The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-08-13
FREMONT'S BUDGET
OIL FOR STREETS HAS ARRIVED
AND Is BEING APPLIED. THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH TA6ER.
NAclE MEETINGS SUCCESS.
From the Gazettel

NFTOn Jn0 GdE6ILeJ
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Pickin, of
Tonasket, Wash, were in Fremont
short time Saturday. They were on
their way from a trip east. They
spent three weeks in Washington, ID.
C., where Mr.. Pieken had official bus,
mess before some OF the depart
ments. They came to Ottumwa where
Mark English met them with his car
and they drove out to the old home
place and then to Fremont and took
the train at OskaloOsa for Boulder,
Colo, where they will visit Mr.. Pick
ems mother and sister Mrs. f. Il
Picken and daughter Beulah. Mr..
Picken is a member of the state leg
islature from his county and is quite
prominent in political and business
life of his home county. He said thai
in all his travels from coast to coast
no state looked so prosperous nor
crops so promising as good old Iowa.
The oil for the streets came Mon
day and was put on Tuesday and part
of Wednesday, the rain delaying the
work some. Chef Cecil of Hedrick, an
expert in road and oil work, came up
and got Street Commissioner Ollem
and Councilman Heming started right
and the boys are doing a mighty fine
job Mr.. Cecil stated that he never
saw soil better adapted for absorb
ing oil than the streets in Fremont.
He also said that the town here had
the best graded streets of any place
he had been and that putting oil on
them was the best investment tina,
could be made.
The Tabernacle meetings at the
Christian church started Monday ey.
ening with a good crowd in attend.
ance. Mr.. Grimes and Mr.. Spainhow-
er arrived just q few minutes after
the services began and were soon
participating in their helpful way in
the meeting. Tuesday evening the
attendance was larger and the church
building was well filed. The tent
reached Fremont Wednesday and
will be ready for use this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Alderman
and children, Lincoln and Fairy, mot
| ored 10 Ames, Saturday. Mr.. Aker-
man and Lincoln returned Monday
evening and Mrs. Alderman and Fairy
remained for a weeks visit with rel
| atiVeA. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Hoffman, and
Ruth Aldridge, of Fremont, and Mr..
ana Mrs. d. K Unsicker, of Wright,
left yesterday morning in the form
er's car for a weeks visit at Wash
ington and Forest, Ills.
July Is was Miss Mary Whitmer's
birthday and there was a birthday
| spread made for her by Miss Adah
young folks and they enjoyed the en-
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Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Moore and baby
of near Biggsville, Ills, arrived Sat
urday evening in their car for visit
at the home of Mrs. Moore's parents
M: and Mrs. NJ. Z. Smith.
| Miss Erma Krout went to De!
Moines, Sunday night, where she will
be this week correcting examination
papers in the state superintendent!
office.
Mrs. w. H. Davis and son, Paul, re
turned yesterday from LomaX, ILL.,.
after a weeks visit at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Paul.
Mr. Walter Murphy and daughter
Marian, of Chicago, arrived Monday
for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Earl
Alderman.
David Cobbler received a telegram
| Tuesday morning that his son, Fred
had passed away at his home in Kan
! sas.
Mrs. Jane Addie of Glasford, ILL.,.
arrived last week for an extended
visit with Mr. and Mrs. |. c. Fuller.
VIM. Daniels left Monday evening
for Savanna, Mo, where he is to TAX
medical treatment.
Lewis McVay, who has been at
Knoxville the past six months arrived
home Monday
Miss Dora Cobbler is nursing a
broken arm.