The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-06-06

i. McFate on North H street.
Miss Margaret Sterrett went to
Morning Sun to visit during the sum,
mer vacation with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Sterrett.
Miss Mary Kirk of Oskaloosa, who
will be acting general secretary of the
local Y. w. c. A. during the summer,
has arrived in the city to take up her
work.-Des Moines Capital.
| George Harris was in town Satur-
trip to Washington, d. c. He was visit.
ing his mother Mrs. A. B. Harris and
calling among old time friends.
Recruit Louis F. Maendler, formerly
of Oskaloosa, Iowa, who was trans
ferred from Camp Dodge, Iowa, tC
Camp Travis, Texas, has been assign
ed to Supply Co. 343rd Field Artillery.
Miss Pearl Whiteman who had just
returned home from Pella after spend.
ing week there, went to Oskaloosa to
visit her classmate Miss Jessie Lem
mon, who was graduating from Penn
| College. Miss Whiteman came home
was called to Oskaloosa Saturday to
nurse MISUNDERSTANDING Tribune.
Jack Moreland says he can't under
stand how Saturday nights storm
which cut loose about one O'Clock and
came directly from the west could
tear out a window light 1Sx12 on the
east side of the house, when the mouse
was closed up tight. And Walling had
the nerve to ask if it broke the glass!
|. n. Taylor came home Saturday
from Jasper County where he has been
working with the county agent in
that district. He was caught in a Sc
we're wind storm Friday evening,
something like a small tornado that
passed over him and his companion.
They were driving along a country
road about nine miles north of New
ton when the driver called See the
cyclone Coming?" At little distance
west of them they could see dense
black cloud hugging the earth and NOV
| ing rapidly toward them. Mr.. Taylor
and his companion Could not escape,
so they jumped from their car and
sought the shelter of bank along the
roadside. They threw themselves in
TO the ditch by the road side, face
down and protected their heads by
their coats and hats the best they
nit hpr npnt
ton they were considerably pounded
by the debris that fell upon them. Mr..
Taylor says the storm vent its Jury
| in a few minutes but it seemed like
many hours to him. He expected to
meet the grim Keeper face to face any
second. The car in which the men
had ridden was blown across the road
sideways although the breaks had
been firmly set.
Miss Blanche Young is home from
school at Albion Michigan.
H. X. White of Valley Junction was
business caller in the city yesterday.
| Lillian and Anna Ewes returned to
their home in Richmond, Ind, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Downey of New
Sharon are visiting with relatives in
the city.
Jerry Mansfield of Rock Island, ILL.,,
! spent Sunday in the city, at the paren'
tai home on Fourth avenue West.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. X. Vermont of OF
tumwa have returned to their home
after a weeks visit with relatives here
Mrs. Mabel Critchlow received word
that her father was i'll and she left
for Montgomery, Missouri Monday
night.
Miss Anna Ewes will do graduate
work in Chicago University next year
Miss Lillian will teach at Rockwell
City, Iowa.
Chester Bryan who has now recover
ed from an attack of pneumonia Is
now starting again at the Green d
Bentley Drug Store.
Miss Pauline Woellas of Fairfield
is visiting with her friend, Miss Marie
Anderson, before going to Lake Oko
boil for the summer.
Mrs. c. w. Bollinger left Saturday
for Chicago to attend to business af
fairs. On her return she will stop al
Rock Island to visit relatives.
Mrs. Chas. Ruby and daughter
Grace formerly of this city but nov
of Des Moines were in the city Tues
day attending to business after which
they will leave for Seattle Washing
ton where they will make their fu
ture home.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rush are leav
ing today for their old home in Alder
Ia. Canada. They will stop in Mime
apolis for short visit. Mr.. Rush Il
one OF the contractors that have beer
working on the Penn College and Higl
School buildings
Word received BY Mrs, Mary LewI'