The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-12

hospital.
The Cruzen-Bailey birthday supper
was given this year by ]. F. Cruzen
at the Cruzen home in Madison town
ship, Saturday evening. ]. f. Cruzen
and Chas. Bailey are brothers-in-law,
and their birthdays both coming on
December 1st, it has long been the
lcustom to meet at one of the homes
and have supper together. Those
present were Charles Bailey and fam
lily, Mrs. LYDIA Cruzen and sons Ar
thur. Albert and Raymond, Byron Cru
zen and family, J. F. Cruzen, J. N.
Allgood and wife, Calvin Cruzen and
wife, who entertained the company
with music both instrumental and vo-
cal. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey gave all
present an invitation to meet at their
home for supper next year, and the
invitation was accepted. Everyone
present enjoyed the supper which was
served at the usual supper hour and
consisted of oysters, celery, pickles,
fruit and cake.
| Victor Allbee of Grinnell spent the
week end with friends in the city.
Miss Bertha Shaw, who is employed
at the Monarch Laundry, is confined
to her home with influenza.
Among the Fremont visitors here
Saturday were Misses Vera Beck, Jes-
sic Triplett and Mrs. A. p Norton.
Mrs. Fred Cone and son David, of
What Cheer, are in the city for sew
eral days visiting mother and father.
Miss Martha Mills of Davenport is
spending the week end with Mrs. H.
+. Harbour atA15 Fifth avenue east.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cox of Keota
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
their daughter on Second avenue west.
Miss Bessie Brom, who is employed
at the Baldauf- -Rosenblatt store, is
confined to her home with severe
ool1 T@ jEfui s.
M and Mrs, Lou Pond. formerly
of this city. have moved back to o
kaloosa from Cedar Rapids and will
make this their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. d. F. Graves and
daughter Geraldine, of Abba, who
have been spending the week here
with his aunt on Ninth avenue east,
left Saturday morning for their home.
Miss Laura Rice, who has been at
tending school at Spencer, Iowa, is
now with her cousin, Miss Alma Ben
scooter, in Oskaloosa, and both girls
are finishing a business course at Os-
kaloosa college.
George Livingstone, who has been
in town several days giving attention
to matters in the district court, has
returned to his home in Des Moines
He was a guest of his sister, Mrs. F.
H. Thomas.
Chas. w. Fisher came in off the
road Friday night to visit over Sunday
with his family. He was in Oska-
oosa Saturday forenoon consulting a
specialist regarding throat trouble
which has been annoying him for
some time.-Eddyyille Tribune.
Word was received from j. E. Kisor
'eporting the death of his daughter
Trena, at Stordon, Mimi, on the 29th
If November. The Kisors formerly
lived here where the young lady was
BORN. Her affliction was rheumatism
and heart trouble-New Sharon Star.
A BeIlefountaine correspondents says:
Miss Irma Havener of OskalOosa re-
Gently entertained Miss Pearl Cratz
and Miss Opal Howard of Des Moines
here at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Laura Hauenstein. Earl Nidiver
was also a guest of Miss Irma at the
time, as he was expecting to enter
he service and leave for a southern
camp at once. Peace was declared
and he did not get to go but the girls
gave him one big eat"
In letter, to his sister, Mrs. A. R.
Chrisman of rural route 2, Harry R.
Ratliff, from somewhere overseas,
dated October 20, a short while after
he landed, says they had nice wealth
ar during the voyage and no excite
ment of any kind but all were glad to
set foot on land again. He was feel
ing well "cepin to a bad cold" He
mentioned seeing Fred Linderman
and Mellyilles Ellis since he landed,
and also mentions Fred B., who was
on the same boat going across. War
news was good and indications that
it would be over before Christmas.
He was writing at the Y. NJ. C. A. of
which he says they are a great place
for us fellows over here and | don't
see what we would do without them"
Will d. H. Den Hartog under date
of November writes to friends from
the hospital at Vichy, France, where
he was undergoing treatment for a
wounded leg. In telling Of it he
says: "It was Sunday afternoon Octo-
ber 13 about o'clock that our COM
pany was moving out when a shell
came over and landed near us and a
piece of shrapnel hit me on my right
leg just below the hip, but did not hit
any bone. | tell you ! was pretty
fortunate not to get hurt any worse
as all kinds of bullets and shells were
coming our way pretty lively. The
Huns themselves were going the 9TH
er way double quick After | was
wounded | walked about half mile
to the First Aid station where they