The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-17
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OiAWOlu VI ANS"NSi
was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. c. ID. Flory was a passenge
10 Des Moines Wednesday
Mrs. Alex. McCutcheen has wore
that her husband has arrived safel!
in France.
Mrs. Jesse Coffin of Chicago is Wis
iting her son, c. L. Coffin, No. COL {
avenue west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Plaster were
in Ottumwa Thursday afternoon on 6
business mission.
Misses Jessie and Verla Triplett
and Ivyl Fuller of Fremont were
callers in town yesterday.
Mrs. Claire B. Arnold today receiv'
ed notice OF the safe arrival overseas
OF her husband, Lit Arnold.
Arthur Bogard went to Cedar Rap,
ids yesterday called by the Illness OF
his sister, Mrs. Lulu Ademite.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris of Givin
have received word that their son
Roy has arrived safely in France.
Mrs. c. w. Whitmer and Misses
Bertha Donney and Zelpha Davis of
Fremont were callers here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. D. Brubaker have
information to the effect that their
son Fred has arriver safely overseas.
". Thatcher Smith of Chicago,
wholesale representative of the Kirk
Soap Company, was here yesterday,
d. A. Nunamaker of Des Moines is
visiting his sister, Mrs. L. E. Proctor
of South Fourth street, during the
week.
Pat Corrigan, who has been work
ing in the arsenal at Rock Island, is
in the city for few days visiting
friends.
Fl. L. Swenson, deputy superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company OF Ottumwa, was in
town Thursday.
j. L. Elliot Of Des Moines, who is
the agent of the International Har-
vester Company. was a business call
er here yesterday.
Deputy United States Marshal Be
man was in Oskaloosa yesterday
serving notices for service in the OF
tumwa federal court.
Messrs. Bonnie and John Brom of
New Sharon are visiting for a few
days at the home of Henry Brom at
500 Second avenue east.
Mrs. Sina F. Evans, No. 1922 High
avenue east. has gone to Hedrick to
visit her sisters. Mrs. j. a. Wood
and Mrs. p. L. Rhinehart.
Arthur Munsell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Munsell OF Second ave
nue. east, is in the base hospital, Des
Mcines,' critical ill OF pneumonia.
Mrs. c. Z. Robson went to Marion,
Iowa, Tuesday, called by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Murphy, because of the
illness OF their son Cliff at Camp
Dodge.
Mrs. {. d. Flory and Mrs, Dan
TrimPy were delegates TO the Great
Council OF pocahontas at Des Moines
last week. Mrs Trimpy was elected
Great Council.
Miss Sarah Jamison writes 10
friends here that her sister Jessie
who submitted TO an operation at
Rochester recently, is recovering
nicely and is able to sit up TO some
extent
William H. Shaw, who is closing
his Office in Oskaloosa for few
months, went TO Des Moines this
morning 10 visit a week with rela-
tives before going TO the Pacific coast
with his brother John of this city for
the winter. They have planned to
leave for the west about Tuesday,
October %.
Russell d. Lash "Banty'', another
Co. H boy, sent his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ike Lash Of Tracy, German he'll
met from the battlefield of France. II
Is the first war souvenir from the field
OF honor to reach Tracy. Banty was
the first Tracy boy to go and the
Boche bonnet he sent back is quite in
teresting, If It is untrimmed. II is gray
steel and weighs over pounds. 1t on.
Iy cost SIC to send ii, yet his parents
would not take its weight in gold for
it, I'm sure most anyone would give
several times 81 cents for such
souvenir. Banty said the reason the
boys didn't write oftener was because
the ---- Boches kept them so busy
running them toward Berlin they had
not really time TO stop and write. But
don't worry, the Red Cross sure treats
us fine, have plenty to eat and smoke
and say, you ought to see the bread
the Boches have. 1t is blacker than
our fruit cake used to be, and mighty
hard stuff, oo."-Traey cDrrespon-.
dent
Mahlon Williams of Des Moires is
visiting relatives in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. w. L. Butler of Whittier Calf.
is here visiting her sister and other
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Claire Arnold has word that
the Lieutenant has arrived over seas.
This means that the Camp Cody boys
have landed safely on the other side.
Mrs. w. w. Montgomery, 1904 High
avenue West, has word that her ne
phew Earl Douglas. who enlisted with
- Is,oS,,aarc On his eight pEnth birth-