The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-30
.OL|VET ARO'V|C|N|7Y
WRITER VISITS HARVEY AND
FINDS THE PEOPLE THERE
ARE HUSTLERS-THE GRANGE
HOLDS PUBLIC MEETING.

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HOLDS PUBLIC MEETING.
Olivet, Jan. 2S.-Miss Lucretia Rob
ertson was q passenger for Oskaloos;
Saturday.
Mrs. Wcininger of Leighton was ;
passenger for Harvey on Friday.
The writer spent Friday in Harve!
on business and calling on old time
friends, whom we mingled with IN
Adays gone by. We found that hurst
ling little burg doing well, as the.
have two large stores, also a metro
politan meat market run by our ole
time friend, w. w. Briggs, formerl.
of Hilton, Monroe county. He car
ries a small stock of groceries il
connection with his business and il
doing well Powers, the coal man
informed us that he is working fifty
men in his mine there, and running
about full time The top, which
has run very tender, seems to be get
| ting better as they go in under thu
hill. We want Jim to have full
share Of the good things of life, al
he deserves them. At the station
we met Mr.. Robertson, the Rock Isl
and agent there, up to his neck il
business, but he took time to give III
a cordial welcome in his Office for ;
short talk, which was greatly appre
Ciated. for he is very courteous ant
interesting man to talk to in a bust
ness way. He is ably assisted in hi
work by his young wife, who is {
charming young lady to the fulles
degree. A call on them can only b.
appreciated by calling on them il
their den.
A. De Cook spent Saturday in Os
kaloosa on business. He informed
us that his little girl, who has beef
very sick, is doing well and gaining
fast, which their many friends will
be pleased to learn.
We notice that II. r. Barnes
scoOped the platter on apples at the
Farmers Institute. That's Ham, fo
he always has the best.
Our correspondence from over thu
state indicates that the miners are
we'll pleased with the result of thei
recent election in state officers Il
preside over the destiny of the un
ion, feature we are pleased to note
for had it been otherwise, there
would have been chance for regre
when it would have been too late.
w. II. Peterson of Des Moines wal
in town on Saturday on business will
r. Williams.
John Fulmer of Knoxville was ;
pleasant caller in town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Robertson re
turned home on Saturday from Wis
it with relatives and friends in Oska
loosa. We want Clyde and his bette
half to locate in town.
A. B. Van Zuuk, Frank McComb
and Mrs. Jennie Dickson were pas
sengers for Oskaloosa on Monday.
II. r. Barnes, son and daughte
spent Saturday in OskaloOsa on busi
ness.
Business in Olivet has begun t.
pick up some on the coming o
Spring, as our farmers are gettinl
ready for their Spring work,
Mrs. r. Clark returned home Sat
urday from a visit with her daughte
east of OskaloOsa.
A. Gelderbloom spent Sunday il
town at the J. J. Top home.
The little girl of Mr.. and Mrs. A
DeCook is reported to be GONZALES
cling rapidly this week.
In a personal letter from ID. Tru
man, an old friend in Polk county
II he reports the miners over their dis
trct doing well and well pleased wit
THE result of the national election o
officers.
John Kole spent Friday in Oska
LOOSE trading.
w. H. Nesbit, an old time friend
from Astoria, ILL.,, was a pleasant cal
er at the station on Tuesday. "Bill
was editor of the Astoria Argus Il
Isl. while the writer lived there. w
were pleased to meet him and tall
OF the days gone by.
! Miss Alma Dasher, of Oskaloosa
was a pleasant caller on Friday Will
on her way to spend the Sabbath
home. Miss Dasher reports an Ell
rollment of twenty-five at her schoo
north of town. She gets $4,000 pc
month as teacher there.
! We we're pleased to note in tn
Press that John p White and Edwi
Perry we're reelected to their re
spective offices, president and secrt
tary of the Miners Union. but W
don't want them to run one time TO
many
The weather man let the bottom
drop clear out of the mercury o
Sunday night and Monday in Oliyet.
W. VI. Peterson of Des Moines wa
In town Saturday on business wit
the writer.
The enrolment at school is fort,
five this week.
Mrs. George Baniield spent Mon
day i'm Oskaloosa shopping.
We welcome the Blyth correspond
ent to the Herald sfapilySas we hav
friends there we are always glad Z
hear from. 90 sn,Iongs ~ e > w w
The writer has ifevEr lost y, ylee
over the California fruit foriit is to
far from home.
The Grange held public meetin
In the church on Friday night. Tn
Entertainment was of varied nature
consisting of instrumental and voca
music. and determinations, followed b.
debate. The whole program wa
we'll carried out and was very enter
tanning as well as interesting to all
At the close they held box supper
Boxes sold from 45c to $3.50 each
This part Of the program was YER