The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-10-18
PEOPLE AT oLlvET HEAR RUM
oRS OF BUSINESS GROWTH.

ors have ii that Olivet will have a
new store building on Railroad street,
north Of the depot, and picture show
in the corner building on Rock Island
street. Also new garage and a
blacksmith shop east of the station.
d. A. Lewis of Oklahoma, an old
time friend of the writer's, was a
caller at the station this week. We
sold Dave some mining machinery at
McCalister in '85 and was pleased to
meet him and talk of days gone by,
He says much coal is being mined in
Oklahoma, but that the money max,
| ing business is oil. He formerly
worked in the mines at Angus in the
| SOS.
The section men are putting in
their best ticks this week getting the
tracks in readiness for the winter
traffic and they are using lots of new
| ties.
b. F. Burnett, the Underwood
sweet man, was in town a short time
Thursday. Ben is a good fellow and
1--WE are always glad to meet him.
]. M. Wilson of Perry was bust
ness caller at the office on Tuesday.
William Rice shipped apples to Des
Moines last Saturday. He says that
they are worth good money there.
Charles Warfoot of Cedar Rapids
was in town Saturday talking dry
goods to G. w. McReynolds.
r. D, Robertson spent Monday in
Knoxville looking after his winter
coal.
III. M. Buckner, an insurance man
from Burlington, was a caller at the
station Monday.
Local business on the Rock Island
is picking up in the past week in all
lines. sTt
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Billings made a
business trip to Oskaloosa Monday
and while there were guests at the
E. e. Ives home
Mrs. John Crispen visited with rel.
atives and friends in Harvey this
week.
This writer acknowledges the re.
ceipt of handsome poster this week
from r. It. Rhys, saying the miners
stand just where the farmers stand.
II. NJ. Bell of Hardin county was e
caller Tuesday. Mr.. Bell says at
least 30 per cent of the Iowa corn
crop is saved from the frost. He
says that his county has the largest
crop that it has had for years, that
| the farmers are commanding the
best prices they ever had.
The first fires in the heating stoves
were made about here on October 6
Coal in town delivered from the coun
try mines cost Tic a bushel against
15c bushel last year. Just like
burning money.
Mrs. John Laughlin, east of town
on the Knoxville road, and her sister
Miss Christine Chapman, of Den.
yer, Colorado, are visitors at the G.
II. Laughlin home.
John Dulin, roadmaster, spent Sat.
urday evening in town looking after
the yard tracks and switches.
Mrs. r. w. Williams spent Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Tucker near Harvey and reports a
pleasant visit with these good people
Everybody was hunting fuel this
week. Most of the coal bought in
this neighborhood this fall is from
the country mines cast of town.
John Crispin, Jr, spent Saturday
in Tracy getting ready for the winter
j. c. Grinter of F'loris made us a
call Tuesday while in thes neighbor.
hood looking after business.
Misses RoZella and Lucretia Rob
ertson visited this week at the home
of their brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Robertson, in Cedar
Rapids.
The Herald man shared thee hospi-
tally of Uncle John Thompson and
wife Sunday and enjoyed good din.
ner which was gotten up IN the high
est of culinary art.
Mr., Hancock of Evans informs us
that Johnny Head & Son have had
some trouble with their mine east of
town with the old works. but that
they have about crossed them and
will soon have solid coal. We are
glad to note this for with present
price of coal on track there certainly
will be strong demand for coal from
these country mines especially for
men with teams.
Mrs. Mcdowell of Oskaloosa visited
this week with her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Clark, south of town.
f. A. Washington of Littleton, Ia,
was caller at the station Tuesday,
which was appreciated. He was for
merly railroad man but says that
he likes farming much better.
The writer was made to feel sad to
read in the Herald of the death of
John Mcbride, who was killed recent
ly out west. John and his brother
Pete were well known to US in the
early history of the miners union.
He waso the pioneer organizer of the
miners union following close after
the death Of John Syney John was
one of those level-headed men who