The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-09
NEWS FROM 0LIVET
LITTLE LESTER BILLINGS cELE-
BRATES EIGHTH BIRTHDAY.

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Olivet, Aug. 3.-(By R. W)-Tues
day, July 81, being the Sth birthda,
anniversary of little Lester Billings
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Bill
ings. large number of little folks
! gathered at the Billings home ant
gave him a birthday party. AS 9
token of their respect for him, eacf
of the little boys and girls brought q
present with them. The evening
porch and playing on the lawn. Mrs
Billings served cake and lemonade to
the youngsters. Miss Minerva De
Cook brought car load to the gath.
ering. The writer was much pleased
to meet a number of the youngsters
from Rochester who were present.
Ted Coryell of Rock Springs, Wy
oming, was in town on Tuesday call
ing on old friends and neighbors. The
Herald man was favored with a call.
Mr.. Coryell was raised in this neigh
borhood. He informs us he is work
ing in the mines there and that the
coal is II feet high. They work ten
feet of the vein and leave four feet
of it for a roof. He says that the
government is handling the coal. The
mines are running every day and have
been for a year now. He says that
all of the miners are doing well and
his appearance and looks indicate
this, for he never looked better than
he does now. We were glad to
meet him.
In a letter from Hon. c. w. Ram
seyer, Washington, ID. c., he says the
weather is very hot there and rains
nearly every day. He says he does
not think congress will adjourn be-
fore October /, if then.
Art Van Arkel of Leighton was a
passenger for Knoxville on Monday
to look after business.
John c. Nossman was in town on
Tuesday. He informs us his wife,
who is taking treatments in an Oska-
loosa hospital, is doing well.
Uncle John Mcdonald, the veteran
carpenter of Beacon, is putting up a
building for Fred DeCook this week,
Uncle John says he is 80 and past,
and is the oldest man in the county
to work. Uncle John Thompson
claims this honor. He says that he
is SO and past and works every day.
In letter from A. T. Thompson of
Havener, N. Mex, to his sister, Mrs.
R. D. Robertson, he says he expects
to start for Iowa the last of August
or the first of September. He says
that the weather down there is in
tensely hot from 10 a. m. to p. m.
and that it is cool for the rest of the
day.
c. B. Gordon of Center, Shelby
county, was a business caller at this
Office on Friday. Mr.. Gordon is at
a serious loss to know why the food
control bill does not become a law.
J.H. Perfect has started a railroad
eating house on Depot street, one
block north of the station. He has
a crew to eat dinner with him about
every day.
Mrs. Columbus Phillips, an old
time resident from Tracy, is visiting
this week with her daughter, Mrs.
Lester Butler.
Henry Kreeling took Mrs. John
Nossman to Mahaska hospital on
Thursday of last week for treat
ments.
Walter Clark was in town Friday.
He says that he has all of his work
done except threshing his grain.
A. q. Adams, baggage expressman
on this line from Washington TO
Knoxville, is having a vacation this
week.
Miss Margaret Lichtenheld and
sister, of Oskaloosa, visited at the
John L. Thompson home this week.
II. II. Rosebrook and Mr.. YerPloeg
made this Office a call on Friday
while on their tour of selling stock
in the worlds fair at Oskaloosa.
The latest advance reported to this
Office was when Mrs. Williams was
informed vinegar had gone up to &c
a quart. Too bad, just When a lei
low wants to use the beets he work
ed all the summer to raise.
p. H. Plumer of Des Moines was a
caller at the station on Saturday.
Miss Margaret Lichtenheld and
sister were passengers for Harvey on
Saturday to visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Tucker before return.
ing to their home in Oskaloosa.
A. l.. Durham, the helper and
housekeeper on the H. r. Barnes
place east of town, was a caller on
Sunday. Mr.. Durham says they are
busy cutting oats and he never saw
better crop, beyond all records,
climbing heavenwards.
No Street Cars to Fair.