The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
FREMONT SENDS
SIX MORE BOYS
POPULAR LADS LEFT FOR DIES
MONIES SATURDAY
TWO HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TAKEN
Basketball Team Crippled. Shipper
Can't Get Cars. Local Merchants
Are Loyal. Walter Roquet
Builds Barn.

| Fremont, Feb 81. Mn addition to
the four Fremont soldier boys who
went out in the II from Mahaska
County, last Saturday, two others
went with the boys of Keokuk County
from Sigourney. These were Richard
Alfred Baker and Harley Allen Helm.
Those from Mahaska County were
Carl Christian Landau, Earle Dunn,
Harry Lynch and Roy Feaster. They
went from Oskaloosa, so this makes
total of six who have gone from FIRE.
mont in this selection. r. A. Baker
was member of the High School
basket ball team and as he was one of
the star men, his going will be SER
iou3 loss to the team. The boys of the
team wanted to give him a good send
off and so they left school and went
to Hedrick. Prof. Jones and the janitor
of the school got wind OF the affair
and started after the boys with the
idea of bringing them back, bat the
boys came out ahead and they took
the Professor and the janitor ON with
them to Hedrick and after their fare
well celebration, it was nearly mid
night before they reached Fremont.
Team Was Crippled.
The Fremont basketball team Satur.
day afternoon went to Oskaloosa and
there they played the team from the
Penn School of Com MERGE. The Oska-
loosa boys won after well contested
game and, the score was a close rs to
% in favor of the School of Commerce.
The Fremont team lost a strong man
in Baker, two others are out with the
measles and another has an injured
eye. But in spite of this they put up a
good stiff game.
Not Enough Cars.
At the 20" station Mr.. Darner ship
ped out cars of hogs, Purdin had 2
cars of hogs and Carrot had / car of
hogs and car of cattle, making a
total of 6 cars for this week. The ele.
Yator at the 90 station also sent out
a carload of corn. Agent J. f. Frain
states he has orders on file for 81 cars
for the shipping of stock, but that the
| cars can only be secured a few at a
time and in this way the shipments
are going out in small lots. If the cars
could be secured, they would be ship
PED in far larger quantities. Over the
NJ. & st. L. carloads Of corn were
shipped TO Peoria and l car load to
| ST. Louis.
Local Personals.
Ira Gordon is moving from Fremont
to Prairie City. He has been located
on farm not far from the East part
of the town.
Mrs. F. A. Gillett this week enter
tanned the "Bunco Club" and in this
social gathering, some 10 or II couple
were present. They had an enjoyable
time
VIM. McKibbens has moved to the
East end of Fremont, having recently
bought the property. He will have
splendid place.
The interior of the J. c. Gitchens
Hardware store is being painted and
redecorated. 1t will be fine improve
ment.
Earl Alderman has been called to
serve on the Federal Grand Jury and
as this honor usually falls to the lot |
of the best business men of the dis
trict, it is regarded as quite a compli-
ment.
Merchants sre Loyal.
Berry Aldyich the local fuel admin !
istrator, released the recent early OPP
ening and closing order, but in spec
ial meeting of the business men, they |
decided to continue the plan and the |
stores will now open at Z a. m. and |
will close at p. m. and this arrange |
ment will probably last for some time.
6uiiGs Barn.
Walter Roquet has completed fine |
new barn on his place north of town.
bought of Sam and VIII Rankin. The
new building is S2 by 40 feet in size
and replaces one that was burned
shortly after he bought his place He
will occupy the property March LIST.
Class Honors Bestowed.
The members of the Senior class
spent a merry time at the home of
Miss Marcia Norton, in honor of Rich
ard Baker the president of the class
and Harry Lynch, both of whom had
enlisted in the service of Uncle Sam
and left for Camp Dodge Saturday All
kinds of amusements were enjoyed
and likewise pleasing and appetizing
refreshments. twas bright and jolly
company.
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