The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-11-20
ROSE HILLS DO|NGs
RoBT. DoAK TELLS OF HIS VISIT
TO THE OLD OHIO HOME AND
HIS ATTENDANCE At THE RE.
UNION OF HIS REGIMENT.

Rose Hill, la, Nov. 19.-l returned
from my Ohio trip the 18th of Novem.
Der and have been too busy to write.
The reunion of my regiment, which
attended on the 18th OF October,
was but light attendance Of the
1890 men that went into camp at
Urbana, OHIO, in 1861. But fifty-one
registered ON this occasion and they
were all old boys, but our meeting
was very pleasant one and the
keys to the city were turned over to
us, the citizens gave US a royal well
come and served diner to us at the
best hotel in town. Moving picture
shows and automobile rides were all
! free. After the reunion | was driven
by automobile to my old home town,
fredericksburg, where | spent three
weeks in solid visiting and putting
my feet under many of their tables
and partook of the best in the way OF
eatables the good women could mus
ter up. | left Mechanicsburg Oct.
81 for DeGraff, Ohio, to visit a cou'
sin. Left there Nov. for Chicago,
and got to indianapolis, Ind, at 3:l5
10. m, same day, and had to lay there
nine hours for my train to Chicago.
THE strike was on of the street car
men and the streets crowded. ]
started up Illinois street and after
going two blocks through the crowd
4 retraced my steps to the depot
About 700 p. m, hearing a great
noise Just close to the depot, ran
toht to see what was going on. A
noise resembling popcorn popping,
| and | made hasty retreat without
waiting for orders. About one
lo'clock Monday morning ! got start
ed for Chicago and arrived there at
I7:O Va. m. Got a bath, shave and
breakfast and started out to hnd a
niece out near Englewood and took
her by surprise While there by use
of the city directory and telephone
located nephew that had lost out
on and had not seen nor heard OF Tor
ltwenty-three years, and made stay
lin Chicago until Nov. 10, when !
started for home, bringing a niece
home with me.
W. H. Brown left Tuesday noon for
Des Moines on business and to visit
relatives.
Robt Carroll had the misfortune
to break one of his arms while work
ling at the bridge over North river
northeast of Rose Hill and near J. p.
Asher's on last Friday afternoon.
Tom Beatty shipped two loads OF
hogs from Rose Hill Sunday for Chi
Cago.
C. C.. Bump shipped two car loads
of spring pigs to Chicago the past
week, which made an average Of 215
pounds each. There were l65 head
of them C. c. went in charge OF his
stock.
Dan Augustine and son shipped
three car loads Of fat steers from
here Sunday for Chicago. John Aug.
Justine went over with the stock.
Harry Hollingsworth sold ninety
nine head Of hogs to Tow Beatty and
delivered them Saturday, which aver
aged 3O3 pounds each and he receiV'
ed $3.50 per hundred.
w. S. Hawkins and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. McCuIdy and son, Ronald
Russell, Douglass and Robert Doak,
of Rose Hill, and Miss Fern Bay, OF
Chicago, visited Sunday near Hayes
vile with Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Holl'
ingsworth, going there in the autos
OF Hawkins and Douglass.
Busby & Anderson have sold out
their large stock of goods and will
commence invoicing the first Of De-
cember. This deal took place in my
absence. If | had been here | would
have kicked We are in hopes they
will remain In our city.
Harry Hollingsworth and family
visited Sunday near Wright with
Fred McAdams and family.