The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-30
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H. A. Burch of Grinnell was a bust
ness caller in this city Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs Roy Dayton of Burling.
ton were business callers in the city
yesterday.
J. G. Patterson who is candidate
for Judge was a Sigourney business
caller Monday.
Miss Wilma Purkey has returned TO
her home in Delta after visit here
with relatives.
+. G. Henness and family of Keota
were over sunday visitors with rela-
tiyes and friends.
Mrs. F. Rayburn and daughter, Miss
Berneice went 10 Grinnell this morn
ing to spend the day.
Miss Thelma Gibbons of New Shar
on was calling on friends in the city
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ellwood and
daughter Ethel of Grinnell were call
ers in the city Friday.
Lester Butler returned to him home
in Eldora after having attended the
semester at Penn College.
Ralph Walton returned to his home
in New Providence, Ohio, having at
tended a successful year at Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs Emmer Wehlen and
SON Donald of Abba are spending the
week end with relatives in the, city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Stoltz went to Mason
City and Eldora this morning where
they will visit a few days with rela-
fives.
Mrs. Izeh Messerschmitt and child.
rem are visiting in Martinsburgh at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs C. C. Nash left this
morning for Camp Funston. Arkansas
10 visit with their son Lieut. John
Nash before he goes TO the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Vernon and daugh
ter Franc and Mr.. and Mrs. j. C..
Townley and son Vernon spent Sun
day in Washington at the N, L. Long
home.
Mrs. John Martin and baby, Willard
returned to their home in New ProVi-
denee this morning after visiting with
her brother, Prof. Hawk of the Penn
College.
Mrs. II. B. Lundy, daughter Eleanor
and son Marvin from Cathage, Illinois,
are visiting the parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Courtney, los Eighth avenue
West.
Miss Jessie Hixson of Brooklyn, N.
Y, associated with the National SOci-
ETY. for the Improvement of the poor,
enroute from attendance at the Nation
al Convention of the Social Service
League at Kansas City. was the guest
this week in the home of Mrs. Arthur
NJ. Lewis on First avenue East.
Chas. Cessna, a typical Country
Gentleman" of Grinnell, one Of the
most extensive farmers and stock rails
ers in Iowa, was in Oskaloosa last
evening, guest for q few hours of Thos.
T. Bray. Mr.. Cessna is candidate for
State Senator in the Poweshiek
Keokuk district and was enrOuUe home
from Sigourney Mr.. Cessna is live
wire and If he is not nominated at the
primaries, the other fellow will at
least know he has been running.
Miss Marion Wentworth who is to
make Oskaloosa her home during the
sumner in connection with the HON"
Demonstration work, arrived in the
city this week TO take up her work
and has been studying the county and
making up her schedule of work. She
will penetrate TO all corners of the
county and she starts off Immediately
in a big meeting at Jefferson school.
this Saturday afternoon. Her worn
teaches conservation, the saving OF
-four and sugar and the canning and
drying of products of the garden and
orchard. She will have office accom-
modations with the county agent in
the city hall and her work is in con
junction with the Farm Bureau. Mis-
Wentworth has secured apartment
with Mrs. Sarah Summers, 5l2 SOutl
A street.
c. c. Jones OF the Herald is feeling
somewhat elevated since learning that
there is successful flyer in his fam
lily. Bun" has nephew, Fred Carried.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Carried,
of Detroit, Mich Cecil is in receipt OF
a letter from his sister telling of the
air feats of their son on the flying field
in Texas. Mr.. and Mrs. Carried were at
camp recently. They arrived while
their son Fred was in the air. Their
coming was unknown TO the boy and
their first sight of him was in his
plane some eight thousand feet or
more above the earth. When he was
through with his solo he took just
any old way TO get back home. He
earned the nose of his machine toward
camp and did a head spin that woult
discredit any soaring lark in his wild
est dive. He fell, plunged, tumbled
spiraled and did numerous other con
tortions known to expert birdmen ant
then spread his wings again and sliC
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