The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-28
BUDGET
COMMERCIAL CLUB BEING Or
GANIZED--TEACHERS ELECTED
FOR NEXT YEAR-TWO VoLUN-
TEER FIRE COMPANIES.
(Fremont Gazette, May 21.)

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For the past two years there has
been more or less talk about organ
izing a commercial club in Fremont,
but nothing definite ever came of it
until Rev. G. E. Burdine came to
town and heard of what was in con-
temptation. Immediately he got busy
and in conjunction with the business
men soon gothic ball to rolling. Last
| Wednesday evening a number of the
| business men met in the x. of p, hall
to consider the matter and to listen to
talk by J. n. Weidenfeller, secre-
tary of the Ottumwa Commercial club.
A temporary organization was eff
feCted by the selection of J. E. Ken
mel as chairman and A. +. Norton as
secretary. The following soliciting
committee was named to secure mem
bers: j. E. Kennel, chairman; A. P.
Norton, DR.. l.. A. Comb, E. j. Hesel,
l.. r. Sidmore, w. E. Fellers and Geo.
w. Alderman. This committee met
Monday evening and fixed the mem.
bership fee and secured almost fifty
signatures. The canvass was not
near completed and last evening a
number of more names were secured.
The Board of Education of the In.
dependent School district of Fremont
have signed contracts for the teach.
ing force for the coming school year.
Miss Stegner, of the third room, and
Miss White, of the first room, were
not applicants for reelection, it be-
ing rumored that they would not
teach the coming year. The other
teachers were reelected and Miss
Ethel M. Moore, of Hammond, Kan,
was selected for the third room and
Miss Lorena E. Cooper, of Spring
vile, Iowa, will have the first room
Following are the names of those
chosen to teach: Superintendent, A.
J. Jones, Jr., of Radcliffe; principal
Miss Maude Shuell, of Parnell; assis
tant principal, Miss Rena Benton, of
Oskaloosa; fourth room, Miss Blanche
ParshalI of Humboldt; third room,
Mis- Ethel M. Moore of Hammond
Kansas; second room, Miss Addie |
Foster of Hedrick; first room, Miss
Lorena e. Cooper, of Springville.
Robert l.. Picken, of Tonasket
Wash, and Mis- Nellie Fancher, of
Spokane, Wash. were married May 3 |
1914, at the home of the brides par.
ents. The groom is we'll known here, |
old home place, half way between |
here and Ottumwa, and he obtained
his early education at the little school |
house which was located on the farm
He attended school at Parsons college
at Fairfield, and finished his educa
ton at the State university at Iowa
City. He went from here to Wash
ington, finally locating at Tonasket
hir, al - 49,,
rapid. ne is now a member of the
Washington legislature from his coun,
ty, and Is prominent in all affairs of
state and nation. His many friends
here congratulate him and wish that
he and his bride may Snjoy the bless
ings of long, happy, prosperous life.
During the past week two new horse
have been organized by ,
farmers and business men of Fremont.
The Eclipse Horse Co. purchased
fine animal of Floyd Arnold, of Kirk
Vile, and he will be kept in Fremont
The officers of the association are:
President, G. F. Donley; secretary, c.
J. Buckley; treasurer and manager,
Ross Whitmer. The old Star Horse [
Go, was reorganized last week and {
The name changed to the German. [
American Horse Co. The following |
officers were selected President H. G.. q
darfst; secretary, W. e. Ehrenhard |
treasurer. G. l.. Whitmer; manager
ios 'Whitmer A fine horse was pur.
hased of f. ]. Heisel and the animal
will be kept in town at the breeding I
,arns of Ross Whitmer. n
The Rebekah lodge at Oskaloosa In s
Tited the different lodges OF the disll i