The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-11-19
THE FREMONT BUDGET,
News Of u Good Town Scisscred
From the Gazette.

Mrs. Sam Rankin was very sick
the early part of the week put Is
somewhat improved to-day
Tuesday Malcolm Tripiett delivered
to Purdin & Alderman six fat hogs
that weighed 5000 pounds BOB
pounds each.
Tom Funk, who lives four miles
south of town, is erecting q barn
S2x46, which will give him ample
room to care for his stock.
Mrs. Margaret Alien, of Prescott.
Iowa, is here caring for Mrs. Jas. Har-
klns, who has been very sick, but Is
now better.
Jno. Purdin and Miss Elsie Purdin
were to-day summoned to Hurdland,
Mo-, on account OF the serious Ill
ness of their father, L. c. Purdin.
Thursday J. w. House sold his 80
acre farm to DR.. Abegg, Of Krkville,
and the following day he sold 1t TO
Mrs. Jas. McDonough, OF the same
place.
Miss Myrtle Wilcox is again the
telephone operator at Fremont, sue
| ceeding Miss Nettie Alexander, who
left Sunday night for her home in
Martinsburg.
Geo. CouMpsy, of Kirkvilie, was
1 killed in the coal mines by falling
slate, a week ago last Wednesday
evening. He leaves wife and six
children to mourn their loss.
4 L. Hodson is raising his residence
west of town, from one to two
story structure. When he gets II
completed he will have roomy and
convenient farm residence.
i Deputy Treasurer J. N. Endicott.
ST., has been very sick since before
i election, but is some improved at
this time which good news his many
friends about here will be glad to
learn.
Samuel Bond has sold his farm to
a Mr.. Hammer at $40 per acre. He
! gives possession the coming March
Does not know where he will go,but
will probably go south.
i c. B. VanBuskirk traded his stock
of general merchandise in Fremont
to Thos. Stephenson, of North Eng
lish for his 160-acre farm near that
place. The amount involved in the
deal was $4,000.
A. J. Rhoads arrived home Satur
day from a four weeks visit among
the scenes of his childhood days in
Pennsylvania. He visited his moth
er at Stiles and says he found her
we'll and hearty.
Mrs. Scion Helm is home from a
three weeks stay in Denver with heI
sister and daughter. She reports
her daughter, Mrs. Homer Cox, who
was recently married, as nicely sit
uated in her new home.
\ Canon & Gum rented the Fremon,
Hotel to Mrs. Alice Finch, of Milo
Iowa, who takes possession next
Tuesday. The hostelry will be thor
oughly reftted and refurnished and
first-class hotel made Of it.
| David Leroy, infant son and only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brown
who live near Walnut Grove, four
miles south of Fremont, died Thurs
| day, Nov. 5, at ten o'clock p. M, after
brief illness OF four days, aged five
months and fifteen days.
Col. G. W. Whitmer, Fremont's auc
/ tioneer, is having unprecedented sue
cess this fall in getting the tor
prices for live stock at sales. He
cried three last week, one each fol-
I'D. S. Smith, Jas. Reck and Franz
4 Edelman. At these sales ne SOLD
/ horses as high as $780, head and
mules bringing $1,267. Cows aver
: aged $40 each and balance Of Cattle
brought $33 to $34. Three calves
| brought $13 a piece. Brood sows ST.
each, shoats weighing 100 pounds
1925 each. Corn brought as higl
as 1920 an acre.