The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-19
THE OL|VET ITEMS
ROCK ISLAND RAILWAY MAKING
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.

IGOlivet, July 17.-(By r. Wy The
Rock Island is making extensive re-
pairs on the track at this place. A
car load of cedar ties were unloaded
here on Thursday. They have five
men on the section this week.
]. H. Perfect received letter from
his brother in Kansas. He says he
threshed out 35 acres of wheat and
said that he did not have enough to
feed a cat. Potatoes SIS a bushel
down there. You had better take
the first train for iowa, brother
J. d. Bateman, transportation in
spector for the Rock Island, also Mr.
Smith, trainmaster, and P. T. man
from Des Moines, were business call
ers at the station Thursday. We
were glad to meet these men, for a
talk on the best interests of the road
and return thanks for their visit and
want them to call again.
Mrs. Mcdowell of Oskaloosa visited
this week at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Walter Clark. 1t was the
first time that she had met her little
, grandson that came recently to tho
Clark home.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at thu
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. .Tucke
4 In Marion county, on Thursday. Thu
ladies reported a good attendance
and plenty of good things to eat, ant
happy time participated in by all
Could not be otherwise with thes
good people.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Art Van STEMS re
turned home this week from a visi
with relatives and friends in Deca
tur county. Mr.. Van STEMS, who !
an old farmer, informs us he foun'
good crops on the entire trip. Bot
him and his aged companion stoo
| the trip well in the car.
| We saw Steward Bartlema pullin
his car home this week with the oil
reliable team of horses. We are no
advised what kind of fever the ca
had but from the moving it looked I
us very sick.
| Sometimes we hear some smar
Aleck criticise a writer for the mix
| ing up of letters and changing o
spelling. We want these critics I
visit print shop some time and Sc
the press man setting up his form
and see how easy it is for SINAI
letter to slip. This writer has live
a great many years on this earth
which is well known. He will pa
for six months subscription to tn
Daily Herald or one year to tn
Weekly for the picture of the frs
perfect man or woman, that ca
prove his or her claim. We wan
il to hang in the Rock Island station
office. Have never seen one yet.
J. B. Paul, the lumber man fror
Washington, Iowa, was a passenge
for his home Wednesday.
E. D. Smith of Keokuk was a bus
ness caller in town Wednesday. TIL
writer was favored with a call Will
on his rounds.
A number of admiring friends an
neighbors enjoyed themselves with a
ice cream party at the home of MI
and Mrs. Fred DeCook Wednesda
night, July II, it being the sixt
birthday of their only son, Rober
A happy time was reported.
The weather man now has gotte
good and is sending us some good oil
hot weather just when the farmer
need it.
A potato ad reads, potatoes Coo
peck. This would sound lots bette
to us to read 60c a bushel, and W
want to see it changed
Uncle John Thompson cut a larg
load of nice timothy hay off tn
right-of-way this week, in front of hi
home, which adds greatly to the al
pearance of his place and also tn
road, and we want him to keep RICH
on cutting.
j. J. Dunn, prominent stock ma
of Webster, Madison county, was
caller at this Office on Tuesday. II
says that stock never looked better
but the people don't know what t
ask for them. Same in all thing:
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Perfect left o.
Saturday for visit with their daugt
ter, Mrs. Green, at Old Colon. o.
Sunday they will be Joined by tn
other daughter. Mrs. John Smith
and family, from Spring Greek, for
family gathering.
Peter Degest was passenger TO
Harvey on Saturday. He informe,
us he planted 25 acres of his corn Oh
the bottom that was overlooked, ant
has some of it plowed the secont
time. He says that it is flying high
A Fine Summer Camp.
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