The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-03-09
.HEIsEL IS A HUSTLER.
Mailed Out Since Jan. Is, Through
Fremont P. 0. $4,000 Letters.
Fremont Gazette)

(Fremont Gazette)
e. j. Heisel, the progressive and as
gressive horse dealer of Fremont
sends more letters through the Ere
mont postoffice than all others com
bined. To handle the work expedite
Iously he has added an addressograpl
machine to his Office equipment. Thii
machine is electrically run and is cap
liable of addressing $4,000 letters a day
each to a separate address. At this
season of the year Mr.. Heisel sen Il
out many letters, his mailing list con
tanning about 10000 names. On Marcel
16 he will hold his semi.annual mare
sale here and Is advertising it thor
loughly throughout Iowa, Minnesota
Illinois and Indiana. Since Jan. Ii
he has mailed through the postoffice
here about $4,000 letters and expects
to get out at least 10000 more before
J the day of the sale. He is doing an
immense business in his line and has
for this sale about fifty imported and
American bred mares that are said by
competent judges to be the finest
string of registered mares ever of.
Iferer for sale under one roof at the
same time.
! Word has just been received from
Inspector John E. Foster that the Ere.
mont High school has become fully
accredited. This means Fremont's
school work is on par with the best
high school in the state and the grad
yates from this school vii; be receiv-
ed by any college or university in the
state without any further examina-
ton. "
In 1911 Fremont had eleven grades
in the school and about thirty en-
rolled in the High school, while the
total tuition amounted to $35 per
month. Fremont schools now have
twelve grades and is fully accredited
The enrolment this year in the High
school is IS, while the total tuition
per month is over 5000.
Last Thursday. Sam Swanstrom
two miles east of Fremont, had big
farm sale and ii was attended by an
exceedingly large crowd, despite the
bad condition of the roads. Col c.
w. Whitmer, of Framont, was the
arctioneer, and he acted in this ca
pacity to the entire satisfaction of
Mr.. Swanstrom, and procured god
prices on everything In fact, the
sale totaled about $500 more than Mr..
Swanstrom had expected and he gives
credit to the splendid advertising he
did and the good auctiOneer M
Swanstrom will move to Fremont
some time next month. /
The first tractor to be brought into
this part of the country was received
last Wednesday by c. c. Triplett, one
of the progressive young farmers
south of town. 1t is called the steel
Mule" and is guaranteed to pull three
plows, discs and harrows at the same
time. From the ground or caterpillar
pull it has thirteen horsepower and
from the top pulley, which can be used
in running threshing machine or any
thing else, it develops thirty horse
power.
c. M. Holbert, who was operated on
1t the S. U. l. hospital in Iowa City,
Feb. 18th, for appendicitis, left the
hospital Monday morning upon receipt
If word that his wife had died that
morning at the Oaklale sanitarium.
not fully recovered, he was
lble to accompany the remains of his
wife to Fremont. He was met in Cedar
Harry.
There was an exceptionally large
,rOwd at the S. f. Clark sa!a, four
niles south of town, Monday. 1t was
me of the largest sale crowds of the
eason and at good prices. Mr.. Clark
S well satisfied with his sale, which
otaled almost $4,000. He will remain
IN the same farm for another year,
Iaving rented his farm near Keosau-
ua.
Sunday morning John Purdin ship
led five carloads of hogs to st. Louis
nd Clarence Fox and Fred Alderman
vent in with the shipment He also
lad one load for Chicago which d.
ioehring took in with a car of cat
lie of his own. Mr.. Pur1in has ship
ed "a car load of hogs from Fremont
uring the past four weeks, besides ,
everal cars of cattle.
A. G. Ellison. who purchased the
FRS. Emma Nesbit property last week
as rented it to D. c. Rhoads, who,
ill soon get possession until fall.
yhen Mr.. Ellison and mother will ;
love to town. Mr. Rhoads has bought
lot on Chestnut street from John {
Jennie and will build commodiouS |
ONE this summer.
w. T. Martin of Oskaloosa !. y. !
Iartin of Cedar, Miss Nelly Martin '
nd Sam Rankin of Fremont. were in
Ids, Iowa, Sunday, where they at
ended the funeral of their uncle, E. -,
-. Jackson. !
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. TriU-
1T, south of town, on Sunday, Feb.
I, 1916, a daughter. who has been 4
amed Frances Elizabeth Triplett. 4
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