The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-05-20
SIX WILL GRADUATE
Fremont Schools To Close May 27.
More Oiled Streets.
(From the GaZette.)

The graduating exercises this year
will take place in a large tent which
will be secured for the occasion and
will occur on Thursday evening, May
q. The bacCalaureate sermon will
be preached Sunday evening, May %,
by Rev. Hugh Neville, pastor of the
Fremont NJ. f. church, and this ser
vice will be held in the tent. There
are six graduates this year: Miss El-
sic Cosby, Miss Rena Triplett, Miss
Belle Eastburn, Lincoln Alderman,
Guy Davis and Ernest Miller. In
stead of orations. the class will give
a play entitled "A Strenuous Life"
and 1t Is said to be extremely good.
The talent has been practicing the
past month under the direction of
Miss Shuell and Miss Benton their
teachers, and will be able when the
time comes to present the play in a
most Creditable manner.
The Commercial association COM
mittec on soliciting funds for street
oiling has met with just the success
they expected. Almost everyone has
subscribed the amount appOrtioned
by the committee and were glad to
do it. 1t is more than likely that
Main street will be oiled its entire
OF the NJ. & St l.. tracks wildly re-
member the clouds OF dust endured
last summer and are talking strongly
of raising the necessary funds TO Oil
that end.>
Mrs. Stella Cooley Of Abba, inspec-
tor of district No. 10. o. E. s., was
here yesterday and met with the
lodge in the afternoon and inspected
the work. In the evening session de-
| gree work was put on, which was fol-
lowed by fine supper served by the
entertainment committee. There
were about sixty members present
and all enjoyed the sessions. The in
spector complmented the officers up
on their proficiency in the work and
the splendid manner in which the de-
gree was conferred.
J. r. Fugard of Chicago. the archi-
tect of the new school building, and
II. f. Jones of Cedar Rapids. the gen
eral contractor, were here Monday
and staked off the new building and
excavatiug began Tuesday morning.
The building will set back on the lot
| about twenty-five feet farther than
the old one. II was necessary to cut
down three OF the big maple trees to
make room for the building.
F.. J. Yenney, who has been agent
| for the NJ & st. l.. here the past two
years, has been transferred to Mel
bourne, Iowa, and he and Mrs. Yen
uey departed Tuesday evening for
| their new home.
Owing to the extremely cold wealth
9r there was no band concert Sat
urday night, but the concerts will be
given regularly from now on, as the
weather has warmed up.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Citizens and Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Citizens we're in Kirk.
Vile Friday evening in attendance
upon the graduating exercises OF the
school.
B. NJ. Eastburn left Monday for Q
couple of weeks stay on bis big farm
down near Eldon and he will super.
wise and assist in putting in the corn
crop.
Sunday, John Purdin shipped car
of cattle to Chicago and D. Goehring
also shipped one. VIM. Darner ship
ped a car of hogs to st. Louis.
Mrs. Guy Roof arrived home Satur-
day from a seven weeks stay at Hot
Springs, Ark, and comes home great
| ly benefited in health.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tay-
lor, east of town, on Tuesday, May
II, 1915, son.