The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-27
GROWING lhDUS1RYcHAhGE OWNERSHIP
BUILDING 1T 7VEK GR
BEACON BECOMING BIG STOCK
RAISING CENTER

Beacon, December 21--Mr and Mrs.
James Westerselt of Los Angeles, Cal,
and a daughter Of w. Roop of Bea-
CON- were here for few days this
week for a visit at the parental home.
On Friday, last another sister, Mrs.
1 2. e.. Phelps OF Delta, came to Beacon
with her son for a visit with relatives.
Mr.. Westervelt went to Syracuse,
IN. Y, Sunday evening, were he will
shortly be Joined by his wife and from
there they will go to New York City
and Washington, DC After an extend
edsyisit at these points they will re-
turn, to California by way of st. Louis
and Kansas City.
h Beacon is a registering station for
the movement Of trains on the oska-
lloosa. 0ttuma and Keokuk branch Of
| the Rock Island railroad as it is the
first station after leaving the double
track section of the road near Oska-
loosa Evans is the registering station
on the Des Moines line and Oskaloosa
does like duty for both runs. The
lDes Moines and Keokuk branch being
a leased road they use this system in
order to keep tab On the train move
lments and incidentally the amount OF
business done over the line.
/ During the past summer Mrs. G. A.
Nail raised 81 canary birds, from the
day they we're Matched and now has
lis that will soon be singers. The other
six were sold in the fall and early
/ winter. :M
l On Saturday last during the snow
] storm the interurban cars had consid,
e,able2 trouble and the big track
lsweeper vas obliged to make trip to
clean up the track.
4 Aside from the seven or eight coal
mines in active operation in the vici
q nifty, Beacon is gradually becoming
famous as center for thoroughbred
u live stock and the time may come
which this locality will be as notable
\ as the large establishment of the
T. j. Heisel Co., Inc. of Fremont. In
the breeding of Percheron horses we
n have r. w. Hoyt & Son and G. A.
Henry. In Shorthorn cattle and in
Poland China hogs there is ]. M. Convey
Il In Poland China hogs, J.. Frank Hook
4 Charles E. Wharton e. Son, and M
I Stuhlsatz are also meeting with great
! success Some of these parties have
been in the business for quite mum
Der of years and awards for their fine
displays have been received from the
state. district and county fairs, but
J, there are others who are building w
their regulations and before long will
be as notable as tie others.
| On Sunday last many rabbits were
/ brought into Beacon by the local hun
ters and their big catch went far TOWARD
! filling the gap of IA tfneatless Tuesday
Mrs Edward Deayer had the pleas
! ure last week of entertaining he
brother from Minneapolis, MINI.
! William Blake, Jr. of Abba. las
Sunday was the guest of his brothei
} Neal Baxter in Beacon. William hal
j good position in one Of the banks
: at Abba. y -#+' ,'..
Mr.. and Mrs. Manley Smith are re
! joicing in the arrival of a baby girl
/ She came just in time to join in thu
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5 Christmas cheer, of the season.
. Grandma Christman, well known il
! Beacon was buried in the Oskaloos;
I cemetery on Tuesday of this week
! Among those from Beacon who attend
! ed the funeral were Mrs. Edwart
! FDeaver and Mrs. G. A. Nail.
The interurban loop question is still
1 IIIndictfledG and the. indications are tina
te matter viii rest until the openini
Iup of settled weather in the spring.
!. George, H. Sowden was one OF thu
!, Emen who, on Wednesday evening en-
|joyed the oyster supper given by thu
men of the Central NJ. E. church il
Oskaloosa. Rev. w. N. Hall the for
inner pastors and Rev. J. H. Stoughtoi
1.-The present pastor of the Beacon M
f. church. were expected but coulC
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