The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19

Manford Hixson, who has been at
Ames in the Iowa State College with
the S. A. t. c., is home with honor.
able discharge from the service and
has resumed his work with the M. &
ST. L. railway in this city.
Mrs. Tom Maxwell, of No. 407 North
Seventh street, entertained a crowd
of six young girls Friday evening. The
time was devoted to music, games,
orocheting, and social conversation.
A delightful supper was served.
Watty Morris, delivery driver for
the Sanitary Bakery, received a bad
cut on the forehead Saturday morn
ing as he was going down the cellar.
In some manner the door fell, causing
cleat to strike him upon the head.
DR.. F. l.. Barnes was sumomned and
dressed the wound. -- 5.s ,a
Geo. Chord was in Oskaloosa Tues
day on business and called at the
home of his brother, but found the
members of the family were attend
ing birthday supper at the home of
Georges nephew, Art Chord, so G
was also entertained at the supper
Art, who was considerably injured a
few weeks ago when the car in which
he was riding was overturned, is able
to be back at work at his trade as
tailor and cleaner.-Eddyville Trib-
une.
Col. and Mrs. c. w. Whitmer re-
turned Monday evening from Oska-
loosa where they visited since Satur.
day at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. w. H. Witt. The Colonel told
us that in letter received from his
son, Prof r. Glenn Whitmer, he in
formed him that the day on which the
armisticc was signed he was to have
been promoted to lieutenancy, he
now being sergeant, but that the
papers were never concluded, but yet
may be.-Fremont Gazette.
Mrs. J. B. Lyman, of Tracy, was in
the city Tuesday. The Lymans are
expecting the return of their son
Floyd from the U. S. service shortly.
Their other son, Harold, is in France,
and is a member of one of the big
military bands. Mr.. Lyman, ST., in
addition to being cashier of the Tracy
bank, is also member of the real es-
tate firm of Lyman & Hogate, who
have probably sold more land in the
past year than any other firm in this
MISUNDERSTANDING Globe.
Mrs. Carson Mcclure of 1905 First
NV lot l.
Fl. H, Eisiminger, who is cook with
Co. F of the 351st Infantry. some
where in France. Although his letter
is not dated. the mailing shows Bor-
deaux, Nov. %. The day he wrote
he says was the coolest they had
and the first day for everybody to
show up in overcoats. He says dur
ing the week just past he has seen
more than in all the time before. He
says he is feeling good. nothing to
complain about and mighty well
pleased over the ending of the war,
and hopes for an early return to good
old U. S. and Iowa. They were quar-
tered in French barracks which are
inferior to American barracks. For
heating they had a small wood stove
with green wood to burn and they
got more smoke than heat He says:
ut sure would seem good to use some
good old Iowa coal just now"
w NJ. Robinson who has been SER
iously i'll with influenza is recovering
and will soon be able to be with his,
store again.
The c. D. Connell family at No. 612
South First street, who have been
seriously i'll with Spanish influenza is
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Clayton and
daughter Helen, of Barnes City, were
over Sunday guests with her parents
on South G street .
Mrs. Dave Clark, of Abba, returned
home Monday afternoon spending sew
eraI days here with her sister on
North Seventh street.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Meyers and child
rem Nora and Raymond, of Taintor.
returned home yesterday after spend
ing over Sunday with his parents.
Art Bouma and Wayne Wildman, of
Grinnell, spent over Sunday at the H.
Brom home No. 302 Second avenue.
east.
Leonard Paulson is another of the
boys" returned. from military train
ing with a discharge. He is at the par
entail A. Paulscn home No. 1107 A av-
enue east
Emmor Wells, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. NJ. Wells. is home from Camp with
an honorable discharge and will i'm.
mediately resume his work in the post
office.
Raymond and Carl YOungberg at
tended the lecture given at the Oska-
loosa High School Saturday evening
Their Grandmother Youngberg accom-
panied them to her home for few days.
Eddyyille Tribune.
Robert Miner, Jr., who has been
flying down at Houston, Texas, arriv.
cd at the parental home on South
Market street, coming in at midnight
Sunday over the M. & ST. L. in time
for Christmas with the folks. He is
mighty glad TO be home. h