The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-05

a huckster wagon coming to their
door once or twice week taking their
produce in the way of butter, eggs and
a man come along and gather up their
cream about twice week. All 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 a short distance from the
/ towns. Used to be that the farmer
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 a machine for
everything. The gasoline engine has
| proven a very profitable investment
for the farm, as the man uses 1t to
shell corn, pump, and do the grinding
while the lady uses it 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.
IL. Nash place this spring and will
.tay there this year after which Mr..
Nash will move onto the farm. A
new corn crib 5Ox54 feet and 16 feet
10 the square has been built by the
proprietor.
VIM. Richie is building a new hay
i and stock barn on his farm southwest
| of Cedar
| C. w. Randall has built a woven
wire fence around eighty acres of his
farm.
i Tile is as much in favor with the
other parts of the country. J. A.
Brown and p. C. McEwen have both
done little thing, but intend to do
more this fall. ry.,f., r a
Mrs. Ida Casio has built a new barn
at her home in Cedar.
Jim Knott has remodeled the ex-
terror of his house and shingled the
same.
Cedar was quite a busy place on
asst Tuesday especially in the after.
noon. Powell Bros. were unloading a
new separator and loading the old on.
to a car. c. w. Randall was hauling
corn to r. j. Woody and had mum,
Der helping him. The corn was not
new, but of last years raising. Ernie
Lyons was having the hedge fence re,
moved that stood north OF the store.
Jim Knott was doing the work with a
threshing engine. When a fellow
came along and saw the good job
that was being done, he told Jim that
he had some hedge that ought to be
grubbed out. The Ladies' Aid Society
Of the Methodist church also met on
this day and that made things rather
lively, too They were busy cleaning
: out the basement of the church for an
ice cream social which was to come
off Saturday night. Excellent wealth
er last Saturday certainly brought
out a large crowd and 1t is supposed
good time was had by all. The
ladies' were also busy quilting and
they stated that hey had finished sew.
IN OF them since last Christmas. The
lVerage attendance is about ten every
Tuesday afternoon, and on last Tues
day they had eleven women. Through
he winter months the meetings are
held at the home of some OF their
members and they go and stay all day.
The lady where they go serves dinner
md charges fifteen cents apiece, the
proceeds to go into the Aid Society
treasury to help keep the church in
cunning order. The church at Cedar
is very nice on the interior and
would be a credit to Oskaloosa. 1t
holds about three hundred. The So
ciety is now working to raise enough
money to paint the exterior OF the
church. The society Is composed of
about thirty-five members. and the
officers are: Mrs. Jasper Warner,
president; Mrs. Matte Garrett, vice.
president; Mrs. Ida Casio, secretary;
md Mrs. Mary Gwinn, treasurer.
Tuesday was also hog day and Erv