The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-11-04
OILED ROAD ALL RIGHT
Big Barn Burned and Other Events
of Fremont Netghborhood.
(Fremont Gaaeite.)

passing through Fremont we Judged
that everyone who owned a car was
out. Over five huIdPd cars passed.
through that day and many of them
were from a distance. 4 yH1Ak GArl6ads
OF people from Eldoh and two from
Abba came over just to go over the
oiled road from here TO Cedar that
they have heard so much about. 1t
was the option Of everyone of them
mat there Is not a smoother road in
iowa. Inquiries are made every day
~ Ourlsts OF the people here and at
Cedar as to the cost efith oil and the
Hanne, Of putting ii on This, ,infor-
II alton will be used by them in the
future when country road oiiing gets
10 be more general, and that time is
not far distant If One can Judge from
the talk of some of the motorists.
About z o'clock Saturday evening
the large barn on the Wm.l Gourley
farIns six miles south of Fremont, was
totally destroyed by fire. George
Brooks lives on the place and the fam.
AyuMas away from home at the time
OF the fire. The fire is presumed TO
have started from spontaneous com
huston, although that is merely con-
lecture and no one knows exactly how
IL did originate. Mr.. Brooks lost forty
IONS OF hay, 300 bushels of oats, seven
sets 'of harness, twelve shoats, SOW
and Six pi.s D, valuable driving mare
and sCrac iarm machinery and = We
hiclel. MIR. hrooks carried only a small
amount Of insurance anu his loss will
be heavy. Mr.. Gourley had; some in
surance on the barn but not nearly
enough to cover the loss.
Carl Roberts, south of town, was
unfortunate Friday in being in run.
away and getting the worst of 1t. He
had hitched three horses to q wagon
and had started to the field to bring
in a load of hay. The team took
fright at something or other and be-
gan to run. Going through gate the
wagon estrpek a post and the, team
broke loose, but Carl determinedly
held onto the lines and was dragged
for several rods. Help was soon 'at
hand and he was taken to the house
and a doctor summoned and it was
found that the ligaments were torn
loose around the right ankle joint.
He will be laid up for "a couple of
months owing to the accident. .,o.-
Bruce Davis, one of the star play.
ers on the Fremont football team, had
the small bone of his right leg broken
Monday The brake is Just above the
ankle and is not as serious as first
thought. The accident occurred dur.
ing practice. Bruce Wills laid, up
hnf Will
the same. 1t is a curious coincident
that his father, Frank Davis, and bro
Their Guy Davis have each had the
same bone in the same leg broken.
A couple of weeks ago Ernie Bru.
baker sold his farm of 80 acres, west
o. Cedar, on the Fremont skaloosa
read, to John Fox foG consideration
Of $3.50 an acre. Saturday he bought
tie Arthur AXmear farm of 100 acres,
three miles west of Fremont, on the
same road, for $22625 an acre. This
farm is one OF the best in the country
and MI. Brubaker will get possession
March I, 1916. ...
f. j.. Austin, cashier of the State
Bank of Fremont, has purchased the
Mrs. Elizabeth Dickey residence prop.
y
his new home about No. l. He con.
templates extensive improvements,
prominent among which will be round. |
ed TO the siuth side of the house and
thca5ntire structure will receive a new
coat of paint. a. .M-s T. r..
Mr. and Mrs. F.. H. Mckinney de. !
parted from Ottumwa, Tuesday morn
ing. for zip through r. the west |
TncIr first stop will be at Denver, |
fICm which point they will take side
trips to the many places of interest
in that locality. and from there will
30 to Salt Lake, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego and
Old Mexico. "~,
Mrs. A. p. Norton went to Des
Mcines, Tuesday, to attend the thirty
eighth annual session Of the Grand
Chepter Of the Order of the Eastern
Star Mrs. Norton is the Worthy Ma
tren of the local chapter and Is thet
delegate to grand lodge.
Guy Roof retarned Friday evening
from ,Oskaloosa,s where "The served as
for the grand jury for almost
two weeks. That body completed ita
labors that day and returned several
mostly against bootleg
gers. .. 40, -~s - ~-r@s .,'.
John A. Swanson. E. J. Mona and
NJ. G. Palmer went to ,Oskaloosa, Mon
lay, they being members of the Octo-
Der petit jury panel. Mr.. Swanson
was excused for-the term and the
DtEer two for one day only. r.l.. II
Mrs. Geo. w Alderman went TO