The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-01

the place made vacant by Mr.. Wi
hanson.
James Henderson who is again as
ISOLATED with the James Kirk Soa
Company after a six months engage
ment in other directions was in tow
yesterday coming from Cedar Rapid
10 wait on local business. Jim says h
is travelling rails now as cross coun
try driving does not pay the way thu
roads are. .u....
Thursday morning Mrs. Webb ID
Smith received a telephone message
from her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Arthur
Smith of Oskaloosa stating that she
had just received a telegram from lie
ander, Wyoming, bearing the intelli
gence that an accident had befaller
Arthur Smith and he is now in hos
pital in the western city with one les
broken above the knee. His many
friends here trust the injury viii not
be any more serious than first reports
indicate and all hope for his speedy
recoYery.-Albia Union
Earnest Beaver of. Cedar was in
town Saturday.
H. B. Patton motored to Ottumwa
last week on business.
Miss Jessie Spurgen went to her
home in Ollie Saturday.
Mrs. ]. c. Jackson of New Sharon
was in the city Saturday.
Miss Leona Whitehead of New Shar-
on was in town Saturday.
Mrs. H. G., Norris went to Fremont
Saturday to visit relatives.
Miss Ida Sampson of Muscatine
visited friends here Sunday.
Or. F. F. Parker of Des Moines was
in the city Friday on business.
H. E. Bass of Centerville was bust
ness caller in the city yesterday.
Frank Dean of Charlton spent Sun
Gay with relatives in the city.
Mrs. F. l.. Hollingsworth of New
Sharon was in the city Saturday.
Master Donald Seaton went to Pc
oria Saturday to visit Miss Emma Cas-
trep. s
Miss Juanita Raffety went to New
Sharon Saturday to visit Miss Helen
McVey.
Miss Ella Fisher is spending the
week end with her parents in New
Sharon.
Carl Gregory and Will Howard are
at home for few days vacation from
Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Barnhill and fam
:ly are spending a two weeks outing
on Skunk river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy Burns and daugh
ter Mary of Washington, were guests
in the city Sunday.
Mrs. L. Landmesser and Mrs. II.
Horton went to Newton Saturday to
visit Mrs. Ethel Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Monroe and
daughter Jane of Newton were callers
in the city Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Peterson went to Oar
teyville Saturday to fill the pulpit on
Sunday for the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Dye and children
Rob and Bette were week end visitors
in the city with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Nettie Brackney came from
New Sharon Saturday to be with Mrs.
w. A. Prackney, No. 1910 A avenue
East.
Otto Tocvs of Aberdeen, Idaho is
spending a few days at the J. w. Lich-
tenheld home on South Third street,
On his way home from Chicago.
1t is persistantIy rumored here that
Miss Lucille Ryan, now in Chicago, is
going to France in war work, but Miss
Nell Ryan says the report is in error.
Miss Catherine Slaumel with her sis
ter Catherine Opal returned home to
Marshalltown Saturday after being
with her sister here at the Abbott Hos
pital.
Secretary and Mrs. George r. D..
Kramer and children and Mr. and Mrs.
i. E. Corlett have returned from five
weeks vacation at Lake Geneva. They
made the trip by way of auto.
Mrs. |. A. Vaughn and daughter Miss
Louisa returned to their home in Craw.
louisville Saturday after visiting for
the past few days with the Guy Stedd-
man family. Charles Steddman went
with them to spend few weeks.
Walter Clarence Minor, son of Joe
Minor, living four miles north of town
enlisted in the navy last week. He,
with his parents went to Des Moines
and was sent right on to Chicago with
cut coming home. He is bright young
farmer and one that will be much
missed by his parents and brothers
and sisters for he was much at home
boy. But after the country's call he
was eager to join to help Uncle Sam
duty of which all of his relatives
may feel proud. He just passed his
goth birthday. II is the wish of every
one that he and all the other young
men may have a safe return. -
Clarence Sloan spent the week end
in Fairfield at the narental home