The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-03-07
ALL FOR RED CROSS YOUNG PEOPLE We'd
MISS JOHANNA HoL BECOMES
MRS. GILBERT ROSENBOoM

Oliyet, Iowa, Feb 2S--Married at
the home of Mr.. an Mrs. Arie Hol
Wednesday, February Goth, their old
est daughter, Miss Johanna Hol to
Gilbert Rosenboom of Tracy. Both
of the young people are well known in
this community, and we join with the
others in wishing them happy and
prosperous life. A large crowd was
in attendance and a bounteous repast
was served, gotten up in the highest
of culinary art. Thew will locate on
farm near Tracy.
The loquacious w. T. Phillips of
Oskaloosa was in town Friday. We
are Away glad to see Billy and he
never fails to extend to us the glad
hand when in town.
The first brooder that came to town
went to Deny Robertson Friday
J. A. Lind of Dawson, Green county,
was a caller Friday.
H. f. Martin a stockman from Boone
county here on Saturday said the
| farmers of his county fully realize thei,
| position to win the war and will put
| n an increased acreage of corn, oats
and wheat this year. He thinks prices
for those products will be higher this
fall and winter than they are at the
present time.
Mrs. Mary A. West of Walnut, AdaiI
county was a passenger for Knoxville
| Tuesday.
Reading & West loaded car oil
white corn here this week for St
Louis. They paid $1.40 bushel for
lit,
II. w. Van Rocket sold carload OF
white corn to Reading & West lie
has about as much more left at his
home He will sell more later. ;.
| Henry Knowall made us call Tues
day while in town. He says that the
best thing the farmers can do is to
|! lot all their surplus of grain and stock
go for the present demand, for prices
will not last always and Uncle Sam
with his present contract to feed the
world can use all the have to sell.
All the hogs in Black Oak township
were sold here this week.
= Mrs. Jessie Billings who has been
visiting at the Clark Billings place re
turned to her home near What Cheer
Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. r. Williams
acknowledge call Monday.
Mrs. Columbus Phillips an old time
resident of this community was a pas
| senger for Harvey Tuesday where she
will visit her son Eruce Phillips.
r. e. Neiswanger, secretary of the
Harvey Blick and Tile Company was
in town Tuesday looking after bust
ness. Mr. Neiswanger says the labor
/ they secured last year, to work in the
! plant cost them So day and thi!
year they can hardly get them at 5:
i per day.
The miners train running over thu
Rock Island line twice day from
Oskaloosa to Ramsay-Anderson mines
certainly is an accommodation to thu
miners who are compelled to work a
way from their home. 1t has first
class passenger coach and cabOose at
tached AMI is we'll lighted and heated
for the accommodation of the men. l
goes through Olivet at $50 to WORT
and returns at p. m.
Mrs. Lichtenheld of OskalOosa visit
ed this week at the John L. Thompson
home.
B. K. Anderson of Des Moines wa
a caller recently. Mr.. Anderson say!
with the coming of nicer weather thu
coal trade is falling off, but he look
for about all the trade they cal
handle for some time yet, but h'
thinks that there will be drop il
price. Let her come brother, the dea
people can stand it.
>, Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Robertson AM
daughters took dinner with their sol
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Robertson cas-
-, of town Sunday.
Reading {; West shipped car LOAF
of hogs out of here this week.-R. w.