The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-06
OLIVET HAPPENINGS
Corn Doing Well. Robinson is Rails
ing Bis House.

Olivet. June 80, by R. WI. Hack
ert of Leighton was a business caller
at the station on Tuesday. Mr.. Hack
ert informs us corn is doing we'll, and
pasture never better. Lem is one of
those men that never look backward
Keeps sunshine in front of him. We
are glad to have him call when in
town. ,.n
1t is no trouble at all to elect a
Igood man to Office but 1t is a whole
lot of job to keep it coop after he
gets there.
In letter from our old neighbors,
Terry Smith of Wadesboro. N. c., and
r. A Wilboms of Atlanta, Ca, they
say the south stands ready on short
notice to join the ranks of u. S. sold
iers. if intervention is called for in
Mexico, as they feel Uncle Sam has
now passed the mark of liberality with
those people.
w. Il. Whitlach has a force of men
raising up. the Robinson home in front
of the Rock Island station. These
men are practical men in their work,
very careful also in handling a mans
property as one can readily see by
looking at them work.
Farmers report corn climbing this
week and doing well. Iowa soil never
| fails to perform it's duty when the
weather man sends a little sunshine
to give 1t boost.
! Lost, strayed or stolen, one weed
cutting sign. Last time seen was on
township house in June 1915.
The Rock Island is making big i'm,
lprovements on their line between Oil
vet and Evans. This week four cars
of sand were unloaded on the track
for balancing besides several hundred
wagon loads of cinders hauled to track
from No. mine west of Evans.
| We don't find the spirit of 1861 when
| it gets to talking soldiers to defend
the flag. We had some bills sent here
calling fro recruits for Mexico. The
first four men that called at the sta.
ton had the making of soldiers. On
the next day we had three here. We
called attention to this circular and
| talked to them, but failed to stir up
patriotism. Three of these men were
tramping, but all had good appearance
les.
Mrs. r. V. Clark was passenger for
Oskaloosa on Saturday to do some
trading.
! H. A. Haverton of Dallas was bust
ness caller in town on Saturday. He re.
PORTS mines doing we'll there.
The Herald man read with much
concern what r. r. Rhys, mine in
spector, says relating to abandoning
mining camps. We spent short life
time in them, and most heartily en-
ldorse all he says; for they are unde
sirable to live in. especially in rails
ling children. In their environment and
conditions in WHICH they are raised
they most often turn out bad, as child
Iren are preceptive and not slow tc
take up the habits of older ones,
The road drag is visible in town
about every day of late. These fellows
pay no attention to railroad. We have
one in front of the station which We
have cleaned out between rails twice
day.
The Herald man read an article in
the Herald a short time ago written
by a Mr. Johnson headed "Off to War
I'VE differ with him in all he said. Why
not off to war" when a nation like
ours, which stands for all that is good
and has it's rights imposed upon, as
IcitiZens, as we have in MexlcO?? limo
cent men, the blossom of the earth
shot down in cold blood by an infer
Tor race of people 1t makes us rejoice
to see our country make a start in
defending the honor and dignity among
nations. 1t should have been done d
year ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Ives of Oskaloosa
spent Sunday at the Clark Billings
home. suu .@J..
The Rock Island has teams hauling
TENDERS from an old abandoned mine
east of here to balance up the track.
Mrs. Jennie Dickson and daughter
of Beacon spent Sunday at the par
entail u. B. McCombs' home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Kramer and
children of Oskaloosa shared the hos
,pitality of Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Robert
son on Sunday.
Mrs. George Cox of Harry visited
this week at the A. Degrose home.
We have often felt proud of our HON
county but at no time more so than
after reading in the Daily Herald to
note the respect and admiration show
ed our soldier boys, the the blossoms
of the earth, before their departure
for Des Moines. This is what stimu-
lates a man or men to higher ideals
on this earth.