The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-07-26
HIGH PRICED CORN
G. n. LAUGHLiNsELLs 400 BUSH.
ELS FOR $500.

good old hymn, praise God From
Whom ALI Blessings Flow" G. II.
Laughlin informs us he sold four hun
dred bushels of corn this week for
500. One wagon load brought $40,
record unknown before, he says.
James H. Gordon of Weldon, Clark
County, was a caller at this office on
Tuesday. Mr.. Gordon says that the
producing element of this country has
everything to be thankful for. Good
crops and good prices, with ready de-
mand for all they have to sell right
at home.
| Mr.. Thomassen and bride of Harvey
were in town on business with the
writer. He is the senior member of the
| Thomassen Brothers store at Harvey.
He is a very courteous young man
and one whom it is a pleasure to meet.
Their call was appreciated.
We received a poster for this office
on Tuesday showing the Rock Island
paid taxes in the state of Iowa in 1916
amounting to 1851, 5S6.41. and of this
Mahaska County received $1S,74S.6S.
Mrs. George Robertson of Oskaloo-
sa visited this week at the r. d. Rob-
ertson home on Rock Island street.
John Dulin, road master, was out
looking over this road on Tuesday.
He made the trip in a motor car.
Mrs. Mcdaniel returned to her home
in Oskaloosa on Tuesday after a visit
with her little grandson at the Walter
Clark home.
P. o. Brown of Decatur was call
er Monday while in this locality look
ing after business matters.
John Crispen spent Monday in Tracy
trading.
R. D. Robertson and Clyde put up
hay this week. They report good
crop N
John Shaffer was in town Monday
just after the rain, He said it was
worth just $4,000 to Scott township
alone. John knows.
We noticed three hucksters in town
Monday forenoon, soliciting trade.
We noticed the item personal bag
gage-wet goods" We have not han
died any wet goods yet but refused to
send box of potatoes as baggage
this week. A, short time ago we refused
to send a sack of flower covered with
a jacket as baggage. We delivered two
sacks of -four covered with a skirt,
sent here as baggage, which was Wis
IDLE by looking in the box. Some time
| before we delivered trunk with a
double set of harness in it covered
with a pair of overalls. This was sent
here over the Wabash from Harvey.
From the number of down and out
cars we have seen pulled along the
roads for the past month it seems to
us a repair shop is needed in Olivet.
When these things are down and out
the good old horse that dad went to
town with is called in action.
Leonard Top, of Olerlin, Kansas,
in lis neighborhood this week. Mr..
Top is returning home from Detroit,
| Michigan where he represented Oler-
! lin college at the national convention
of Young Peoples Baptist Christian
Association. Mr.. Top is bright young
man, and his many friends are glad
to see him doing so well. He was rails
ed in this township.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Rietveld and
family of Marion county made this Of
flee also our home a pleasant. call on
Wednesday while on their way home
from a business trip in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Reitveld is a pleasant talker, a
nice appearing lady and they have two
sons and one daughter to brighten
their home.
A little notice in the Herald on coal
operators and mine timber caught our
eye. We have three shippers here and
we talked to two of them this week |
on the matter Mr.. Seaman said he |
helped his father haul mine timber in
= yin NOuAiIJ SO yCoio d6O Va
the prices paid for timber then was
about what it is now. He says the
chopper wants for cutting just about
what he gets for his timber Mr.. Sedrel
said that at the prices he pays for
cutting timber he can make more
,hopping than he can make with his
cam hauling. Both of these men have
OTIS of timber and want to sell it.
Albert Walters furnished us with
ample of his charcoal for this office.
Z. l.. Alcorn of Oskaloosa was ac-
by his wife while on his
ocular trip on Thursday soliciting
rade. }ua
Henry Hackert was business call
r at this office on Thursday. He in
ormed us his father took 60 head of
ogs to Chicago of their own raising
lat weighed 80 pounds each. He got :,
wfully man one day this week when ;,
IS car baked. He says he worked all ],
lie forenoon with it, broke the ten :,
several times. went .,
,me and got his dinner, came back
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