The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-11-12
.FREMONTs BUDGET
CEDAR TOWNSHIP GOES REPuB.
LIcAN AFTER A LAPSE OF TWO
YEARS - PUBLIC SALE LARGE,
LY ATTENDED FRIDAY. .
(From the Gazette)


After having been listed in the
the past two years, the republicans
of Cedar township came out. from
under cover Tuesday and put the
township back In the republican col
umn, where 1t has been for the past
forty years, except as noted. Out
of the 375 voters in the township
only 320 chose to exercise their
right to vote, the stay-at-homes be-
ing mostly democrats, which In a
measure accounts for the big repub'
lican majorities this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Runchey, ac-
companied by their cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Holden, all of Algona,
drove through to Fremont Sunday,
and surprised Mrs. Runchy's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Gardner.
The trip of 800 miles was made in
record time, they having left Algona
at five o'clock in the morning, took
dinner at Eldora and arrived here
at $50 in the evening.
| Last Wednesday evening the men,
bers of the Eastern Star lodge held
special meeting for the purpose OF
lconferring the degree work upon
Mrs. w. H. Witt, of Knoxville,
There was large attendance and
the work was done in fine shape.
Mrs. !. S. Caste, of Cedar, attended
the meeting. She is a charter mem.
Der of the lodge.
There was an exceptionally large
crowd at the Floyd Citizens hog sale
Friday afternoon: This was Mr..
Citizens first sale of big-type Poland
Chinas and he disposed of forty-six
head of pedigreed pigs at an aver
Iage price of $1,000. The best brought
$4,000, but some of the lighter ones
brought the average down.
Miss Opal Petit won first and
Miss Hazel Moore, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. Moore, southeast of
Cedar, won second in the Fremont
Gazette and New Sharon Star Fall
Festival special for young ladies' ex-
Ihibiting colts in Judging ring. tt
prizes were $500 and $500 respec-
lively.
Ivan Griggs and Eddie Lynch ar
rived home last week for an eight
days furlogh. They joined the reg
ular army last spring and since that
time have been at the training camp
thirty miles north OF Chicago On
their return they will go aboard the
San Francisco warship.
The F. H. s. football team took a
trip to Sigourney Friday afternoon,
in four autos, accompanied by three
auto loads of high school girls. FIRE.
mont won the game, 20 to 0, fight
ing hard the entire game.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday Leon
s. Dudley, of Desl Moines, conducted
a Sunday school institute at
Christian church. 1t was very help
full and those attending pronounced
1t of great value. ~
Mrs. H. j. AhFens arrived home
last Wednesday from Windsor, Mo-,
Where she spent a few days visiting
her brother, Oliver CARRIER, and sis
tier, Mrs. VIM. Nine.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Smith return.
led Thursday from a few days visit
with their son and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. r. Moore, near Biggsville,
Ill.
Jay Forbes has moved into the
Ireland property on Main street un-
til his new home, which is now under
construction, is completed
Roy Citizens, who bought the Jay
Forbes residence on Pine street, has
moved into his new purchase and is
now comfortably located.
Mrs. J. Vanney, Of Fremont, and
Mrs. Emma Mckinney, of Hedrick,
went to Perlee, Ia, Saturday for a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cass Smith, of Colo.
RADIO Springs, Colo, visited Thursday
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. S Reeves