The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-23

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Charles S. Walling of the Herald
/ went to Chicago last night to be pres
ent today at the semi-annual meeting
of the Inland Daily Press Association
! Mrs. William Harrison. No. II:
Twelfth avenue east. was taken to
Mahaska Hospital Monday evening
and a severe operation will be neces
sary. a
Cecil Lukens, who has been in the
city recuperating from pneumonia
has returned to Kansas City and will
resume training in the Rahe Auto
School.
Alfonso Kimbrough of Minneapolis
son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Kimbrough
of North Market street, is at the par.
entail home, being called here by the
serious illness of his father.
J. b. Gravitt, received a letter from
his son Glen yesterday. Glen is in
France and he thinks that everything
looks favorable and that they will be
home by the first of the year.
Mrs. Ray Lyle and daughters Wv.
ian and Margery arrived from Indian.
apolis yesterday for visit OF several
weeks extent at the. parental Tolbert
NJ. Wells home on Second avenue
east
Alex. Flemming. former resident
and barber OF this city, but now a
denizen of Davenport. Is in the city
for few days visiting with relatives
and old time friends and acquaint-
ances.
Mrs Maud Robertson-K emble Is a
guest at the parental Robertson home,
1862 G avenue east. Mrs. Kemble
is enroute from Chicago to Des
Moines where she expects to make her
future home.
Mr., and Mrs, Frank Brown returned
to their home in Des Moines yester.
day terminating visit at the paren-
tai NJ Childress home, No. 613 High
avenue east. Mrs. Berniece Brown
came down last week for few days
with her parents and Mr.. Brown
Joined her here Sunday.
Mrs. Frank l.. Wetherell of Des
Moines, so friends here are informed,
Is recovering from recent major OPP.
Grafton, the removal of limb on acs
count of an embolism or obstructed
circulation. A letter from Mr.. Weth.
erell to friends states that the patient
is making nice recovery and is now
out of danger. Mr.. Wetherell him
self was hospital patient only re-
Gently, submitting to an operation for
appendicitis.
Supt. Chas. ]. Fox of the Peoples
Water Company had the ride of his
life yesterday. He went from his
office to the pumping station and back
in rs minutes, stopping at the sta
ton 10 minutes. His actual running
time therefore in covering the eight
or nine miles was fifteen minutes He
went in a bath tub" attached to a
motorcycle, and he says the trip re-
minded him of that old song, Rocked
III the VI Inc
Glen Goodner drove over from his
farm near What Cheer Monday and
will be a guest at the parental John
w. Goodner home, 1014 c avenue east
for few days, or until the roads
dry up" and he has repairs made to
his car. Glen says corn is nearly
all planted in his section and that
extra good care has been taken by
all in the selection of tested seed.
Crops in general he says never looked
more promising at this time Of year
than they do now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hardness are
here from Des Moines visiting at the
home of the mother, Mrs. Rose Hark-
ness, No. 1914 South Market street,
arriving Saturday evening. The
marriage took place last week and
Robert brings his bride to the home
of his mother in Oskaloosa for a
honeymoon visit. They were made
welcome by happy little demonstra.
ton on the part of neighbors and
friends who dropped in somewhat in.
formally to welcome the new Mrs
Hardness to Oskaloosa.
Miss Mary Fuller and Miss |. c.
livingston and sister are in the city
enroute from winters sojourn in
Los Angeles and vicinity to their
home in Philadelphia. They are
travelling via the auto route and have
this far been moving leisurely. stop.
ping at many points of interest along
the way. From here home they
expect to hustle along much faster
They are being driven through by
Thos. Miller, a former Oskaloosa boy
and employee of the o. B. & r. Co.
when under the proprietorship of w
A. Mcneil. Mr.. Miller is taking
advantage of the lay over here by re
Rnewing old acquaintances and noting
changes in the old home town since
his removal to California a number
Of years ago. He says the party has
had a. most pleasant and delightful
trip so far and without trouble oil
accident of any kind. The best
roads during the trip so far, says