The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
SCOTT TOWNSHIP WANTS UNCLE
DICK FOR JUSTICE

10 nominate township ticket. The
: meeting was called to order at eight
O'Clock p. m. and G.. d. Johnson called
Ito the chair r. Williams was named
| Secretary. Mr.. Johnson upon taking
the chair acknowledged the honor OF
being called upon to preside at the
meeting and was pleased to see SO
many out The following ticket was
placed in nomination: Justice, r. Viii.
liams; Constable, ]. C. Robertson;
Trustees, Neal Sedreal C. A. Henry
Lem Hackert; Assessor, Peter Bur.
graff; Committeeman, r. Williams;
delegates to the County Convention
were c. G. Johnson and Il. d. Rob.
ertson.
The Rock Island is adhering to the
theory of buying your coal right now
for they are storing train loads daily
for further use This is bought largely
on the line from the Anderson mine at
Knoxville.
Wesly Andus an old time mining
friend from Des Moines was caller
this week Mr. Andus says the mines
in Polk county are not running over
half the time.
Politics don't seem to warm up very,
fast. Let it be so. People are too busy
to mix in it at this time.
In conversation with miner from
Knoxville Wednesday we learned that
the Hawkeye mine near Knoxville was
not running full time for two weeks.
1t has started again however on full
time.
George Barnes, one of our enter
prising young farmers south of town
large barn at his place last week. He
lost also, three work horses which
burned, together with numerous other
property.
d. Mrs. Dereries of Pella spent Thurs
day in town at the parental Billings
home. Her only son Harry answered
he call OF his country by entering the
service few days ago.
There was unloaded at this station
this week, car of cement culverts for
the county for use on the roads.
Clyde Robertson was in town Satur-
day. He informs us he has finished
planting twenty-five acres of corn on
his place east of town and was plant
ing corn for his father Deny Robertson
Saturday.
Mrs. John McKinze and little son of
Harry spent Sunday at the John Nos
man home.
Our township trustees and clerk are
to be complimented for the interest
they took, not only on the county bust
ness but that of the railroad business
as well. When we call on them to load
a car they never fail to respond and
do their work on short notice and in
a workman like manner.
That ruling on butter is just what
we have been doing. Consulting our
pocketbook. When a man is asked 40
10 so cents a pound for butter and he
can buy just as good substitutes for 80
and IS cents pound he has right to
buy it.
The democrats of Scott township
met Saturday night and nominated the
the following township ticket: J. A.
DeCOOk, Luther McCOmbs, trustees,
Fred DeCook Assessor, John Den Abel
for Justices w. T. Tandy Clerk, Ike
Hearny and Ed. Barnes for Constables
Misses Rozella and Lucretia Robert
son spent week at the home OF their
Uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Thompson
at Dexter, Iowa, who owns a large gen
eTal store at Dexter.
Trouble seems to work both ways.
Most of our farmers report no pas
lure. Deny Robertson says he has good
pasture and lots of it on the east end
of his place but no water for his
stock.
The Rock Island had force of men
here this week fixing up stock pens
and arranging for water for stock. The
| increases in our stock business de
manded this and we are glad to get il
done for what these railroad men d.
in the repairing line is done right.
The Herald man spent Wednesday
in Harvey stocking up on bread and
was pleased to see everyone hustling
for business. We note improvements
being made in that little city with ev.
cry trip we make up there. The only
son of Hon. Mayor George Dennis who
is stationed in the navy at New York
was home for few days on furlough
uncle Sam has certainly made a
| change in this young mans make up
and appearance. One would hardly
know him for he has every appearance
fof soldier, and he has the blood in
| him to make one. The action of the
people showed that they were proud
of him and they have right to be.
The Whitlatch brothers brought ov-
er voting machine Wednesday to be
used in the June primaries. Uncle
John Thompson says he does not be-
llieye that it will be good thing and
insists the old style of voting is good
enough for him.
Ship Red Cross Hogs.
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