The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-07
OL|VET AND VICINITY.


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olivet, Oct. Wv. T. Tandy was
business, caller in Oskaloosa on Mon
day.
The Herald man acknowledges
very pleasant call from Mr.. A. l..
Wise, the Rock Island representative
on the Interstate Commerce car, TAX
ing an invoice of the property of the
Rock Island on Monday at the sta
ton. Mr.. Wise is a very easy man to
approach. He will make friends where
ever he goes.
H. w. Vandackel was a passenger
for sOskaloo3a on Monday. -
L. HaCkert was a passenger for Os-
| kalOOsa on Tuesday to look after bust.
ness matters. Mr. Hackert is one OF
| those level headed fellows that lets
the sun shine in front of him at all
times. When in town, we are always
glad to meet him.
| N. S. Downey, supervisor, was in
town on Monday looking after bridges
and culVerts. ~ ,-
The writer noted with much inter-
est what the Metropolitan press said
as TO the automobile killing the small
town. They see INTO rejoice over 1t
very much. They are correct in what
they say, but we never liked the idea
of one man rejoicing over another
mans downfall When it gets down to
nutshell, the railroad carries the
butt end of the goat in this deal,
Mrs. G. NJ Coryell spent Wednesday
In Oskaloosa trading.
/ II. p. Percy of Dunreath was in
town on Thursday on legal business
with II. Williams.
A. Perfect returned on Tuesday
from bushes strip in Abba.
Mrs. w. l.. Durham of Harvey Wis
tied this, week at the Roy Durham
home. She will visit with relatives
and friends at Pella before returning
home.
l.. Stoddard of Muscatne was in
town on Wednesday looking for q
business location.
The Herald man is informed that
some, of the patrons of Burr Oak
school are getting very wrathy over
the new method of teaching the school
by adding cooking, sewing and dOmes
tic science for the girls and industrial
training for the boys. Some Of the
patrons kicked clean over the trace
chains about this matter. We dom
| ment over this matter for 1t is just
: as necessary TO educate the hand a
{ lit Is the eye; one will help the other
( The writer has learned years ago tha
4 one pound of good sense is worth {
ton of artificial sence, especially wh9I
I ii relates to every day life and thi!
|. age calls for this addition for the edu
a cation of their children and we wan
l. them to welcome it.
G. NJ. CoEyell started a force o
e men to put on the second coat o
: plastering on his new house this weel
+ and then he will paint the inside IL
e place OF papering 1t.
T Fred DeCook and Mr.. Adair attend
e ed the Pella fair on Thursday.
a Dr. J. J. Sybenge of Pella was il
It town on Friday in consul with Dr.
e Ayers OF Leighton over Mrs. Henni
n Clark who is very sick at this writing
IS The road drags were out in ful
d force on Friday.
l. D. A. Reynolds attended the Pell
It fair on Friday.
2 The writer noted with much inter
II est an item on the editorial page o
THE Herald. headed Billy Sundays Coz
r verts. On our last visit to Ottumw
+ we met one of these fellows. He wa
o all dressed up. We called him b.
y name and asked what he was doing
r. He said preaching. On being told, VI
e were glad to hear it for he had NOR
sins to answer for than any man W
S ever knew. "WelP' he said, "Bill,
= Sunday fixed met'' 'You don't tel
p the people that do your" yes" 'Yo
:, are wrong. Billy Sunday only set yo
to thinking; the Lord did the rest.
well" he declared, IT had neve
looked at it that way. You are right.
r.. w.