The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-02-01

illness on Monday, and left for Flor
ida yesterday.
OF the business success of former
Oskaloosa boy, the Howard, Kansas
Courant says: On our first page will
be seen the advertisement of Fred B.
Caldwell's brood SOW sale, which will
be held at Elkmore Farm near How
ard, Tuesday, February 20. Forty
head of sows and gelts, mostly sired
by or bred to the Champion "Cald-
wells Big Bob" the only hog ever
produced that weighed over 1000 OF
the age of IS months.
While the Penn college basket ball
team were in Cedar Rapids last week
they enjoyed meeting with former Os-
kaloosa people, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Carlton. Mr.. Carlton is treasurer
and business manager of The Won
der Dandruff Cure Company, and the
team visited him in his office and
were shown through the laboratory
Their game with Cornell being on
Saturday afternoon, Fred accompan-
led them to Mount Vernon, as also
did Miss Lois and Howard Davidson,
former Penn students.
J. p. Lenihan of Cedar Rapids adj
dressed the Oskaloosa Credit Mems
Association on the subject of Credit
Legislation" in the Council Chamber
of the city hall yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Lehman, representative of a
movement backed by the business
men of Cedar Rapids, presented a
proposed plan of legislation, and re-
ceived the endorsement of the plan
by the local credit association E. G.
KoontZ of Burlington was in town in
company with Mr.. Lenihan.
Rev. L. Milton Williams of Univer-
sity Park, starts on Wednesday even
ing, on an extended trip of over 5000
miles in an evangelistic campaign
that opens first at Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, where for four weeks he
conducts meetings in the auditorium
of the Oil Exchange building, right in
the heart of the city From there he
goes to the Pacific coast and gradu-
ally works his way south, stopping at
various points and then comes east
to El Paso, Texas From there he
goes to Hamlen, Texas. where he fin-,
ishes up the month of March.
f.. Adair and wife are returning
home to Knoxville Mr.. Adair has
been at his mothers, Mira. James
Adair, while recovering from brok
broken leg.
Barnes City News: Geo. Taylor has
traded his residence property in town
to Harrison Gregory of Oskaloosa on
40 acres of land miles southwest of
Barnes City.
Rev. J. C. Street, Of Oxford, Nebr,
was an over Sunday visitor in Oska-
loosa as the guest of DR.. L M. Grigsby
and they renewed the friendship Of
former years.
Lynnville Leader; J. C. Trease and
wife were called to Oskaloosa FRIDAY
On account of the sudden illness of
his mother. She recovered sufficient
ly for them to return home Saturday
Mrs. Stella B. Rommel and daugh
ter Margaret, of Mt. Pleasant, are
guests in the city at the DR.. Herbert
Killips home. Mrs. Rommel is look
ing after business matters while in the
city.
County Attorney Maxwell O'Brien
has had his hands we'll occupied since
taking over the reins of the Office Jan,
1. An avalanche of business has come
his way but it found him Johnny on
tho job" all the time.
It was mean of the thieves to steal
Joe CrooKham's honey 1t was mean
er when they used some sort of gas
that killed several big swarms of
bees. Not bee was left alive in the
hives that were rifled.
Bussey Record: Mr.. Frank Enock
and Miss Nellie Pickerel attended the
institute on Wednesday and in the ev-
ening, attended a party at the Arthur
Convey home in Oskaloosa. Dorothy
Ross, Hazel Gray and John and Irwin
Ross from this vicinity were guests at
the party and all report a splendid
time.
Keota Eagle: +. G. Hcnness and
family were away over Sunday. Frank
went to Des Moines on business and
Mrs. Henness visited his sister in Al
bia. Returning, they stopped in Os-
kaloosa in order that Frank might
nurse an attack of grip at his parents
home.
EddyvilIe Tribune: Chas Wlltlatch
Of Bluff Greek, was in town Tuesday
taking the train for Oskaloosa. His
mother Mrs. d. Whitlatch, who was
taken sick while visiting in South Da-
kota, has returned to Mahaska county
and is at present at the home of her
son Warren at Oskaloosa, where she
is gradually improving.