The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-10

con.
Mrs. Armstrong of Lynnville, who
was operated on at the Mahaska hos
pital, is improving nicely after an
operation.
Mrs. Albert Smith and son Terrell
were in the. city yesterday from Ed
! dyville where they visited with Mrs,
John Morgan.
| Sgt. JEFF Breeding of Des Moines
was business caller in the city on
Monday, guest at the F. M. Blair
home while here.
Mrs. George Myers and daughter,
Miss Lora, and Mrs. Tommy Reese
of Givin attended the Farmers Insti-
tute in the city yesterday.
Robert Croll and daughter, Miss
Nora, left last night for Neodesha,
Kansas, to visit with his mother, Mrs.
Eunice Croll, for several months.
C. Ed Beman, of the Peoples Trust
and Savings Bank, was III Delta yes
terday attending the annual meeting
of the Delta bank in which he is in
terested.
Minter B. Ralston, Jr., of Weston,
West Virginia, has come to Oskaloosa
to attend High school, and make his
home while here with his uncle, Rev.
Arthur M. Lewis.
On Monday evening, January Z,
about forty neighbors and friends of
Lena Butler took her completely by
surprise to help celebrate her birth.
day. A most delightful evening was
enjoyed in games and music on the
Edison phonograph. Dainty refresh
ments were served.
George M. Davidson, formerly with
Company H, Third Iowa Infantry,
writes from Davenport informing his
mother, Mrs. M. H. Davidson, 1887
High avenue east, of his enlistment
with the U. S. Army. Davidson has
been assigned to special recruiting
duty in Iowa, and will probably be
stationed at Ottumwa or Grinnell.
Just now he is at the Davenport re-
cruiting Office.
The annual mid-year conference of
the officers of the County Sunday
School associations of Iowa will be
held at Des Mcines Friday, and will
be attended by number of Mahaska
county Sunday school officers and
workers. Iowa State Secretary Stem,
Field Worker Hutton, Minnesota
State Secretary Locker and his field
worie,', will be present. Prior tol
the officers conference the quarterly
meeting of the Iowa Sunday school
executive committee takes place. w.
J. Howell of Oskaloosa is member
of this committee.
Attorney l.. t. Shangle was bust
ness caller in Des Moines yesterday.
Miss Ruth Burns is visiting in
Washington with her friend Miss Ha-
gel Dean.
Mrs. Geo. Darland who submitted to
an operation at the Mahaska hospital
is improving nicely.
Mrs. Fotral of What Cheer will
leave Mahaska hospital today after
undergoing an operation.
Dyngena Van Vark who was oper-
ated on Wednesday at the Mahaska
hospital is doing well.
Mrs. A. S. Wisegarver has gone to
hampton, Iowa, where she will visit
at the H. M. Clawson home.
Miss Addie Carson returned to her
home in Washington after visit here
for few days with her sister.
Mrs. McCombs of Bussey was oper-
atetd on last week at the Mahaska
hospital and is improving rapidly.
Mrs Cromwell has returned from
an over Sunday visit in Prairie City
at the home of Mrs. J. w. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Elan and son
moved here occupying the Cheesman
fiat on the first floor. Mr.. Elan is
working for the Central Life Assur
ance Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Stierwalt and son
of Washington have moved to AIS
South Market street. Mr.. Stierwalt is
postal clerk on the Rock Island
which runs from Knoxville TO Wash
ington.
/. N. Taylor who has been engaged
in organizing Iowa county for the
Food conservatfonists tells a wonder
fully interesting story of the Amana
settlements. He could take the lecture
platform and hold his audience VIII
description of these people.
Judge Byron w. Preston of Oska-
loosa, for the past FIVE years one of
the judges of the Iowa supreme court
will be chief justice of the high court
during the year 1918, succeeding chief
justice Gaynor. BY the rules of the su-
preme court the judge whose term
first expires becomes chief justice.
When the terms of two of the chief
justices expire at the same time the
senior in age serves first as chief
Justice.-Des Moines Capital.
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