The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-04-04

been at Albuquerque visiting will
brother and son, have returned L
their home in this city.
! Mrs. Bessie Meyers of Osceol
came Friday to make the acquaint
ance of her niece, Miss Darline Eliza
beth Bryan of sos Second avenue
east.
Mrs. George w. Whitehill anC
daughter, Miss Clara, went to Ma
son City for an Easter visit at tn,
DR.. Hynds home. Mrs. Whitehill
went to Manley yesterday to be will
q sister, Mrs. Turner.
Ben Snyder was among the demo
Gratis at the state conference at Des
Moines last week and he asserts il
was great meeting. He says Hon
LATE Young was invited to tell the
boys about the conditions at the frant
and he did it in way that left moth
ing to be desired
Orville McCord and Paul Garrett
went TO Oskaloosa Tuesday and en-
listed in the Aero Squadron. The
boys will leave for aKnsas City April
Is, where they will enter the Rahe
Auto and Tractor School. and will be
trained at government expense. All
boys who are accepted in this branch
of the service will make expert en-.
CINE men when they finish their
MISUNDERSTANDING Tribune.
Will Stump received a letter from
q brother, Reuben Stump, yesterday
that was written in France under
date of March H. The note states
that Reuben's company had been in
mo Mans Land" where they had
been engaged in big battle. AL,
though Reuben does not say he has
been under fire with his company
one infers as much as he states he
came out all right. He says he
would like some tobacco as they can
not get lit over there at this time.
Reuben, who is former Oskaloosa
boy, avs transferred from Cedar Rap
ids Company to Centerville Com
pany.
Miss Alice Mason went to Kinks
vile. Mo-, this morning to visit a few
days with relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howe of
Frankfort, ILL.,, care visiting friends
and relatives in the city.
Harry Douglas has been indisposed
several days, suffering with a throat
trouble, laryngitis or a kindred af-
Fiction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schoonover came this
morning from Minnesota to visit with
Mrs. Fred Heaverlo and Mrs. l.. Z.
Baxter for a few days.
Mrs. Curtis Mock and children Wis.
tied with the formers sister, Mrs.
Jack Sloan. in Oskaloosa the last of
the wcck.-Albia Union
Mrs. J. L. Berry returned to her
home in Eddyville last evening after
visiting her mother, Mrs. Il. J..
Woody, at University Park.
Miss Sallie Lee, who has been at
University Park, went to Dresden,
Mo, this morning to visit her broth
err, Rev. J. Clifton Lee.
Mrs. H. J. Pickerell of Indiana,
who was here to attend the funeral
of her brother, went to Nebraska
this morning to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Gibbons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles McGlasosn and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Mitchell and others went
to New Sharon this morning to attend
the funeral of the late Jacob Harper.
Ross r. Mowry of Newton, candi-
date for the republican nomination
for congress in this district, was in
town today renewing old acquaint-
ances and making new ones Mr..
MOwry is wide-awake business
man, and republican OF the type of
men who formed the party.
W. F. Pomeroy, residing northwest
Of Oskaloosa. met with serious but
lucky accident Tuesday when he was
run over and the bone in his leg
fractureJ Mr.. Pomeroy was lead
ing a team OF horses in the field
when they became frightened and
Knocked him over, the wagon pass.
ing over his leg and causing a slight
fracture. He was brought to town
and. an X,ray picture taken of the
limb.
Mrs. VIII. Rose. mother of MAJ
Rose was in Newmarket. Taylor
county. recently, to see sister. She
states that the people OF that com
munity put on RED Cross auction
sale" that was wonder The towr
Of less than Aeight hundred inhabit
ants poured the sum of $4,000 into
the Red Cross TILL Two days ant
several auctioneers were required t
sell the offerings. Everybody CAV,
something for the sale and eyerybod.
bought something. A. single egi
brought $500: Minorca hen SOLE
for $4,000; pedestal made and dc
mated by relative OF Mrs. Rose CON
handed $4,000 Little girls sois
popcorn on the street. s cents sacl
land cleared s}6.59 During the txa
days sale the ladies' served meal