The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-24
THEY LIKE CROSSING
People Of 0livet Vicinity Appreciate
Work of Rock Island.

Olivet, Aug. 10. (By R. WA. T.
Abbott, superintendent of the RocR
Island, made a trip over the line on
Thursday. He took time to extend
friendly greeting as rheA always
does; expressed himself as, being Well
pleased with the garding and ditching
being done here, especially the cross
ing being made on, a., level with the
track, and he hopes the people will
appreciate it. We assured him they
did to the fullest degree. The writer
has often thought how much better
the would would be, if we had more
of these men. ra
W. A. Gilman, of Thurman, Fremont
county, was in town on Thursday.
Mr.. Gilman says the farmers of Iowa
will ahve nothing 20 fear. There will
be lots of corn and hay in Iowa.
The writer notes through the Her
aid w. H. Rogers has decided not to be
candidate for reelection as presi-
dent of the miners union. Sensible
man. Rogers has given the miners
six years of successful work as presi-
dent. He has seen them established
| in a permanent home with the largest
membership and best agreement for
the work under its history, but still
he has made some enemies, as the
recent election showed. The men for
whom he had done the most have
kicked him the hardest. We know
them all personally and by reputation,
so he is to be congratulated in letting
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The lowly dog is faithful to his
friend until death. Get right down on
level, with him. .F- If.
Mrs, Dave Thomas and little daugh
ter of Knoxville were in town on
| Thursday. H.,
Charles Needham, conductor who
has been taking a sixty days lay off
resumed his run on Monday from
KNOXVILLE to Evans. III o. 'sai
This writer meets a Variety ttof men
We had one smartalec call on us this
week. He found fault with county
road expense as too high, too much
money being spent on them entirely
and we needed a change in our board
| of supervisors. He looked out of the
window and saw two teams down the
road blowing and scraping. He said
how much do the Rock Island pay
for those teams?" Five dollars a day
How many hours do they work.
Ten. my, wouldn't hire team fol
that work for less than Sc day fol
eight hours" In view of this argu
ment, this man thought there was toe
much money spent for work on roads
We find lots of those men who say
one thing and practice another.
We were very much interested lii
the we'll gotten up letter from the
young man Herbig,u to hts mother. AS
to the country, he is Correct. We made
two trips down there from Oswego
the line between Kansas and Texas
We went across the state to- the inter
national bridge and we wouldn't give
| one good garden lot in iowa FOR all We
, saw down there. SUI '..'l.53' .l,s..
! L. p. Seaman, south of town, was /;
/ caller at this office Oh Friday. Mr.
Seamon Informs us he raised a fail
crop of corn this sumtner and is nov
ready to take up his timber business
for the fail trade.
J. D. Ferguson, of Des Moines, was
in town Saturday in conference wifi
the Herald man on general matters
F.. M. Lang of Carbon, Adams cohn
tty, was in town on Thursday. y Mr.
Lang is strong advocate of the taI
rayers league, is a glib talker but il
wrong in what he says.
Arie Hol spent Tuesday in Leigh
tor trading.
NJ. N. Alternately, of Perry, was {
caller at the station on Tuesday while
in this locality looking after business
Charles Warfoot representing
WEIGH and Cook. of Cedar Rapids
were in town looking after business
with McReynolds & Son on Tuesday
While in Oskaloosa on Wednesda!
we spent a very pleasant half hou
with Mayor Harold in his private
office; was met with hearty vel
come by him and Mr.. Myers; wa!
pleased to see how IhfUe 9andn smooth
the municipal affairs bofF the county
capital were running. Practically
nothing doing in the court line. Those
evil doors have learned it pays t
pass by Ogkaloosa in Violation of thu
jlaw. .r We were informed there were
only two persons in the county Jail
| This speaks we'll for the county
Around the court house we found no
body at home but the women folks
who were very kind to US both inGtht
auditor and recorders Office a'iN
The writer has had lots of men@tC
call on him recently and tell him JUS
how things should be and would be Il
they had the say. Yes, but we sug
gest commence at home first, ther
call on us. .... '..
Mrs. John Smith and family, Of
Spring Creek, visited this week at the
J. H. Perfect home on Main street.
John Crispen had house moved
this week on his lot joining the writ
err west. Mrs. Billings had the old
post office building moved up to her
residence. 1t will be more convenient
| @ them.
Miss Minnie Vanderkief, of Bussey
has been employed to teach the fall
and winter term of school at Burr
Oak. srt aG DOB
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