The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-03-09
0L|VET AND VICINITY
CORRESPONDENT is AN oLD-TIME
ACQUAINTANCE OF VIM. n.
RODGERS, THE NEWLY ELECT,
ED PRESIDENT.

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Olivet, March 6.--Charles Warfoot,
OF Adel, was in town on Friday on
commercial business.
}. p. Johnson, of Valeria, was in
town Thursday on business. He in
forms us the mines around Colfax are
running half time.
B. F, Burnett, the Underwood Candy
man, was in town last week hunting
up trade. Ben says he once liked to
come to Olivet, but don't any more,
for he misses Aunt Martha Thomp.
sons corn bread and now has to
confine himself to cheese and crack
ers. ..-
AL DeCock, west of town, was a
pleasant caller at the home of the
scribe on Wednesday. Al is the
prince of good fellows. We are al.
ways glad to have him call.
The write-up of the Sewers literary
by our friend J. A. B., in his last
letter, was read with much interest.
We want to congratulate the judges
on their decision, for If there is
worthless thing on this earth it is
dog. Olivet is full of them. The
writer is strong admirer of the lit
erary, as he believes it is the best
way to obtain knowledge, so we want
our friends at Sewers to debate, Re
solved, Art is more beautiful than ma.
turC"
We were sorry to read through the
Blyth correspondent OF the sad acct
dent of our young friend Gorden, and
hope for speedy recovery.
James Carnes, who left here to
make his home in Buxton, writes us
he is not well pleased with the work
there and still has laundering after
Olivet
Mrs. Jennie Clark of ST. Louis, is
visiting at the Billings home this
week.
J. A. Anderson, of Monroe, was a
pleasant caller in town Thursday. Mr.
Anderson says he makes a specially
of fruit and has a large orchard. He
predicts good crop of fruit this year
as all indications point that way.
The announcement of the election
OF William Rodgers to succeed John
F. White as president of the U. M.
W. OF A. meets our approval We
first became acquainted with his par
ents, MI. and Mrs. Howell Rodgers,
in Astoria, Illinois, in 1880, and came
with them from that place to Iowa in
1882. He came from good stock and
will make good The same can be
said OF Frank Cameron, the seCre-
tary-treasure..
Frank McCombs was in town on
Friday. He informed us his sister
sent him three young coyotes from
Oklahoma. He did not say what he
was going to do with the pesky little
things.
Miss Jane Kole returned home last
week from Mt. Pleasant, where she
has been taking treatment for some
time. Her health is fully restored
and she looks well.
The writer joins with his many
friends in wishing Roy Wymore, the
new editor of the Harvey Tribune, all
kinds OF success as editor and pro
prietor. Roy is a product of the
Herald, which is a sufficient guaran-
tee. He will make good as a pub
Usher with the patronage of the good
people of Harvey and vicinity. We
see no reason why he should not sue
coed.
The best evidence of spring we
have seen is the small boys playing
marbles on the streets.
Charles Logue, Jr., known as
Chick" informs us he will leave
March 21st for Montana, where he
will take up claim of $40 acres of
land. He is an Industrious young
man with young wife and one child.
We hope to see him do well in his
new occupation. He has two sisters
on claims there. One OF them left
Oskaloosa last week to enter her
claim.
Tho Herald "All-You-Could.Ca Garry
Edition" found us on time. 1t was
one of the best pieces of journalism
we have seen in Iowa, as it not only
"a. justice to the business of Oska-
loosa, but TO the country as we'll The
Herald is to be compIimented on it's
untiring efforts to keep Oskaloosa and
Mahaska county where they belong,
in the front rank.
Richard Williams.