The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-15
GIVES HIM A PAIN
"UNcLE DICK TAKES A POKE AT
CERTAIN PEOPLE ~

lelOWS are not pleaSeu WIN our SyS
tenn of running the government ant
want change" None of them car
tell why they want a change, neithel
can they offer any better way of oper
ating our institutions than those EN-
ployed by the present system. Just
want a change" This kind of a mar
gives us bad case Of collie every tims
they call
An electric car load of men went
through town Wednesday enroutt
from Harvey to Oskaloosa to do their
trading. They were section men. large
ly who never fail to go to Oskaloosa
about every two weeks. Ess
Frank McCombs was in town Wed
nesday working on the road. This is
the first time We have seen Frank
in town this summer. He has worked
two years for Fred DeCook farming
and clearing off land. This speaks well
both for Frank and Fred.
J. H, Perfect made a business call
to Evans Thursday.
E. l.. Alcorn of .Oskaloosa, was in
town Thursday looking after business
interests. Mr.. Alcorn regards business
good and says collections were never
1 better.
The writer spent Thursday evening
loading up on bread at Harvey and
while on the rounds called on Mr..
Harvey at the bank who extended a
cordial welcome. He is an easy man
to approach, kind and courteous to all
just the kind of man to attact
business and one who never fails to
get it. Called on the new hardware
man who recently located there. He
has a nice stock of general hardware
and is pleased with his location and
: business prospects. His honor, Geo.
Dennis, the mayor. was sitting on a
box reading his mail but always has
time to extend a social glad HAND.
! 1t is a pleasure to note how many
ways one can help in a good cause
especially in these times. Thursday
afternoon we looked from our window
at the station and saw Fred DeCook
coming to town with two horse car.
riage bringing his daughter and two
other women to attend the Red Cross
meeting. Many other times we have
noticed busy men with their cars
bringing loads Of women to attend
these meetings. Later in the evening
they come back and take the women
to their homes in time to look after
their household work. 1t certainly is
commendable in them. ~'. .
Our little grandson John Frederick
son of Ottumwa, 16 years of age, says
! in letter to us, Il am working every
day for the Western Union, and
make over thirty dollars a month"
This is good for little fellow as it is
his first job for wages.
Andrew Cole called at the office
, Monday. He informs us his father is
helping thresh among neighbors in
return for helping him at home. He
raised wheat that produced as high
as Is bushels per acre. The oats av.
erage will be little less. They have
been having sine trouble with their
hogs of late. They do not seem to have
! cholera but turn sick, refuse to eat
and then die.
c. w. Ames Of the Rock Island sys.
tenn was in town Friday and put in a
new pump in the stock yard well. We
now have plenty Of good water. This
enables us to handle stock Of all kind
this fall and winter, and we hope to
get good share of the business from
this community. Messrs. Redding and
West local buyers guarantee the farm
ers honest dealings and top prices any
day they are ready to do business.
Misses Lucretia and Rozella Robert
son were in Leighton Friday. ...
The Herald man found lot of men
this week reluctant to tell anything
about the yield of grain per acre
from their farms. We want to say to
these men you can never keep. 1t from
man who has the ability to get the
news. IA.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith, of Spring
Creek and Mr.. and Mrs. Art, Green
of Cedar visited last Sunday at the
parental J. H. Perfect home.
T. ]. Daley stockman from. Carrel
county, was in the neighborhood last
week and made us call. Mr.. Daley
says he finds lots Of stock in his traV
els but not much Of it is ready fol
morket Pastures are dropping on
very fast and scarcity OF water also
makes keeping difficult.
MIR. and Mrs. A. J. Tucker and
daughter Mabel, of Harvey, visited
Sunday at the parental John Thomp
son home. Mr.. Tucker is a we'll in
formed man upon current topics o
the day, broad and generous in hi:
views, and one whom it is a pleasure
to meet, the writer never fails to hal
him when in town.
We note with interest that our val
ued friend Maxwell O'Brien has en-
listed in the artillery service and will
report at Camp Tayor near Louisyill
for duty. This town has two younI
men in this some camp who repor
being well pleased and we'll treated
They are Willis Billings and Charli