The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-07-13
BILLINGS ENTERTAIN.
About Fifty Young People Enjoy
Hospitality of 0livet Home.

-Oliyet, July I1.-(By r. w)-Mr.
and Mrs Clark Billings gave party
to select number of young people on
Thursday night at their home on Main
street in honor OF Hon. Dewey Moss
man OF Valley Junction, who was Wis.
iting there, as the guest of honor The
Young people, about fifty in number,
commenced gathering about s p. M,
and kept coming until the entire place
was turned over to them. The young
folks enjoyed themselves with music,
songs and games until after midnight.
During the evening cake and lemon
ade were served to the crowd. The
house and lawn was abundantly light.
ed and presented a metropolitan ap-
pearance. Daddy McReynOlds sold
wagon load of pop and ginger ale
and had to go to town for more next
morning
In letter from ]. H. Chambers, a
railroad contractor OF Cherow, S. c..
he says the war talk with Mexico has
paralg2ed business in the South. On
July 2 he received orders from Balti-
more saying to stop all work for at
least a month. This threw 300 men
on his job alone out of work. He says
Il is raising prices on all groceries.
feed and -four. 49,. .. ..ut
We note what the Herald says
about bees. ]. H. Perfect has six
stands OF bees he caught in and
around town G. w. Reynolds has
four stands All these bees were
visitors in town ..,. s..
John F. James of Vincennes, Ind,
was in town short time on Friday
He was ON his way home. ..l-
L. r. Seaman, south of town, was
here on Saturday. Mr.. Seaman in
forms us he has Is acres of corn on
his place and 35 acres on the Frank
Barnes place. He has il about laid
by and will take up his mine timber
business for the fall trade. He says
just at this time there is not much
demand for mine timber. Mines are
not doing much.
Uncle Jim. OF Union, Hardin coun.
~. was in town on Saturday waiting
on a train for Oskaloosa. He says
Hardin county is fun of these hard
roads fellows, but most OF them are
the fellows that pay the least taxes
or otherwise, have rich old daddy
or mamma to pay the bill. Uncle
vAh flittOl lHC0 tb ut tU"uS IWO IIuH-
dred acres of land there. His taxes
were $500 last year His rent for
his farm was $1400 for the year and
he couldn't see for the life of him
how the farmers were going to live
and he was going to fight the hard
roads plan to FRAGILE this fall and
would support the man that favors an
improved dirt road. In conclusion
Uncle Jim predicted large crops in
Iowa this year and small prices were
sure to follow. Uncle Jim has a
whole lot of followers, in this COM
80.
r. A. Kemble of Atlantic, Cass
county, was a caller at the Rock ISL
and station on Thursday. Mr.. KEN
Bile says in his insurance business he
travels over ten counties and he new.
er saw better prospects for full
crop of corn than at the present time.
but he says he finds lots of the old
time kickers who predict low prices
this fall. II was always so, brother,
and viii be that way always. for when
one kicker dies. four come up to take |
his place, .f.
The weather man sent some real |
summer weather for the PAST two |
n... as.
We most heartily agree with Mayor |
Harold in putting on a motor cop"
to chase down those speed violators, !
for when man has no regard for |
himself and others, as well, he should |
be punished for ii. We see them |
going through this place splitting the |
wind. A railroad crossing seems to |
be of secondary nature to 80 per |
cent of them. ...-~
Garrett Laughlin worked all the |
digging six foot ditch to his |
cellar. When he got there he found |
all the water gone. Don't know |
what he said. |
s. Bartlema informs us he had all |
his corn laid by on July G and II /
looks fine. -H . /
We are hollering Hurrah for Hard !
ingi since We read in the Herald his |
open challenge to Meredith and Chap |
In at the Penn banquet as to the re-
publican party and prohibition. II Is |
this kind of man that makes good
governor One who has convictions
Of his own and stands by them.
We note the press of Iowa is not
throwing away so much good space
now as they did on hard roads. Sen.
sibie; for IL matters not what the
press or man says on this line. 1t
,als on deaf ears and will as long as
axes are raised as an issue.
John Nosman OF the county line
was in town on Friday. He says he
mas not done thing but work for two
months. Has his corn laid by and
will rest a few days for harvest.