The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-02-14
BUSINESS DEALS
AROUND DELTA
NEW COUNTY AGENT WILL DE-
VOTE DAY TO OUR TOWN.
GOVERNMENT BUYS WALNUT
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Ex-Governor Geo. W.. Clark To Speak
y At Christian church--The Local
Churches Hold Union Services
a., To Save Fuel.

Delta, Feb. Thames Martin has
sold his farm near Delta to Oliver
Snyder, who takes possession March l.
Feb. 10 has been set apart in Delta
for the first official visit of w. O.
Roessler, the new county agricultural
agent, and a goodly number of the
farmers of this vicinity should be on
hand to receive and welcome him.
Delta and Rose Hill, Friday evening,
were the competing localities in bas-
ketball game between the teams of
the eighth grade classes, and that con-
ditions were fast and furious, goes
without saying and seemingly all the
ardor of their young lives
was put into the game and tied re-
suit of to was the final outcome.
Homer Hinkle has sold his acreage
to three parties, Matt Biewen, J. F.
Goldman and J. E. Vernon. 1t is not
known definitely whether the prop
.erty will be divided between the par
ties or used by them jointly and op-
Grated as a whole. Whatever plan is
used it was good purchase. g..
-, Moved by Truck 3D.
b H. R. Ferguson this week moved to
What Cheer and was lucky in having
the aid of his brother-in-law's big auto
truck from Minnesota, in the trans
ferring of the goods. The big car
made three trip sduring the day and
family having their last breakfast in
Delta, had the pleasure of eating their
supper in the new home. 1t was a
good demonstration of the utility of
modern transportation methods.
Walnut Is Scarce
During this week two big carloads
of black walnut timber was shipped to
Des Moines from Delta to be made up
into gunstocks for the government.
The stock, after being worked out by
the Des Moines parties, will then be
shipped to the big Rock Island ar
senal for finishing. The walnut tim
Der here is about exhausted.
Delta has in it's vicinity about four
good producing coal mines and these
at this time, are not only big bless
ing to the town, but they are positive
money makers under present condi-
tions. All are now more than busy.
Going to OskaioOsa
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Hicklin, ITO
Fourth avenue east in Oskaloosa, is
the new address of this worthy family
who have lately going from Delta and
expect to share in the prosperity of
the capital of Mahaska. Indications
point to still others who expect to
change to the larger city.
Ex-Governor George w. Clarke is to
be in Delta on Feb. % for the pur-
pose of giving lecture on a popular
topic, to the people of the Christian
church and they generously open wide
their doors and invite all to come
freely. Misses Dunn, Caywood, Stein
and Bowen are hard at work in ar
ranging an a tractive program for this
event.
Under the new system of Union
services, next Sunday the program
will be held at the Christian church
and Rev. N. c. Carpenter will preach
the sermon. 49, 80. ~
Enlisted at st. Paul
Claude BensIer this week left for
st. Paul, where he enlisted in the
United States Marine corps, and he
was one of the eight who passed the
examination out of total of 100. He
was sent Immediately to Paris Is
lands, S. c. a:.t. g., ...s H.. =.
Alvin Rutherford, farmer living
near Delta, has been quietly buying
up hides and furs in seemingly dull
season of the year. After a visit re
Gently to northern Missouri, he re-
turned and shipped out over $1,000
worth of furs to St. Louis. ...E...