The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-07
BOOSTS RED GRlsSTHE OtIVET ITEMS
GRANDMA DAVIS PASSES HER
EIGHTY-EIGHTH BIRTHDAY.

Olivet, June BY r. VIZ Friday
May Is, 1917, we noted in the Garfield
correspondence that Grandma Rebec-
ca Davis passed her 88th mile stone on
journey of life at the home of Mrs.
Lyle in Garfield township. This good
old Samaritan is among the old set
tiers of Evans, having come there
with her deceased husband, David
Davis, from Ohio in the Eighties They
run a boarding house for several
years. 1t can be said that no one was
turned away from that home hungry
for their latch string was always on the
outside. In addition to her regular
household work she always took time
tn attend Sunday school and church.
ii can be said of her with her de-
ceased husband was first and last in
all that was good We join with her
admiring friends in wishing her more
birthdays. ..~
From the tone of the press, milk
dealers are not always angels either,
for when a man sells zoe worth of
milk and &c worth of water for $1.00
he certainly is doing ell.
w. NJ. Pitt an old time mining
friend of the writer's was q pleasant
caller on Thursday. We first met
Uncle Billy in Central City, Kentucky
IN ~. He says he has been on a
! farm in Cass county, since 'S4, and is
doing we'll and only regrets he wasn't
born in Iowa.
John Van Manen rented the John
l.. Thompson lots west of the church
and will plant corn on them.
The remains of William Henry Nor
wood, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Norwood, Jr.. aged hours.
was laid to rest in the Olivet GENE
+ terry, Wednesday, May 80, at p. m.
Short funeral services were held in
= the Grange Hall at $3.50 p. m, byl the
writer using the 13-14-15 verses of the
18th chapter of Mathews for hi srort
discourse. Song services were led by
Misses RoZella and Lucrieta Robert
son and Miss Helen Coryell. This was
the first offspring of this young couple,
We join with them in sorrow over the
loss OF tnelf nfSt cnllu.
Township trustees unloadcd a car
load of cement sewer pipes here this
week to be used on the roads. The
township trustees are to be compli-
imented on their promptness in unload
ing this car.
Lester Butler informed us on Fri
day he had about ten arcres of corn
yet to plant, and would have 1870 acres
planted when finished. ..
Charles Warfoot representing WEIGH
'& Cook, of Cedar Rapids, was in town
on Friday talking dry goods to Nc.
Reynolds & Son. ....4..
We had a fellow here last week try.
ing to sell us Dead Shot for potato
bugs. We have the best remedy on
earth. Kill them at sight"
Irwin C. Smith, of Sidney, Fremont
county, was in town On Tuesday.
l aurel Sheehy also his sister Miss
VerHal, of Edna, Mo-, spent Saturday
Bill ings. They were accompanied by
Miss Lucillt Bullock, of St. Joe, Mo-
Before returning they spent Saturday
night with their aunt Mrs. +. e. Ives
in OskalOOsa.
J. M. Peters, of Cass county, was in
this locality this week looking after
business.
J Mrs. Boston and Mrs. Beagle, of Os,
kaloosa, was out on Tuesday decor.
ating the graves of their departed
ones, buried in the Olivet cemetery
These two good Samaritans never fail
to come out once a year to strew
flowers over the graves of their loved
ones.
For the information of our peopie
lall trains east of Oskaloosa and Wash.
,ington will leave Olivet at 1905 in
Iplace of $50. Heretofore all trains
west from Washington and Oskaloosa
Ewill return to Olivet ASS. These
trains and local freights will run daily
as heretofore on above hours.