The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-07
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Wade fitzpatrick has returned &c
his home in Hedrick.
Mrs. Mary ]. Wharton, Of Bussey
was a business caller in the city
Friday
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Sopher. OF
Grinnell, are visiting friends and rela'
tives here. ...,
F. E. Colville has received word of
the safe arrival overseas of his son
Lilburn S.
J. c. Marks has returned to Knox,
vile after visiting his sister Mrs.
Lenora Wormli.
Frank Terrell left last night for
Kansas City. but expects to return to
Oskaloosa soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Fee. Of Knox.
vile, were over Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. c. E. Wilson.
Mrs. w. B, Knox was summoned TO
Kioua. Kansas, last week by the death
of a relative, Joe Hamilton.
l.. r. Briggs. of New Sharon, form
er auditor of Mahaska county, was in
town Friday calling among former
friends and associates.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Drinkle have a
letter from their son w. H. Button"
Drinkle, stationed at Waldport, Ore
gon. Button" has been promoted to
First Lieutenant ...- -..r....
Mrs. Belle Brewer, % Of Packwood,
was a guest last week in the E. ID.
Brewer home to see her sister, Mrs.
Headlee, of Valparaiso, who has been
taking treatment in a local hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Springer have
word that their son Captain Springer
of Company Fl, is in an army hospi-
tai at Ellis Island, New York, but he
is expected to arrive at his home in
Mahaska county almost any day.
Miss Ida Welch, who is a teacher
in the Oskaloosa public schools, has
returned to Oskaloosa after being at
the home of her brother Arthur WEIGH
at Wright, caring for members OF
Arthur's family who have been sick
Eddyville Tribune.
Mont Powers, one Of the fire depart
ment boys, dumped several hundred
pounds of English walnut shells into
the local collection for the manufact-
ure of gas masks. Mont found vert
able mine Of shells and delivered them
to the Frankel store in several sacks
and a couple of barrels. This will help
along toward Mahaska's share.
Harold Bryan and family, who had
been spending two weeks here and
at Ewart with relatives. left Saturday
for Oskaloosa to visit his brother,
Chester and family. From there he
will go to Abingdon, ILL.,, for a few days
to assist his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
B BRYAN to move to their new home.
Harold will return to Brighton, Iowa.
where he is superintendent of schools
as soon as the school commences
again.-Montezuma Republican. q.
Word from Doctor E. D. MCLEAN
located him in France at the American
Evacuation Hospital, No. 81 A. EFF.
The Captain writes that he was en-
tertained by Colonel and Mrs. Swain
in their home in South Hampton,
England, and he visited an American
Hospital with them. He met Faye
Bell, one of the Borum boys from
Oskaloosa and a lad named Hender-
SON from Rose Hill He took them to
meet Colonel Swain. The Doctor Is
in the very midst of things, after try
ing siege of hard practice in England,
where his work was complimented by
the highest authority, .-., ..
Stanley J. Lewis, and Oskaloosa lad,
after sixty days in officers training
school at Fort Sheridan, was trans
ferred to Camp Perry, Ohio. for a per-
iod of thirty days additional, work in
small arms practice, where he made
good and was awarded two bronze
medals in pistol practice and silver
medal for sharp shooter. Stanley was
commissioned second lieutenant and
sent from Camp Perry to Cornell Col
lege. Mt. Vernon, where he is now act
ing as rifle, and military instructor
and exchange officer. Cornell College
military department feels specially
favored and honored in having secured
Lieutenant Lewis as instructor as he
was one of the best ranking students
at both Fort Sheridan and Camp
Perry.
Miss Bessie Brown spent Sunday
in Eddyville with friends.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Wareham of Greenwich
addition is suffering with the infu-
enza.
o. H. Gibbons and daughter Myra,
of Thornburg, were callers here Sat
urday.
Mrs. c. c. Branson and daughter
Mary. of New Sharon, were in the city
Saturday.
Mrs. L. H. Pemberton Of Whittier,
Calf, has returned home after six
weeks visit with her parents.
Mrs. Sheesley of New Sharon was
in the city Saturday calling upon
friends.
Misses Marie and Gladys Evans
spent the week end in Ottumwa with