The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-12
fREN0NTs BUDGET'OuVET and VICINITY
SURPRISE Is GIVEN MISS HELEN
cORYELl. CRITICISM REMINDS
CORRESPONDENT or A STORY
HE ONCE HEARD.

Oliyet, Feb. 6.-Born to Mr.. and
Mrs Clyde Robinson on Tuesday Feb.
I3, son. We are pleased to learn
that all parties are doing well and
that their first child is a boy.
The young folks gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. M.Coryell
on Saturday and gave their daughter,
Helen, surprise. Our informant
says it was a complete surprise, but
c. NJ. and his wife we're equal to the
occasion and made all welcome.
There were about thirty present.
Games and music were enjoyed and a
happy time is reported. Refresh
ments were served during the even.
| ing.
b. A. Anderson of Des Moines was
n town on business Monday.
J. H. Perfect, west of Oskaloosa,
moved Wednesday in the home he re-
Gently purchased from J. J. Top. We
hope our neighbors are up to their
name and bid them welcome. These
people recently traded Mr.. Top 100
acres of land in Norton county, Kan.
ioF his property here.
A. Jelderbloom was a business cal
Ter in Des Moines Monday.
| The criticism we hear on the capt.
ol eXtention and our road laws re-
minds us of story we once heard of
young man wanting to learn to be
a railroad man. He lined up before
college professor and made his wants
known. He was asked what branch
Of the business he wanted to learn
and replied that he wanted to be n
superintendent. He received this re-
| nj m w IN En y.ltI
ten years and cost you ten thousand
dollars, but if you wanted to know as
much as the average law maker, 1t
you fifteen cents"
Mrs. Mary Adams of Oskaloosa,
spent Sunday in Harvey with her son,
Alf, and family, -s.f.
Mrs. Columbus Phillips of Tracy,
spent Monday in town at the John
Dolan home. Her many old friends
and neighbofs were glad to meet her
during the day ~.. IT,. ..,..
Mrs. Polly Chany Is visiting this
week with relatives and friends in
Harvey. ...... a
We are glad to learn that Phil Hof
fmann has returned from his jaunt in
California, for we thought he had too
much common sense to remain there.
N. P. Davis of Sigourney. was a
pleasant caller at the station on
Thursday. He is very much interest.
ed in the congressional election in the
second district. mir ii.
Mrs. A. Billings spent Monday in
Oskaloosa shopping.
Mrs. J. A. Billings and Mrs. F. G.
Drake spent Tuesday in Oskaloosa
shopping. ss5.E
In q conversation with j. A. Gibson
Of Centerville, he said that the Rock
Island has stopped stacking coal
! around that town and the miners are
feeling the erect OF il as the mines
IRE not running so steady.
=. Mrs. A. DeCoOk and daughter and
Mrs. Jelderbloom were passengers
Cor Oskaloosa Thursday.
w. H. Keeper, the Spencer man,
Of Oskaloosa, was in town on business
Thursday. He reports trade in the
grocery line only fair.
B. T Burnett, the Underwood candy
man, passed through town one day
this week. He always extends a
friendly greeting to us and asks how
aunt Martha Thompson is. If there
Is man on this earth that likes a
square meal, Burnett is the man and
he always knows where to get it
when in town.
Mrs. William Druse spent Thursday
In Oskaloosa trading. .e.
Just now from the criticisms we
hear, capitol extension and automo-
biles are causing the most agitation.
The latter comes in for the greatest
share for it has created a desire for
better roads, better bridges, culverts,
cutting down hills, and a multitude
of other transgressions. We might
mention that we are glad to see our
friends come to town in a thousand
dollar car with stew kettle of eggs,
get their mail, purchase forty cents
worth OF groceries and two packages
of o. s. smoking tobacco, and then
return home, for when a man gets up
to this he can afford to pay an in
crease of taxes. All the fault we have
TO find with this gas wagon is the
doleful sound of that little horn they
use when they want us to get out of
the way. II sounds to us like the