The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27
THE NEWS OF OLIYET
Farmers Cutting Wheat and Politics
Warming Up.

Olivet, July % Thy r. W)-Politics
are warming up this week.
N. j. Jenkins of Des Moines was in
town with the Herald man on Tuesday
Mr.. Jenkins informs us he finds senti-
ment for hard roads over the state
waning. He says the tax payers
league is against it TO a man, and pre-
diets they viii WELD a strong influence
this fall in the campaign against it.
In no case will they favor bonding the
state to pay for them as hard roads
win wear out before the bonds are
paid for.
Farmers are cutting wheat this week
and inform us that they have a good
crop. Grain is we'll developed and lots
Iof 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Tandy also Mr.
and Mrs. ]. H. Perfect spent Sunday
in Pella with old time friends.
Rev. A. Hottenstein preached very
able and impressive sermon to large
audience in the M. p. church on Sun
day night. He closed his sermon BY
admonishin his hearers to vote for
Meredith for overnor, predicting al
kinds o things should Harding ha
elected. This goes on record In this
office as being the first politic"'
speech in Olivet this campaign.
Their many Olivet friends join in
the deepest of sorrow with the be
lreaved parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. l. Kel'
sey over the sad drowning OF their
two sons. Both of these little fellows
came out here with their father while
he was filing his appointment here in
preaching, and we learned to admire
these two little manly fellows.
John Cole was parading about town
on Monday with brand new automo-.
bile. John looked as happy as a little
kitten with two tails. We are glad to
see John get one of these cars. He is
able to afford 1t and needs one
James McCole of Calhoun county
was caller at Rock Island station on
Monday.
| Section men put in a half car load
of new ties on this section last week.
We once knew young man in
our town who went to college to learn
to be a doctor. When he came out OF
college he thought he knew all, He
put up his sign, M. d. We had an old
doctor In town with an established
practice. To get business the young
man called him qnack, imposter,
and fifty years behind the times. The
young M ID. while going to see a pa.
tient. fell off his horse and broke his
leg. He sent for the old man to set it.
While engaged in setting 1t, the young
fellow 'hollered' He said BE still.
young man, have been standing my
lskinning for some time. Be still, and
take yours Nuff said.
Bouquets are always thankfully re-
ceived at the Herald office, but the
one we need most at this time is your
cash renewal for a year Call around
and let us thank you for it.
The best advice the Herald reporter
can give these Joy riders at this date
is to get their life insured before start
ing and leave the policy with the old
folks, especially when - is at
| the wheel.
Mr.. and Mrs, Clark Billings and
family attended the ice cream festi.
val at Union Chapel, east of town on
Tuesday night. They report a large
crowd and a happy time among those
good people.
We were pleased to see the Misses
Church of Rochester in attendance at
the Morgan funeral on Tuesday also
DIR. Parks and wife of Tracy.
The Herald said Villa was dead last
week, but we didn't put any crepe on
our hat.
J. l.. Lagrange of Winter Hooen,
Fla, was in town on Thursday. Mr.. La
grange reports business good in his
line, also collections.
L. p. Seamon spent Thursday in
Knoxville looking after his opera
house ..,......... .s...-. ........
! Mrs. Lawrence Robertson of Cedar
Rapids spent Thursday in town at the
r. ID. Robertson home. Mrs. Robert.
son informs us they like their new
home there and are doing we'll The
trade in the Woolworth store there
gets better every day j.