The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-22
THE 0L|vET ITEMS
THE PEOPLE IN WEST MALAYSIA
ARE BUSY AND HAPPY,

| Olivet, March 16.4(By R. WV.
Fl. Pitt of Fremont county was a
is in favor of arming vessels to pro-
tect the lives Of our people, but not
to arm them for carrying death traps
to kill people of other nations.
A. B. Van Zuuk spent Thursday in
Oskaloosa looking after business
matters.
Mrs. L. l.. Alcorn of Oskaloosa
spent Thursday in town at the Nc
Reynolds home. The writer was
pleased to meet Mrs. Alcorn while on
her visit. She is just such lady as
one likes to meet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Billings took
their little son Harold to Oskaloosa
nervous trouble the little fellow has.
+ Professor Walker Dermint an old
time friend of the writer from
Swedesburg, Henry county made us
a friendly call on Friday while in the
town.
). The financial report by Roy Row
land in the Herald was well gotten
up. 1t was information that every
body wants to know and could not be
obtained in any other way. Re- is
entitled to much credit for this work,
1t is evident that he is the man for
auditor. ..s n
J. T. Young of Valeria was caller
n,,I In ,,tN I,,n
coal in Altoona in Sc. We were glad
to meet him and see him looking so
well.
Dan Systma and John Shaffer spent
Saturday in Oskaloosa setting them
selves right with the county treas
urer. q
I Clyde Robertson was in town Sat
urday hauling some furniture to his
home east Of town. He has been
moving since March LIST, and says that
he wants to move only once in five
years. ...
In conversation with Daniel
Systma on Saturday he informed us
his two sons had rented a body OF
land in Emmett county on the Mime
sofa line and moved on it. The
boys are very industrious young men
just starting out in life and will have
an opportunity to make good on their
new home.
In a letter from our nephew, T. E,
Smith of Macon. Georgia, he says he
has been contracting both in South
Carolina and Georgia this winter and
he finds a growing sentiment in the
south in favor of war.
Earl Fuller of Lacey visited his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Nc
: Combs, short time ON Saturday
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Tucker of Har-
vey spent Sunday at the parental
,, John Thompson home. Mr.. Tucker
= informs us he has a force of men
building seven room square house
on his farm one mile west of Harvey
to replace the one recently burned
= 1t will be completed by the first O.
May. He says it will cost him double
what it would have two years ago.
In a conversation with Art Vanson,
one Of our oldest Holland settlers
this week, we called his attention to
hoge being sold for $15.O5 a hundred
hundred; corn SC a bushel, and eggs
4c a dozen, and his wife and children
never went sto bed hungry either.
Herman Sedre who has lived and
is now living on the farm formerly
owned by Caroline Laughlin for tel
years, has rented the Isaac Barnes
place farther south, for this year.
II. w. Van Vokel and Fred DeCool
spent Tuesday in Oskaloosa on Legal
business.
Mrs. r. V. Clark spent Tuesday in
Harvey, trading.
The we'll written article of James
Mansfield was read with much con.
sideration, especially relating to the
automobile, We have spent six
years watching one of these crossings
and can verify all he said, and more
We are informed that. Herman Sc
drel has bought the Isaac Barnes
place south of town. Mr. and Mrs.
Sedrel are good neighbors, industri-
Gus people and we are glad to see
them get home of their own.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Perfect returned
home on Tesday, hale and hearty, af-
ter spending the winter in Oklahoma
with their children.
Frank Barnes was pleasant call
or in town on Wednesday while on
his way to Oskaloosa to look after
business matters. We are always
glad to meet Frank while in town and
talk with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Robertson
of Cedar Rapids spent Tuesday night
at the parental r. d. Robertson home.
Mr.. Robertson informs us he. is doing
well in his new home.