The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-16

Penn College students in the Afternoon
Il Professor A. b, Miller, Dean of Os
kaloosa College has resigned his pc
lsition at the school While not yet de
termined upon his future location hi
lis considering number of good of
fers. Aurora College, among others.
Roy Woods sustained painful in
Jury at Penn College Friday morning
when he mashed hand in handling
heavy stone in the construction oil
THE new entrance to the campus For
Itunately no bones were broken but the
flesh was badly mangled.
The twenty-sixth annual convention
of the Iowa Grand Chapter of the p
L. o. will be held at Centeryille, May
la, Is, and 16 Lillian Kilburn of Chap.
tier X Is me accredited delegate from
OskaIoosa and a number OF visitors
will attend from day TO day from this
city. Mrs Stella Porter, past president
Twill give an address.
A deal has been concluded whereby
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Swintek ACQUIRED
the sixty-two acre farm. located about
a mile north OF town in East Des
Moines township and formerly owned
by L. Stump. but of late years passing
] into the hands of e. l.. Bussey OF
Bussey, Iowa. The Swinteks have for
some time owned residence property
in Des Moines. and this property was
put in on the deal The cottage on this
farm is occupied by w ID. Mckinney,
lC. c. Bickford and William OBrien,
who are farming the place this season,
so the new owners will not get pos
session till March list, next. At that
time they will move from town to
their new home and will engage in
trucking. Eddyville Tribune.
Mrs. Joe Severt went to Abba last
evening to attend to business.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Deaver, Of Grin
nell, were callers in the city Monday.
Robert Richie, of Fremont, was in
town Saturday and Sunday visiting
with friends.
Miss Eunice Fuller left Monday for
fremont, H., called by the illness OF
her grandmother.
Fred E. Smith. manager OF the
Orient Theatre. left this morning for
Des Moines on business trip.
Mrs. j. M. Ridpath went to New
Sharon this morning 10 visit with Mrs.
Neil McCutchen who is very i'll.
Miss Hazel Wharton, OF Rose Hill,
has accepted a position at the McMil-
Ian grocery store as bookkeeper.
Miss Mary Jeffries, of Beacon was
taken suddenly i'll Sunday and is und-
er treatment at the Abbott Hospital.
Mrs. NJ. B. Criswell returned to her
home in Eddyville last evening after
visiting with her son H. d. Criswell.
]. E. Sanders went to Leslie, Ar
kansas this morning called by the i'll
ness of his wife who is visiting there,
Clyde Anderson. of Camp Dodge,
who is member of the Machine Gun
Corps visited in the city with friends
Sunday.
Howard Butler, Gladys Ogden, West
Iy Minear, Anna Shaw and Harold
Castle motorcd to Ottumwa.
Mrs. w. SRStewart come from New
Sharon last evening after visiting at
the st. T. Stewart home for the past
few days.
Misses Ruth Norman, Celia Nc
Cord, Celia Frazier and Dorothy Kus-
sart, of Eddyville, drove to the city
Sunday.
Miss Florence johnson returned to
her home this morning in Newton aft.
.er having attended the Episcopalian
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Hook. of Burling.
ton returned to their home after hay.
ing spent the week end with relatives
in the city.
Darrell Muckler and Frank Shultz of
this city, left Sunday morning via auto
for an extended trip through the
southern states.
Mrs. Laura B. Hale State Organizer
of the w. c. r. U. and Mrs. c. Il,
Barnard County President, went TO
Lacey this morning TO hold w c. 7.
U. meeting and visit the schools.
Mrs. w. D. Bancroft. formerly Miss
Pet O'Hara, of Port Huron, Michigan,
was in the city. a guest in the home
of her brother Ralph O'Hara and call
ed upon old time friends and associ:
ates. Rev and Mrs. Bancroft are ens
route to make their home in Lincoln,
Nebraska, where they will have charge
of the family Of Mrs Frank Myers,
Pearl the twin sister of Mrs. Bancroft.
recently deceased DR. Bancroft who
has been in the ministry in Michigan,
is sacrificing his vocational work to
give heed to the family welfare and is
accepting an opportunity to enter
business in Lincoln.
Mrs. ]. j. Jonkers was a caller in
Pella Friday.
Lou Mccall was business caller in
Abba Thursday.
Hon Wella Beans has moved out to