The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-10-24

d beth Gross were in Montezuma Sun
f.. day al the p. NJ. Gross home where
|. Elizabeth will remain several days
d Mr.. and Mrs. Mccall are preparing t.
a spend the winter among relatives il
/ North Carolina.
e George Ramsay. son of Mr.. and Mrs
c Will Ramsay of California was back
3 to the old home place" yesterday, Wis
i iting his cousin Mrs. Roy II. Robinson
and calling among former friends
George is in the naval service. He
: was in training at the Municipal
Pier School" in Chicago when taken
i'll with influenza and had close call
with pneumonia. He is now off duty in
sick leave but will be called in No
vember for an Atlantic sea port
George is visiting at the Ramsay home
in Knoxville for few weeks but will
be in Oskaloosa again before he leaY'
es for the service.
Mrs. L. d. Brown went to Mar
shalltown this morning to visit Mrs.
William Gemlo.
Mrs. Ida Hufford went to New
Sharon Saturday to assist in taking
care of the influenza patients.
Mrs. Sara Z. Bomar returned to
her home in Abba Saturday after Wis
iting with Mrs. Fannie Rakow.
D. C. Van Voorhis has received a
letter from his son, Curtis, who is in
France, saying that he is 20. K, with
out a scratch"
Mrs. James Stillwell of New Sharon
was in the city Sunday with her
daughter, Mrs. Dale Stillwell, No. Gil
A avenue west.
Winnie Ream, former linotype oper-
ator on the Globe of this city but OF
recent years engaged in similar work
in Peoria, H., is in town for few
days seeing old friends.
Mrs. Jennie Burket went to Garner,
Iowa, this morning to be with her
daughter, Mrs. Earl Smith, before
going on to Milwaukee where she will
spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. J. II. Friend. .|'"
Mrs. Frank J. Evans has word from
her son, Edwin ]. Evans, that he has
been a Corporal since in July He
is new in hospital, and is just able
to be I'D and about a little after hav-
ing an operation about the 18th OF
August. g.. -@...-- .
Howard Hopes, former well known
restaurantor and musician of this
city, but for some years past con-
nected with the moving picture thea
ire business in Hannibal, Mo, is in
Oskaloosa for few days visit with
relatives and old friends and ac-
quaintances.
Mrs. Byrde Catherine Potts and
laughter, Miss Juanita, enroute from
the Pacific coast via Denver, are here
with the lady's sister, Mrs. Maud Ar
go. Mrs. Potts was manager of a
Troubadour Company but on account
Of the countrywide quarantine the
organization had to cancel all en-
gagements for the time being and the
members are taking vacation.
Judge WiIIcockson of Sigourney
was in town Monday.
James Stamos went to Washington
Monday where he will visit week
with his brother.
Mrs. Firebaugh of New Sharon was
in the city yesterday to visit her
brother, W. A. Friend.
Mrs. Charles Brown, who has been
confined TO her home on account OF
Illness, is better today.
Miss Francis Gardner went 10 Leon,
Iowa, last evening to stay until al
ter the quarantine is lifted.
Miss Margaret Evans, who has
been confined to her home with Span
ish influenza, is much better.
Miss Pearl Wiser went to Blakes-
burg yesterday to help care for her
sister, Mrs. +. Chcdister. who is ill.
Miss Margaret Vance went TO her
home in Ottumwa yesterday from
University Park where she has been
in school. a..
Mrs. B. Griswold and son Frederick
or Los Angeles, IdllI., are floltInS III
the city with her sister, Mrs. Mabel
Critchlow.
Mrs. y. +. Flanders and son Jack
Of Burlington are spending the week
in the city with her mother on North
Third street.
John Scott, formerly of this city
but now OF Des Moines, is visiting
with relatives and friends here for
several days.
Mrs. d. l.. Short and Miss Gertie
Russell came yesterday evening from
Davenport, called By the illness OF
Mrs. George Gibbons.
Mrs. Mary Rotten,left last evening
for College Port, Texas. where she
will spend the winter with her
brother, David Sparks.
Mrs. John Shaw, of Taintor, Iowa,
is a guest of Mrs. Elmo Scheesley
while Mr.. Shaw is in the Mercy Hos.
pital taking treatments.
II. II. Tumy. county and city en-
gineer. is quite Ill and confined to his
home. and under observation as a