The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05


door once or twice week taking their
produce in the way of butter, eggs and
poultry, and some OF the farmers have
a man come along and gather up their
cream about twice week. AL they
have to do is to stay at home and
work. 1t won't be many years until
all of the farmers will be reached by
the interurbans, as all parts OF the
country are being covered with them.
The farmers are also investing their
money in automobiles and they are
now just short distance from the
shelled corn by hand and in fact he
did all of his work in that way, but
the machinery has changed things
considerably. He has machine for
everything. The gasoline engine has
proven very profitable investment
for the farm, as the man uses it to
shell corn, pump, and do the grinding,
while the lady uses 1t to furnish the
power for churning and to do the
washing The telephone is another
instrument which helps considerable
on the farm. 1t can be used for bus
mess and for pleasure. A number OF
the patrons along rural routes tele-
| phone their wants to the mail man
and when he arrives at their place
| the thing desired Is left The mail
men are not compelled to do this. but
do it of their own accord. Those who
are on the rural lines, and most OF
| the farmers are,-find much enjoy
ment in the evenings listening to what
the other people have to talk about
| The farmers certainly have to work
but when everything is taken into
consideration, they really have things
Just as pleasant and even pleasanter
than DO the people who are housed up
in town.
Jas. Picken southwest of Cedar, is
planning on doing about $1,000 worth
of thing this fall.
Roy H. Rains moved onto the C
IL. Nash place this spring and will
.tay there this year after which Mr.
Nash will move onto the farm.
new corn crib 50x54 feet and 16 fee
TO the square has been built by the
proprietor.
| VIM. Richie is building new hay
and stock barn on his farm southwes
of Cedar.
/ C. w. Randall has built a woVeI
wire fence around eighty acres of hi:
farm.
I Tile is as much in favor with thu
farmers around Cedar as they are il
! other parts of the country. J. A
Brown and p. C. McEwen have botl
done a little thing, but intend to d
more this fall. ss.s} r.
Mrs. Ida Casio has built a new bar
at her home in Cedar.
Jim Knott has remodeled the eS
terror of his house and shingled tn
same.
Cedar was quite busy place o.
asst Tuesday, especially in the after
noon. Powell Bros. were unloading
new separator and loading the old or
to a car. c. w. Randall was haulin
corn to r. J. Woody and had nun
Der helping him. The corn was NO
new, but of last years raising. Erni
D Lyons was having the hedge fence RI
moved that stood north OF the store
Jim Knott was doing the work with
I threshing engine. When a felloN
: came along and saw the good 10
: that was being done, he told Jim tina
4 he had some hedge that ought to b
D grubbed out. The Ladies' Aid Societ
this day and that made things rattle
Z lively, too. They were busy cleanin
), out the basement of the church for a
ice cream social which was to com
off Saturday night. Excellent weatl
er last Saturday certainly brough
out a large crowd and it is suppose
good time was had by all. TIL
ladies' were also busy quilting an
j they stated that hey had finished seN
IN OF them since last Christmas. TIL
lverage attendance is about ten ever
Tuesday afternoon, and on last Tue'
day they had eleven women. Throug
he winter months the meetings ar
held at the home OF some OF thei
members and they go and stay all da!
The lady where they go serves Dime
md charges fifteen cents apiece, tn
proceeds to go into the Aid Societ
treasury to help keep the church /
cunning order. The church at Ceda
is very nice on the interior an
would be credit to Oskaloosa.
holds about three hundred. The 81
ciety is now working to raise enoug
money to paint the exterior OF tn
church. The society is composed {
about thirty-fve members, and tn
officers are: Mrs. Jasper Warne
president; Mrs. Matte Garrett. vic'
president Mrs. Ida Casio, secretary
and Mrs. Mary Gwinn, treasure
Tuesday was also hog day and Err
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