The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-03-26
0LlVET and VICINITY
A. J. DE COOK SELLS A THREE,
YEAR OLD COLT FOR $235. LEG.
TUR6 AT M. p. CHURCH SUN.
DAY EVENING, MARC Il 20. ~,

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olivet, March .21.----Mrs. J. Roger
spent Friday Hl Oskaloosa. ~.
Clark Billings is taking medica
treatment in. Oskaloosa this weel
for spinal trouble. ..
J. 1t pays to have the best. A. J
DeCook, Thursday, sold to }. A. Van
derbeck OF Oskaloosa a three year ole
colt tor PGoa. Mr.. NanderbeCk form
erly lived on the Redman place cas-
OF town. his many friends are al
ways glad TO meet him.
Mrs. }. Top spent Thursday in Os
kaloosa with relatives and friends
Walter Clark was a business caller
in Knoxville Thursday.
A student from Penn College will
lecture on Palestine at the NJ. p
church on Sunday night, March %
at 1880 p. m. lie will wear his native
costume aud the people, their mode
and custom will be illustrated on can.
Vass. This will doubtless be very in.
teresting and we want everybody to
be there to encourage this young man
in his work, The admission vii be
lIree.
Rev. Downs preached Il very inter
eSting sermon in the NJ. +. church
Sunday night on Lot. His remarks
well taken and full of thought, were
well worthy of consideration. This
young man is only u years of age
but he shows marked ability in his
sermons ana has a bright future he
fore him as "A, minister
The writer has been favored of
late with IL whole lot Of nomination
papers but up TO date he has not So
licited any names for any OF, them.
These fellows write that they are
very reluctant to call on their friends
so often but necessity makes it so.
Yes. hui IT, doesn't demand that their
friends do il for nothing ana then so
to town and appear before II notary
or someone else TO make acknOWledg.
ment and pay for il in the bargain.
". II. Vanderbilt of IJes Moines,
was in town friday on business with
the Herald man.
The strained relations between the
operators and miners in making their
agreement are To be regretted and
from Our personal correspondence all
indications lead TO strike in or
mining INDUSTRY.
We are informed our neiGhbor, J.
A. Hearnev who is taking treatment
at Mount Pleasant is. not improving
any in general way
Lawrence Ralston was in Knox
vile this week on business. Lawr-
ence is thinking Of going on the road
this summer for the Studebaker peo-
pie TO sell cars. Lawrence is Il model
young man with Il strong personal
ity. nIll of good business sense and
will mako good anywhere.
The two lloarnfy boys will tend
the Mrs. K. d. Robertson forty acres
just east OF town this year Her son
Clyde tended TO this place last year.
, business on this line Of the Rock
Island is booming, especially in the
coal business. as we have extra trains
many times with two engines, pull
ling coal every day.
Dick. Patton who has been laid mp
for Il time resumed his regular run
on Monday. Dick has been on this
rum SO long his many friends miss
MIN when ne fails to show up.
The Iowa hen is back on the job as
there have been more eggs shipped
out of here this month than at any
line this winter
A. J. DeCook and S. Bartlema were
business callers in OskalOosa Friday.
With Dave Bates of Abba in the
field for the democratic nomination
Tor Congress, it would seem that bro
Their Kirkpatrick is not going To have
sailing for the nomination
his year. We have known Dave for
twenty years Or more and want TO
say he IS man to be reckoned with
Times change; so do people aud
.hingS. We saw Il man going through
own this week with COW loaded up
IN a wagon and she seemed to enjoy
The ride. In olden times, you would
nave seen the old lady pulling on a
'ope at the rear with one of the kids
10 drive her along while dad held
Town the seat.
Leonard Top has been engaged to
work on farm this year for a Mr..
Henry south of town. lie will work
i've months for $25 per month and
BOARD. Leonard IS an industrious as
veil as careful young man and Mr.
Henry will have the assurance of al
good hand for the season R w