The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-12-22
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered by Her.
aid Correspondents.
MADISON.

MADISON. "
The Cash Daily household entertain.
ed at dinner (, recently Miss Maud
Tilton and Arthur Dilley and wife.
Miss, Faye Lyle and her pupils are
preparing a Christmas program to
be given at the Else school house in
the afternoon of Dec. %. A cordial
invitation is extended to all the com
munity.
Miss Tilton and her pupils are
busy these days keeping on time with
the lessons and preparing for the
Christmas program to be given in the
evening of Dec. 90. There will be a
Christmas tree. Let everyone come
and help the young folks enjoy the
evening that it may be truly time
of peace upon earth and good will
TO men. Bring a toy for the little
ones. 1t will be taken at the door;
that is those who cannot send them
to be put on the tree in the after
noon.
Mrs. Keel filed the pulpit here
Sunday a. m. and had dinner at By
ron Cruzen's. She will preach next
Sunday a. m.
Dave GRANDPA and his sister from
west of Leighton. spent Sunday at
Will Cruzen's. @-,..,., f.. .
Joe Riley sold bunch of hogs to
Ben Snyder last week.
Chas. Bailey bought a bushel of
corn of C. Valsteer
w. |. Beans and Mr.. Reed were
out from the city Friday of last week
and bought quite drove of butcher
stock from Ed Harvey, Byron Cru
zen and Mrs. Helen Bailey, All were
delivered Saturday a. m.
The Walraven young folks have re-
turned home after spending very
enjoyable week with relatives at
Sulley.
Harry Veen was a Sunday visitor
at the Will Cruzen home.
Our school closes Friday for a
weeks vacation.
Miss Maud Tilton, our school teach.
er, will spend her vacation at her
home in What Cheer.
Fred Collins responded to an invita-
ton to spend the day Sunday at the
Dave Jamison home southeast of the
city. %....u.. qav.Ips ,..r. &c.,.
Carl Beal and family were recent
visitors at the Thomas Feree home.
Mr.. Ely, of University Park, was
in our community last week selling
books. .,.,,. ..,
Joe Riley sold bunch of steers to
John Prime last week. .,.-
G. B. Coffin and wife drove over to
the george Scott, home near the Des
Moines river SnndayaO ,.-a, ..a
Mr.. Eastburn, Jr., of Chicago, was
at the Fred Coffin home for supper
Saturday and returned to the city in
the evening.
Sam Cruzen sold 80 head of hogs,
delivered Monday, to Hawkins Bros.
in the city, which averaged 20S lbs,
and received 1920 a hundred.
Byron Crlfzen sold seventy head
of hogs last week to Ben Snyder,
which averaged 210. He received
S7.35 a hundred.
Arthur Dilley finished taking in
his drove of IS head of hogs to Ben
Snyder last week. The first bunch
Of 40 head averaged 256 lbs, the last
bunch of sixteen head averaged 210.
Dillon Stalker made a visit at the
home of his daughter Ida Cruzen
last week. 49,. IS.
Several men are getting up their
summer wood while the roads are in
such good condition. ~ r..
Everyone. is wishing for a good
soaking rain. The ground is very
dry. Running water in the creeks
is scarce.
We are near the end of the year
and as we look back and see our
as we'll as commissions,
we must strive to do our best in the
future, and to do to others as we
would that they would do to us. We
send greetings and wish the Herald
force and each, reader a merry
Christmas and happy New Year.
Frank and Lena Cruzen were Wis
iting at the home Of their aunt, Mrs.
Anna Ferrec, Saturday night anG
Sunday. Miss Lena returned frori
Canada last week Gftcr an absence
of five years" Hosts of fri .nds
and all relatives are rore than glad
to welcome her to her native land.
Dec. 20. 5t0i NoslDAM.