deep River Record: Last week
Donald Blakely, Clifford Benton, Ray
McNeal and Ralph Morris went to
Oskaloosa and enlisted.
Charles r. Brookins is in Des
Moines visiting and will remain to
participate as member of the Oska,
loosa High school track team.
Mrs. w. H. Butler of Whittier, Cal,
while visiting here with relatives and
friends is stopping with Mrs. Jennie
yermilyea, COO High avenue east.
Judge ]. F. Talbot and court re-
porter W. B. Coleman, of Brooklyn,
were in town to-day returning to
their homes in Brooklyn from Sigour-
ney.
Keosauqua Republican: Mrs. Henry
Morrison was called to Oskaloosa to
the bedside of her daughterin-law,
Mrs. James Morrison, who is very
sick.
Geo. L. Courtney and J. P. Schad'
wick this week completed sinking
well on the John b. Mody farm eight
miles west of Oskaloosa on the Knox
vile road
Eph Attended, deputy sheriff, is au-
thority for the statement that Thurs
day and Friday. May 10 and IL, are
the next favorable dates for the
planting of potatoes, when the sign is
in the thighs.
Pella Chronicle: Mrs. A. Van
Heuklom and daughter, Miss Minnie,
of Oskaloosa, were in Pella Monday
visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Gu
peras. at the Home of the Aged. The
old lady is quite sick.
Mrs. +. Z. Jenkins Who drove
through from Waterloo last week has
returned to her home by rail. The
son Elmer will remain with relatives
in town awaiting favorable roads to
take the car back home.
Raymond Courtney of the Lacey
Hotel force is at Boone a guest of
his friend, Roy Martin. He was in
Harvey yesterday with his sister, Mrs.
Sadie Lundy. He went to Des Moines
today and took the interurban for
Boone.
Mrs. Lucinda LaForce, widow of the
late Presley LaForce, No. SO Third
avenue east, who was invaded sew
eral weeks ago by paralysis, continues
to grow weaker and her condition is
regarded as serious. She is being
cared for by a trained nurse.
PeIla Chronicle: Several from Pella
attended the concert by the Minnea-
polls Symphony Orchestra at Oska-
loosa Monday. We noticed going Roy
Wander Linden, H. H. Sadler, Fred
Rhynsburger, Miss Hazel White and
Misses nellie and Clara Waechter.
w. T. Martin, county clerk of Ma
haska county, left this morning for
Des Moines where he will spend the
week end visiting with his son Leslie
Martin and wife. He will probably
attend the Drake Relays, to be held
at the Drake Stadium this afternoon.
Montezuma Republican: County
Recorder A. f. Pollard and wife OF
this city and George Fisher and wife
TO near Barnes City, motored to o.
kaloosa Sunday TO see Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Klindt. Mr.. Klindt has been
dangerously i'll of pneumonia but is
improving nicely.
Charles Johnosn, G15 First avenue
east, has returned from a six weeks
trip through the west. which included
visits in Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Cal
ifornia, Montana, and Minnesota. Mrs.
Johnson who accompanied him on the
trip stopped enroute home for visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Wray, OF
Waterloo. :, He reports an enjoyable
outing.
Supt. Will Crozier of the Horticul-
ture department of the Southern Iowa
Fair has made complete revision
OF the list of premium bearing fruits.
In the list of apples for example,
such fruit as Red June and Transpar-
ent were listed when this fruit could
not be preserved to compete for pre-
MUM. All such examples and some
apples that are no longer found in
orchards have been marked out and
several new varieties added.
Knoxville Journal: p. II. Bernard,
OF Kalispel. Mont, and representa-
ftue a., the Montana legislature visit