The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
MAYNE ARNOLD will never
advance nor lower present
price of Glasses.
$3.50 to $500
Fitted Completely

their sojourn Immensely, they hav
a nice apartment near the bushes
section and are spending their tim
in sight seeing in that quaint, old an
important city. w. r. says he il
making the Elk's club his loafing
headquarters and says the boys %
B. p. o. e. No. 80 are sure livel.
bunch. They are getting ready TO
the grand lodge which meets there
this week and also for the initiation
of a class of $500 in the local lodge
before that time They are building {
new home that will cost more than {
million and half dollars. Their ser
vice flag floats with over three hun
! dred names on it and with the new
class that number will be more than
doubled. Everybody in that part OF
, the country he says are true American
patriots. w. r. also says that they
went last Sunday to the Episcopal
cathedral-"the finest church was
ever in and l haYe been in many OF
them" They have a service flag OF
65 and growing daily. "Old Bill says
he hopes to be home intime for the
dedication of the Eagles new home.
Mrs. c. w. Walraven is visiting in
Tracy for a few days at the home of
Mrs. E. c. Hogate.
Mrs. H. f. Hester has returned to
her home in Bussey after visit with
Mrs. Harry Anderson.
Miss Margaret Doughman and Miss
Hamilton, nurses at the Mahaska
hospital, were over Sunday guests in
Bussey at the j. T. Doughman home.
Rev. Lloyd Tenant and Henry
Swartz attended an all-day meeting
held in Thornburg last Thursday.
The services were in the nature of a
rally and unfurling a service flag at
the NJ. E. church. DR.. Minear of
the Oskaloosa district was there to
conduct the exercises.-Deep River
Record. &.
Harvey Cox and Miss Elsie Wat
son, two popular young people of I'm
ion township, were married at Oska-
loosa last Wednesday. Two chart
vari parties visited them in Union
township since the date of their
marriage. The bride and groom
have a lot of friends who will extend
best wishes for long and happy life.
-Montezuma Republican.
Leslie Powell, who some time ago
took the examination for the railway
mail service, is getting some expert
ence this week, acting as substitute
for Henry Criswell on the run be-
tween OskaloOsa and Rock Island,
Illinois. He went over the run last
Saturday getting used to the route,
There is a heavy mail on that route
so that two messengers are employed
and last Saturday Les and the other
messenger (whO is also a new MANI
had such busy time of it that they
lost out on their dinners at Rock Isl,
and. -Eddyville Tribune.
OF a gentleman well known in Os
kaloOsa, son-in-law of DIR. w. l.
Crowder, the Montezuma Republican
says: I'VE learn that c. N. Cox OF
Deep River is being mentioned by
quite few republicans as mighty
good man for representative. The
Republican does not know whether
Mr.. Cox is considering the proposition
or not. We know that a number Of
party workers have suggested him
as admirable material for the place
Mr.. Cox is in every sense repre-
sentative citizen and would make &
valuable member in the general as
sembly."
DR.. Bartlett of New Sharon was IL
town Monday on business.
Mrs. Vannoy of Hedrick visited
with Mrs. Courtney during the weel
end
Irene Hawkins has returned to higl
school where she will finish he
course. So.
| Frank Rush left last evening vi;
the NJ. &; st. L. for Dallas, Texas, OIL
a business trip.
| Mrs. Jake Morrow of Montezum
Is visiting her brother, w. M. Jen
kins, of this city.
l.. II. Kitchen returned last nigh
from Kansas City where he has bee
attending an auto school.
Miss Title Brom. who is employee
at the Leader, is confined to her HON
for few days with the la grippe.
! Mrs. Homer G. Deck has returne
from visit with relatives an
friends in Mexico and Moberly. Mo.
Mrs. Sarah Chadwick of Hedric
visited with her daughter, Mrs. Sc;
/ field, Thursday and Friday of las
week.
II Mrs. w. s. Stewart went to Girl
; nell this morning. called by the ser
GUS illness of her mother, Mrs. r.
z Jones.
e Mrs. w. r. Nelson left last evenir
e for Havre, Montana, via the M. & s
a L.. after bringing the remains of h
husband to Eddyyille for burial.
!. Rev. Arthur NJ. Lewis. Rector +,
r 81, James. CHURCH. n confined TO. p
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