The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-04

second Oskaloosa colored boy to reacl
"over there somewhere" "Hooley
Barquet, who has been over ther,
several months, was the first.
Mrs. ]. R. Mccormick left Saturda,
for Des Moines where she will max,
her home.
Mrs. Dan Wymore and Mrs. E. L
Maudline of New Sharon were in thu
city Saturday.
Miss Josephine Gunderson has re
turned to New Sharon after visiting
Miss Elizabeth Gross.
Mrs. Pearl Cocherell has gone t.
her home in Ottumwa after visiting
her sister, Mrs. C. B. Pierson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Larkins anG
daughter Garnet of Barnes City, were
in the city Friday attending to bust
ness.
c. c. Yates went to Fort Madison
Saturday, being called their by the
appendicitis.
Mrs. V. Bowling and daughter Miss
Helen has returned to their home in
Bloomfield, after visiting Mrs. R. l.
Sherman at Malcolm, Ia.
Mrs. William Benson of Cedar Rap.
ids and Miss Mary B. Hancock of Du-
buque have returned to their homes
after attending the suffrage school at
Penn College.
Mrs. John Watzek, president of the
Iowa State Federation of Women's
clubs, was in town last week on her
way from her home at Davenport to
Oskaloosa to attend the Iowa equal
suffrage school held at Penn college.
Journal.
Miss Pearl Whiteman went to Ollie
yesterday to take care of Mrs. John
Steinman who underwent an operation
for appendicitis at her home yesterday
morning. The operation was perform
ed by Drs. Willims of Oskaloosa and
Carpenter of this city. We have not
yet been informed as to the prevailing
conditions of the patient.-Pella Boos-
ter.
Henry McColl, an early resident of
Oskaloosa, now Commissioner of Pub
lie Safety in Minnesota with head
quarters in st. Paul, was in town ov-
er Sunday. While resident here, Mr..
McColl lived on Mulberry street" and
he came here to enter the employ of
|. c. Green who was starting shoe
factory. 1t has been As years since he
left Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Mary Douglas has received a
letter from her son Frank Douglas
of Miami, Ind, saying that they had
frost and freeze on the 22nd of June
at that place. The corn was most all
laid by, but it looks black now. Things
look bad in general since the freeze.
Frank also tells his mothers of the
honors that have come to his Oldest
son, Earl Douglas, who has finished
the second year of high school and has
been elected by the board of directors
of the local Y. NJ. c. A. to the posi-
ton of Physical Director, which po-
sition he has accepted. He will go to
the Eastern Association School of
at Lake George, New York,
where he will take a course in training
for the position that he is to fill. Earl
is only 18 years old but a noodle
young man, six feet tall, broad should
ers and a good Christian boy who will
make good. We are also told their
daughter Ethel Douglas who just fin
ished high school goes in training on
the Sth of July for a Red Cross nurse.
She goes to Indianapolis, Ind, for her
training. Frank is like his father, who
was in the war of 61-65,-he is ready
to go at any time. AS we'll as giving
the son and daughter to help win this
war. Crank Douglas is the youngest
brother of Mrs. w. w. Montgomery
and is brim full of patriotism, the
type to whip the Kaiser.
Claude Heston went to Fairfield yes
terday on business.
Miss Lulu Morton, of Newton, visit
ed friends in the city over Sunday.
Mrs. Viola F. Warren, of Chillicothe,
Is a guest at the Dave Mckinley home.
Mrs. Mary V. Coffman went to
Abba last evening to visit her son
Mrs. ID. Gable went to Montezuma
Yesterday to visit at the parental
home.
Mrs. John D. Thomas came from
Buxton yesterday to visit her sister
Mrs. John G. Dow.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Berry, OF Ed
dyville, spent the day in the city yes
terday with relatives.
Miss Lucille Rich went to Marshall
town yesterday to visit over the
Fourth with relatives.
Miss Inez Perry. employed at the
Baldauf- -Rosenblatt store is enjoying
a two weeks vacation in Des Moines.
Miss Sabron Lancaster went to
yesterday to visit with
friends and relatives.
Miss Mary Moore, of Centerville, re-
turned to her home after spending
Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Helen Dudley went to New
Sharon yesterday to spend vacation