The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-06-25
THE FREMONT BUDGET.
News Of Good Town Scissored
From the Gazette.

From the Gazette.
1t is rumored that Fremont is to
have another drug store in the near
future. 1t will be in the room now oc-
cupied by H. N. Hamilton.
Mrs. J. W. Jarnagin and Miss Jar
nagin, Of Montezuma, are here for a
visit at the r. F. Montgomery home.
Mrs. Jarnagin and Mrs. Montgomery
are sisters.
The Presbyterian church at Kirk.
vile was dedicated Sunday, June 81.
Services were held at II a. M, $50
and s p. m. A basket dinner was
served at noon.
Frank Seidl, of Ackley, Iowa, is the
new blacksmith at the Robt. Ingersoll
shop He comes here with the best
Of recommendation as an expert
horseshcer ana mechanic.
Monday and Tuesday Tom Evans
delivered to Purdin & Alderman TWEEN
ty head OF hogs that averaged 225
pounds. Saturday he sold horse to
Chas. Fellers that brought the top
price.
Last Saturday Geo. Wright, who
lives southwest of town, delivered At
head of fat cattle to Purdin & Aker-
man that averaged 1900 pounds. The
same day c. d. Aldridge, over on &c
dar Creek, brought in Fl head that av-
eraged 1925 pounds.
Why don't some of our enterprising
gardeners or farmers plant cucum-
bers this year and dispose of the crop
to the Canning Company at Oskaloo-
sa? The yield will run as high as
$3.50 an acre and the crop can be put
in anytime now up to July 5.
Purdin & Alderman shipped Is car
loads of stock to Chicago last week.
There were IL cars of cattle, of hogs
and one of sheep. Eleven car loads
left here Sunday and were taken in
by Mr.. Purdin, Dave Goehring, How
ard Goehring, Clarence Fox and Bert
Brubaker.
Miss Mary Ferguson closed her
school in District No. 6, Cedar town
ship, last Friday with picnic dinner
and a program by the scholars. About
35 of the parents were present to par
take of the good things they had pre-
pared, and to listen to very we'll rem
dered program. Miss Ferguson re-
membered each one of her nineteen
scholars with a neat souvenir of the
occasion.
At a meeting of the school board
last Thursday Elsie Roof was elected
assistant principal Of the Fremont
schools and will have charge Of the
new room. Miss Roof has had six
years experience as teacher here in
Fremont, in Illinois and Oregon, and
consequently is well fitted for the
work. She will sever her connection
with the Hamilton store and rest up
during the summer.
The young folks eat of town plan
ned and successfully carried out a
surprise party on Jas. H. Roach last
Saturday evening at the home of his
mother, the occasion being in honor
of his 21st birthday. A delightful
time was had by all and Mr.. Roach
was the recipient of many nice pres
entsto remind him of the time when
he attained his majority. Those pres
ent were Flossie Jones, Silvia Roach,
Austia Rabern, Rhoda Abel, Bert
Pricher, Maude Piper, Lille Short,
Emma Davis, James Roach, Will
Reck, John Kennel, James Morrison,
Lester Roach, Fred Pricher, Wilmer
Rinehart, David Smith, John Short,
Robert Fuller, Reuben Abel, Fred
Short, Elmon Stem, John Carter, Will
Rabern, David Helm, Alden Swans
from, Will Thompson, Teny McVay,
Robert Beach, Elsie Ritter, Thomas
Jones, Clarence Wymer, Ross Thomp-
son, WiliPorter, James Daniels, Clar-
ence Wright, Frank Griffis and OSLO
Davis.