The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-08
Has PICTURE GALLERY
Sage of oliyet Has Big Collection Of
Candidates "Phizzss."

Oliyet, June 3.-(By r. WI The
Herald man has first class picture
gallery at the present time. 1t is well
said It is an i'll wind that blows no.
body good. From the amount OF pic
lures and circulars we have, the
press certainly had a good thing this
campaign. Up to date we have pa
pers here with three to five Columns
spread all over with what Il have
done for the good people" and what
Il" will do if elected.
H. n. Anderson of Ankeny was in
town Tuesday looking over matters
with the writer as to who we want
fC!' governor.
John Nossman of the county line
was in town Thursday. John always
lets the sunshine in front of him He
reports everything lovely in his
neighborhood.
The potato bug has put in his ap-
pearance. We saw one old fellow the
other day setting on top of the. hill
! waiting for it to come up.
In letter from Frank Pearce of
Pittsburgh, Kansas, he says the Iowa
miners are to be congratulated in Sc
curing a mine run basis for mining
coal, for he says as long as a coal
company sells all that comes from
the point of the pick at market value,
they should pay for it.
Homer Adamson of Cass county
was in town this week. He saws the
Farmers there are set back some with
their work, owing to the wet weather,
and corn is not coming up good. A
lot of replanting is being done.
Keeper, the Spencer man, was in
town Thursday looking after bust
ness. He went up TO the Thompson
house for dinner. When he came
back he was all bIoated up and had
to let his pants out to get more room.
He had an extra grip with him and
says he is around tickling the kids by
talking up taffy, chewing gum and
candy. We are awful glad he left
peanuts out iCpr-. .. '.@4E
The Herald folks are in favor of
preparedness. They are ready to re-
ceipt subscription bills, also take in
new ones six DAYS in the week.
Miss Jessie Kreeling and brother
Earl, attended the graduating exer
cises in Oskaloosa on Thursday night.
Miss Jessie is one of our most intel
| ligent young women. We are always
| glad to meet her when she comes to
town. .sa .-..
| James Tobin, of Evans, was in
town short time on Thursday.
Thomas Adler, an aged veteran .of
| Oskaloosa, visited old friends in this
! locality the past week. The writer
! acknowledges a pleasant call on Fri
day morning.
Charles Warfoot, of Cedar Rapids,
was in town last week and sold Nc
Reynolds & Son large stock of drug
goods. Mr.. Warfoot informs us he
travels over half of the state and he
feels confident the female suffrage
amendment will carry.
! The road question seems to be the
thought of to day. No surface talk
will reach the seat of the disease for
:. the Old Fogy and. Peanut families are
well represented all over every local.
I ity and their opposition is not going
to be easily overcome. Old Fogy says:
My daddy and grand daddy had no
! better roads then and they are good
! enough for me and you. Uncle Jim
= Peanut says: You don't want to build
good roads for farmers but want to
build them for the automobile fellors,
and | am agin EN-.
George True and daughter, of Oska-
| loOsa made the Herald man pleas
ant call while in town on Thursday,
which was appreciated.
William Krclling has 60 acres of
corn planted on his farm west of
town and reports good stand.