The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-06-13
OL|VET AND VICINITY
PRIMARY WAS A TAME AFFAIR.
CORN is DOING WELL AND THE
FARMERS ARE ALL BUSY IN
THE FIELDS NOW.

Olivet, June 11.--Mrs. w. r. Will
liams spent Thursday inoslOsEaloosa
shopping. gtsN 81 a bns
The farmers are so busy with their
mammoth corn crop that we scarcely
see any of the men folks in town.
Frank Cameron, secretary and
treasurer of the Miners Union, sounds
the key note when he says he hopes
to see the miners formulate some
plan to continue work pending the
making of an agreement every two
years. 1t will come TO this or there
will be some radical changes made
somewhere.
road since the last of March was run
on June 9th with coal from the Hawk
eye mines near Knoxville. This is the
first time in the history of the miners
union in Iowa that this long suspen-
sion has occurred.
The primary election was very
tame affair, as there were not enough
people in town at one time to get up
an argument, as no one seemed in
terested.
Al De Cook was in town on Friday
with his road drag, levelng up the
three roads. AL is very watchful on
this business, as he never allows them
to get enough.
Mrs. Perry, of Beacon, visited in
town this week with her son, Dave,
and family.
w. H. Jones, of Des Moines was in
town on Thursday on business with
the writer.
Mrs. ]. L. Billings spent Thursday
in Harvey on business.
Farmers report their corn doing
well, regardless of the cool weather.
1t will continue so, for this will be
a banner year in all things.
Ira Shaffer, Van McCombs and Miss
Barnes were passengers for oskaloo-
sa on Saturday.
Mrs. Minnie Olson, of Moulton, Wis
tied in town this week at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. John Rodgers. Minnie
formerly lived here. Her many friends
are always glad to meet her.
| Hirschell Cloe moved his house
hold goods to Oskaloosa on Saturday,
where he will make his home.
! Mrs. George Jones, of Dallas, was
in town a short time on Friday. She
went from here to Oskaloosa, where
she will visit for a few days with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Voyce and fam
lily spent Saturday at the parental
Fisher home near Evans.
| j. A. Anderson, of Barnes City, was
in town on business Saturday.
| George Jones moved his household
goods to Dallas on Saturday, where
he has work in the new mine there.
I The writer had an old timer call
on him Saturday. He said he had
lived a number of years on this earth.
having cast his first vote for Seymour
and Blair for president against Grant
and Colfax, and he never saw presi-
dental year but what there were ru-
mors of hard times, short crops, cinch
bugs, locusts, and scarcity of mon
ey, and he was confident that this
year would be the same. On beins
informed that we thought differently.
as all indications led to a good year
for all things, he said, Well, Dad,
l hope you are right and left town
on the $3.50 train for the east.
The writer went to church on Sun.
day, and occupied a front seat, and
listened to one of the most earnest
appeals to flee from the wrath to come
before it is too late, We have heard
for years, but regretted to see so
many empty seats in the house. There
lis no call for this, as there are
enough people in this community to
fill every seat in the house. II the
preacher should say something that
would have q tendency to hurt tender
corns, don't get mad and stay away,
for someone might think it was yours.
Keep yourself on good terms with the
Lord, and you need not fear anyone
else. r. w.