The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-06-14
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Olivet, Ia, June 9.--All roads led
to Olivet, on June 5, registration day.
The board was ready for business at
z a. m. One stout looking young man
was on hand to register, Walter Clark
was second and they kept coming all
day. At 6 p. m. there We're sixty-four
names on the roll. One colored man
registered during the day. Our Frank
Boles of Rochester was present to rep
resent Uncle Sam the biggest part of
the day. We had the pleasure of talk
ing to number of young men per-
sonally and they all seemed to realize
the Importance of the situation, espec
tally so the oluest son of Mr.. and Mrs
Delong who is bright young man
There were three brothers in this RAM
lily TO register all AT the same time.
Mrs j. A. DeCook spent Tuesday
evening and Wednesday with her
daughter, Minerva in Oskaloosa.
The trains ON this line are making
tar better time this week than they
did last week AS they become more
familiar with the new time card we
hope to see the mall running on time.
Dan Dayton, conductor and j. w.
Sapper0eld are the new men on the
local freight from Washington TO
knoxville. Both are very pleasant men
TO do business with
A. M. Vangarden of Logan, Harrison
county was caller ut the station on
Thursday. Mr.. Vangarden says he has
that more water has fallen in the last
two weeks that he has seen for ten
years.
l.. Hackert of Leighton was bust
ness caller at the station on Thurs
day.
Uncle Van MeCombs spent Thurs
day in Oskaloosa looking after bust
ness matters. Uncle Van reports an
immense crop of apples this year, not
many plums or cherries.
In letter from A. ID. Thompson
from New Mexico he says the climate
there don't seem to agree with him
but his brother Harmont and son Earl
are getting fat as pigs on clover.
The downpour of water washed the
top off the large pipe on Tracy road
south of town. A force of men were on
hand Friday morning and made neces-
sary repairs. We also noticed a force
of men repairing telephone lines at the
same time.
The downpour of water washed the
top off the large pipe on Tracy road
south of town. A force of men were
On hand Friday morning and made
necessary repairs. We also noticed a
force of men repairing telephone lines
at the same time.
Albert Walters south of town was a
caller at the station on Tuesday Mr.
Walters informs us he has made ar
rangements to burn charcoal for Os
kaloosa parties who will handle all he
Can burn.
L. P. Seaman was business caller
in Knoxville on Monday. He informs
us he has forty acres of corn planted,
H. NJ. Boswell of Atlantic, Cass
County, was a caller on Tuesday Mr.,
Boswell says that he hears some com
plant among the farmers about the
late season. He says one of the best
corn crops he raised in Iowa he plant
ed after the Fourth of July.
Mr.. Hol, our fruit man on the late
Elmer Clark farm south of town says
he never had a better prospect for a
large crop of apples than he has now.
Uncle John Thompson tells us the
same things but his cherries and
rlums are short.
In letter from Derry Nossman to
Willis Billings he says he is stationed
at Fort Logan, Colorado, enjoying
good health and likes soldiers life
fine.
Just few days of sunshine Is need
ed badly in this community at this
time, for il has been of limited guam
| tity so far this year.
Mrs. r. v. Clark spent Thursday in
Oskaloosa shopping.
W. FL. Young of Lincoln, Nebraska
was in this locality this week, looking
after business.
Fred DeCook was business caller
in Leighton this week.
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