The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-15
OUR KE0TA LETTER THE 0LIVET ITEMS
AUNT" POLLY CHAMP DIES SUD-
DENLY TUESDAY NIGHT.

Olivet, March Shy r. VIDE
+, parted this life for a better one on
Tuesday night, March 6. 1917, at II
O'clock at the home of her sister
Mrs. J. l.. Thompson, aged 70 years,
Aunt Polly Champ. Short services
were held at the residence Wednes--
day at II a. m, and the remains were
/ conveyed to Marion county where
they were laid to rest beside her hus-
band -who preceded her in death about
two years ago. The deceased and
her sister. Aunt Martha Thompson,
made the writer and his wife a
friendly call at our home on Tues
day afternoon about p. m, shook
hands and babe MS goodbye and re-
turned to her home to meet no more
on this earth. Thus we have a
sample of the uncertainty of life and
the certainty of death.
1t Is well said lin the midst of life
is death. AS the flower groweth up
in the day and at night it fadeth
away"
All the oats there was for sale in
the west end of Scott township was
headed for st. Louis March q.
II. NJ. Simons OF Henry county was
caller at the station on Tuesday,
He says it matters not where man
goes he finds prices the same every
where.
II. M. Thompson returned home on
Saturday from a business trip to
Colorado He doesn't find milk and
honey laying around but he found
full crop of would-be grafters on his
rounds. He rather thinks now of
remaining in Iowa. Sensible man.
Dave Thomas who has ben filling
the place of extra conductor in the
west part of the state. resumed his
regular run on this line from Knox
vile to Evans this week as brakeman.
The insurance organized by the
Western Grocer Company to provide
for their employees is commendable
one. For when a man spends the
best part of his life working for a
man or men lie is entitled to at least
a ransom OF mint for HIS services and
this insurance is a good one.
R. d. Robertson returned home on
Tuesday from a trip to Oskaloosa
wher he spent few days with friends
and looking after business matters.
A. G. English is filing the place
of George Dow who is taking va
cation this month, on passenger on
this line from Washington to Knox
Vile. Mr.. English is very courte=
Gus to the passengers. very easy to |
and is Just the man to meet !
the approval of the people
H. NJ. Pearson of Thurman. Ere
mont county, was a caller at the
station on Thursday. Mr.. Pearson
does not think that the Johnson
road bill viii meet he approval of the
people, even if it becomes law. He
says the automobile has its faults, !
but has become a mode for travel
and must be reckoned with.
Mrs. NJ. c. Grant of Leighton Wis
tied at the D. w. Wilkes home in !
Miss Wanda Systma of Rose Hill
spent Sunday at the parental Daniel |
Systma home west of town.
L. P. Seaman was a business caller
in Knoxville on aSturday.
Dan Reding of Harvey loaded car
of oats here this week for the st.
Louis market. He paid SIC bush
ell for them.
Eggs took a tumble this week. They !
fell from 33c a dozen to Csc in four
days, still coming down.
ID. ]. Crushman of Chicago was in
town a short time Monday. The |
writer was pleased to meet Dan as
it was the first time We had seen him
since we hustled news for the Asto-
ria Argus in Illinois about 1881