The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-12-31
SAD DEATH OF MRS. ELSIE Eth.
Ell WHITE. THE AHRENS FARM
SELLS FOR THREE HUNDRED
DOLLARS AN ACRE.
CFrom the Gazettel

Elsie Ethel White was born in Ere.
mont, Iowa, ON Feb. 16, 1898, and
( died at Ottumwa, Iowa in the OF
tumwa hospital on Dec. 7, 1914, aged
16 years, 10 months and one day.
She spent most of her life in FIRE.
mont, and on August %, 1912, she
was married to Charles Burtlow, and
to this union was born one son, irwin
Francis, who survives her. Besides
the son she leaves to mourn their
loss, the husband, Charles Burtlow,
her father and step-mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis White, of Harvey, Iowa,
half brother, Francis White and her
half sister, Gladys White.
Friday, Fl. ]. Ahrens sold his forty
acre farm adjoining Fremont on the
west to A. B. Scarborough for $500
an acre. Land values around Fremont
are advancing every year and this
is the top price for farm of this
size. Mr.. Ahrens gives possession
next March, when 1t is likely he will
move to his 100 acre farm southwest
of town. Mr.. Scarborough has 1iven in
this community for number of years
and knows the value of Cedar town
ship real estate. s.H
Tuesday afternoon the school d.
rectors of Fremont met with the di.
rectors of the nearby districts to talk
over the matter of consolidated
school. The directors of Olive Branch
Concert, Shiloh, Center and Cedar
had been invited to conference ami
each district was represented except
Concert. The matter of CONSOLE.
dated school district was talked over
and the discussions lasted for over an
hour.
Mrs. Fred Yenney went to Denver
Monday, to meet her mother, Mrs.
Mary Wibble, who has been visiting
another daughter, at st. Anthony,
Idaho, and was on her way to Dallas
City, Illinois, to spend Christmas. Mr..
Yenney will leave in the morning for
Dallas City.
Prof. r. Glenn Whitmer, of Fair
field high school faculty, arrived here
Tuesday evening to spend tn holiday
vacation with his parents. Col. and
Mrs. c. w. Whitmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Alderman and
daughter, Nadine, of Santa Monica,
Calf, arrived last week for visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse, Alderman
and other relatives and friends.
Supt. and Mrs. A. ]. Jones left yes
terday afternoon for Radcliff Iowa,
to spend the holiday vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Jones,
Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Altman left
Tuesday for Webster City, Iowa, to
spend a few weeks vita their child
rem, Ed and Miss Margaret Altman.
/. c. Dunmire, of Dexter. Iowa,
arrived Monday for a weeks visit
with his sister, Mrs. NJ. J. Brown and
other relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. l. c. Fuller returned
Friday from a months visit with rel
ativeS and friends at their old home
at Glasford, Ills.
Harry Alderman, of Iowa City, ar
rived last evening for visit with
his cousin, Lincoln Alderman, and
other relatives.
Erwin Forbes, of Barlow, N. D., is
here for a visit WITH his son, Jay
Forbes, and daughter, Mrs. E. E. Aus
tin.
]. A. Henderson of Beloit, Kans.
arrived yesterday for visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Hender-
son.
Clarence Mcdowell and Arthur
Dobbins, of near Cedar, were in town
Saturday, trading with our merchants
Miss Erma Krout returned Sunday
evening from Des Moines, where she
spent a few days visiting friends.
Isaac Hibler left yesterday for In.
dianapolis, Indiana, for a visit with
brother and sister.
E. ]. Heisel returned Sunday morn
ing from a business trip to northern
Iowa points.