The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
OLWET AND VICINITY
FARMERS ALL BUSY I'm THE CORN
FiELD-C. L, BROWN NOW CON-
DUCTOR ON TAE KNOXVILLE
PASSENGER TRAIN.

Olivet, June 6.-Mrs George Nc
Combs and son spent Tuesday in Os-
kaloosa shopping.
Clyde Robertson was a business
caller in Oskafoosa Tuesday.
Farmers are busy this week plow-
ing corn. Some report lots of re-
iplanting being done, especially in wet
places.
The bright and Illuminating face
of w. T. Phillips was visible In town
Tuesday. Billy extended both hands
to us as the sun never fails to shine
when he is around.
| Mrs. Scott Smith, of Tracy, and
Mrs. Annie Grady visited in town this
week at the parental Dolan home.
While here the ladies' cleaned house
for their aged mother, which was
highly commendable. ..
Mrs. J.. l.. Billings and Mrs, Drake
spent Tuesday in Harvey shopping.
Miss Annie Top, in a card to Mrs.
Williams Monday, said that she was
in Denver and having the time of her
| life, having just come down from\the
top of the world. She will go from
there to Salt Lake and then to Ore
gon.
About all the company we have
! theSes days Is the women wolks and
the kids. They keep coming while
the men folks are busy with their
bumper crop.
Ira Sbaffer was in town Tuesday.
He was in good humor, as the wealth
err man sent some sunshine and his
corn is coming up nicely and growing
| fast. Everybody happy at the Shat
fer home.
| C. l.. Brown. formerly superinten-
dent of the Rock Island, is permanent
conductor on the passenger train on
this line from Washington to Knox
VILE: Mr.. Brown seems to be very
kind and courteous man to the travel
ling public, as he is very careful and
pays good attention to them getting
on and off trains by giving plenty OF
time. We hear the patrons compli-
menting him very much for his cour-
tesy' in this line at
The Herald man generally aims to
go visiting house cleaning time, but
this year he was caught mapping by
taking his visit before the storm
came, and had to take part in this
annual house moving business, but
he kept his nerve and whatever he
thought of the situation, he kept 1t to
himself.
While in Ottumwa Saturday Mr.. J.
C. Bunk, the contractor, showed us
a span of iron gray mules pulling a
wheeled scraper that he paid a few
days before. $500 for They were
three and four years old. There was
an auctioneer standing by and he
said that he cried farm sale Friday
that came to nearly $4,000 and at
might there wasn't thing left on the
ground but what was paid in cash.
asked him il this was an unusual oc.
laurence and he said mo, not of late
years. but in my early experience it
would have been"
Mrs. J. L. Billings left Wednesday
Ifor Pella for a visit with her daugh-
tier, Mrs. Derns.
Charles Coryell put in car of tile
on his place this spring. Last spring
ihe bought gas wagon. We are not
advised as to any further advance
Iments Charley will make in this
world of progress, but will guarantee
that If anyone keeps up with the pro-
Icession it win be Charley and his es-
teemed wife.
The writer received a letter We'd
nesday telling him of nice little
granddaughter coming to- the home
of his youngest daughter, Mrs. j. II.
Fredrickson, in Ottumwa Sunday
might, May 1. We now have two
grandsons and one granddaughter.
All parties reported doing well.
Fred Savil, the tonsorial artist of
Eddyville, was in town a short time
Thursday. Fred and the writer
Ithreshed the woods around Flagler
twenty years ago. He spent his early
life In the coal mine, sometimes dig
Iging coal, other times following the
tail end of mule. He always was a
model young man and has made good
in the river town. He has raised a
family of sons and daughters. We
never admired his occupation of
scraping a mans face and putting him
Ito sleep for ten cents, but Fred has
made good just the same and every
time We meet him the glad hand is
extended.
John Dulin, the roadmaster for this
division of the Rock Island was
pleasant caller in town Thursday.
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