The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-08
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olivet, Nov. 2.--John Moony, ex
confederate soldier OF Rouan county
North Carolina, in letter says he
attended the national soldiers reun
ion act Vicksburg and had the time Of
his life, with men who were one time
considered his enemies, but he found
them bully good lot of fedllows. AT
this reunion ne found all the men 10
be Americans and he was just as rea.
dy to fight with them now as he was
to fight against them in 1862.
Mrs. Lucretia Robertson of Cedar
Rapids spent the week end at the par
entail r. d. Robertson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Alcorn of Os.
kaloosa were in town Thursday look
ing up trade.
w. A. Clark of Douds was a caller
at olivet Thursday while making a
trip over the line. .......
Mr.. McReynolds has sold his two
lots to ]. II. Perfect who will use
them for wood lot Mr.. McReynolds
intended moving the Button store to
the location.
The Ladies Aid Society held regu-
lar meeting at the w. II. Tandy home
Thursday. Owing to the inclemency
of the weather the attendance was
not so large, Refreshments were sery-
ed and happy time reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. DeCook spent
Friday in Leighton.
w. H. Nelson of Parsons, Kansas,
called at this office Friday. while in
this neighborhood looking after his
business matters. He informs us that
they had a good acreage crop in his
state this summer and he says that
the miners in and around Pittsburg,
and Scranon, Kansas, are doing an inn
mense business. Those mines were
opened up by What Cheer parties in
1884.
The local freight and passenger
trains from Knoxville to Oskaloosa
leave Knoxville earlier than they did,
leaving Olivet about 1900 a. M,
which makes it more convenient to
the people going to Oskaloosa to
trade.
We are pleased to see the miners
of Iowa put themselves on record as
they did at their recent convention.
Those resolutions carried weight and
true loyalty to the country of their
cnoice and will be lived up to,
G.. H. Laughlin returned home on
Friday from business trip on his
stock farms in Missouri. He reports
everybody doing well and happy.
John Vinsent, brakeman on the
Rock Island was a. caller Saturday.
He reports heavy business on his
run. ~ b. 81" @.5
Prof. H. P. Mauvers of Burr Oak
spent Saturday forenspn in Oskaloosa
on educational matters.
A. D. Thompson returned from New
Mexico Saturday and will remain in
Iowa this winter Mr.. Thompson in
forms us his brother II. M. Thompson
raised large crop on three farms in
New Mexico and is well pleased with
the new home. He is doing well.
The many friends will be pleased to
know this for he is one of the Oldest
residents OF Scott township.
John Perfect left Saturday for the
Spring Creek neighborhcod where he
will husk corn this fall.
]. A. DeCook and little daughter
were passengers for OskaloOsa to Wis
it Miss Minerva DeCook who: is at
tending school at Penn College.
r. d. Robertson and family took
dinner Sunday with their son Clyde
east of town.
Fred A. Bell, of Oskaloosa, was in
town Monday looking after insurance.
The writer was favored with pleas
ant call.
Thomas Evans, brakeman on the
passenger train from Knoxville to
Washington, resumed his run Monday
after a weeks lay off.
Miss Wanda Sytsma, of Rose Hill,
spent Sunday at the parental Dan
Sytsma home west of town.
r. w.