The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-15
CEDAR TOWNSHIP
GOES OVER TOP
SUBSCRIBERS ARMY Y. M. c. A.
QUOTA AND THEN SOME.
PROSPERITY At FREMONT
Excellence of Surrounding Territory
Is Reflected n the Development
Of the nz--People Alive To
Benefits Of Publicity.


Fremont, Nov. 13.-On Sunday the
climax of the Army Y. NJ. c. A. cam
paign was reached and large public
meetings were held at Cedar M. e.
church in the morning, at Fairview
in the afternoon and at the Fremont
NJ. E. church in the evening. The
quota set apart for Cedar township
was $500, and in the canvass and pub
lie meetings this sum was over-sub-
scribed. So Fremont and Cedar are
cover the top" The committee in
charge of the work here were K. II.
Ferguson, George w. Alderman, A. G.
| Philippe, j. S. McClain, D. Goeh-
ring, F. NJ. Ellis, E. w. Pomeroy and
A. P. Norton ..s
Pleased With oiled Roads.
After considerable discussion as to
tn benefit of oiled roads, the expert
ence of Fremont has been that the
| soil mixes with the oil and the dirt
packs down hard and thus when the
rainy season comes on the muddy
condition is largely done away with.
The opinion here is that it has been
good investment for this locality.
Named After Gen. Fremont.
The history of Fremont dates back
to 1848 and the town was named in
honor of old General ]. C. Fremont.
The early settlement was plated by
William Morrow and he also erected
the first store and private house and
from this crude start, the place has
steadily grown until the present. 1t
was not long before the early settlers
recognized the value of the soil here
| as an agricultural feature and live
stock even then, began to play an
important part in the development of
| the town.
Evidences of Prosperity.
1t is a notable evidence of progress
| that so many of the business blocks
are built not only of brick, but also
are two stories high and as a. rule all
seem to be occupied. J. E. Fennell
handles all kinds of building supplies
rs well as being in charge of the
large grain elevator on the M. & st.
L. Il. R., and the impression that one
receives is that of permanency in all
classes of building operations Ere
nontAhas fine and substantial bust
ness blocks, elegant! homes and a
most desirable class of people and
this is unusual for place of so small
a population.
People Alive To Publicity.
Fremont believes in publicity and
this is not only emphasized by the
Gazette under the management of A.
2. Norton, but is seen in practically
all of her business interests. 1t has
also been noteworthy feature of
the various patriotic campaigns that
are now being brought to the atten-
! ton of the people. AS the local rep
rasentatiye of the newspaper world,
a. P. Norton is identified with all
public interests and this plays big
part in bringing Fremont as locality
to the attention of the public.
Arthur Beck Improves.
Arthur Beck, who a few weeks ago
moved the front part OF his fine bun
galow cottage forward at least ten
feet, has practically completed the
work and now has a home that is
decidedly attractive and pleasing in
appearance, and with the grounds is
likely to become one of the show
places of Fremont In doing this
work he had a decidedly difficult
problem to work out and he has sue
ceeded most admirably.
Much Stock Shipped.
Shipments of live stock were again
active this week and two cars of
sheep, two cars of cattle and three
cars of hogs were sent from the local
Tdepots. These shipments are not as
large as formerly, but they indicate
desire to get the stock into market
before the extreme cold weather of
winter sets in. Fremont stock al
ways commands the best of prices.
Santa Claus Is Saving.
Merchants. this year are little
cautious about buying their special
Christmas stocks and travelling men
state that there has been a decided
falling off in their sales. Fremont
dealers are feeling this as well as
others and the fine displays that are
usually seen during the holiday sea-
son are likely to be cut down this
year. There are several causes for
this. but the people do not seem to
be in that joyous holiday spirit this
year as formerly 1t is more time
for conservation. and careful study.
Tractors Being USED.
Among other innovations the use
of the tractor as an addition to the
farm equipment is being noted and
now not q little Of the fall blowing is
being done here in this manner. !.
The Midnight Alarm.