The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
co TO KNOXVILLE
MINES ARE RUNNING DAILY AND
MORE MEN NEEDED.

vile. They inform us the mines Their
have not run for six weeks. They botl
have families. We told them TO tax,
the first train for AndersonviIle a
Knoxville. where they run every da.
and want men, BUY your coal RICH
now" does not seem to have any ef
feet in this case,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Van Rookie
spent Sunday with relatives anC
friends in Pella introducing a son VIII,
recently came TO their home.
The writer is making an effort t.
keep house alone but he is ready tC
say half of a woman in, mans house
is far better than no woman at all.
This line of the Rock Island from
Knoxville to Evans is having all thu
business that they can, pOssibl,
handle in the coal and sand line in ad
dition, TO tho local freight. Mr.. Need
ham the conductor informed us they
averaged fifteen to eighteen cars OF
coal day. This is all taken by the
road for company use.
Denny Roberts informs us he has
not thing to do this month but pillow
corn. He finished blowing it the first
time on. Tuesday of last week. m
Whatsoever man sows that shall
he resp!" This was demonstrated in
the case of the fellow from Newton
who aspired Tor the Ramseyer seat in
Congress. He sowed a full crop of his
cards and got it at the June Primaries.
While we never had any particular
hapkering for that kind of politics we
are glad to note brother Marley has no
opposition for auditor, and neither has
brother Graham for treasurer We
know CT no better men for these plac.
es. w.4 ,.- .-.
We noted with sadness the death of
our soldiers in France but it has no
comparison to the death toll of the
civil War. This writer was on the bat
tiefeld. of the wilderness of Virginia,
just assit closed for the day. There
were estimated ten acres of ground,
and nowhere there in that space
could you put your. foot on the ground
for dead man or horse. The first
shot fired that day by a sharp shooter
wounded our second brother unto
DEATH, John Williams, Company c, 40
N, c. Regiment. II. struck him in the
left groin, rangleG up into the lung. He
lived eight days and died in the hos.
pital at Richmond, We. 80.
Uncle Tom Atkins of Leighton was
in town Monday ON his. way TO cut
grass and clean up a cemetery west OF
town. Before returning home he will
also cut the grass, and, clean up the
,oliyet. cemetery, He always does a
first class job. and the women never
fail to call on him when. wanting work
done. ~. ., ....... l,...,. . .,....
The writer was sorry to read of the
untimely death of Charles Beadle, We
first met Charley while we were both
working in the old, Standard, mile west
of Oskaloosa College in the fall of 80
He always was very ambitious man
with lots of snap and ginger to him.
,. J., A. ',DeCook ployed his corn FIRST
time Monday. He took a, lay, off and
spent the day in Oskaloosa, a..,...
i In Q letter from Mrs, Martha Miller
of Wellsburg, Va, June IL, she writes
Mrs. Williams made the trip to her
old home in Virginia and was, receiy-
ing callers from her old neighbors and
friends of her younger days and was
enjoying herself richly. F..,
RI This will acknowledge the receipt
of, a Letter from Major, Howard, also
w. B. Griffin relating to our recent
letter. endorsing these men,, for which
we give thanks. .,.. - =... .,.f.-a.r
Mrs. Art Green and daughter OF
Colon visited this week at the parental
J, H. Perfect home. ..t.s
The bright and illuminating counte.
nance of W, T. Phillips was visible in
town Wednesday. Whenever Billy
strikes the town he always leaves the
beautiful rays of sunshine behind
him. -.&.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Bartlema and daugh-
ter Edna spent Wednesday in Oskaioo-
sa trading.
, w, G. Aftermath of Keokuk county
was a, business caller at the station
Thursday. ,a... .r..,
+ The writer recently called on Uncle
John Thompson and wife, Aunt Mar
tina at their home in the west part of
town and found them both killing
weeds in their garden. The combined
age OF the couple, is one-hundred and
sixty-three years. and they still are
keeping house and are providing for
themselves. They have spent fifty-four
years together as man and wife and
they are worshiping God according to
the dictates of their conscience and
bid fair to live a number of years yet.
This aged couple came TO Iowa in 1865
from Indiana and located at Rose Hill.
Farmers are getting the best OF the
weeds and the corn is climbing high.
Many. are blowing it for the second
time.
w. II. Perkins, an old time friend
and neighbor of the writer from Cen
trail City Kansas. was a pleasant. call
err Thursday, ...... -.
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