The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-20
A BIG LOAD OF WOOL
Eleven Hundred Dollars Worth Car
ried on One Wagon.
Fremont Gazette)

| with the CbigSest load of wool ever
/ brought here. The load weighed 1864
| pounds and belonged to Il. H. Fer
guson & Son, south of town, who own
and operate a 500-acre farm and raise
lots of sheep and other stock. The
wool was clipped about the first Of
May and held until Friday when it
was sold to A. c. Brady of Oskaloosa,
at 311aC a pound, which made the load
bring $115416. We expect that Alex
Miller, or Ken Boldridge, or Ollie Hull
will use this item for political pur-
poses and they are welcome to all
they can get out of 1t.
Lottie Rena Merrick was born inI
Mahaska county, Jan. 10, 1910. and
died at the home of her parents, north
of Fremont. June 81, 1916, aged 81
years, months and II days. She
leaves to mourn their loss a father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Merrick,
two younger sisters, Velma Marie. aged
4, Myrtle Viola, aged 3, and baby
brother, Clinton Clifford, aged 16I
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson and Mr..
land Mrs. Dale Cumley of Kingsburg,
Cal, arrived last week for a visit with
relatives here MIR. Johnson was en-
Hedrick many years ago, the firm be.
ing Koontz and Johnson. He was also
a resident in and around Fremont
years ago. a
DR.. ]. r. Krout took Mrs. Lewis Ro-
quet to Chicago Tuesday night. where
the latter will undergo a surgical OPP
Grafton for cancer. Mrs. Roquet has
been operated on several times by Of
tumwa physicians, but none have seem,
I'd to do her any good only for short
time. .. .w| $3.50.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dandau and
daughter, Nettie, and son. Carl re-
turned home from Illinois one day last
week, where they have been visiting
relatives at several of the different H.
lnois cities.
G.. G.. Dinsmore drove to Des Moines
Sunday afternoon, where he will re-
main for ten DAYS, attending the I'm
dertakers short course which began
a ten days session there Monday j.
S. Reeves and DR.. l.. A. Osborne went
up with him.
Miss Adah Whitmer and Mr.. Leon.
ard Yeoman two of Fremont's wcll
known young people. who live north
OF town. were married last evening at
at the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Whitmer. Only the
Immediate relatives were nresent
CIeve Clark and W. p. Rhoads, gen.
eral merchandise men of Fremont,
and Ben Roof of the Roof and Reeves
grocery. departed Tuesday morning
for Burlington to attend what is known
ito them as the Retail Merchants
Short Course.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs A. d. Sauer
of Keister Mimi. on July 3. 1916, 8
SON Mrs. Sauer will be remembered
as Miss Elizabeth Sheahan, county
superintendent preceding the present
incumbent.
Prof C. E. Kline went to Tana, Ia.
Tuesday, to play in a special band
'or big dav which was held there al
that time. Yesterday he played in the
same band at Deep River at the Or
angeman's celebration.
+. J. Heisel went to Cedar Rapids
FRIDAY, where he remained until Mon
day, Leonard Heisel. Ee will be gone
he greater part of the week buying
horses in northern Iowa and Illinois
w. +. Ehrenhard, the new proprietor
VI the %" elevator. is busy this week
getting his business in running order
so as to be ready to be in the market
o buy grain bv harvest time. At pres
ont he is rebuilding his platform
scales.
A. F. Hoffman returned Friday from
Forest, Ills, where he had been cal
ed by the illness of his father. The
'enior Hoffman is past so and has not
' fattering chance of recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Buckley and son
rohn. are making preparations for an
overland trip to Michigan TO visit rela
ives.
Miss Ruth Bradford of Rock Island
Is here for a months visit at her old
home. At present she is visiting hel
friend, Miss Gladys Martin.
Mrs. Margaret Doolittle. and Miss
Margaret Brown of Washington, Ia.
returned to their home Friday after
weeks visit at the home of the
formers sister, Mrs. NJ. F. Triplett.
]. l.. Cosby spent Thursday with
his wife. who is taking treatment fol
I rheumatism at Colfax. Mr.. Cosby says
D that his wife is steadily improving
Art Reeves left Friday night fol
lSpokane, Wash, after a. three weeks
visit here at the home of his father
j. S. Reeves, and other relatives and
friends
Eugene ROOT returned TO MS SCnOO
s work at Eureka college, Eureka, Ills
70 Friday after a visit over the 4th with
4 his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Roof
&C Miss Nadine Gabbert of Dearborn
Mo-, arrived Friday for an extended
1 visit at the Henry Horn home At pres
, ent she is with the Horns on their va
n cation trip to Lake Okoboii
: Mrs. c. C.. Dinsmore and children
IS Alice and Dwight. went to harrisburg
Is Sunday, to remain for two weeks
visit at the home of her parents, Rev
II land Mrs. George Filmer.
Henry, and Alice Donlev returned
a Friday night from Delevan Ills. where
Il they had been to attend the funeral OF
I their grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. j H. Kennel and son
Carl left Saturday for Colfax. where
they will remain for two weeks at one
lof the health resorts there
The town BOYS are getting a grea,
deal OF fun out a. the factory pond
z Come on in. the waters fine.
. Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Fl. Nc