The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-13
MISS DAVIS WAS FIRST
Held Ticket Number on An Ottum-
wa-Fremont Line.
(From the Gazette)

Miss wilma Davis of Ottumwa,
came up on the Ottumwa- Fremont au-
| to bus line Saturday morning and
spent the day visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis. She had
the honor OF being the holder of tick
ct No. l of this popular service. Miss
Davis is studying to be a nurse and
will graduate June l, 1916, when she
will enter the service of the United
States in the capacity OF government
nurse, her application having been
favOrably passed upon.
Nine carloads of stock was shipped
out of Fremont Sunday morning. Chi
cago shipments were: Art Millkin a
car of cattle; Jesse Milikin, two cars
OF cattle; Roy Garrett, one car of cat
tile and Earl Alderman, four cars OF
cattle VIM. Darner shipped two cars
lof hogs to st. Louis. Geo. w Aker-
man, Roy Garrett, w. =. RhOads and
Jesse Milliken went in with the Chi
cagO shipment and arrived home Tues
Iday noon.
Chas. K. Beck, southeast of town,
suffered a loss by lightning last week.
During an electric storm lightning
lstruck two of his horses, killing the
lbest one he had on the place, and
rendering the other one unfit Tor ser
Twice, although it still lives. Luckily
Mr.. Beck carried insurance, but it did
not cover The loss.
| Palmer & Cosby will ship out this
levening what is probably the largest
Iconsignment OF eggs that has ever lett
this station. A full carload, about 4SO
leases, will be shipped to dealer at
Essex Junction, Vermont. The hens
Iaround here are striving TO avert the
lizard times.
The next regular meeting of Ma
,haska Chapter No. 179, D. E. s., will
occur Wednesday evening, May IL,
Mrs. Stella Cooley, of Abba, instruc-
tor for District No. -, will be pres
lent for the afternoon meeting at z
o'clock and the evening meeting at 8
o'cloc.
Mrs. Timothy MajOnnier and child
rem, of Oak Park, Ills, arrived Satur-
day for a visit of a couple of weeks
with her sister, Mrs l.. A. Combs.
She will be joined here later by her
husband when they will go to Walla
Walla, Wash, to make their future
home.
Des Moines the past winter attending
a school of pharmacy, received word
yesterday morning that he had been
successful in his state exs minaton
and had creditably passed. He is
now full-fedged pharmacist.
Saturday night was the opening OF
the band concerts in Fremont. The
evening was cold, yet despite the
Ia nNuH In
town to listen to the music, which
was pronounced the best first concert
eyer held here. ....t d.. ..,...... .....
Carl Landau, a student at lows
State college, at Ames, came down
Friday evening for a days visit with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fl. J. Ian
dau Miss Clara Van CleVe, student
at the same institution, came down
with him.
Miss Edith Dawson arrived Satur
day evening from Cincinnati Ohio
for a visit with her brother, l.. E
ing special training in china painting
at that place the past year.
J. f. Davis, a banker of Harlan, la.
who is president of the Farmers and
Traders Telephone Co., was here Fri
day and Saturday looking after bust
ness affairs and visited with mis- bro
Their, H. S. Davis, and family.
The Tip Tops gave plate shower
Monday evening at the home of Miss
Elizabeth Reeves, Miss Grace Ellis
who became the bride of Ed Altman
last evening, being the guest OF hon
or.
The Farmers & Traders Telephone
Co, of Fremont, have just issued 0
new directory for the convenience Of
the subscribers. 1t was gotten out In
the job rooms of the Gazette office.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rennie were
called to Bussey, Saturday, by the
death Of Mrs. Rennie's sister, Mrs
Mary Bowles, who was about sixty
! years of age when dissolution came
, |. C. Fuller left yesterday morning
, for Saline, NJ, near which place he
owns a farm which is being run this
year by his son, Robert. He will re
main until after corn planting time.
Gordon Shultz, who is taking 6
: course in veterinary at the Iowa State
college at Ames, visited Saturday anC
! Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
#. F. Shultz, northeast of town.
, Mrs. Geo. Filmer of Harvey, ar
rived Tuesday evening for a visit witt
her daughter, Mrs c. c. Dinsmore.
Fremont won the baseball game
from Richland by the score of to .