The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-06
THE osKALoosA HERALD THURSDAY. AUGUST 1914
FREMONT'S BUDGET NEWS FROM NEARBY
COMMERCIAL CLUB RAISES FUND
TO OIL MAIN STREETS-SMALL
GRAINS ARE MAKING SOME
GOOD RECORDS.
(From the Gazette.l


At a meeting of the Commercial as.
ISOLATION held the early part of last
week a committee of five was named
to solicit funds to oil Main street.
The committee consisted of DR.. l.. A.
Combe, l.. R. Sidmore, Guy Roof, DR..
! J. w. Wray and A. p. Norton, who i'm
mediately begun canvass for funds,
and the response was most generous,
not business firm or person living
on Main street but who contributed.
Pine street will be oiled from the al
| ley north of Roof Bros store to the
"a" depot, everyone on this street
contributing with the exception of
two property owners. Walnut street
will be treated from the alley by the
prost office to the alley in the rear Of
the Masonic building. j. f. Kennel
will also oil in front of his lumber
Office and sheds and residence.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Q. White successfully planned a re-
union in memory of their birthdays
last Sunday afternoon. Mr.. White is
80 years old and Mrs. White sc. There
were five children present, eleven
grandchildren and twelve great-gand-
children. The afternoon was spent
in amusements and ice cream and
cake was served. Their picture was
taken, after which the party broke
up and went home. Those from dis
lance who attende we're: Web
White, of Bloomfield; Harry White,
Of Kirksville, Mo, and Mrs. Rhoda
Spurgin, of Oskaloosa.
Small grain has turned out better
than was anticipated by the farmers
in this community. M. f. Votaw had
a 36.acre field of oats that went 621A
bushels to the acre, and 20 acres of
wheat that made 81 bushels. w. c.
Mcdowell got 2,1S2 bushels of oats
from As acres. Geo. Helm threshed
1000 bushels of wheat and rye; Fl. j.
Ahrens' wheat made 80 bushels to the
acre; John Darner had a field of oats
that went 70 bushels to the acre. The
average yield is about As bushels of
oats and 25 of wheat
Peter Deutschle left last evening
for Rheinfale, Germany, to visit rela-
tives and the scenes of his childhood.
He came to this country thirty-three
years ago and this is his first trip
back home. He has two brothers and
three sisters in tae old country. He
will depart Tuesday evening on the
Lusitania.
Floyd Yeoman, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John ID. YeOmany north of town., was
married to Miss Blanche McOmber, of
Croton, Iowa, Monday, July 20, 1914,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. l.. c. Moore, of Jerome, Iowa, at
the home of the brides brother, Tom
McOmber, near Rose Hill.
Tuesday VIM. Abbott sold his fine
farm of 1876 acres southeast of Ere
mont to Eli Brean, of near Hedrick
Possession to be given March l, 1915
He received $212.5O an acre for it, II
is finely improved, all the buildings
being new within the last two years.
Mrs. Ada Brubaker, of Sioux Falls,
S. D., arrived at Cedar Monday for
a visit with relatives Orville Rem
ME accompanied her and he will visit
with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Lyon
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry White and
daughter. Lucille, of Kirksville, Mo,
were here over Sunday visiting at the
home of the TONER'S parents, Mr..
Mrs. John Q. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Ehrenhard and
children, of Ashland, Neb.. who were
called here last week by the death of
their granddaughter, Mrs. c. We'll, re.
turned to their home Sunday.
Guy Roof and G.. !. Buckley went to
fremont. ILL.,. Friday evening to at
tend the funeral of a relative, John
Waltmire, which occurred Saturday
afternoon.
n. F. Hockey returned Saturday
evening from visit in Des Moines,
While there he attended the state
meeting of the rural route carriers.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Cosby moved
into their elegant new home on the
corner of Main and Chestnut streets
Tuesday.
Next Monday evening the Christian
church will start an evangeiistic meet
| ing in a tabernacle on the church lot.
| Mrs. II. S. Davis and son Paul left
Thursday for Lomax, ILL.,, for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Wagley, of Cedar
Rapids. arrived Monday for a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Alderman.
Mrs. c. p. Reiner, of Lowell, Iowa,
arrived Tuesday for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. F. II. Mckinney.
l. C. Fox, of Hurdland. Mo-, arrived
yesterday for a visit with his brother
| J. T. Fox and family.
Miss Maude Randell. of New Shar-
on, is here visiting her cousin, Miss
Lucy Wharton.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. o. w Hosk-
ms, south of town, on Friday, July
"a. 1914, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Yenney returned
Monday from a months visit in the
west
Orley Murphy, of Chicago, is here
visiting his sister, Mrs. Earl Alderman
John Purdin shipped car of cattle
and a carrof hogs to Chicago Sunday.
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