The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-16
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Items OF Interest Gathered By Her.
aid Correspondents.
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Mrs. Ed Nosman spent Wednesday
in oska,crsa shopping.
j.. H. Peters, of Atlantic, was busi-
ness caller in town Saturday.
j. B. Gordon, of Des Moines. was in
town Thursday on business.
J. A. Anderson. of Perry. was in
town Thursday on business.
A. P. Anderson, of Dunreath was a
business caller in town Tuesday.
George McCombs, r. v. Black we're
business callers In Harvey Thursday.
Miss Lucretia Robertson, east of
town was pleasant caller Saturday.
Mrs, Sadie Coryell went to Eddy.
vile Saturday. where will visit with
friends.
Mrs. ]. l.. Billings and Mrs. Clark
Billings spent saturday in oskaloosa
shopping.
Gardening is the order of the day
in Olivet owing to the ground being
in fine condition.
Mrs. r, Williams spent Tuesday in
oskaloosa shopping and looking after
business matters.
Alfred Thompson, of Harvey, visited
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. L. Thompson, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Vanderlinden.
spent Sunday in the country with their
many friends and report pleasant
time while on the rounds.
The Ladies', Aid Society met at the
home of Mrs. Van McCombs Thurs
day and report a very interesting
ing meeting. Refreshments were SER
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Mrs. A. P. Davis, who recently
moved to Virginia, in letter to Mrs.
r. Williams says they have been III
with the grip, but are now much i'm
proved. .......
Mrs. w. B. Rodgers left Sunday for
a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Fritz
Olson, at Moberly. From there she
will so to Kansas City for visit with
her sister, Mrs. A. Nelson.
Mrs. William Druse writes to her
aged parents, Mr.. and Mrs Thompson,
of her arrival at Tacoma and that she
is very well impressed with the coun-
try. Mrs. Mike Grady, of Abba, is
visiting at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dolan.
S. S. In the NJ. P. church was well
attended Sunday. but there is room
for more older people, as there is a.
scarcity of teachers. The school
meets every Sunday at 10 a. M.
Strangers in town are cordially well
come to take part in the lessons.
N. A. Selby OF Madrid. was in town
Monday on business. AS he travels
extensively, he informs us that he
finds the miners enjoying life and the
suspension of work, and has never
heard murmur, as they have explicit
confidence in the union and in the in
tegrity of the officers.
The township trustees met in the
township building Monday to transact
business. ]. u. Johnson was appointed
township clerk. The repairing of the
roads will be done by contract by the
farmers along the road. The road
grader and drag will be used. The
work will be done under the supervis-
ion of the trustees.
II. A. Nichols, of Angus, was in
town Friday for a short time on bust
ness. Mr.. Nichols was a reporter in
1885 for the Black Diamond, a labor
paper published at Angus, while the
writer contributed each week from
Evans. 1t was a pleasure to meet Mr..
Nichols and to talk over the days
gone by. Many of the old-timers at
Angus are now located in another
hemisphere, but some are left and
when one meets them it brings every
pleasant remembrance to our minds.
while talking of them and the part
they took in the affairs of the world.
r. W.