The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-13
LYNNV|LLE LOCALS
WILL MILLER TOPS. CHICAGO
MARKET WITH HIS HoGs-oDe
FELLOWS PENNY SOCIAL WAS
QUITE WELL ATTENDED,.
lEroln I.vnnriIl STAR. Sch. 6.t

From Lynnvill star, Feb. &C.
/ Will Miller Topped the market at
Chicago January 81 with a car load of
half-hreed Hampshire hogs. They
sold 2is cents higher than any others
, that day.
Mrs. David Meredith and little
daughter May, returned home from
les Moines Tuesday afternoon, where
she had been visiting with our state
representative.
/ Miss Mary e. Ratliff, sister of
ALI Ratliff of this place, and whose
mother died recently, will sell her
property al Salem, Iowa, and Will
move to New Sharon, where she VIII
make her home with her sister, Mrs.
Lewis Davis.
| The Odd Fellows penny social last
Saturday night was well attended
and good time was enjoyed by all
present. The Odd Fellows were as
sisted by the Rebekahs in getting up
this socials. All wish that 1t might
come again. 81.
Milton Sparks has been having very
good luck hunting. Last Tuesday
might he went hunting in the neigh
boring woods and Skinned a turkey,
Just week later he got another tur'
key, by moonlight. BY the way. Milt
lis a sure shot. AZ. a.
c. w. Wild.nan is only touching the
high places the last few days and has
Increased his chest measure at least
five inches. The reason seems to be
lin the arrival of fine l01s pound
boy at his home last Thursday. the
l31st. Charles has been kept busy the
Hast few days in training for a ten
mile walking race. AT least he says
he averages that distance in a night.
The survey .for~the, Strengthening OF
the North Skunk river mas been COM
Ipleted down the river as far as the
Charlie Cline place. h.
Elias Rolls, of the firm of Thomp'
son e. Rolls, has sold his half inter
est in the business to Willie Thomp-
son, who will now be the sole pro-
prietor. Ea rr -# 'a1 \. g.
Ada Conover came from Oskaloosa
Friday to attend the Mrs. Milford fur
eral and was a guest Friday night and
Saturday at the John Conoyer home.
Archie Holmes, who has been visit
ing with his mother for the last two
weeks, left TO resume his work at the
Senate Cafe in Oskaloosa last Satur-
day night. r...s.sar
Sybil Remand is home again after
a weeks visit. with her mother, who
lives in Oskaloosa. g.. = y. .... 49,. y
"a letter from Albert Thompson
states that both he and his wife are
we'll and like Los Angeles very much
Alb is still working for The street car
company of that place.
During the past week Macy Bros.
have shipped 16 cars of hogs, seven OF
these cars were from Sully, two from
ILynnville, two from Lynnville June
ton and five from Taintor.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Eldridge left
Wednesday for a visit with Mrs. FL
bridges relatives at Tracy. From there
they will return to Sully and spend
few weeks with Hans Olsen and wife,
then will leave for Nebraska, where
they will make their home. -.-
ALI Ratliff has bought the Steve
Sparks property in the west part of
town and will take possession the
first of March. Curt Sparks, who now
Occupies the property, will move into
the Uncle Billy Sparks property and
Mr.. Deriyan will move into the house
recently moved by Billy Sparks to
the Mahaffey property.
Last Thursday night, on the Lorin
Wynn farm, just west of town, Fred
Lucas caught skunk which, with
the exception of one small white spot
on the mead, was coal black.