The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-03-02
.0L|vET AND VICINITY
REDMAN-vAN DER BECK SALE
is LARGELY ATTENDED; ONE
q MARE SOLD FOR $45o0o D. GUY
WILLIAMS HURT BY SLATE.

Olivet, Feb. 27.-George Thomas
moved from the Hearny house nortl
of town to one of the company hous
es on Main street, last Tuesday.
George Jones', who has. been keep
ing house for Adam Thompson, eas'
of town, will move into one of the
company houses March LIST.
w. w. Vincent, of Burlington, was
in town ON business Wednesday.
]. J. Top, our section foreman, is
about laid up with the grip this
week.
Mr.. Silvers, who makes his home
with Uncle John Morgan, south OF
town, was in Olivet Tuesday. He
says Uncle John and wife have been
very feeble all winter with old age
la grippe, which seems to be an cpl
demic in that locality.
c. Dean, real estate man from
Oskaloosa, was in town Monday on
business.
w. A. Nesbit was in town Thurs,
day. 1t was the first time we had
SctU Oily lOI a VI JCoL
when he hustled for men for the
Angus Black Diamond, while the
writer was doing the same stunt at
Evans.
The Redman-Van der Beck sale
east of town was largely attended on
Tuesday of last week. The writer
was there for short time and we
never saw the time when bidders
seemed to enjoy so much who should
be first and last. During the day
one blooded mare was sold for $3.50.
The writer has seen the time when
you could buy six of the best horses
in Scott township for the same mon
'ey-and still they want change.
The Buxton fire on Tuesday night
of last week was seen here very dis
tinctly about 900 p. m.
Garry Wiser spent Thursday in
Oskaloosa. Mr.. Wiser will tend the
Clark farm west of town. Garry is
one of the best informed men on ear
Iy history, so we look him up when
in town.
Guy Williams had his foot severely
bruised while at work in the mine
Thursday by slate falling on it. No
bones were broken, but ii is very
painful and will lay him up for a
few days.
Homer Wilson, from Draper, was
in town on business Thursday.
Mrs. Robertson and daughter Ro-
zela spent Thursday in Oskaloosa.
r. H. Barnes sold one of his blood
week. Brother Barnes refused to
tell the price he received for the ami
NAL He said it was against his rule
to tell the price of those animals.
II. NJ. Thompson resigned his po-
sition as weigh boss at the mine this
week. The place is now being filed
by Dave Perry.
Clyde Robertson will farm with
Adam Thompson this summer and
will also tend some of the r. II.
Barnes farm.
Dave Perry, the top boss at the.
nine. had the misfortune to run a
nail in his knee while at work Thurs.
day. 1t went to the bone, is very
painful and will lay him up for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dolan, of
Wright, shared the hospitality of the
R. Williams home Friday night. They
will remain with their daughter, Mrs.
Fed Coryell for the summer. Mrs.
Coryell is doing well in her hotel
here.
|. N Taylor, of OSkaloOsa, address
I'd the grange meeting Friday night,
llso perfected the organization,
which started out well. Charles
Clark was chosen president of the
The attendance was
arge, many ladies being present
The writer spent Friday evening in
Harvey and called on the Tribune
nan in his den Roy, the versatile
'encil pusher of the Herald, was also
here. We enjoyed our visit with our
riends very much and regretted our
ime was so short.