The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-01
CORRESPONDENCE
oLlvET.

OLiVET.
John Cole spent Friday in Harvey
on business.
Ham Barnes lost fine horse last
week with, blood poison.
W. P. Anderson. of Kellogg, was
pleasant caller here Saturday.
Carl Wellman. of Tracy, was a
pheasant caller in town Friday.
David Stewart left Saturday to be-
gin work with the carpenter gang on
the Iowa Central
Mrs. VIM. Druse went to Des Moines
Saturday where she will visit for some.
time with relatives and friends.
The Sunday school at the NJ. P.
church was recognized Sunday with
Mrs. J. S. Oldham as superintendent.
H. c. Petrick, representing Haw &
ISimons Hardware Company of Ottum-
wa, was a business caller here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Mcdowell and
Mr.. Winkleman returned home from
Oskaloosa Friday after attending court
there.
The farmers of this vicinity Satur.
day unloaded half car load of farm.
ing Implements. which indicates that.
spring is near 1E .. -..>.i.. III.
4 We were pleased to learn that Miss.
Alice Wharton had secured eertifi-
cate to teach school. She is a
model girl OF the best habits and
lives with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dolan, and we expect to
see her receive highest honors in the
future.
We noted with much interest the
write-up OF Horace Barnes in the AL
bia Republican of his trip to Des
Moines. While we do not approve OF
his errand of trying to get the U. NJ.
w. OF A. headquarters from Oskaloosa
to Abba, still II change should be
made | know of no place | would rath-
er see get it than Abba, where Horace
first saw light.
In talking with the farmers as they
came into town Saturday, they told
me that the plan for road work in
Scott township is for each farmer to
work certain amount of road at $40
Iper mile. This system does not meet
with the approval Of many because the
man who works the good sections gets
as much as the one who has the bad
parts to work and this is unfair be.
cause the conditions are not equal.
While in oskaloosa Thursday it was
our pleasure to meet VIM. Phillips, who
was formerly a miner here. His
friends always enjoy meeting Billy"
for he is good-natyred and has a good
lword for all. He Is interested in a
mine at Beacon, which he says is the
best mine in the county. We thought
that distinction belonged to Olivet but
our friend says not. Mr. Phillips has
liking for the real estate business
and we expect to see his ad in the
Herald any time, for it is the paper
that is read.
The Herald correspondent was q
business caller in Pella Thursday and
was pleased to note in this interest
ing town that the streets and side
walks are kept so clean that they
would reflect credit on much larger
lefty. All kinds of business is repre-
scented there by the Hollanders, who
are noted for their industry, economy
and thrift. 1t can justly be called the
home of schools and churches and
with a population of 1000 only one
guardian of the law is required, and
he Is only needed when there are I'M
truly visitors in town. While there I
stayed at the Schulering Hotel on
Main street. Mr.. Sehulering is almost
Isl years of age and his wife only a
few years younger, and they have lived
there for nearly half century, both
being hale and hearty, bidding fair to
live many more years. They run their
hostelry without any help and it is
we'll kept place. While in IPella
never heard profane word nor saw
anything that would reflect discredit
on any man. 1t is my intention at
some future date to visit their schools
and learn more of their city.
March 30. r. w.