The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-11


home north of town, looking at his
hogs Mr.. Hackert has one hundred
and seventy-five porkers of different
sizes and age and out of this number
he has fifty-three head he wants to
grease the city of Chicago with. They
are the best car of hogs We have
seen. Among them is one that weighs
go pounds. The entire lot will weigh
over three hundred and fifty pounds
each He informed us the most thrifty
one would take on three pounds Of
fat a day until called to hog heaven
He has a driller cutting down deep
well in his barn yard 1t was down
one hundred feet on above date. We
were favored with very pleasant talk
with Mrs. Hackert in her home. She
is an esteemable lady of high culture
and refinement. She is proud of her
son John who is a soldier and inform
ed us that one hundred and four per-
sons assembled at their home to bid
him goodbye on his return to his
quarters at Washington, d. c.
Reading e. West loaded a car Of
oats here this week. They paid seven
ty cents bushel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Billings of east
of Oskaloosa, spent July 4, at the par
entail Clark Billings home.
Mrs Walter Clark, of Rose HILL
spent the Fourth at the parental r.
". Clark home.
The Ladies Aid Society held their
regular monthly meeting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred DeCook south of
town Thursday. and an all around
happy time with those good people
who rendered them the freedom OF
their home in addition to refreshments
resulted. The women folks are having
a hard time to get yarn for their Red
Cross work and pay high prices. They
need help and We want the people TO
help them in this work. Small dOna-
tions and lots of them never fail to
reach the rrra md vii! IN This case.
w. II. Preston. of Ankeny, was a
caller at the station Thur&day. Mr..
Preston is in the coal business and has
had no idea as to what coal will sell
for at the mines this fall and winter.
In letter from j. A. Holman an
old time mining friend, of Peoria, ILL.,,
we learn the miners are not doing as
we'll as people were led to believe, and
they never did.
Our mail this week brought five ap-
plications for funds for charitable in
situations and societies we never
heard of before. The average person
seems to be stimulated with the idea
these days that all one has to do is
to ask and ii will be given.
Miss Catherine Robertson, niece
of Mr. and Mrs. Il. ID. Robertson, OF
Portland Oregon. is visiting relatives
and friends in Oskaloosa and Olivet
this week Miss Robertson is a very
bright intelligent little lady. She in
formed us she it attending school in
Portland. Although she was born I'M
Kansas she likes the west and will
spend her vacation in Iowa, Kansas
anu return 10 HeT QUASI IONA hOiiiS
and finish her course of studies,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Fricker and Mr.
and Mrs. A d. Thompson, of Harvey,
spent Sunday at the parental John L.
Thompson home. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Reading, of Har.
vey were business callers on us Mon
day which was appreciated. Mr.. Read
ing informs us he will spend good
part of his time in this neghborhood
this summer in handling stock and
grain and will make this place regu- /
lar shipping point. We are glad to-
know this for it will make our farmers
a home market for all they have to 4
sell
Miss Margaret Lichtenheld returned
home Monday from an extended visit
at the Allen Tucker home at Harvey
and the the John l.. Thompson home
at Olivet. She took home a great big
white Republican rooster to rouse the /,
slumbers of the Oskaloosa people in
the morning. He will do it.-R w.