The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-15
OL|vET AND VICINITY
OUR CORRESPONDENT IS INTER.
ESTED- IN LETTER FROM L. e.
STAMM WHOM HE KNEW WELL
IN THE YEARS GONE BY.

Olivet, Jan. 10: Mrs. NJ. A. Van
Dyke of Arnett, Oklahoma, visited
relatives and friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Williams acknowl-
edge very pleasant call, at their
home on Tuesday. AIRS. Van Dyke,
nee Moody, was raised in Black Oak
township, north of here. She informs
us that they like Oklahoma and own
a nice farm in the Panhandle, three
miles from the Texas line and are
doing we'll, Mr.. Van Dyke in days
gone by was a Rock Island engineer
on this line, and many of our people
remember him. Before going home,
Mrs. Van Dyke will visit sister in
Des Moines. While we are pleased
to know they are doing so well, We
want to say that she is too good
Hooking woman for that country. o..
| The passenger. business on the
Rock Island has fallen off some since
the holidays. ra..
Mr.. Keeper, the Spencer man, was
in town Thursday, He reports bust
ness in the grocery line only fair.
| The very interesting letter from
the pen of l.. E. Stamm on mining
was read with much interest. The
writer knew him when he lived in a
log cabin on Soap Creek, south of
Foster. His early education was
very limited but he made the best of
the opportunity and worked up to his
present position as secretary in the
mine inspectors office in Des Moines,
a position which he has held for sew.
eral years. He is purely self made
man and has made good in all ways
Rev. Mr.. Downs, young man from
Oskaloosa, filed the pulpit in the M
f. church on Sunday night. His ser
vices have been secured as pastor
for that church for one year.
Pat Anderson of Des Moines was
in town on business on Tuesday. He
reports everything lovely in mining
business and anticipates no trouble
in making their new agreement.
The writer was pleased to read
that the coal operators at their last
meeting endorsed the trade agree
ment as being the most successful
way of doing business. Certainly
why not? For we have never seen q
man, 1t matters not how humble he
lis, but who has a degree of pride in
him and If anything will satisfy this
pride it is to give him a voice in
making conditions for him to work
under.
The writer has about come to the
conclusion that there are a whole lot
of people that wouldn't be satisfied
with front seat, in Heaven, for we
have lived in Iowa thirty-two years
and have never seen a winter like
hnk hut 90; no
want to emigrate. H..
In letter from our nephew Of
Wadesboro, NC, dated Dec. l, hi
says that theys;were having a veri
table blizzard. there, rain, hail, sleet
and snow. Lookup your weather re
port and see what: we had here. or
that day. 4s&sat .a. .. ~.
L. Hackatt, from, west of town wa:
mere on Wednesday with load o
handsome women and children in hi!
new auto. We are glad to see oul
friend keeping pace with the times
for the last time we saw him on bust
ness he came to town in a two wheel
ed cart of the colonial pattern.
;. Jesse Billings left this week fol
Kansas City where he will learn to bt
an automobile mechanic and engi-
neer. Jesse is model young maj
with the best of habits and we wisf
him success in his new business ant
We have every reason to believe HI
will make good.
The report of the Farmers Insti
tute is read with much interest. W.
note Scott township has a prize win
ner in the declamatory contest in thu
person of Mr.. Johnson. Good bloot
never fails to show itself.
The Herald man wants to congrat
ulate Miss Sheahan, our competan
and conscientious superintendent, oil
the way she conducted the Institute
and for her well arranged program.
In a letter from the Brown Mer
camille Co. of Runnells they inform VI
that they are now the owners of al
the mining properties of the Diamond
Block Coal Co. but We are not ad
vised as to what disposition they
will make of it, until they come t.
look the ground over. r. w.
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ELM GROvE-MADISON