The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-09-07
A CARAVAN OF CARS
One a Minute Passed Through FIRE.
mont Sunday Morning.
Fremont Gazette)

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The Fremont schools will open on
Monday, Sept. 4. 1t is anticipated that
real work will begin Tuesday morning
and that Monday will be given over
TO the arrangement of classes and 9TH
er work There will be four new teach
ers this year, but as each is experience
ed it is not likely that it will cause
any delay in the work Supt. Jones has
the matter we'll in hand and with his
able assistant, Principle Miss Maude
Schuell, it will not take long to get
the school in good running order
Orle Triplett, who has been work
| ing for the Western Construction Co.
on a school house job at Ware, Iowa,
arrived home Tuesday for visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Trip
lett, northwest of town. He will leave
Saturday for Iowa City, where he will
join number of students and go camp
ing until school begins in September.
Orle will graduate at the State univer-
'sjty next June.
Roy Bryan, who lives with his
daughter, Mrs. N. F. Rockey, on Main
street, counted the cars that passed
through Fremont Sunday. He began at
5 o'clock in the morning and with the
exception of the time he was at meals
continued until o'clock at night and
exactly 500 cars went by the house.
From 8 until 10 o'clock in the forenoon
the cars averaged one a minute, sixty
in the hour.
e. P. Williams received word the
other day from John Bartlett, of Lap
wal, Idaho, that his father, U. S. Bart
lett, had died Aug. 7, and was buried
the 9th at Spauiding, Idaho. The cause
of 'hfs death was stated as consump!
ton. Mr.. Bartlett was an old soldier
and lost an arm in the war. He lived
for many years in the vicinity of Fre1
mont.
Monday, Robert McKibben, Col G.
w. Whitmer and N. f. Rockey motor. .
ed to Milton. Iowa. in the formers car,
and when they returned, Mr. McKib-
ben was again a property owner in
Fremont, having purchased what is
known as the Byram property of the
ew owner H. A. Scott, of Milton.
Prof r. Glenn Whitmer left Monday
evening for Washington, Ia, 20 take
up his duties as principal of the high
school at that place. This is his seq
ond year at that school and he was
given a raise in salary as an induce
ment to stay. -"
Mrs. Arda Bfubaker and son, It'bf
Sioux Falls, S. D., are spending ii two
weeks vacation at the "A. w. Palmer
home near Cedar and with other rel
atives and friends >r--,..e--~
Peter Roberts died yesterday after
noon at 3:45 O'clock! aged SO'years and
2 days. The funeral took IptatE at the
home mile south of town this after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Earl Dunn left Sunday evening Off
Medelia, Mimi, to look after his 100
acre farm there He expects to rerent
t before returning home. .'sF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Don Carlos and
son, Gaylord, of Greenfield, arrived
Tuesday for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Horn.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Baitsell departed
Monday for Otterbein, Ind, for a two
weeks visit among relatives and
friends.
Miss Bertha Donley returned yester-
lay from three weeks visit with rel
ltives and friends at Deleven, Ills.
V. c. Imig went to Minear, Ills,
Thursday, to visit relatives and friends
1t his old home few days. ,"
John Purdin shipped two cars Of
logs to Chicago Sunday. L"' """'"