The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-16

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France, Ray and Eddie, as Mothers
Day Greeting.
Mrs. James A. Dewitt arrived home
at noon today from Ottumwa where
she has been in attendance at Suf
frage Conference.
Messrs. George Clark and Prof
Nichols of Penn college attended the
play, "The Admirable Crichton," at
Grinnell on Friday.
William Black, who has been seri
ously i'll with. pneumonia, is out again
William was forced to have surgi.
cal operation, involving the removal
OF parts of two ribs.
George Gordon, manager of the
Home Telephone Company, and fam
lily are today moving from their Twin
ter home," the Herald office fats, to
1247 G avenue east.
Mrs. Gula Robertson has returned
from winters stay with her daugh-
i ter Blanche, librarian of Simpson col
lege, at Indianola, and is again at her
home on North Ninth street.
Miss Rena Jones, daughter of John
X, Jones; who has recently been oper-
ated on at the Abbott hospital for
pneumonia, was removed to her home
today. She is getting along nicely.
Miss Elma Madden of Penn college
spent the week end with Miss Lois
Clark at Grinnell and attended the
| play. THE Admirable Crichton," in
which Miss Clark took leading part.
I Earl Pearson, who recently suffer
ed from pneumonia and attendant re.
! lapse soon after entering Camp
Dodge training, now faces the loss
of leg He has been removed to
| the base hospital at Fort Des Moines
and his condition causes deep con.
cern His discharge from service
has been recommended but his condi.
I ton will detain him in the hospital
] a number of months.
Mrs. w. S. Larkins who resides on
Fourth avenue west sustained. brok
> en- rib Tuesday afternoon as result
of runaway horse dragging a single
tree Mrs Larkins was crossing an
alley and being deaf did not notice
the horse coming. She was knocked
down and severely injured. Dr. Jer-
rel was summoned. The horse be-
longed to party by the name of
! Coffin.
| Dick McDonough is making fine
new modern farm home on his place
near Lacey and is expanding around
seven or eight thousand dollars to get
the best. 1t will have everything from
/ electric lights TO bath room Dan Hol-
! differ who had the contract for cree
tion had to turn over the contract to
Buckler Brothers as he was summoned
in the draft. Harry c. Hull has the
contract for the electric light equip.
ment. He is installing direct connect
ed gas engine and motor that operates
automatically.
Tom Shockley who has been away
down east on a play spell strolled into
movie house one evening to pass an
idle moment. II was nice picture of
the country lass going to the city to
look up childhood chum. When the
yunsophistocated little girl butted in
the caption of the scene ran ooh |
know what it is, they are moving Qs-
kaloosa and am getting shipment"
But that was not the part that hit Tom
hardest. Just as he had absorbed the
lines some one in the house yelled,
Where is Tom Shockley?"
i Bill Pomeroy has been in town this
week, but is using crutch and has his
leg in splints. Five weeks ago some
what unruIy team stepped on him.
run the wagon over him and mistreat-
ed him generally, with the result he
was retired from circulation for awhile
but he Is around once more. 1t hits
him at busy time, too. Bill has had
lots of experience with horses, and
this is the first time they ever COM
! pletely got away with him. His many
friends are pleased that the accident
was no worse and that he is able to
be out once more.-S Saturday Globe.
4 r. r. Osborne started for Oskaloosa
4 just after noon, Saturday. and when
half "a mile below town something
went wrong with the steering gear on
/ his Hupmobile and he landed in the
ditch on the west side of the road. The
car turned nearly half over and would
have gone the balance Of the way but
the car caught against the west bank
of the ditch and saved a complete turn
over. Mr.. Osborne was pitched out and
somewhat shaken up but not hurt.
4 Charles Shroyer came along soon after
with Spaulding so and hooked on,
and with the assistance OF others who
| had, gathered and held the car to its
feet, it was pulled out and found to
be practically free from damage. Sc
IT. r. proceeded on his way to oska
loosa. II was an accident very fortu
nate in It's results, New sharon Star
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