The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-19
.FREMOhT's BUDGET
J. s. REEVES AND CIV. WHiTMER
REELECTED MEMBERSHIP THE
SCHOOL BOARD. BERRY,SALO-
RIDGE ELECTED TREASURER.

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REELECTED MEMBERSHIP THE
SCHOOL BOARD. BERRY,sALO.
RIDGE ELECTED TREASURER.
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| This community was shocked Sun.
day when q wire came that Mrs.
Fairy Doolittle had died that morning
at, her home IN Conova, 5. ID. Few
here knew that she, wasi-siek and
those who had been appraised Of her
illness were advised that it was not
thought of a serious nature. Mr. and
Mrs. Doolittle had visited relatives
and friends in this part of Iowa dur
ing January and part of February
and made their last visit at Charlton,
where Mrs. Doolittle contracted q
cold. From there they went to Sioux
]Falls, s. d., and spent couple OF
idays and doctor was. consulted, who
pronounced her trouble larynitis in
a mild form. Arriving home she was
placed under the care of "A physician
and trained nurse and was thought
to he getting along exceptionally well
until Saturday evening, about seven
O'Clock, she suffered a 'paralytic
stroke of the -larynX and bronchial
tubes and passed away Sunday. morn,
ing Sat IL: 30fa a. m. The body was
brought to Fremont by the husband
and son and arrived Tuesday noon
and was taken to the home Of her
sister, Mrs. Geo. w. Alderman.
THE funeral took place at the Dap.
| fist church yesterday afternoon at
l2:30- o'clock, services. being conduct
ed by Rev. W.. Williams, and inter
ment was made in the Cedar town.
ship cemetary. Fairy Mayiield Siga.
foOs, oldest daughter of DIR. Russell B.
and Cynthia Drake Sigafoos, was born
near Brooklyn, Iowa, on March 4,
1865. Her mother died Feb. 8, 1874,
when she was but nine years old, and
4 three years after that the sad occur
renee her father moved to Fremont,
where he continued the practice OF
medicine until his death in 1887. Here
she attended the public schools and
grew to womanhood. She attended
Penn college at Oskaloosa to COM
plete her education, after which she
taught school for a number of years.
She was married on September 5,
1890, to T. N. Doolittle. of Fremont,
and to this union. was born one child,
u son, Alfred, who is now twenty-onc
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Iowa. L.. s.~..
No criticism of tho management OF
/ the schools was heard and the only
opology for Il second ticket ut the
election Monday was for change.
The large majority of the voters, ahow.
ever, were satisfied with the present
board and the incumbents were re.
elected by the following vote:
For Directors
J. s. Reeves Observation-Disclosures 81
G. w. .Whitmcr ...............6 60
Guy ROOF i...... ...............3 80
30 Albert Caves 80. .............21
For Treasurer ..
Berry Aldridge ..,... .... &C
| Jay Forbes ,.....,............ .25
One hundred votes we're cast.
John Purdin and j. 7. Fox had a
big public sale at their farm, north
of Rose Hill, last Wedn esday. They
own over four hundred acres in a
body and for the past few years have
hired man aud farmed the place for
themselves, but this has not proved
satisfactory, so this year they have
rented the place and had closing out
sale. They disposed of 144 head of
cattle, Is horses and mules, 63 hogs
and an immense amount OF farm ma
chinery and the sale totaled $l6,374.
| In honor of Miss Lucy Springer,
who became the bride of Mr.. Alva
Steele yesterday Misses Rena and
Jessie Triplett entertained number
OF their girl friends Monday evening
at their elegant home on Main street.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Brown, of Martins
burg, stopped off between trains on
Thursday. and visited at the home of
his mother, Mrs. M. J. Brown, They
were on their way home from two
months trip through TeXa,
Ralph Currier, Roy Citizens, l.. G..
Humphrey, Fred Alderman, Frank Ire
land, Clarence Fox and A. w. Nc.
Claim went to Des Moines yesterday
to take in the auto show. %. '..
Il Born to NJ. and Mrs. Il. r. Moore,
of Biggsvillc ILL.,, on Saturday, March
Il, 19a. ten.pouad son. Mrs. Moore
, Is Il daughter Of Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. T..
Smith of Fremont.
Miss Laura Ehrenhard and Miss
Minnie Mona were over Sunday visi-
tors, at LeGrande, Iowa, with Prof.
Fred w. Mona, principal of the
schools at that place. A,..... .. .s.
moving picture show, known as the
House OF Quality. Ito. II. H. Edison,
VIM. Drake will continue as manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Mango and son
left this morning for their home in
Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, after weeks visit
with DIR. and Mrs. l.. A. Combe.
Mrs. A. b. Cook returned to FIRE.
mont Tuesday evening after a couple
OF days visit in OSkalOosa with her
husband, A. b. Cook.
A. b. Cook, of Oskaloosa was. an
over Sunday visitor in Fremont with
his wife, at the S. II. Heinzman home.
J.! ID. Brown, who farmed last year
near Eddyyille, has moved 10 a farm
I've miles northeast of Ottumwa.s- ~.
Tom Richie, of Cedar, went to Dcs
MOincs, Tuesday, to spend the week
at the automobile show.