The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-15
THE osKALoosA HERALD. yIltossDAy. AUGUST Is 1918

enjoying weeks vacation visit, has
resumed her duties in the Herald
business Office.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gilchrist of 30i
North Market street, is expected
home tonight from Chiacgo, where
she has been for the past few weeks
She is much improved. ~
Mrs. ], H. Lawton of Des Moines
is visiting at the f. L. Marschall
home, No. 81 South Market street,
| for few days. Mr.. Lawton is in
tho Great Lakes Training School
Master Emmett Shanahan was
happily surprised on his seventh
birthday anniversary yesterday. A
number of little friends were invited
in to help him celebrate, and all had
good time.
o. H. Turner of Sigourney stopped
over between trains to visit with his
brother, o. l.. Turner, and friends.
He has been in Des Moines few
days with his son, who has left for
the other side.
Mr.. and Mrs b. Birmingham, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Birmingham, of
Abba. Mrs. Ives, Mrs. l.. G. Conger,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Melcher of Lo-
villa, attended the funeral of Mrs.
Vanness yesterday.
Miss Leda Thomas and Zayda
Morgan served dinner to and enter
tanned Sunday the following: Forest
and Harold White, Marion Lindy,
Ozro McKelvaynd. HobaHt Vaughn,
all of Des Moines, and Harold Ferree
of Oskaloosa.
Miss Margaret Maxwell with her
brother Jack and sister Ruth came
home last week after an extended
visit with their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. James Hay, in Glasgow,
Montana. Miss Margaret returned
to accept a position at the NJ. & 81.
l.. depot as file clerk.
Miss Wentworth, county demon
strator, who has done splendid con-
servation work in teaching of can
ming in the county this summer, is
completing her work today and ex-
poets soon to enter training for the
nurses reserve" Effort is being
extended to have Miss Wentworth re-
turn to the city during the season of
the Fair.
Mrs.W. l.. Lunt, of New Sharon was
in the city Saturday.
Mrs. LYDIA Hufford went to Colfax
yesterday to spend few days.
Mrs. George Robinett and Mrs. Steve
Robinett, of Hickory, were in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. John Lake is home from Des
Moines where she has been a guest
with relatives.
Ben Handler came from Charlton
Sunday to visit his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. N. Handler.
Clyde Jones with Clyde Esperson
went to Marshalltown yesterday to
visit relatives.
Mrs. A. A. Buck returned to her home
in Hedrick yesterday after visit in
Jne CITY Win relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hatcher, of
Grinnell, visited the week end at the
parental E. e. Muckler home.
Mrs. Maggie Swim went to her home
in Charlton yesterday after visit with
Mrs. w. ]. Saunders the week end.
Mrs. C. E. Stone has returned to her
home in Belle Plaine after visiting her
mother Mrs. Mary Sam and Mrs.
Mont Powers
Mrs. Burgess Howard and children
have returned to their home in Wright
after a visit with her brother-in-law
Bruce Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Arkless and daugh
ter Marguerite, of Fraker. returned to
their home yesterday after spending
a few days with relatives and friends,
Miss Naomi Deaver, of Rock Island
ILL.,, is here visiting with her friend
Miss Erma Holder. Miss Holder also
spent her twelfth birthday here and a
number of her little friends were in,
vited to help her celebrate. Ice cream
and cake were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. DeBooth and
family of Oskaloosa, Mr.. and Mrs
Hessel Van Rys Wyk and baby OF
Prairie City, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Van
bort and baby, the Misses Pearl and
Bertha Branderhorst of Pella, sur
prised their parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Branderhorst, Saturday by all coming
to help them celebrate their thirtieth
wedding anniversary and remaining
until Sunday evening.-Colfax Clipper
James Mattison says the Herald was
in error in giving the date of Black
Friday as September "a, 1869. He says
it was September 25, 1873, and the
reason he remembers so well is that
he was in the Board of Trade in Chi
cago when the brake came. Mr. Matti,
son was living in New Sharon at the
time, engaged in the grain business
The excitement and wild scenes on
the Board of Trade that day were be
yond description.