The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-13
HURT IN A RUNAWAY
ANDREW BARNES SUFFERS BRoK
EN- ARM AND SHOULDER

Olivet, Dec. 11.-Andrew Barnes
was husking corn last week on his
place east of town and was driving a
span of mules when they started to-
run. He made an effort to stop them
and in the mix up he fractured his
arm and shoulder in way that rem
dered him unable to work.
Uncle Robert Adair spent Saturday
evening in Harvey with old time
friends and neighbors.
A. c. Anderson of Grinnell was
business caller here Saturday.
Mrs. Harriet Durham of Harvey
spent Thanksgiving with her son and
family Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Durham
east of town.
E. C. Toler of Avon, Polk county
was caller at the station Saturday.
Mr. Toler was formerly a station
agent but he is now farming and he
says that he still has hankering for
the railroad business.
Mr.. and .-Irs. John Vandercamp of
Oskaloosa spent Sunday at the James
Norwood home in Leighton, before re-
turning home from a visit with his
brother at Knoxville where they spent
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Ida Johnson and family of
Rochester were in town Saturday.
This community needs a cheap
man to tinker with old cars at least
two days a week in order that the
owners may get ride on Sunday.
Monday, December 3, We saw man
bringing out some carpet from the
! house, and two feather cushions. He
spent the forenoon working under the
thing. Do not know whether he fixed
it or tore it to pieces.
The interesting letter from Prof.
Kelsey in the Herald was carefully
read by us twice. 1t was evident to us
his trip to France was not all in vain,
but in dealing out all this tobacco GER
tainly was vacation from his regular
line of profession in Penn College.
Loab Shelter of Kansas City and
| Wolliam Silvers of Olivet left Monday
for the Anderson mines at Knoxville
where they will work on company
| houses. s.
| A coroner's inquest was held in the
I Rock Island depot Monday noon to
decide the composition of a small at.
j tachment for an automobile. Evidence
was heard and argument submitted to
a jury composed of Mike Monk OF
/ Beacon, Loab Shelter of KANSAS City,
and William Silvers of Olivet. After
elaboration the jury decided the thing
was composed of chalk in place of
steel. Dismissed.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Robertson re.
! turned Monday after spending Thanks
| giving with their son and daughter
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Robertson at
Cedar Rapids. They informed US the
fatted calf was slaughtered and serv'
ed up in the highest order of the cul-
! mary art, and was enjoyed to the
hearts content of all present.
Dan Kendig and Mr.. Watts of Har-
vey were business callers at the sta
ton Monday while in the neighbor-
hood looking after oats. They offered
! Csc a bushel on the car.
Walter Clark was passenger for
Oskaloosa Monday, looking after bust.
ness matters.
The ladies of the Red Cross society
served lunch at the John Vanduren
sale Tuesday. The weather was disa.
greeable and the crowd not large but
they took in fifteen dollars during the
day. We understand that Mr.. Vandur-
en- will work as a hired hand on a
farm next summer. He has wife and
one child and is among one of our
/ best citizens. They carry with them
! the best wishes of all.
Mrs. G. H. Laughlin returned Tues
/ day of last week from an extended
visit at the parental George Crown
home at Avery, Oklahoma. The writ
er and wife acknowledged the receipt
OF two nice tokens from these good
people for which we feel grateful
R. w,