The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-03-05
|OIIVET AND VICINITY
|coRRE RESPONDENT WHILE AWAIT.
ING CHANGE IN A DEPART.
MENT STORE IN OSkAtOoSA
REMINDED OF JOB 14-14.

REMINDED OF JOB 14-14.
Olivet Feb. 27.-Just now the cur.
rency question seems to take up the
minds of our people. The best kind
! OF currency the writer knows of at
present would be the elastic kind
which would stretch until both ends
meet.
Some time age. the Herald man was
| in a department store in Oskaloosa
and while waiting for the return OF
| his package and change, his mind
ran back to the language recorded
in JOB 14-14, which reads as follows
"All the days OF my appointed time
will | wait, till my change Gomez"
H. b. Searly, of Drakeville, was a
| pheasant caller at the station on Tues
| day. 1t was the first time we had
seen Henry for a number of years
when we attended an old settlers
meeting in his town.
Mrs. John Smith and sister, Mrs
A, NJ. Green, visited this week at the
parental J. II. Perfect home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams acknowledge yer!
pleasant call from Mrs. Smith, whose
husband is well known here, being a
son of Marshall Smith.
Mrs. Eliza Whitaker of TT. Benton
Montana, who has been visiting al
the parental John Morgan home fol
some time, returned to her home on
Saturday, Mrs. Whitaker Is very
intelligent lady. She informs US tina,
they have been out in Montana oh q
farm for four years and like ii well
there.
The Herald correspondent was sor
ry to read in the Rochester cores
Ipondence of our valued friend, Gilbert
Johnson, being i'll with some kind OF
an ulcer on the back of his neck and
we hope for his speedy recovery.
William Kreling was a passenger
for Oskaloosa on Tuesday. This was
the first time Bill had been to town
! for cOon's age.
Sam Sedrel spent "Wednesday in
OskaloCsa on business.
b. H. Adamson of Moberly, Mo.
was pleasant caller at the station
Thursday. 1t was the first time we
had seen Henry since he was camping
| In a big tent on the side of a hill
while at Bevier, Mo-, during the mill
er's strike in 1885. He remembered
us we'll. A number of cOlored miners
! left Evans for Bevier at that time
! George Dennis, the section foreman
for the Rock Island at Harvey, was
| in town short time on Tuesday
Mr.. Dennis informed us that they
are preparing to rebuild the buildings
recently burned at Harvey by clear
ing away the rtiins and getting ready
! ~ httilI tho WDDtnAr Will
permit.
A. B. Adams the Rock Island bag
gage eXprcssman failed to show up
on his regular run on "Wednesday
Feb. %. On Thursday he pulled In
as usual, pulled up entirely out ol
proportion to his regular weight. On
investigation we found his wifc's sis
ter mad been married in Washington
the day before and our friend and his
better half had taken it all in, ant
he spent the day eating chicken ant
| smoking ten cent cigars. We are
glad to see he made good for this
only occurs once in life time.
Mrs. r. V. Clark Miss Nancy Rog
ers, and H. w. VanRoekel were pas
sengers for OskaloOsa Wednesday.
In q personal letter from the min
ers meeting at Philadelphia, our infor
mant says they are not making any
progress in formulating an agreement
! for the miIrerS to work under for the
next two years, and the chances are
! they won't unless the subcommittee
succeeds rs they did two years ago
! This is to he regretted as we hope
they will adjust the matter satiS[ac
Itorlly.
Clyde Robinson, east Of town, was
q pleasant caller at the station this
week. He told us they have the big
gcst, best and sweetest boy in Scott
township at his home. 1t couldr
well be otherwise, for this fellow has
good blood in him.
The writer Is not much impressed
with the stcreotyped civil service eX'
animation on paper, for experience
has taught him that it is not the best
educated person who has the most
knowledge, but is exactly opposite
A number of years ago, the writer
was present when nile men were 60
ing through the examination for state
mine inspector. Among them were
eight practical miners and one school
teacher from Seymour, Wayne cOun'
ty This fellow gave the best ex.
animation and told us personally
that Ire had never been in a mine,
while the others had spent a life time
in them, and if it had not been for
his politics, the school teacher would
have received the place.
In conversation Wednesday with
one of our most reliable farmers who
- II
with modern buildings, good fences,
and which would be classed among
the best farms in the west part OF
Scott township, informed us he was
somewhat surprised when he went to
pay his taxes after hearing the long
winded talks on the increase OF tax
es. He found his taxes were only
5000 more than they were last year.
This man owns n thousand dollar
car which he purchased last year and
says he has no kick coming.