The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-10-29
THE FREMONT BUDGET.
News of a Good Town Scissored
From the Gazette.

in White Oak township Tuesday to
Chas. o. Robbins.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
fist church made $22.25 clear money
at their oyster supper Saturday even
ing.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Berry AID
ridge, Monday morning, Oct. 10, fine
large girl The happy parents are re-
ceiving congratulations or friends.
Rev A. e. schafrer left Monday to
attend Synod at Shenandoah, Iowa, as
delegate representing Des Moines
Presbytery.
Joseph House, one of the old resi-
dents of Wapello county and a former
resident of Cedar township, died at
his residence in Ottumwa at Ais
o'clock Sunday afternoon, aged g.
years. ,#,
Word was received here Tuesday
that Miss Nina Bennett, who attends
school at Cedar Falls, was quite i'll.
Her father, N. j. Bennett, left the
same day for that point to look after
her welfare and comfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Coke left on
Tuesday morning for their home at
Denver, Colo, going over the 90
from Ottumwa. Mrs. Scion Helm,
mother of Mrs. Coke, accompanied
them and she will visit a sister in
Denver during her three weeks stay.
H. N. Hamilton expects to move his
stock Of goods into his new store
building next week. He has fine
store room and has the arrangement
to meet his present needs. He has in
stalled his own gas plant and the
room is brilliantly lighted by it at
night.
Dan Davis has opened up a new
coal mine five miles south and a mile
and half west of Fremont. and has
had it in operation about three weeks.
The shaft is only IS feet deep and
there seems to be a thick vein Of ex-
ira good coal comparatively free
from rock. Frank Brown is Mt the
mine now putting up the hosting tow
err over the shaft and by next week
the coal will he brought to the surface
by machinery. Mr. Brown also put
in the scales and the other machin-
cry.
The ladies Of the Baptist church
and a few friends spent Yesterday at
the hospitable country home # Mr..
and Mrs. NJ B. McFwen west of town,
The day was spent in SEWING, the nu-
merous articles made being sold, the
proceeds of which is used for the
church Dinner was served for ten
took of the good things Yesterday
have paid dollar for poorer meal.
Mrs. McEwen is certainly Hne cook,
every one COMMUNICATING the dinner
most highly. Sixty-four ate dinner
and the net proceeds we're s13 20.
Mrs John Alderman hes in her pos
very highly. It is ribbon on which
is printed the names Lincoln and
Hamlin." This was used in the cam
paign when Lincoln was running for
president before the war. The ribbon
was found just short time ago by
Mrs. Alderman, it being in pocket OF
vest worn by her first husband Phil.
lip Sanchez Teresa, to political
meeting at which Lincoln was the
speaker The vest has been kept all
these years as keepsake but it was
not until few days ego that Mrs,
Alderman discovered the old relic in
the pocket. The ribbon is in a fairly
good state Of preservation considering
the length of time it has been stored
away.
The following is the list of scholars
neither absent nor tardy Tor the month
ending October 16, 1903:
Room No. Miss Ora Rhoads
Teacher-Eunice Cross, Jewel Davis
Guy Davis, Willie Gordon, Opal Gar
rett, Harry Lynch, Minnie Mona, Lola
Masters, Paul Roof, Edna Reeves, Ear
Stansbury, Rebecca Stansbury, Wade
Sheets, Wane Sheets, Ida Smith, Cor
don Schultz, Glen Vannoy, Earl Van
noy, Merl Whitmer, Genevieve Young
Room miss Nelly Martin, Teach
er-Alice Akers, Nellie Barngrover
Silva Barcus, Fred Boals, Ethel Bon
ney, Earl Caves, Earl Davis. Lola Dav
is, Wilma Davis, Edith Dawson, Jet
tie Citizens, Fern Hibler, Gladys Nc
Kinney, Ruth Rhoads, Walter Reeves
Sarah Stansbury, Arthur Stansbury
Edna Slater. Roscoe Severt, Ray White
Raymond Weber, Willie We'll, Chris
We'll, Lucille White.
Room No. 3-Miss Erma Krout
Teacher-Maude Ahrens, Clarence
Fox. Maude Helm, Fred Mona, Hattie
Palmer, Lura Prunty, Earl Van Bus
kirk. Clay White, Vida Whitmer, Pear
| Weber.
Room No.4-Miss Elsie Roof, Teach
er--Lawrence Alderman, Marguerite
Altman, Earl Alderman, Lowell Daw
apn John Garratt Elsie Hamilton