The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-26
OL|VET AND VICINITY
SIX CARS OF APPLES SHIPPED
FROM THAT STATION NEW
MINE AT DALLAS BEING RAPID.
~ DEVELOPED.

IY DEVELOPED.
Olivet, Oct. 3d. Six cars of apples
have been laoded here and shipped to
Kansas City. Eighty per cent of
them were furnished by Charles Clark
from his orchard. The agent told me
that his firm would ship 80 or more
cars of apples from this county, and
that he had found the best apples at
this point When you want the best
do as these men did come here. We
extend congratulations on their judg.
ment
Charles, Preston, of Des Moines
was a pleasant caller at the station
Tuesday.
The we'll written letter in the Her
aid from Montana recently was well
gotten UP. and the ground fully COW
cred The lady is like the writer, al
ways makes the best of his home but
has found many times he made a mis-
take in changing as in this case.
Keeper, the Spencer man made his
weekly visit here on Thursday. He
reports trade good and everybody
happy. When Keeper fails to find
trade the other fellow had better give
up the job.
In a letter from friend who is
working in the new mine being devel
oped at Dallas, Marion county, he
says the entire inside of the shaft is
iron and cement. The slope which
| is being put down for air will be SOC
feet long and Is feet wide. One side
will be used for the electric motor
car to pull the men in and out of the
mine the other for air and the Ell
tire mine will be lighted with cleo
houses for the miners are being
framed in Chicago and when the road
is completed will be shipped theil
ready to put up. The depot will be
near mine No. /. A large company
boarding house is now being erected
for the convenience of the miners un
til better accommodations are pro
vided for them.
Edward Reese the Rock Island
freight conductor has a six weeks lay
off and will spend the time on his
farm in New Mexico. His place is
being filled by James Gable a cour
teous young man from Oskaloosa who
is well known here.
Mrs. r. Williams spent Wednesday
night in Oskaloosa the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. John Moody, old time resi-
dents Of this township. She reports
pleasant time with these friends
who spared no pains to make her Wis
it pleasant one.
Chas. Clark and Mrs. Richard Clarl
were passengers to Oskaloosa Friday
F. G. Drake moved to Oskaloost
Thursday where he will make hi:
| future home.
Mrs. John Rogers spent Thursday
in Oskaloosa shopping.
George Anderson, OF Angus, was il
town on Thursday on business. W.
were pleased to see our old FRIEND
whom we had not seen for a number
of years and to see him looking Sc
well.
A. J. Hornet, of Atlantic was il
town on business Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Kreeling was pas
senger to Oskaloosa Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Burnett, of Os
kaloosa, spent Friday in town at the
J. L. Thompson home. Ben combinet
business with pleasure on this tril
for while his better-half and daugh
tiers were with Aunt Martha he wa'
talking up chewing gum with Mr.
Morgan. Aunt Martha had gooC
old Methodist hen for dinner, bu
Ben and his crowd got there in hi:
crowd and got there to late, but was
fed just the same. He reports trade
in his line good.
| We were pleased to meet our ole
time friends George Dennis and ]. T
Names, Of Harvey. while they were
in town Wednesday looking after the
work on the track of the Rock Island
! Mrs. John. DOlan was in Tracy
Thursday consulting DIR. Parks on heI
fractured arm.
The grading around the new bridge
east of town was completed last
week. The bridge when first built
was criticised owing to height and
location as it didn't stand square with
the stream, but since but since the
grade has ben done and the wings
spread out larger it is all that car
be desired in the bridge line and will
be there when the greater portion OF
the old timers are located in some
other hemisphere.