The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19
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Guy COX and mOtner OF Cedar, were
business callers here Friday.
G. F. Lynch and wife, of Rock Is
land, we're in town Friday and spent
the day with his mother on North G
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. CIeavers and
daughter Gladys, of Marshalltown,
spent Friday in the city visiting with
her parents
w. NJ. Wilkes is home from Ana.
mosa where he has been for the past
two weeks in the interest of the Stand
ard OIL Company.
Mrs. C. d. Wymore and daughter
Josephine. Of What Chees, are spend,
ing the week end with her mother Oh
South Ninth street
Mrs. VIII Marrow and son Harold.
of Wright. returned home after spend
ing the week here with her mother on
North Fourth street.
Miss Dorothy Hook, of Muscatine,
returned to her home Friday after
spending the week here with her aunt
on North ID street,
Harry X. Peasley of Camp Dodge,
arrived home last night, having re-
ceived an honorable discharge from
the Depot Brigade Band.
Lit Arthur K WalIing received his
honorable discharge from the army
Thursday, and arrived home last even
ing from Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
George Ballinger, a member of Co.
H. wrote TO his wife under date of
November IL. that he is in a hospital
in France, suffering with rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. w. Weber and
children Dorothy and Erma, of Brook
Ign, are in the city spending the week
end with her parents on High avenue
east
Frank Hoover and Thomas Cole
agents of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company, went to ottumwa to-
day to attend business meeting held
at the Metropolitan Building.
Jerry" Finerty telegraphs his sis
Ter Miss Winifred that he has arrived
safely in New York from overseas and
viii be home in the course of time.
Jerry" or Wilbur has been in the
hospital suffering from the effects of
being gassed, but will be o X soon.
Harold Hendrix was an Oskaloosa
visitor last Saturday afternoon. Har-
old has secured a position as a truck
driver in the county seat of Mahaska,
and will go to work there as soon as
the condition of the roads will per
init. He and his parents and sister are
moving ito their home in Oskaloosa
this week.-Eddyville Tribune. l
The Smith-Shipley force, Misses AL
berta Boles and Pearl Earl spent
Thursday evening at the Legler home
No. 500 Second avenue east in honor |
of the homecoming of Private Samual
of Camp Dodge who arrived in the
city Monday and Sergt. Francis of
Camp Funston, Kan, who arrived
Tuesday. The evening was devoted to
music and story telling. Refreshments
were served by the hostess. At late
hour all departed for their homes
claiming to have spent a very delight
full evening with the boys. -
Mr. Bailey w. Howard, a nephew of |
H. s. Howard, of this city, and son
of the late Ed Howard, was in. the
city over Sunday visiting with his
uncle and family. He left Monday aft !
ernosrf for Marshalltown to visit at
the Ira o. KembIe home for day, !
and then expected TO return TO his
home in Whittier, California. Young |
Howard has been serving in the army
and was in one of the New Jersey
camps when the war was closed and
he was honorably discharged. His
father was born and reared in Oska- |
ioosa, and was for many years mem
Der of the grocery firm of Henry |
Howard & Son on the south side OF
the square. After leaving Oskaloosa, |
the family moved to Whittier, Calf |
ornia, where Mrs. Howard still re-
sides. After graduating from the
high school Bailey Howard entered
Whittier College. where he also grad |
uated. During his college course, young
Howard put some of his spare time
in with the Los Angeles Times, and
barely escaped being blown up when
ibe infamous McNamaras and their
kind blew up the Los Angeles Times
Building. He worked nights. and just
happened TO have gone over home the
night the building was blown up. He
reports that his uncle, Mr.. GeorgeI
Howard. also former oskaloosan,
and who now resides at Eagle Rock, a !
suburb of Los Angeles. is in very poor
health 1t has been Is years since
young Howerd left Oskaloosa and he
naturally sees many improvements,
but the most noted was our square or
city park. When he left the old hitch
racks with livery stable attachments
we're in their glory. At the time of en-
listment for war service. he had al
position in the high school at Whit
tier Saturday Globe.
Judge Silwold OF Newton was in
tae city Thursday on business.
Mrs. Z. X. Sargent and SON. of Del