The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-12

nOIut over Ouuudy.
Stewart White and Harold Gordon
have returned from Camp Taylor, Ky.
with their discharges.
DR.. E. Marsh Williams was pas
serser to Chicago yesterday tc attend
physicians conference.
Mrs. Meyer of Kansas City is in the
city visiting with her sister, Mrs,
George Nash, for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hyatt, who
have been visiting with relatives in
Moline. have returned to the city.
Mrs. F. c. Bangasburn and Miss
Margaret Byers are spending several
days in Marshalltown with cousins.
Fred r, Winter and wife of Lincoln,
Nebr., are visiting at the home of
their cousin, c. Winter, in Oskaloosa.
Miss Enid Howell of Davenport,
who has been visiting the past week
, with her aunt in the city, has return
ed to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. Teeter and
daughter Freda, of New Sharon, are
spending the week here with her Sis
| ter on Fifth avenue east.
Miss Bessie Brom, who has been
confined to her home the past week
with a severe cold, has resumed her
duties at the Baldauf. Rosenblatt store.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Howard and son
Raymond, of Taintor, returned to
their home Monday after spending
Sunday with Mr.. Howard's parents on
South D street.
James X. Henderson, former well
known resident but now travelling out
of Cedar Rapids, was seen in the city
Monday calling on his trade and
swapping" yarns with the boys.
Charles c. Orvis is home from Ro-
chester, Minnesota. He took Mrs
Orvis to the Mayo institution for a
major operation, through which she
passed successfully. She is now re
covering rapidly and will soon be able
to return to her home. Charles pre-
ceded her several days to attend to
business affairs.
Cole Van Gordon, a former landlord
of the old st. James hotel of this city
when that hostelry was one of the fin
est on the Iowa Central between the
Twin Cities and st. Louis, but who
for 10 these many years has been a
resident of Emmetsburg and a repre-
sentative of the Touring industry, was
in the city Monday calling upon the
trade. Oskaloosa is on Coles "regu-
lar run" and he enjoys a fine trade
here.
Carl Hilton, of Abba, was a business
caller in the city today.
Charlie billiard is in st. Louis this
week with another consignment of
horses and mules for the market.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Kemble who
have been spending several weeks in
Excelsior Springs Jfor health pdrposes
have returned to the city.
Miss Clara McFate was the leader
of the Epworth League service on
Sunday evening. During the program,
Miss Margery Lynch favored the
young people with pleasing vocal
SOLO Under the existing conditions
there was a creditable audience pres.
ent.
Mrs. Henry Gustafson of GIG North
A street, has returned from a trip to
Ames, where she went to visit with her
son Carl E. Gustafson. There are
about twenty of the Mahaska county
boys now at Ames and all are doing
well and are in good health. They are
expecting to be mustered out of the
service soon, but in the meantime they
are getting the most of their camp
and college experience.
Constable Shaw of the Laffollette
peace court has responded to a call
for help from Gibson, a little town in
Keokuk county and has gone there to
help nurse influenza patients. The
town is practically without help of
any kind and the distress was such
that an S o was sounded for both
physicians and nurses. During his abb
sence, his work here will be cared for
by Constable Broyles, Of the Phillips
court.
John w. Barlow, a former press
man on the Herald and afterward for
several years a letter carrier in the
Oskaloosa postoflce but who of late
years has called his home anywhere
his hat is off" was in the city few
hours Monday shaking hands with old
acquaintances. John has been with
the National Asbestos Pipe covering
gang, and has been in all sections OF
the country, bat never staying more
than two or three weeks in any one
place. He was on his way from here to
Chicago going via. Peoria. His son
John w. Jr., Is a member of Co. II
now in France and reported few days
ago as among the slightly wounded.
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