The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
0L|VET AND VICINITY
r. D. ROBERTSON AND HENRY
kREELlNG EACH PURCHASE
AN AUTo-GEORGE RYAN BUYS
A THRESHiNG OUTFIT.

Olivet, June 20.-Willis Billings,
Miss Minerva DeCook and Miss Jes-
sic Kreeling spent all day Wednesday
in OskaloOsa attending the graduation
exercises. They were met up town
by their former teacher, Mrs. Agnes
Foulkner. and the four. friends and
chums spent the forenoon in seeing
the sights of the town, taking dinner
at Dolls, after which refreshments
and numerous sodas and ice creams
were enjoyed, and the party departed
to the high school, where at two
o'clock they attended the eighth
grade graduation exercises, at which
time the pupils received their diplo-
mas, a reward for faithful work done.
in our school at Burr Oak. Follow
ing this they had their pictures taken,
each being a present from the teach
er as a last loving remembrance of
the good work done and the happy,
| joyous time of over two years when
they were all in school.
Mrs. George McCombs and Mrs.
Ella Dickson spent Tuesday in Oska-
loosa shopping.
Our people are glad to see Big We'd
nesday established again but want
the merchants to sell just what they
advertise.
r. d. Robertson and Henry Kreel-
| ing purchased two new autos last
week. We are glad to see our friends
doing so well and keeping up with
the times for if there is any comfort
on this earth we want it while living,
not let others fuss over it when we
are dead; hence we extend to our
neighbors our best wishes in hoping
they will have a good time with their
cars.
r. Robinson, the courteous Rock
Island agent at Harvey, made us a
pleasant call Monday evening. Mr..
Robinson is hustler for business
and gets all there is to be had. He
informed us one day last week he
sent out fifteen car loads of freight
from that town. We are glad to see
him doing so well there, for his en-
ployers are at the same time getting
the good will of the people in the dis
Itribution of their business, He is
prince of good fellows and will win
wherever he goes.
Miss Ethel randy was in town Mon.
day on her way to Oskaloosa to at
tend Normal Ethel is one of our
best girls and always brings sunshine
with her when she comes to town,
which is always appreciated by us in
our dealings with the public.
B. f. Johnson, of Pekin, Illinois,
was pleasant caller at the station
I tuesday, for short time. 1t was
the first time we had seen Ben for a
number of years when we both hus-
tied for news for the Peoria Tran
script around the mining towns on
KiCkapoo creek. He informs us he
has been in the commercial business
for a Peoria firm for a number of
years and is taking his annual vaca-
ton by a visit through Iowa. He
never could have selected a better
country to spend his vacation in and
we hope to see him locate in it.
Mrs. William Kreeling and daugh
te!, Mrs. A. B. Van Zuuk, and chill
dren, also Miss De Cook were pas
sengers for Oskaloosa Oh Big We'd
nesday.
George Ryan received modern
and Ip-toGate threshing machine last
week. George raised steam in his
engine right on the car and built a
temporary track from the end of the
car to the ground. When he had
steam raised he run the engine and
separator off the car. footed his
whistle, and pulled for his home one
mile east of town. 1t was a well
piece of work from start to
finish.
Several of the farmers are blowing
their corn the second time. They re-
port it doing well
Mrs. r, V. Clark, who has been in
poor health for some time is report
ed better and is able to do some of
her work.
Fred Voyce. the night engineer at
the new Ramsey mine near Knox
vile, was in town short time Thurs
day. He says their new shaft there
is within fifteen feet of the coal
Miss Alta Vanderlin len, of Okla
homa is visiting at the J. Top home