The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-21
BUSINESS MEMS
ANNUAL BANQUET
NEW SHARON COMMERCIAL cLue
START YEARS WORK.
PUBLIC GATHERING RESUMED
Numerous Business Changes About
Town--case Of Double Rereave-
ment-Stock Shipment Resumed
AS Cars Are Supplied.


New Sharon, March 1S.-Commer-
cial Club members are to have thei
big get-together banquet this (Mon,
day) evening and large preparations
have been made for it's success. The
committee On arrangements is com.
posed of A. J. Hollebrands, William
Van Rheenen, Oliver Stutzman, A. J.
Way, Landon Johnson, c. LeCocQ, E.
Il. Walker and Harry L. Woodward
There will be a good program, an
elegant dinner and general good
time for all who are lucky enough to
be present.
Here To Stay.
Samuel B. Green has bought the
! Charles Beaver place and has moved
from the Sawyer house TO his new 10
cation. Sam is the manager of the
Telephone Company as well as the
leader of the band and his buying this
property looks as if he not only liked
New Sharon, but was likely to camp
out here for good.
Services Resumed.
Sunday was the first day that pub,
lie services have been held in the
churches since the scarlet fever quar-.
antine was lifted and in the morning
programs were given in all of the
lurches, but in the evening they
me together in union service at
tie M e. church. A union service
, OF the young heople's societies was
also held in the early evening
Making Additions.
improvements are in order at the
Johnson Mepcantile Company and
cir store will soon be one OF the
lost complete places for trade in
.ew Sharon. Mr.. johnson expects
soon to move his family from Taintor
to New Sharon.
Business Moves.
Ha-grave, the Grocer, has moved
cross the street to the T. Wilson
L9aiildiifgs Formerly occupied by the
Saunders Restaurant, and he secures
: much larger store by the change.
N. Halperin OF the old Reliable Mer.
c. title Co, has moved to Oskaloosa
aid will give his attention to bust.
ness interests there.
Red Cross Meet.
The Red Cross branch will hold a
business meeting at the High school
in the Domestic Science room Tues
day afternoon, March l, and quite a
little work is to be laid out for the
membership. B..
Gathering Stars.
Mrs c. E. Wallace og the Sammies
Mothers is looking after the interests
of Prairie, Union and Richland town
ships in the matter of securing a
county service flag on which all of
the boys who have gone out in the
$, vice of the army and navy from
M;sh; ska county, are to be recognized
by d star placed in their honor. The
flag will be a big one.
Doubly sereaved.
Merrill M. and Lloyd l.. Phillips,
the sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Phil
lips of Bethel Grove, were this last
week laid away in the South GENE
terry as the result of pneumonia.
lterrill was Is years and Lloyd was
c years of age. Rev. c. Cary Jones
ol the Bethel Grove church and Rev.
s. Williamson offlciated at the fun
elal the deaths taking place within
til ev days of each other. Aside
from the stricken parents, there are
ihree brothers and two sisters left in
tie family.
Endeavorers Meet.
The c. f. Society of the Presby.
terrain church will hold a business
meeting on the evening of Tuesday,
the 10Th, and the session will be of
considerable Importance.
Best of the Year.
New Sharon is blessed with slo-
gar, New Sharon is What We Make
IT, and this seems to be the spirit of
all business activity AS the Spring
season approaches the place is being
quickly recognized as a trading cen
ter and Saturday was fine example
of this fact. A large crowd was in
town and the streets presented a
scene of much activity.
More Cars Available.
Seven carloads of hogs were load
ed at the M. & st. l.. station Satur-
day evening and freight in general is
.ihaovineomore briskly with the advent
'ddf tifeowarrher days.
Horeee Sold Well