The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-12-26
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PRIME NEleHsoRHoop oReANl.
ZATioN is VERY ACTIVE

| Prime Nelghborhood, Dec. 20.-The
Frances Willard w. C. T. U. held their
monthly meeting two weeks earlier
than usual at the home of Mrs. James
Stevens, with Mrs. Sadie Stevens, Mrs.
| Mary Lytle, Mrs. Helen Hoffman and
Mrs. Walter Stevens as assistant hos.
tesses. 1t was an all day meeting, and
although attendance was cut by fear
of the flu and the bad roads, the spirit
and enthusiasm was not lessened.
Mrs. Terrell Steddom, chairman of the
work committee had a quilt ready for
the frames, and a good beginning was
made on it. During the business meet
ing various superintendent and chair
men reported The report of the super.
intendent of Soldiers and sailors relief,
Mrs. Helen Cruzen, was especially in
teresting. During October she boxed
jelly, jam. and fruit collected by the
members, and sent it to the base hos
pital at Fort Des Moines. Again bar
rel was packed with jelly, jam, fruit
and apples, and sent for Thanksgiving
10 the same hospital. Letters of &C
acknowledgement were received from
Lieutenant Col Cooper and Col. Froth'.
eringham Our ladies voted TO send $25
to be applied on the $500 pipe organ
which the w. C.. T. L. of the state
has erected at the Fort Des Moines
base hospital. The date for regular
meeting will be the first Thurs
day of each month instead of the third
Thursday. Next meeting January 2. al
the home of Mrs. Henry Bacon, who
will be assisted by Mesdames Ross
Homer Prime, Frank Boston
and Miles Prime.
The Francis Willard w. c. T. U.
ladies conducted two sale lunches in
a weeks time, one of the Ed Harvey
farm and the other at the Frank White
head place. The results were very sat
iSfactory, the proceeds, after all bills
were paid, amounting to nearly $50.
Mr. Harvey and Mr.. Whitehead have
the thanks of the ladies for their as
Sistance and generosity toward the
work in which We are so deeply inter |
ested at Fort Dies Moines base hos
pital.
Mrs. William Bartlett returned sew.
eral days ago from the Mahaska Hos
pital. and is getting along fine. Mrs.
Bartlett is teaching herself TO walk |
with her crutches little by little. but
she cannot rely upon them entirely
vet
Miss Rose Johnson returned home |
a week ago from WilmOt, South Da,
kota, when the schools were closed on
account of flu. Only two cases broke |
out, and they were among the teach. |
ars. To prevent spreading the disease,
he Board closed the schools.
Mr.. Ball held a public sale on the |
KessIer farm last Friday. II was very |
successful in spite of the rainy day |
Mrs. Frank Prime visited her sister
Mrs. Elmer Knight in Madison Twp |
asst Tuesday.
Everybody's busy around here. The
men are blowing, building fence and |
teeping everything up before it freez
IS again.
Willis Petit has put in stock scales
which will be convenient as well a |
profitable.
Sergeant Joe Richardson of Camp /
Merritt, New Jersey, has been honor |
ably discharged and is. back in this /
vicinity among friends. Joe has many |
friends who are welcoming him home
As much as if he had done overseas
service.
Mrs. Elmer Lytle is convalescing |
rom a two weeks illness of the flu, |
Her mother, Mrs. Richard Masteller, is
helping care for her.
Baby Lyle Cruzen, infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cruzen, has the
-lu, and has been very ill.
Private Cornie Dykstra of Camp |
Dodge, and his sister Ella visited Sun
day at the Homer Prime home.
The Misses Faye and Carolyn Ly.
lie attended Study Center last Satur'
lay IN the CITY.
Luther Wymore and family spent
last Sunday at the parental Mcclure
home in town.
The stockholders of the Threshine |
Co. held a business meeting |
one day this week to close up the
years work, which had been very |
profitable. In planning for next year
and by mutual consent. several OF the
members sold their interests 10 T.
c. Steddom. Newton Steddom and son
Roscoe, who win own and operate the
outfit, no doubt in very satisfactory
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to all the correspondents ana
readers OF the Oskaloosa Herald.
Alpha.