The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-02
AND VICINITY.

Olivet, Aug. 2S.--L Hakert and son
John went to Des Moines last week to
see the sights. While there, they
sold their large Automobile, came
home on the train, and bought anoth.
er car In this, Mr.. HaCkett set a good
example by spending his money with
home dealers. We want the other fel.
low to take notice.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Perfect spent
Tuesday in Harvey in the ]. J. Top
home Mr.. Top has traded his farm in
Norton county, Kansas, for residence
property in Oberlin, Kansas. on the
| B. & NJ. railroad, and will move there
as soon as they can close up their
| business in Harvey.
| Frank Davis, the Rock Island fire
man from Knoxville to Evans, resum.
ling his regular run on Tuesday after
la week of sickness at his home in
Knoxville.
A Perfect, who has been working in
! Nebraska all the summer is visiting
this week at the parental J. H. Perfect
home.
J. II. Perfect has on exhibition at
his home, corn stalk that measures
ieleven feet, five inches. 1t has two
large ears on it, six feet from the
ground.
Mrs. X. Williams visited this week
| in Washington, Iowa at the J. d. Boy
! err and j. Purris homes, also spent
one day in the country at the James
Eckels home before returning hofe.
We note with much interest what
the Herald and Times say on pilfer.
| ing news. There is no room for an ar
gument in this case for We are all
guilty and might as we'll Tess up.
The Good Samaritan Society had
Frank McCombs to cut the grass in
the cemetery this week and put it in
order. This is the second time il has
been cut this summer.
Arie Hol, the owner OF the late e.
mer Clark Place south of town left
ON our desk at the station on Wednes.
day, the largest apple we ever saw.
1t weighed one pound, in perfect shape
and condition.
of OskaIoosa visited this week at the
south OF town.
Charles Warfo1t of Abel represent.
ing WeIr:h-CooI o. Cedar Rapids was
in town on Thursday talking up dry
goods to McReynolis and Son. Chas.
says he has known Governor Clarke
since he was a small boy and he says
he is the same GeniYe now as he al
ways was.
Politics is Il oming up rapidly now.
We have letters this week from four
men who wait 10 be governor and two
for state treasurer.
Prof A. J. Davis, the blind violinist
from Oskaloosa gave musical enter
tainment to large audience in the
n. p. Church on Thursday night. The
collection take nup was eleven dollars |
He was accompanied by his wife
who is also blind. She rendered good
second ON the organ. The entertain
ment was well taken by our people.
Stenara Bartlema threshed Welnes-
day. His oats made an average of "A
bushels per acre. |
In a letter from our nephew, Terry
Smith, a railroad man from Cheraw
South Carolina, he says business in
the south is picking up rapidly and
cotton climbing rapidly towards a nor
NAL price.
Mrs. John Crispen and children
spent Friday and Saturday in Harvey
with relatives and friends
Miss Emily Moody and sister, Re
becca we're passengers to Knoxville
on Friday to visit at the home Of Mrs. I
Otis Clark.
So far this year, John Moody is en-
titled to the blue ribbon for the ban.
ner crop of oats and wheat. Oats aV.
eraged "a bushels per acre and wheat
26 1-3 bushels per acre. All good
grain.
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