The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-12-04
0L|vET AND VICINITY
THANKSGIVING QUIETLY BUT
DULY o6SERvED-couNTY ST..
PERlNTENDENT VISITS BURR
OAK SCHOOL.

Olfvet, Nov. notwithstanding in
olivet was kept by most of our peo-
pie at their own homes and firesides
surrounded by their families enjoying
the best of health and living in a
land Of plenty for It is the only age
they ever saw when the man that has
anything to sell can get any price
he asks for 1t. With corn climbing
up to the notch of wheat in price on
the open market, one intelligent farm.
er said to Us last week that while
many of our farmers over the state
had lost lots of hogs, IS cent corn Is
Just as profitable to them as the hogs
with fully as good a demand for 1t
on the market. ,rs.. -.... &c..
Miss Beuiah Staley, the teacher at
Burr Oak, broke bread and ate turk
ey at her home In Oskaloosa
Jessie Billings, of Lynnville, visit
ed at the parental Clark Billings
home this week.
F. Hartshorn, of Tracy, has force
OF men at work putting In concrete
bridge west of town this week.
Mrs. J. l.. Billings and Mrs. f. c.
Drake spent Tuesday in Harvey on
business, .s;.,,. ~ .~- .s
Mrs. John Kole spent Wednesday
In Oskaloosa shopping.
Miss Elizabeth Sheahan, county SUI
perintendent of schools, visited the
Burr Oak school Tuesday. We we're
favored with very pleasant call
from her on her reurn trip to Oska-
loosa at the station. Miss Sheahan
is devoid of that stuck up feeling"
whole lot of people in her position
have, is very easy to approach, a
ready conversationalist of a home
like nature, just such a one as a per-
son appreciates at all times. When
in Oskaloosa we never fail to call on
her in her Office and always meet a
warm welcome from her and her as
sistant, who is a very pleasant young
woman. Mrs. John Dolan acknow-
lodges call during the evening.
Mrs. William Druse returned home
Tuesday from Harvey, where she has
been helping her brother, Alph
Thompson, and wife for some time.
John Duiin, roadmaster for the
Rock Island, was pleasant caller
at the station Tuesday. John looks
on the bright side of life. He re-
ports everything lovely and the big
goose hanging high. Call again,
John.
The II. r. Barnes family from Os-
kaloosa, pulled in on Thanksgiving
day from Oskaloosa on the noon train.
We met them here and the family
went out to the old home place and
broke bread and ate turkey at the
old family table. Nothing like It.,
Ham. Keep 1t up.
In letter from r. T. Rhys, state
mine inspector, he says conditions
have changed In mining matters over
his district. In former times, the
mines on the Northwestern ran full
time the year round while other
mines we're running half time. Now
the thing has reversed. Other mines
are running full time while the North
western are running half time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Top and family
held a family reunion at their home
on Railroad street, Thanksgiving to
their relatives in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs J. E. Jelderbloom, of Denver,
Colorado, who are visiting with their
relatives. Mr.. Jelderbloom is one of
Scott townships young men who has
made good in the west. He spent his
early life here and, on growing up to
manhood he went west. He was edu-
Gated a civil engineer and entered
this occupation in the west His sterl-
ing worth in his chosen occupation
was soon made known and he Sc
cured a position with Uncle Sam as
government surveyor. which he now
holds. On leaving here, he will go
direct to Washington, D, c., for in
structions and will go from there to
Florida. where he will work this win
ter. He has from eight to ten men
working under him all the time.
While in the west, he married, and
now has charming little son to
grace his home At the noon hour
a bounteous repast was served com
posed of the good things of life and
we have assurance that the guests
did Justice to the repast as 1t was
gotten up in the highest of culinary
art. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs J. G. Nossman of Harvey, son
John, and daughters, Gertrude and
Isabelle, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Hites
and children, Charles and William, of
Lakonta, Mrs. George Bonifield and
children, John, Donald, Grace and
Paul, of Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Jelderbloom and two sons, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. w. Cox, Miss Alta Wander
linden and Miss Viola Coereits, of
Knoxville. Mr.. and MRS. Top we're
assisted in entertaining their guests
by their son and daughters, Leonard,
Annie Mary and Francis. M. E. Jed
erbloom, the guest of honor on this
occasion, commands a salary of two
hundred and twenty-five dollars a
month and all travelling and living
expenses. What one young man has
done, others may do. During the aft
ernoon, the writer and wife called on
these good people and spent very
pleasant hour with them. Was glad
to see them enjoying themselves so
wen for we don't know the changes
another year might bring.
The Herald man and wife were
favored with a great big fat demo
cratic hen for Thanksgiving dinner
which was greatly appreciated on
this particular occasion. Was also
favored with some choice cake and
pumpkin pie, such as can only be
gotten up by farmers wives and
daughters.
EE Et r. W.