The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-08
BIG CROWD AT FERGUSON &
SONS NEAR FREMONT.
Fremont Gazette.

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sale Tuesday. The big offering of
29l head of stock attracted good
crowd. 1t is estimated that over 500
people We're at he sale, and ninety
automobiles were counted on the
place at one time. While it is
thought that farm sale prices are not
averaging quite as high as two weeks
ago, yet everythin offered at this
sahe brought top price. One team
of gray mares four and five years old
| brought $500. One span of mules
were bid off at $405. Yearling steers
brouht $50 head, milk cows SIC each
and yearling bull fetched $50. Year
ling ewes brought $3.50 each and
lambs $1640 apiece. Brood sows
cashed in at $43 a head Corn
brought $l.02 a bushel and hay
$3.50 a ton. Dinner was served by
the ladies of the Fremont Baptist
church and they took in $5S.O0
Last Friday the organization of the
new Farmers Savings Bank at
Wright was completed by the signing
! of the incorporation notice, election
of officers and directors by the stock
holders. The capital stock of $15,-
100000 was over-subscribed indicat-
ing that the folks in that community
want bank at that place. Seven di-
rectors were elected as follows K.
Knudson, w. l.. Votaw, r. A. Car
lpenter and Seth A. Randell of Wright
and Ira d. Lyle OF Armstrong. J. M.
Ireland of Oskaloosa, and John A.
Swanson of Fremont. The following
officers were chosen:
President-K. Knudson.
Vice President-R. A. Carpenter.
Cashier-Ira ID. Lyle.
1t is reported that the bank will
erect new brick building for it's
exclusive use and that it will be
about 22x40, one story.
Geo. +. Stephenson, Chas. Odem,
r. ]. Oldham, f. c. Wilcox and DIR.
N. S. Bradfield OF Eddyville, were in
Fremont Yesterday looking over
electric light proposition. Eddyviile
owns its own plant, which is direct
current, and the town is thinking of
changing to an alternating current
and this committee is getting facts
and figures to determine whether it
would be cheaper for the town to
make the change or to sell the plant.
The Walsh interests of Burlington,
the same company who furnish the
Juice for Fremont, have made an Of
fer for the Eddyville plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dietrich Korfhage
celebrated their 25th wedding ami
versary Sunday, at their pleasant
home two miles west of Hedrick. An
elaborate dinner was served. An adj
| dress was delivered by Rev. F. w
Lauddeck, and the afternoon and ev-
"reminiscences of former days by the
"reminiscences of ormer days by the
bridal couple. Many beautiful and
useful presents of silver were re-
ceived. All the guests departed
: with the sincere wish that Mr.. and
Mrs. Korfhage may live to celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary.
VIM. Funk and son Dawson of near
KirkviIle were in Fremont Saturday
attending to business matters. We
acknowledge a pleasant call from the
gentlemen. Dawson is recovering
p nicely from an operation for gall
stones at which time he was con-
fined in a hospital at Ottumwa for
) six weeks. He says he is feeling
= fine now and looks it.
John Rhoads, who is manager of a
big lumber yard at Rudd, Iowa, came
down Friday and remained until on
Mpnday, visiting with his parents,
, MIR and Mrs. A. ]. Rhoads, and other
, relatives and friends. He says that
, northern Iowa has had an immense
, amount of snow this winter and the
; sleighing has been fine.
Last week w. B. Nash of Kirk
vile, who is a breeder of Big Bone
Poland China hogs and Short Horn
cattle, sold a two year old sow for
; 1926 to T. o. Brown of near Ottum-
, wa Mr.. Nash is successful breed
er and gets good prices for his stuff
i, Chas. Charnock of Sioux Falls, S
d., who was called here by the seri-
Gus illness of his father, VIM. Char
mock of Cedar returned to his home
Thursday evening.
Miss Emma Krout, superintendent
of the Ollie schools, left Saturday fol
Kansas City where she will spend a
week attending the National School
Superintendent convention.
/ H. S. Davis, manager of the Far
mers & Traders Telephone Co, OF
Fremont, was in Hedrick Friday and
bought a hog at the Cooper sale for
which he paid $3.50.
Guy Roof went to Martinsburg yes
terday to be present at big Ma
sonic meeting last night.