The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-11
PRAIRIE EXCEEDS
HER LOAN QUOTA
PATRIOTIC MEETING, PUTS TOWN
AND TOWNSHIP OVER.
SUBSCRIPTIONS STILL COMING
Citizens Will Fight Dust Ready for
Band Concerts. Red Cross Well
Equipped. Juniors Hold
Profitable Sale.

Profitable Sale.
v New Sharon, April Sat the public
Liberty Loan meeting held on Wednes.
day evening, with an apportionment
of $4,000 set apart to Prairie town
ship, the conscriptions went up to the
splendid sum of $4,000 and The sub
scriptions are still coming in and as
far as New Sharon and the township
are concerned, the loan will be over
subscribed by large majority. II may
reach two TO ono, or $4,000.
oilina the Streets
| The matter of 0iling the streets of
the residence district is being consid-
1 cred for this season and a list is be.
ling made ready for signers. The bust
mess action has already been cared for
in this way and if it is found to be
needed here, it will of course be sup.
piled, but having been applied so re-
Gently, it will probably require but
little to lay the dust in good shape.
Fine PIay-Poor Crowd.
The class plat given at the Auditor.
tium by the young people from Grinnell
Friday evening was quite a, fine pro.
duction from the standpoint OF ability
and talent. but it was not attended by
as large an audience as the play mer.
tied. The young people came to New
Sharon on their own responsibility,
the play being an enterprise of their
own.
| Band Concerts Soon
/ Band concerts are only few weeks
away and it is probable that about
May list Wednesday evening, the first
concert will be given in the park and
they will continue through the sea
son. In the meantiem the bandboys
are practicing up in good shape, so Il
fine start is assured.
|. New Garage.
Harry Whitacre is improving his
property By the building of fine new
/ garage and it will prove an addition
to the needs of his home.
Rain No Bar.
! The rain of Saturday did not seem
to stop the farmers from the regular
weekly trading ana the stores and
streets presented brisk appearance
in spite of the inclement weather
Quite a volume of business was cared
for ...
Well Cared For.
A fpNy ooSau Of p,un,nC ora cold IN
exist in New Sharon and as the small
pox is still in evidence, it is keeping
| the Doctors pretty fully employed to
see that all parties are well taken
care of. The various cases are lhor
oughly safcguRrdcd 50 there is n6
cause for special concern.
! .,.. Turns to Verse
Lieut.. s. w Hartweii who is sta
toned at Columbus Ohio, and who has
been writing interesting letters to his
| friends in New Sharon, has lately de.
/ yeloped new line of literary endeav
or--that OF poetry and has sent to
some of his friends here, some sam
pies of his handiwork. All of which
proves the versatility of his talents
/ Helping Red Cross.
1 w. T. Hammond has placed new
sewing machine in the workroom for
i the use of the Red Cross ladies and il
will be there as long as IL is needed
and this with the machine that Mrs
Libbie A. Hartwell has given puts the
ladies in the best shape for the turn
ing out of their work The firm OF
Whitacre, Way & Ogden have donated
three tables that are decidedly useful
in the workroom.
Something New.
A school market was held Satur
day in the interest of the Junior Red
Cross at McCutchcon's Hotel or rather
the first door south, and they had a
bountiful supply of goods that were
sold and brought fine returns. The
children made vigorous statesmen and
the folks simply had to buy.
EVangelistic.
AT the Friends church the Penn Col.
lege Gospel team and the male quar-.
tette from Oskaloosa, were in charge
of the morning service on Sunday
These young men are vigorous work
ers and splendid service resulted.
Mahaska's Share.
Most of the reports relative to the