The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-28

Mrs. A. Long, ga west Second street,
and Mrs. ]. H. Frederickson, 804 East
Holt street, He was enroute home
rom Mt Pleasant where he visited
MS wife, who is a patient in the hos
pital thereof Courier.
VIM. Corcoran, former employee in
several departments of the old Iowa
central and who forsook railroading
o ego on the road'' for a tobacco firm
,everal years ago, but for some time
past with the Standard Oil Company,
was an over Sunday visitor with rela-
ives and friends in the old home
own.
Rev. w. J. Hawk, recently accepting
1 call to the United Presbyterian pull
pit in Oskaloosa arrived with his wife
n Oskaloosa Saturday, November 30,
ind takes charge of the work in the
ocal church Immediately. Rev. and
Mrs. Hawk for the time being will
lave apartments with Miss Anna
Phenix.
Judge Willcockson informs us he
ind Will Hamilton have formed law
partnership at Sigourney and he will
inter into the practice as soon as his
erm expires January l, Judge Will
,ockson is an able lawyer and his
partner Will Hamilton is one of the
BEST trial lawyers in this section of
!, tod TN will
l strong one. Dan Hamilton and Hen
~ Wagner, two of the leading Keokuk
county lawyers have been elevated to
The bench and the new law firm will
De in a position to, command a lucra-
tive practice.-Mo ntezuma Republican.
Writing from London on his way to
10 Y. NJ. c. A. work in France, l.. E.
corlett says: For supper tonight. Mr..
Goodwin and / went to restaurant
md had very nice. meal, 1t cost me
rs, that is 4 shillings and 8 pennies.
While there about a dozen Y women
anne in. A Virginia girl, or woman,
at at our table and we had nice
little chat" | took her to be col
eye woman and one with some sense.
esterday met Centerville girl who
ook her college work at Grinnell. Gee!
I seems good to see someone from
;ood old Iowa. Some of these women
re solid and give good account Of
themselves. We went out for supper
because our hotel did not serve until
o'clock and then only cold supper.
)ne cannot get meat or sugar here
Without getting card from the food
controller. Ham and bacon are served
sometimes. ! did not get card for
he short time will be here, for to do
without sugar is no hardship to me
'et. 1t might be if continued. l have
lbout one-half pound in my grip for
emergency. Several of the men are
iere in the writing room writing. to
heir wives. Turner is bachelor. One
f the records we played for the boys
coming over was called: 81 amt got
lobody much" and another 1.-THE nome
ickness blues" They played them over
nd over again and would laugh about
hem but at the same time you could
letect a look of inconsistencies in
many an eye. There was many an
ching heart among these fellows, but
hey swore and bluffed to cover it up.
had some fine talks with some of
hem. They love the Y and the Red
Cross.
Mrs. Kamerick of Fremont was in
town Tuesday on business.
Miss Hazel Grooms has accepted a
position at the Fair Studio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Tennis of FIRE.
mont were visitors here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Suffer of Rose
Hill were callers in the city yesterday.
Mesdames Viola Lounsbury and A.
D. Smith of New Sharon were visitors
lere Tuesday,, ~. ,o,,u ,...,....
Miss Gretchen Budd Of Buxton is in
The city visiting with her friend, Miss
Agnes Warder. ,
Miss Edith Robbins went to Knox
Vile Saturday to visit with Mrs. Rob-
ert Kissinger. iIa 1.H
w. J. Thomas of sic Sixth, avenue
West is attending convention of the
American Federation of railway work
ers in Boston tr
Jack Stringfellow and wife and
daughter Hazel left Wednesday for
Des Moines to attend family reunion
Thanksgiving day.
]. r. Haynes and family of Newton
motored 10 the city yesterday ~ spend
Thanksgiving with his parents on
Third avenue East.
Mr.. John Brown who has been spend
ing the week end at the LATE Messer-
smith home in this city returned to
mis- home in Martinsburg, Monday.
Paul Hoover wrote his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. r Hoover, No. 1917 South
Market street of being gassed with
mustard gas" and he got 1t bad. He
is in a hospital for the second time.
He "got it" on October Is, about $3.50
in the morning. The boy was burned
from head to foot. His hair had to be
cut off to treat the blisters on the
scalp and ne was terribly burned all
over the body. He was entirey blind
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