The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-11-13
LOCALS
q. II. GARDEN HAS BIG CORN
CRoP-D. E. BRUSH HOME THE
SCENE OF A UNIQUE MASQuER-
ABE PARTY WEDNESDAY EVE.
Lynnville Star, Nov. g.


Lynnville beat the Colfax football
team here Friday by the score of "a
to 0. ColfaX claims that this is the
same team that put one over on US
at that place by a score of to 0, and
which we claimed was stolen by the
referee and linesman and this last
game seems to prove that we were
right.
The City Fathers" met Tuesday
evening in regular session. The rou-
tine work was attended to and usual
number of bills allowed. An ordin-
ance was passed calling for the
erection of a building in which to
house the city street implements.
This is move in the right direction.
Uncle Jimmy" Whitlock, who has
been very sick for the past FIVE
weeks, is getting well along ON the
road to recovery, which will be good
news to his many friends.
E. S. Sherman, of Oskaloosa, Is
here hauling tile for his farm south
of Sully. He came in and cheered
up We editor with a years subscrip-
ton Friday.
Prof. r. d. Harris went to Oska.
loosa Tuesday evening to attend a
banquet given by his old college
literary society. He returned Wed.
nesday morning. -s..- ..
Miss Helen Miller was an over.
Sunday visitor at the home of her
parents in Oskaloosa.
Rev. F. w. Dell, of the Nebraska
Yearly Meeting, supply at New Prov
idence, has been secured to assist in
series of meetings to be held at
the Friends church here, said meet
ings to begin Jan. IL, 1914.
From the reports of the yield of
corn on the b. II. Garden farm, the
drought has not entirely ruined
Iowa's reputation. This Is on the old
Van Barren place about eight miles
south of town. Garden had one field
of thirty acres that turned out sixty
five bushels per acre, another OF
twenty acres that produced fifty-fiye
bushels per acre and is now picking
in a field of forty acres that will go
forty-five bushels per acre. Mr.. Car
den says that this corn is dry and
hard. shells nicely and Is as good
quality as he ever raised.
John Names has sold his property
to George Valentine.
Byron Surber, of Newton. came and
visited his mother, Mrs. Miller, who
will soon move to Oskaloosa.
This week, when our mail man,
Ed Haines, came home his little son
Tracy ran out to meet him, and open
ing the gate he fell under the auto
and Ed ran over his arm. No bones
were broken, but the family was
given quite a scare.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Renaud and
children, Victor and Pearlie, were
returning from Newton Friday, just
north of Lon Livingstons the brake
refused to work and the auto turned
turtle. Mr.. Renaud had his shoulder
thrown out of place, while Mrs. Re-
maud has two ribs broken. The chill
dren were bruised up but not serious
ly injured.
Last Wednesday evening at the
home of ID. L. Brush, three miles
northeast of town, was the scene OF
very unique masquerade party. Al
7:15 persons OF every description be.
gan appearing at the II. NJ. Ratcliff
home to wait for conveyances. But
without the pass word, which had
been given out with the invitations,
as there were all sorts of people
from the old pioneer
farmer to bandmaster. Wagons soon
drove up and with the password CIV
en- again before we were allowed to
load, we were soon on our way to
we knew not where-and by round
about way we arrived at the Brush
home about Sis, where we were
welcomed by the Little Red Riding
Hood and Puritan Ladies. Jack-o-
lanterns smiled from every corner,
while black cats, snakes and bats at
forded great amusement. The "Old
Witch's Den" in the cellar was one
Of the main features of the evening,
and those who have never experien-
ced the same know nothing Of the
produced by being struck
IN the face by cove oysters suspended
by strings from the ceiling. While
the boys were cropping about amidst
The darkness the girls walked down
,fairs hackward with a mirror and