The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-03-23
0L|VET AND VICINITY
JOHN OolAN AND WIFE GIVE UP
Observation-Disclosures RE.
PAIRING FENCE AND GETTING
READY FOR WORK.

olivet, March 2O-Mr. and Mrs.
John Moody and Mrs. p. r. McCosh,
of Oskaloosa, and Mrs. Hostler, of
Des Moines, were pleasant callers at
the r. Williams home Saturday. The
writer regrets being absent from his
home just at that time.
Uncle John Dolan. of Wright, was
in town Thursday and stored away
his household goods, having rented
his home here owing to the feeble.
ness of his wife. They have been
residents of Olivet for thirty-five
years, but old age has come upon
them and they have given up house,
keeping. ....
Charles Logue, Jr. left Monday for
Montana to take up his claim for the
present. His wife and little son will
live at the parental home near Givin.
Uncle Charlie Loguc, ST., will batch
here until j. L. Thomas returns home
in April
Through the courtesy of Hon. N.
e. Kendall we are in receipt of the
report of a labor conference held re.
Gently in Washington.
Olivet was well represented in Os'
kaloosa on Friday at the trial OF Fur.
nsh and Thompson.
The mine ran three days last week.
J. II. Peterson, of Iowa City, was in
town on business Friday.
Through the courtesy Of Mr.. Rhys,
the inspector, we are in receipt OF a
copy of the mining bills before the
legislature. The bill of Shankland
for wash houses we are not interest.
ed in, for with the aid of our better
half we always wash at home. The
bill of Hickenlooper we are for. In
the winter there is a class of un.
skilled labor that take refuge in the
mine during cold weather and taking
the work from the men who follow it
for a business the year round. On
the coming o. the robin they go out
and bask in the sunshine for the
summer. The bill by Clarkson for
the revision of our mining laws Is
well taken, for our mines are contin,
ually growing larger in capacity and
otherwise. Hence revision Is need
ed to meet the demand of the times
but Indications lad US to believe we
are not going to get anything.
John Mcdonald, the veteran car
penter from Beacon, did some work
for Aeli Jelderbloom in the country
this week.
Squire J. A. Hearny was bust
ness caller in OskalOosa Friday.
A. J. Wilson. of Cedar, was in town
Friday on business.
Mrs. Cloe and children, of Oska
loosa, visited at the George Jones
home east of town this week.
We notice farmers repairing their
fences and getting ready for their
crops this week.
a pleasant caller at our home Thurs
I day. We ware pleased to see hei
looking so well since her return from
Mt Pleasant. She says her health
is fully restored and shee feels well
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Top, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward JelderblOom spent Fri
day evening at the John NOSSmau
home near Harvey and report a pleas
ant time with these good people.
Aunt Susan Davis returned to heI
home at Valley Junction on Satur
day after remaining a week with chi
daughter, Mrs. Lee Nossman.
Mrs. Lee NOssman and children de
sire through the Herald to return
their heartfelt thanks to their neigh
bors and friends for their sympathy
and aid rendered them during the
sickness and death of the husband
and father, as everything was done
for their aid and comfort that could
be done.
r. w.