The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
THE DAILY ACCIDENTS
Majority of Them Could be Avoided
by Little Care.

uO(eS With luuCu interest lne NUMBER
| Of accidents that occur daily on the
railroad crossings. We have had
| four and a halt years watching this
part Of the business for we have a
crossing right at the depot and will
| say 80 per cent of these accidents
could be avoided by using more care
with the parties themselves. We
had a case here this week of a moth.
er and four daughters with two
horses and buggy. The local
freight was approaching from Evans
with coach in front. We tagged
these parties three or four times, but
no attention was paid and they kept
on coming. When they got on the
side track, we caught the horses by
the head and held them until the
train passed, standing between the
two tracks. Not one OF them spoke
after the train went past and they
started on for home perfectly uncon.
cerned.
The weather man sent some good
corn weather this week The farm
ers still fear that the frost will catch
it yet.
A short time ago the writer bought
a table lamp while in Oskaloosa.
When Mrs. Williams looked at the
lamp she said Ito get an honest bar.
gain you must deal with an honest
man." These words hold good eV.
erywhere any time. p.
Mrs Charles Brown dismissed her
school on Wednesday until Monday,
to attend the funeral OF her niece,
Miss Ruth Brown, who was buried in
Oskaloosa on THURSDAY.
! w. H. Klepper, that Spencer
man." was in town Thursday looking
Il ptrade with McReynolds & Son. He
reports trade booming and collections
good. If we ever want to hire a
man to talk for us, we would give
Keeper that job.
Rev. T. j. Petit, wife and children.
from Tracy, were passengers for Os.
; kaloosa on Friday. He says that
} boom fever at Tracy has cooled down
and Is now in a normal condition.
Ray Durham moved in the house
vacated by William Greenland, on
Main street, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. DeCook and
: daughters spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs, Alex. Fielder
, bloom at Beach, Iowa. Mr.. DeCook
tells us Alex. has a fine nine room
residence and a nice stock OF general
merchandise with a good trade. We
, are glad to learn our old friends 'apd
neighbors are doing so we'll and hope
they will continue doing so.
John Dulin, roadmaster for the
Rock Island, was in town Wednesday
, morning looking over the track.
,, w. NJ. Biswell of Grinnell was ii
town Wednesday looking for apples
but failed to buy any. He says ap
, pies are inferior this year to wha
they usually are.
S. Bartlema, one OF our most prac
E tical farmers in Scott township, say
! the biggest and best corn he eve
( saw was on exhibition in Oskaloost
, during the Fall Festival recently
, held at that place. Couldn't be 9th
: erWise
Mrs. Jennie CLARK is still confined
to her bed at the Billings home witt
= pleurisy. She doesn't seem to gail
: any.
Mrs. Sarah Laughlin OF Delta Wis
tied in this locality this week at the
Laughlin and Coryell homes. Mr.
and Mrs. r. Williams acknowledge {
call on Monday.
= H. Bogard of Peoria, ILL.,, was IL
[ town Monday looking after business
2 Frank McComb left on Monday foI
, Lacey where he will husk corn fol
the rest OF the year.
Hazelnuts sold in town this weel
> at the rate of three dollars a bushel
Frank knight OF Durham moved
l to Olivet this week, He will occup1
! the house on Main street recently
/ vacated by Earl Greenland.
r. V. Clark moved into the Johl
Dolan house in the west part OF towr
last Tuesday.
G. H. Laughlin left on Tuesday fol
9 two weeks business trip looking
( after his farm in Missouri, near Leb
: anon.
;, B. J. Wilson of Des Moiues was II
!. town this week looking after trade.
! We are pleased to note what thu
Herald says as to no strike with thu
Iowa miners next April. The writel
has seen the day when a strike wal
; beneficial to the working man but WI
= are glad to know that day has passed
and can accomplish no beneficial re
suits whatever, only a useless waste
of time. Strikes are often brough
about BY the hasty conclusions o
? both parties.-R. W.