The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-18
FREMONTs budget
MISS HAMILTON HAS CONFLICT
ED SUCCESSFUL cHAuTAuQUA
ENGAGEMENT-GRoUND eRok-
EN- FOR NEW BANK BUILDING.
(From the Gazette. }

Miss Elsie Mae Hamilton, who hai
spent the past ten weeks with tn
Star Chautauqua System, which ha'
headquarters at Colony, Kansas, ar
rived home Monday night and wa'
met at Ottumwa by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. ". Hamilton. Miss Ham
ilton was the reader with the Wayde
bremen Concert Co., and from the
many press notices it is apparent that
she was the main attraction. She
travelled through Kansas, Missouri
Arkansas and Texas and at every
place was greeted by large, enthusl'
astic audiences that appreciated her
splendid work. Miss Hamilton is tai
ented in her special line and there
are none better on the platform to
day.
John q. Helm and j. w. Helm went
to Kansas City Monday evening to
buy feeding cattle Owing to the
scarcity of feed and water in Mis-
souri, and Kansas thousands of cattle
are being put on the market in an I'M
finished condition. Feeders from up
here in Gods country are taking adj
vantage Of the big runs and are stock
ing up with a view of making good
profit.
Ground is being broken for the found
alton for the new bank building Of the
State Bank of Fremont. The location
is in the corner next to the office of
DR.. l.. A. Combe and we understand
the bank officials have let the con-
tracts for a building that will COM
pare favorably with any institution OF
its kind in town. the size OF Ere
mont
Miss Wilma Davis. who entered the
0ttumwa hospital as nurse soon aft
er graduating from the Fremont
school last May, passed the examin-
alton last week and received her uni
form and cap and now enters a three
years course of training. She is ex-
ceptionally bright and will make a
splendid nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Thomas re-
turned to their home in Hiteman
Thursday after a visit with their
daughter, Mrs. w. Williams. Mrs.
Williams and children went over with
them and returned yesterday accom-
panied by Rev. Williams who had
been at the Thomas home since Mon
day.
Foot ball practice is being held ev-
cry night after school Several new
players are showing up fine and with
the regulars Fremont will make
good showing. The boys play Sig
Quincy a week from Saturday and
0skaloosa at Oskaloosa two weeks
from Saturday.
w. P. Rhoads, who sometime ago
purchased a building site for resi-
dence property of W. Z. Fellers, has
the foundation laid for the house and
expects to have the building COM
pleted this fall
Geo. w. Helm returned last week
from a trip through the south. He re-
ports that the crops are very poor
through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma
and down to Galveston and San An
tonic.
Miss Gladys Mckinney left Tues
day for Pella where she will COM
mence her second years study in
Central College. She is one of the
bright graduates of the Fremont high
school.
Gordon Schultz, a graduate of the
Fremont High school, class OF 10,
left Monday for Ames, Iowa, where
he will enter the Agricultural College.
He wiz study to be veterinary.
B, NJ EastbuTn took in the Eldon
fair last week. He exhibited some
fine hogs from his big farm near e.
don and took three first and three
second premiums.
Carl Landau, OF near Wright. who
graduated in June from the High
school here, left Thursday for Ames
where he will attend the State Col
Iege the coming year
Abe Hibler, of indianapolis, Ind, is
here visiting his brother. Isaac Hib-
Ter, and other relatives, His nephew,
Bert Hibler, came with him.
A. w Millikin who went to Kansas
City last week after cattle, bought
three car loads which were delivered
to him Friday.
+. X. Hitchcock who was called to
Gilman, Ills, last week by the death
Of neice, returned home Friday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Kesler, of Arch
er, Mo-, arrived Saturday for visit
with their daughter. Mrs. II. g.
Harfst
G. A. Eastburn arrived home Tues
day from Kansas City where he pur-
chased car load of feeding cattle.