The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-10-06
OLiVET.

John Hughes we're pleasant callers al
the r. Williams home Friday. Those
good people are old-time residents Of
Scott township and their many friends
are always glad to meet them.
Mrs. J. l.. Billings left on Thurdsay
for visit with relatives and friends
in Des Moines.
Flag day was appropriately cele
brated at Burr Oak school. In addi
ton to the program given by the
scholars an address was made by
Richard Williams.
Mrs. Ben Hughes, of Colfax, was a
pleasant caller at the r. Williams
home Thursday. The writer on com,
ing to Iowa in 1882 boarded with Mrs
Hughes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Evan
Jones, at Evans, for short time. We
are always glad to meet old friends
and to know they are doing so we'll.
J. P. Carlton, of st. Paul, was in
town last week looking after his min
ing interests. He informed us the
coal trade was fairly good for this
y
pressed with the management of the
mine and the general outlook of the
mine for an increased tonnage, and
as time passes along will still make
improvements, as he hopes to see all
interested parties do well. Mr.. Carl
ton is a pleasant man to talk to when
in town. We always hunt him up.
Flag day was duly celebrated at
Burr Oak on Friday with a well ar
"anged program, very appropriate for
the occasion. Miss Bruna, the teacher
and the pupils are to be congratulated
IN their selection of the program. We
regret very much not to see more pat
rOns there, as it not only stimulates
he children, but the teacher as well,
by being there.
w. A. Johnson, of Des Moines, was
L business caller in town Saturday
Mr.. Johnson informs us his business
takes him over the greatest part of
Iowa and as a whole he finds the best
crops he has seen. for the past fifteen
years, and commanding big prices.
Charles Coryell, one-half mile, east
If town, left at the store this week
I white ear of corn that resembled an
ordinary saw log. 1t is thoroughly
dried out and weighs pounds. 1t is
twelve inches long and measures eight
inches around, well filed clear to the
End of the cob. There are two other
ears on exhibition in the store of the
yellow variety, but are not to be COM
pared to the above ear.
John Alters, of Hiteman, was in
town Saturday looking up large farm
to rent.
All towns are known by their houses
and churches. Olivet has the church
es, the coal and the clay for all funer-
al purposes, but we are short on
houses. Every day we have men here
looking for work, but no houses to
live in. At present We have them
living in tents and two families in
small house. We hope the time is
drawing near when the coal company
IAN see its way clear and build some
neat fOur-roOm houses. We have a
school at present, one half mile south
of town, with an enrolment of So pu-
pills. BY having more families in
town and every fellow work to the
best interest of the town and the com
munity Wescan get one in town. The
writer has no one to go to school or
never will have, but will go way down
in his jeans to help for all that is good
when the time comes for a school
house in town. ~
The writer and his wife spent Sun
lay evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. AL DeCock, west of town and
took supper with them. Our friend
has 100 acres of land we'll stocked
and splendid buildings. He has all
the modern conveniences of city life
in his residence; hot and cold water
for all purposes, bath room and the
toilet. He has this week at the Pella
fair nine head of horses, two hogs,
one male and one female. The female
is one year old, has had two filters of
pigs and now has eleven. Last year
AL scooped the prizes at the Pella fair
and hopes to do the same this year.
While he looks after the stock there
his good wife looks after her butter
and always wins prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carnes spent
Sunday in Oskaloosa with his sister,
Anna Black.
Dan Hunt spent Friday in Delta with
his hrother IN huainpSS
George Thomas and family spent
Saturday evening in Oskaloosa with
friends.
Uncle John Thompson wrote his
daughter, Mrs. Milborn Druse, who Is
here keeping house for them that he
and his wife arrived at Tacoma on
schedule time Sunday, September %,
at IL a. m, in good health and was
met at the train by their son-in-law.
On getting to the home of their daugh-
ter they found her apparently we'll
and expressed her gladness on seeing
her parents and also returned thanks
to her many Olivet friends for the
presents Gent her on Sunday, Oct. 2.
There was a telegram sent her broth
err at Harvey stating his sister was
dead. She died on Sunday at 10 a.
M, just one week after her aged par.
ents, who had travelled two thousand
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