The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-08-17
ROAD NOW IMPROVED
Much Needed Piece of Work Has
Been Accomplished.

greatly needed Improvement on TN
road between Elmer Knights and J
B. Cru2en's has been accomplished Z
the delight of all who are compelled
to travel that way. The are other plaC
es also needing much work done.
Sam and Lebert Cruzen we're at thu
Frank Whitehead home for dinne
since last writing.
Ed Harvey sold and delivered Il
Chef Quick in the city, on Tuesday
morning, 81 head of hogs, averaging
ESQ pounds at $9.40 cwt.
The Cash Daily household enter
tanned the Misses Lucille and Heller
Snoderass from the city a few days
recently.
Mrs. Lloyd Cruzen and children were
calling in the new neighbors, the John
Vroom family Tuesday of this week
Company at Ed Collins Sunday were
Roscoe Steddom and wife and Miss
Ruth Hellings of Lincoln.
VIII CruZen. wife and daughter Miss
Verla were visiting at the Ed Schart
home Sunday evening.
Miss Margaret Vroom is spending a
few days at the home of her sister
Carrie this week near Leighton.
Garrett Vanhemert is at home from
South Dakota and was at the home oil
his brother Mans" day this week,
Clifford Carroll and wife were at the
home Of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs John Else last week, and Sunday
were at the John Else Jr. home. They
autoed to Pella to church on Sunday
evening. The CAROLS are from Okla
homa, not Oskaloosa, as the type caus-
al II tn read once before
Elmer Knight and wife were at the
Lutte Dilley home near Beacon last
Sunday They were called for and re-
turned in the DilIey car of recent pur-
chase There were quite a company OF
relatives and friends gathered to be
with the daughter and son-in-aw on
their last Sunday in Iowa for at least
some time Those present besides the
family were Arthur Dilley his wife
and mother, Mrs. sid Dilley of the
city. Owen Mot and wife, and Mrs.
Hattie McCoombs and son of Lacey,
and Byron Cruzen and family of Ma
haska Center
j. r. Cruzen has finished a cement
floor on which to feed hogs, IL by 81
feet. also cement foundation 10 by
80 for new corn crib to be erected
after threshing is finished.
Iebert Cruzen and Cornie Vroom
are the latest victims of ivy poisoning.
Mrs. Scharf is much improved.
The Gospel Team from the Nj. Il.
church in the city consisting of Messrs
Howell. Gosselink. Capell. McFall and
Fred 0swandle we're at Madison chap
Ell last Sabbath morning.
Parties are quite fad these days
and seem to be as much enjoyed as
In the more leisure hours and cold
weather.
Al number of our people have stack
ed their small grain and timothy for
seed, and are patiently awaiting the
appearance of the threshing machine.
The Denberger machine threshed for
Daniel Howar, Fred Else and finished
the Job at Neal Bogaard's on Tuesday
and have gone farther west.
The storm last week put out tele-
phone line out of commission. Our
lineman had it in running order Sat
urday at p. m.
LYDIA Cruzen and family drove to
Chilocothe Sunday morning and spent
the day at the Oscar Blair home. The
ladies are sisters.
Ed Scharf and family drove to the
city, and enjoyed the day at the par
entail O. A. Martin home to help their
father celebrate his birthday anniver
;ary
Miss Lola Harvey came to the home
Of her uncle Ed, for supper Saturday
4 evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Day were at
the Leslie Buell. home Sunday even
ing.
Carl BeaI and family were at the
home of their brother Walter at Ma
haska Center for dinner last Sunday.
Fred Coffin sold a span of large
mares and Ralph Bailey a large, fine,
dark bay horse to Mr.. Baker. the horse
buyer of the city last week.
Byron Cruzen and the boys were at
the T. f. Cruzen home for dinner a
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Baker of the
city were at Fred Collins one evening
last week
Madison was well represented at the
benefit social at John Primes last
week, by both the young and old, and
all report a most enjoyable evening,
and spe, in glowing terms of the
program rendered.
Roy Fleck and family from near
Leighton spent the day Sunday at the
parental win Cruzen home here.
Miss Bertha Pinkerton and Mr.. Scott
of the city were at Ed Harveys on
business one evening recently.
Rex Cruzen has new car purchased
IN the city since my report sent in
last week He has been joy riding
and with Cecil Ferree and wife, aboard
took a IA miles drive Tuesday evening
The Perry Ferree household enter
tained their sons Clifford and Chas
and their families Sunday.
The Misses Gladys knight and Mar
ie Ferree are in the city FOR the week
attending the Chautauqua and are
guests at the Mrs. Mary Ferree and
Floyd knight homes.
Calvin Cruzen spent Sunday p. m.
at the home of his friend Henry Prime
on the State road.
Fred Coffin and wife autoed TO New
ton last Wednesday over the river to
river road through Grinnell and re-
turned over the great white way was
there for the band concert and the
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