The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13


Denver, where they will attend thu
Commencement exercises of Mis-!
Pauline Reynolds, former Oska
loosa girl and graduate of O. H.
From Denver Miss and Mrs. Cowar
will go TO Manitou, where they in
tend to spend the summer at Hote
Pittsburg They went by the way
of Des Moines and Omaha. ......
Frank Hunt, the Rock Island brake
man, who enlisted in the tank service
of the United States army, left last
week for Jefferson Barracks, St Lou
is, Mo-, for course of training. Al
the time of leaving he thought he
would not stay long at the barracks
but would be sent on to Gettysburg
Pa. Mr.. Hunt is out for a commits,
sion in the tank service but will not
know for several weeks whether or
not he is successful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin of Bur.
lington and son Raymond were Wis
itors with relatives in the city last
Thursday.
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evening from Montgomery, Miss,
whittier she was called by the illness
of her father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hank and son
Donald returned to their home in
MonteZuma Friday. after having spent
several days in the city.
Floyd Larimer, Hubbard Shoemake
and Charles McGregor arrived Satur-
day from Illinois University where
they have been attending school.
Mrs. M. NJ Hebner, formerly of
this city and on her way from Des
MoiDes, left Tuesday for Georgia
where she will visit with her sister,
Mrs. Hattie Black
Miss May Neyin, who has been stop.
ping at the Will Lewis home, while
teaching school in this vicinity visited
at her home in Ottumwa over Sunday.
She went to Oskaloosa Monday to en-
tier Penn Summer School.-Eddyville
Tribune.
]. w. Hyett of No. 625 North Mar
ket street, who went to Des Moines
to enlist in the navy was rejected on
account of color blindness, much to
his regreat and disappointment. He
had made application for other army
work in which the defective vision
will not count against him.
Mrs. Mary Nye Thatcher, of Denver,
departed Saturday enroute to her home
after a visit of several weeks duration
in the city with her sister Mrs. Frank
Smith of First avenue east and with
friends in New Sharon. She stopped in
Des Moines for a few days with her
nephew Roy Smith and wife. Dur
ing her stay in the city Mrs. Thatcher
has been entertained at numerous
parties. lodge meetings, dinners and
other special entertainments
The Abba Union has the following
to say regarding Vern Hall, son of
A. c. Hall. formerly of West Des
Moines township and considerably
known hereabouts: "Vern Hall, who
went to Des Moines Tuesday TO join
the colors, failed on account Of weight
He is five pounds short and in the
language of the street urChin 1t is a
horse race between Vern and Warren
Moser to see which will get into mill
tary service first. One is being coach
ed by an eye specialist and the other
by a good cook. So there you are"
Both young men are printers. Vern
being employed on the Monroe County
News.
or the exploit of two local girls, the
Des Moines Register says: Blanche
Lyle and Hilma Hort of Oskaloosa
arrived in Des Moines late Thursday
afternoon from a siXty-five mile walk
from their home. The girls refused TO
take "a dare" that they couldn't walk
TO Dies Moines. They succeeded in
spite of rain and muddy roads. Don.
ming khaki hiking suits, the two start.
ed from home Monday morning. The
trip took several days because of de-
lays due to storms. Torrents of rain
and many inches of mud did not cause
the girls to turn back however. Thurs.
day afternoon. as they came down
the Great White Way road near the
city, their bedraggled clothes attract
ed the attention OF members of the
Busy Bee club. who were giving lunch
con. They stopped the girls, asked
about their walk, and made them hon
or guests at the party. The young wo-
men declared that was the very incest
part of the trip. They plan to take
many such hikes this summer. They
started to Cedar Rapids yesterday, but
not on foot.
Mrs. Will Pilgrim spent Sunday
with relatives in Rose Hill.
Guerdon Parker of Des Moines
spent the week end in the city.
Miss Martha Stock of Abba visited
with friends in the city yesterday.
H. Z. Swenson OF Ottumwa was
business caller in the city Saturday.
]. H. Kullmer Jr. was in Des
Moines Thursday attending 10 bust.
ness.
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