The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-07-13
0L|VET AND VICINITY
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GARDEN-A. 3. VAURUk SHIPS
CATTLE TO OTTUMWA-C. RI l.
&P. DEPOT BEING PAINTED.

Mr.. and Mrs. Newlan Fancher and
his mother, Mrs. Fancher, of Oska
loosa were in town Thursday attend
ing the Henry funeral. Grandmother
Fancher and the writer are both tar
heels, having spent the early days of
our life in North Carolina We are
always glad to meet this good Old
| lady when in town, who has stuck t.
| life over four score years and bids
fair to live a number o. Years longer
and to talk of our former days wher
all the women of our town gather6
at the old spring on wash days, start
ed the fire under the kettle, took the
water out Of the spring with a sOurd
and paddle in hand started to wash
their clothes, while the children were
playing in the road making mud pies.
! The writer has been there. Those
were the days when your next door
neighbor didn't lay awake nights to
see how much he could beat you out
of next day. People lived to help
one another on the journey of life
Mrs. Fancher says she is glad She is
tar heel. Here too.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Robertson and
daughter, Miss Lucretia, also Mrs.
| William Norman and Mrs. Alice Bill
ings and Mrs Adair were passengers
to O5kalOosa Thursday.
The writer spent TWO dollars to get
his garden plowed and seed to plant
it, put twenty dollars worth OF work
on it and aised $10.49 garden truck
The remains of Mrs. Henry, who
died at her home near the poor farm,
were laid to rest here Thursday. Ser
vices were held in the Presbyterian
church by Rev. J. d. Guthrie, of Os-
kaloosa. The deceased was well
known in this locality.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Morgan are enjoy.
ing a visit this week from his aged
mother, Mrs. B. Morgan, of Bloom
field.
The Fourth of July was celebrated
in Olivet in the usual way. Some of
the people sweltered at home, while
others sweltered in Oskaloosa Old
Glory 1oated to the breeze all day
from the depot, also from the govern
ment" building on Main street.
The Herald man and his better
half enjoyed a visit from their daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. H. Frederickson, her hus-
band and two little grandsons, John
and Francis, of Ottumwa, on Saturday
and Sunday.
Fred Voyce represented Olivet at
the automobile drawing on Thursday
with Sc numbers. Fred didn't get the
automobile, but says he is awfully
glad a poor man did.
s. H. Jenkins, of Peoria, ILL.,, was
in town Thursday on business. He
says Illinois is the hottest state on
earth.
Mrs. Jennie Clark, who has been
visiting here for some time, return.
ed to her home in st. Louis Friday.
Mrs. Clark while here made many
friends, who were loath to see her
leave.
A. B. Vanruk, the Tenant on the
Redman farm, one mile east of town,
shipped fine car of young cattle to
Ottumwa on Wednesday. Mr.. Van.
ruk had his bill and contract made
out for Chicago, but in the meantime
he received a letter from the Morrell
people and found out he could get as
much for them there as he could in
the windy city. He is one of our in.
telligent farmers, ready in converse,
ton, read and kept up to the times,
has five promising sons to help him
with his work. They moved here from
New Sharon.
All the farmers in this and Scott
township delivered hogs at Leighton
"Wednesday. .sast -g.. ..
b. #. Burnett, the Underwood Can.
dy man, with his better half, pulled In