The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-28
.OL|VET AND VICINITY
CORN BADLY BLOWN DOWN.
ROCK ISLAND INCREASES SEC.
TON FoRcE--ABovE MARKET
PRICE PAID FOR EGGS.


TON FoRcE-ABovE MARKET
PRICE PAID FOR EGGS.
Olivet, Aug. 22.--Mrs. John Kob
spent Monday in Oskaloosa shopping.
Walter Clark was a passenger for
oskaloosa Tuesday.
Through the courtesy of AL De
Cook, the writer and wife enjoyed a
ride behind his flyers to Tracy to
visit Mr. Columbus Phillips, one OF
our old time citizens, whom we found
very sick, and not expected to live,
We were well impressed with the
many improvements made in Tracy
since our last visit there several
years ago We found two or three
new, modern, up-to-date dwellings GO
ing up and also many more being re-
paired. The business places had the
appearance of being well stocked and
enjoying good trade in all lines, and
enjoying peace, prosperity anu hap
piness, which are essential to all that
Is good. Their cemetery on the hill
between Belle fountaine and Tracy
was we'll kept and enclosed with
nice iron fence with a neat little
chapel on the inside. This cemetery
Is highly commendable and credit
to any community as it shows who
lives there and their respect for the
dead
Corn in this locality was badly
blown down during the rains and
wind. The writer and Mr.. Bartlema
went out in his field this week and
we found acres of it lying on the
ground nearly a total wreck. II was
the heaviest crop of corn we ever
saw.
Ira Shaffer called at our sanctum
Tuesday He reports everything love-
ly at his home west of town, corn do
ing well, cattle fat, pasture good, and
all he has to do now is to wait on
nature to harden his corn. He has
one Of the best neutrality-suspicious.
in Scott township. Even the
women and babies look better every
year. Call again, Ira.
Our attention was called this week
to great big headlines, "A Shortage
of Meat Threatened" This has no
terrors for US as the average person
can't buy 1t anyway The last twenty
five cents worth we bought Mrs. Will
liams used to make gravy for supper
1t pays to be honest. s. Bartlema
on his last trip to Pella took forty
dozen of eggs. On being tested, every
egg was found to be perfect and the
merchant gave him three cents above
market price for them that day. Both
putting premium on honesty and
also encouraging the seller for being
honest This same man received the
same day one cent pound more for
his cream than the market price.
Business on the Rock Island has
been dull for the past month. Now
that the busy season Is over people
are travelling more as is evidenced
by the amount of passengers we see
on the trains daily of late
In personal letter from one of our
leading coal operators he says that
the mines over the state are running
good, nearly full time, and orders
plenty. Everybody doing well and he
expects to see it continue for the rest
of the sason.
When you want to find a real live
man in community, hunt up the fell
low that is talked about, for we never
knew a person to kick dead man.
Walter Clark, who has been with
the Ryan thresher all season, informs
US they have about 200 acres of grain
yet to thresh and then will be done
for the sason.
Mrs. H. Jones, of Des Moines, Wis
tied in this locality this week with
The Rock Island has increased
their section force on this end of the
line. They now have FIVE men on
each section repairing the track by
putting in new ties. at
The mine workers, In organizing
the West Virginia miners, has sue
ceeded in doing something that has
been tried there for twenty years or
more to the writer's personal knowl-
edge. In so doing, their wages have
been increased at least 80 per cent
and at the same time, their coal has
been out on the market on the union
scale.
1t should be the aim of all people
to work to the uplifting of your town
and community This can't be done
when a stranger comes around by
asking at least two prices for what
you have to sell. A man that has
money to spend in public enterprise
knows just as well what your prop
erty Is worth as you do. Don't think
for minute he has to buy or locate
In your town by any means for there
are others that want these investors
10 locate in their midst as well as
you and they are sure to go there to
invest their money and have right
to. Olivet is no exception to this
RULER w