The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-19
THE FREMONT BUDGET.
News Of a Good Town Scissored
From the Gazette.


From the Gazette.
t. w. Johnston, who moved to his
farm south Of Oskaloosa recently, was
in town Friday on business.
Miss Mabel Rosenberger, of Colfax,
Ina, who is attending Penn college at
TUSCALOOSA, visited the family of w. d.
Dawson over Sunday. She is the niece
of President Rosenberger, of the col
lege.
Miss Lettie Norton, who has been a
guest at the editors home since
Christmas, returned to Marengo last
Friday. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Norton and daughter Marcia,
who will visit a week.
c. J. Triplett, who has been suffer-
ing more or less with the grippe all
winter, and who has been seriously i'll
the past three weeks, is very much
improved and a matter of time is all
that is needed to insure ultimate re-
covery.
Guy Roof returned from Pekin, Ill,
Tuesday night, where he had been
called on account of the serious i'll,
ness of his wife's sister, Mrs. Carrie
Meyers. He reports the lady in a
critical condition with practically no
hopes of her recovery.
Married, at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bennett,
southeast Of Fremont, Tuesday ever
ing, March 10, 1903, at 6 O'Clock, Mr..
Fred Mailman and Miss Elsie Bennett,
Rev. E. Bohemian, of the Fremont
Baptist church, officiating.
Jno. Smart stored his household
goods Saturday and left for Ottumwa,
where he has temporary employment.
If the situation suits him he will make
Ottumwa his home. His wife and
children left the same night for a
visit with relatives in Adair county.
Geo. w. Alderman and family left
Friday morning for Hot Springs, Ark,
where they will spend a time at this
famous health resort. Geo. always
takes a vacation every year, but owing
to pressure of business his outing will
be short this time-possibly not long
er than a couple of weeks.
G. w. Weaver left Thursday with
his household goods and belongings
for Willard, Mo-, near which place he
owns a farm. He has lived in this
community the past % years and he
leaves a host of friends here who re-
greet the departure of so estimable a
family. Mrs. Weaver and children
will leave some time this week.
DR.. j. B. Krout left Tuesday for
Cedar Falls where he attended the
graduation exercises at the State Nor
NAL school, his daughter, Me: Erma,
being N of the graduates. He left
that place for Chicago today, where
he will enter upon the practice of his
profession. Miss Krout will return to
Fremont to bid her friends goodbye
before she and her mother leave for
their e home. This family have
been residents of Fremont for twelve
years and their numerous friends are
loath to see them leave, yet wish them
unbounded prosperity in the metrop-
oils of the west.
The school election here Monday
passed off quietly, only about 120 TAX
in q ADVANTAGE IF tho nnnnrf1nffv IN
vote, among which were nine women.
The proposition to bond the district
for $500 to make an addition to the
school house carried without much OPP
position. The fact that the same pro-
position was almost unanimously vot-
ed, down a couple of years ago makes
the vote OF this year look surprising
to some. Here is the vote: For-Men
49, Women 8; Against-Men 20, wo-
men /; total for 81; total against 80.
The vote for directors is as follows:
H. Roof, 81; M. B. Lee, SO; G. B.
Van Buskirk, "a. .
Francis Ireland and Ruth Codding-
ton were married near Morrow, Ohio,
March 10, 1853, celebrated their ff-
tieth wedding anniversary by having
their children and grandchildren at
their home for a family dinner. Mr..
Ireland was born and raised in War
rem county, Ohio, and lived with his
father on the same farm until he was
married. His wife was born and rails
ed on a farm a mile and a quarter
distant from his fathers. In 1856
they moved to a farm near Delaven,
H. and later to one near Hopedale,
in which county they resided for al
most forty years. In November, 1901,
they moved to Fremont, Iowa, which
place has since been their home.
Four children were born to them, all
of whom were married. The two old
est children, a son and daughter, are
dead. Each left a child. The living
ones are j. M. and Jonathan, who live
on farms west of town. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ireland have ten grandchildren and
ono oraat Grand child Mr. ireland