The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22
OL|VET AND VICINITY
HENRY KEELING Is ERECTING A
MODERN HOME ON HIS FARM
ROCK ISLAND is ENGAGED IN
REPAIRING TRACK.

Olivet, Aug. l7.-Mrs. J. Top was
business caller in Knoxville on Wed.
inesday.
NJ. H. Anderson, of Seymour was in
town Wednesday on business with r.
Williams.
The business of the writer is such
that he comes in contact with all ages.
He often notices the contemptuous
look and ignorant smoker the young
er people give the older ones, when
they happen to make any little mis-
take, or do any little thing to attract
their attention. In place of reverence
to old age they give a smoker 1t is
we'll for them to remember that youth
is pert and positive, age modest and
doubling; so ears of corn, when
young and light, stand up, but hang
when weighty, full and ripe.
The Herald man acknowledges a
very pleasant call from w. H. Jen-
kins of Des Moines on Wednesday.
The man who keeps up with the
times, thinks, reads, and adopts mod
ern methods, and uses good Judgment,
lis the man that reads the Herald
! 1t Is well for us to remember that
all platforms are no stronger than
the weakest plank.
j. L. GRANDPA spent Monday in
Knoxville with relatives and friends,
Mr.. GRANDPA is one of our most intel
ligent young farmers, who keep up
with the times on general matters,
We are always glad to meet him
when in town.
! Mrs Mendenhall and daughter,
Mrs Bogue, of Leighton, were pleas
ant callers on Wednesday, while Mrs.
Bogue was on her way to Knoxville.
Lawrence Robertson spent Tuesday
night in Oskaloosa with his young
friends, returning home on Wednes-
day.
Walter Clark spent Saturday and
Sunday in Dallas with his friend, A.
! J. Rogers. They had an ice cream
supper there on Saturday night, and
had an all round good time.
Mesdames McCombs and Gardner
were passengers for Oskaloosa on
Thursday.
The Rock Island has tive men on
the section at this place repairing the
track. This is the largest force they
have had for five years or more.
Frank McAllister, of Dallas, visit
ed this week at the parental McAllis-
ter home.
T. H.. Preston, of Des Moines, was
! in town Thursday on business.
For the simple fact that some fell
low has a friend he wants to run for
congress is no evidence that he is the
man for the place, by any means.
Look up his ability as a legislator, as
we'll as his record as a public man.
| The writer has seen the names of
whole lot of would-be men for the
| pace, who should be labeled mot
Wanted" From reading the Congress
sional Record, as the writer does
daily, we are led to believe that there
are a whole lot in congress now who
are better adapted to blowing corn
or picking cotton.
We are pleased to note that the re-
cent fire in Oskaloosa was not as seri-
Gus as reported Wednesday, The
first report the Herald man had was
that the entire north side of the
square was burned out
When you talk politics and get hot
under the collar, read the Herald and
cool off.
We are glad to note that the re-
spective committees for Labor Day
have made everything free at the Fair
Grounds that day, which denotes good
Judgment as well as business sense.
for its liberality, but it will be ap-
preciated by the people as we'll Had
liz been otherwise the 'peope would
have been led to think" that the whole
thing was for personal gain. From
our correspondence, everybody will
be there on that day, and We want
our friends in the capital city to look
after their wants to the fullest detail.
Providence and weather permitting,
the writer and his better half will
be there to mingle with the people
and have good time.
John Blakely, south OF town. report.
ed Tuesday on threshing out four
acres OF oats on his place. He found
70 bushels of oats 10 the acre. An
other farmer from near Peoria in this