The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-09-12
FREMONT's BUDGET
SCHOOL BEGINS WITH AN EN-
RoLIMENT OF 17o-FRED MONA
WILL BE PRINCIPAL OF THE
LIE GRAND SCHOOLS.
Clipped from the Gazette)

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Mrs. w. p. Rhoads and A. P. Norton
left Monday for Des Moines TO attend
the annual session of the knights of
Pythias and Pythian Sisters grand
<1odge. Mrs Rhoads. is delegate and
Mrs, Alderman alternate from the To-
cal lodge to the Pythian Sisters con-
vention and Mr.. Rhoads and Mr.. Nor
ton are representatives from No. AIT
at Fremont. Mr.. Norton is also chair
man of the printing committee of the
grand lodge.
School began Monday with an en-
rollment of 10, the greatest number
ever enrolled in the Fremont schools.
1t was necessary to place more seats
in the high school. The enrolment
being So; Seventh and Eighth grades,
3; Fifth and Sixth grades, 10; Third
and Fourth grades, q primary, 3S,
81 of whom are in the chart class.
Mrs. Edmund Brown and daughter
Marjorie, of Chapman, Neb, arrived
Saturday for a visit with many friends
made during residence of three
years. Although gone from here since
May, Marjorie calls Fremont her
home and started to school here Mon
day morning.
Fred W. Mona departed Friday for
LIE Grand. Iowa, where he has been
elected to the position of principal of
the school for the coming year. Mr..
Mona is one of Fremont's rising young
school men and we predict for him a
most successful school year
Mrs. Mary Garrett, of Cedar, traded
her farm of 1870 acres southeast of
Kirkville to Albert Caves, of Fremont,
for a house and lot here and forty
acres just across the track north of
the elevator. Earl Caves and family
will occupy the Kirkville farm.
Modren Lynch was painfully injur
ed last Friday while playing with NOR
man Rocky's motorcycle. In some
way it fell upon him and broke his
, arm between the elbow and wrist
The bone was set and is mending
nicely at present.
Mrs. Laura Dulin, of Bonaparte, re-
turned to her home Sunday evening
going by the way of Burlington, after
a two weeks visit with her daughter
Mrs. Ben Roof. Mrs Roof and son
Elgin accompanied her and will re-
main a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p Churchill, of
Iowa City, arrived Wednesday even
ing for visit at the DR.. J. w. Wray
home Mr.. Churchill is an old school
70 Of nr UTra We.
connected with the State University
of Iowa.
Our esteemed friend and neighbor,
F. e. Hitchcock, received credentials
from the state board today announc
ing the fact that he had successfully
passed the examination emitting him
to all the rights and privileges as an
undertaken.
Last week E. II. Newell traded his
house and four lots in Fremont to
Drake, Ballard & Co., of Minneapolis,
for farm of 100 acres near Hayfield,
MINI. Mr.. and Mrs. Newell are con-
templating spending the winter in
California
G. C.. Boyd, northwest of town, is
erecting a new eight-rOom house,
with bath. 1t is a two-3tory building
and will have all the modern i'm
provements. When completed it will
make him a suitable home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Norton, of Ma
rengo, came Thursday noon for a
visit with their son, A. p. Norton and
family. They arrived on the birthday
of the editor and took him completely
by surprise
Friday c. w. Fellers sold hos 23S.
cid Priest place, to Chas. Martin, for
800 per acre. This makes Mr.. Mar
tin over 800 acres of fine Iowa soil.
MIR and Mrs. Jas. Newell and their
daughter Mildred. and Mrs. Hannah
Lee left Tuesday evening for Salem.
Mo. for a two weeks visit at the
Nels Lee home.
Sunday EnOch Robbins was strick-
en- with paralysis on he right side
AT present he is improving slowly,
with 2 chance of an early recovery
Rev. and Mrs. Williams went to Ed
dyFille Wednesday, where he per
formed the wedding ceremony of Miss
luc'le Moss to DR.. A. l.. Pickerall
Rev. Geo. Filmer left Tuesday for
Newton to attend the yearly meeting
conference held in that place. Mrs
Filmer joined him 1nursday
Glen Whitmer left Saturday for
Fairfield, where he is principal of the
high school at that place.