The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-03-16
.OL|VET AND VICINITY
ALPH THOMPSON rs HOME FROM
WASHINGTON. - r. WILLIAMS
HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF SOME
UNION SINCE 1873.

Olivet, March 13.--Mr. Keep, OF
Iowa City, was in town on Thursday
with his old school mate, J. NJ. Ball
We were pleased TO meet him while
on the rounds.
Alph Thompson, of Harvey, was a
pleasant caller at the Richard Viii
liams home on Friday. Auph spenj
part of the winter in Washington. He
says he found nothing but hot all
and wind there. For a change il
rained every day in the mountains
Alph will stay right in Harvey.
Mrs. Susan Davis, also Mrs. Perry
Davis, of Valley Junction, attended
the Nossman funeral Saturday.
J. II. Johnson, of Des Moines, was
a business caller in town Friday.
Critics take notice. To be CRITICS
ed think lots, speak your mind and
be somebody. To not be criticised
think little, do little, and be nobody
Owing to the Nossman death the
mine run only three days last week.
Thomas Preston, of Marion county
was a pleasant caller in town on
Thursday.
George Thompson pulled out or
Thursday for California to work at the
carpenter trade there with his uncle
What is the matter with Iowa. Or
March 9th the writer saw a man or
the street in his shirt sleeves with
snow white shirt, gray pants, white
hat and tan shoes.
N. II. Halman, of Perry, was il
town a short time on Friday between
trains.
| Clarence Howard is representing
the Olivet miners at the state con
vention in Des Moines this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Bailey, of Boil
ton, attended the NOssman funera
| Saturday. THY were old time friends
The writer has been a member o
some one of the various labor unions
that have existed in America since
| 1873 and remembers well when thu
first meeting was held in Oskaloosi
|
about 1883. w r. Wright presided
at the meeting. During these year
the writer has met a number of thu
leaders and has been counseled will
them. He has seen them rise ant
seen them fall, but wants to say righ
now the miners union, under Whit
and Baxter, is now up to the highes
standard in it's history financial
and in membership, with more harm
ony prevailing in its ranks and wit
ployers. In. spite of these facts W
still have a fractions, element to cor
tend with, who want to kick over tn
traces.
NOSSMAN:-Departed this life o.
Thursday, March 9th, Levi Nossmar
aged 40 years. The deceased worke
in the mine on Monday and Tuesday
At night he complained of pain j
his back and on Wednesday went t
Oskaloosa and returned home a
noon. While there he purchase
some tablets to ease his pain and o.
coming home lay down. Late in tn
evening he was found in a stupol
DR.. L. c. Howe, of Leighton, wa
summoned and arrived about p. IL
and remained all night, the decease
being unconscious all the time. TIL
doctor said about a. m. he rallie
some, but his heart refused to RI
spond. he grew worse until tn
above hour and passed away. X
leaves a wife and three sons an
two daughters to mourn his untimel
demise, also an aged mother SO year
of age, who attended the funeral, on
brother, John, and two sisters. TIL
deceased was a hard working, homes
and Industrious man, a devoted ma
to his family, looking after their e'
cry day wants at ali times. TIL
members of the L. NJ. w. of A. ha
charge of the funeral. The funerf
service was held at the Presbyteria
church on Saturday at l p. m. b
Rev. Lloyd Williams, well know
Welsh minister of Beacon, VIII
preached a sermon full of though
and well worthy of consideration b
the living. The writer was please
to meet Mr.. Williams whom he ha
not met for several years. The ful
eral was largely attended. The r.
mains were laid to rest in the Olive
cemetery. The deceased was an oil
resident of this and Marion count!
having spent his younger days 9
Pella.
: Richard Williams.