The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-08
I FREMONT READY
FOR HER GUESTS
METHODIST QUARTERLY MEET
ING OPENS TODAY.
THREE DAY SESSION PLANNED
Other News Of Live Town Special
Mention Of Particular Enter
nj prise-New Road Work
New Agent at @. Depot

Fremont, Nov. 7.-Rev, J. W. Car
son, the pastor of the M. E.. church,
and the ladies are making prepare,
tions for the sessions of the Oska-
loosa District Conference to be held
in Fremont this week. The sessions
begin Tuesday evening and three full
sessions will be held Wednesday and
Thursday. Dinner and supper will
be served during these days and dur
ing the Conference Mrs. DR.. G. L.
Minear will arrange for an organiza-
ton of the pastors wives to cooper
ate with that of the Iowa Confer
ence On Thursday the Laymen will
be in evidence as it is the purpose to
encourage the enlistment of 5000
men in the Adult Bible class work in
the Iowa Conference, and as this is
fostered by the Laymen's Association
in their session last September, it
falls to the lot of Oskaloosa District
to bring in over. 1900 of the full num-
Der. In all probably over 100 pas
tors and laymen will be present dur
ing tnlS conference
Has Special Advantages.
For town with a population of
525 Fremont is unusually wen sup
piled with hotel and cafe accommo-
dations. Bruce Howard is in charge
of the hotel and has desirable and
pleasing place for the general public.
r. B. Myers and w. E. Deaver oper-
ate the cafes and both are doing a
growing business. Mr.. Myers has
the "Gem" lunch parlors on the
north side of Main street, and Mr..
Deaver has the "City Cafe" on the
south side and both have their loyal
supporters in their catering to the
general public.
While Fremont is largely an agri-
cultural locality, it maintains some
large interests of business charac-
ter and there is scarcely nothing in
the general market that cannot be
secured. CleYe Clark, w. P. Rhoads
and Roof &. Reeves are the leaders
in the lines of general merchandise!
and their stores are well stocked
with goods that appeal largely to the
farming tendency of the people.
Added also their other comforts.
these well-to-do people own and oper-
ate the Farmers and Traders Tele-
phone Company" with H. S. Davis as
the local manager. Fremont is a
sort of half way station between Of
tumwa on the south and Oskaloosa
toward the northwest, it being about
IA miles in both directions to each of
these centers of county activity. Di-
rect telephone connections are main
tanned with both Of these enterpris-
ing cities, so that all things needful
can be secured practically at mo-
ment's notice. And since the aut,
bus has come into existence there is
considerable strife for the prompt
handling of trade as both Oskaloosa
and Ottumwa auto deliveries are fire.
quently seen in Fremont.
New, Sidewalks.
Road repairs and improvements are
being effected and new sidewalks of
the modern cement type have been
laid on the road that leads from Main
street south to the e. J. Heisel sta
bles and on the hard and smooth sur
face of the roadway are frequently
seen, the grooms with their fine high
class Percheron stock of horses, in
their work of giving these thorough
bred animals their exercise. The
Heisel Company are extensive adver-
tisers and their stables are known
far and wide for the high class of
their stock and during the year Ere
mont is visited by some Of the larg-
est buyers and breeders in the coun.
try and the best and highest of prices
are secured.
Feed Mill, Too. " ~
Reference has already been made
TO the two large grain elevators Of
Fremont but the place also has feed
mill and here A. J.. Rhoades has q
large business that is yearly expand |
ing to commendable proportions. He
handles practically all OF the grain in
this section, that is used for stock |
feed and this covers a wide territory
IN this, one OF the richest portions
Iowa.
Railway Facilities.
Fremont is favored in having. two
railroad lines, the NJ. & st. L. r. r.,
with ]. A. Kline as the agent, and the
c.. B. & Q. r. R., with L. r. vannoy
as agent. Mr.. yannoy has been in
charge only a week or So. having
succeeded his father. j, yannoy, who
made a record Of IL years Of service
in that depot Young Vannoy is
fitting In nicely in the work and bids
fair to repeat his fathers record. Mr..
Kline came to Fremont in January
last and so has completed almost q
year. In business prospects he
kinks that Fremont is one OF the
best stations on the road.
Farmers about Fremont are busy
With their fall blowing and the cut /
ing and stacking Of their corn and /;
Ich dark soil that is being, turned up K
! the various fields gives rich prom In
Q Of large bumper crops for another :