The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-01
FREMONT's BUDGET
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH GEL.
ERRATES ITS FORTY THIRD
ANNIVERSARY. REV. WILLIAMS
TELLS or TRIP TO EUROPE.
lFrom the Gazette.l

From the Gazette.)
On Wednesday evening, Sept. l6
the Christian church observed the
forty-third anniversary of the organi
cation of the church. Mr. .Chas. S
Farley, pastor of the Oskaloosa
church was present and gave a splen
did address. Its Relation to Commun
ity." Piano solos were played by De
Elite White and Marie Eastburn and
a paper on "Reminiscences" was read
by Nelly Martin. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. Snyder's class of girls.
Rev. w Williams, pastor of the
Fremont Baptist church gave a lee,
mre at the church Tuesday evening
and was complimented by crowded
house. He had recently returned
from a visit in England and Wales
and a number of the people here de-
sired TO hear about his travels and
about a country in a state of war, so
he consented to talk and the lecture
was given under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid society who Melted S47.75
Last week a deal was made where,
by c. n Neil transferred his barber
housed to H. E Bowen of Delta. Mr..
Neil has rented his house to Mr..
Bowen and in about a month he and
wife expect TO go to California TO
spend the winter and may locate Their
permanently.
Tuesday, VIM. Abbott bought a 20
acre tract OF lond in Fremont owned
by c. w. Fellers and laying in the
east part of town, between the NJ.
& st. l.. and Q. on which he will be-
gin at once the erection of modern
house and barn, and with his family
will move to Fremont
Don Rhoads, the > year old son OF
Mr. and Mrs. ID. c. Rhoads, broke
bone in his right forearm Monday on
his way To school, He was skating
ON roller skates and going al pref
~ good gait when in some manner he
fell and the force of the fall broke
bone in his arm.
Saturday there was barn raising
ont at Win Lees farm, southwest OF
town. He is putting up a fine barn
and Will Lynch and men are doing
the work. The building has cement
foundation and floors and is 34x44xl8
Ii is a splendid improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Rhoads and
Mrs. D. c. Rhoads went to Rudd, Iowa |
on Thursday, being called there |
by the serious illness of the infant !
child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rhoads.
Last week Frank Dinsmore, who |
sold his farm southeast of town some |
time ago. purchased the eighty acres |
south of town owned by w. A. Van
BuskirR.
Mrs II. NJ. Pickett leaves today for |
Phiilipsburg Kans., where she will |
visit a daughter Later she will visit |
a son and daughter at Glen Elder, |
Kans.
Born--To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry He'd
lund, of Oskaloosa, on Monday, Sept.
2l,l9l4, a son Mrs. Hedlund was
formerly Miss Nellie Westbay. OF Ere
mont
Geo. w. Alderman has been drawn
on the grand jury and Hon. ~ Hamil. !
ton on the petit jury of the federal |
court which begins in Ottumwa on |
October 2Gth.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beguelin, OF |
St. Louis, arrived Saturday for Wis |
il Of a week with DR.. and Mrs. l.. A. |
Combe. The two ladies are sisters. !
Mrs. Ed Darner and siste, Miss /
Gretchen McClain left Thurs. morn !
ing for Moravia for a visit with rela' !
tiyes and old school mates.
The many friends Of Mark English !
will be glad TO know he is able to sit |
up after such severe time with |!
typhoid fever.
J. s. Reeves has been in Delta the
past week helping to invoice a large |
stock of hardware and implements. |
c. A. Eastburn returned from Oma. |
ha Friday where he purchased 1890
sh"op which he has on his farm !
north of town.
Mrs. J. G. harfst of Havana, Ills,
arrived Saturday for a weeks visit
with her son, II. G. Harfst and wife. |
Walter Heisel went to Perry, OLIVIA
last week, where he will teach coun
try school the coming term.
Born-Friday evening, Sept is, toi
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph MOfiit son.