The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-02
SELLS ONE FARM
TO BUY ANOTHER
WILLIAM A98oTTs WILL HAVE Al
MODEL PROPERTY
SPRING DOINGS AT FREMONT
flore Soldiers to Camp. Red Cross is
Reoreanized. Good War Stamp
Record. Death Of Old
Resident.

Fremont, May 1.-Wm. Abbott sold
his farm and bought a property south
west of Fremont and has received over
the 20" carload of cement blocks
and these are to be used in the extern
siye changes and improvements he is
making on his new purchase. A new
residence will be built and the out
buildings will be thoroughly remodeled
and changed so as to make them more
modern and complete. Even the fences
are to be overhauled and some new
fences built The entire property will
be brought to high degree of com
p'eteness and il will be one of the fine
places of this section.
Likes Fremont.
Roy Kline of Richland is this week
visiting his brother J. A. Kline, the
popular agent of the Nj. & st. l.. Il. r.
and while he likes Fremont and re-
CARDS IL as bright and enterprising
town, he is still loyal to the interests
of the home place
Earned Vacation.
Miss Lillian Phillips of the Myers
restaurant has been granted a 10 days
leave of absence TO visit relatives in
.Melcher. She has been in Fremont
about 10 months and by her industry
and helpfullness has earned vaca-
ton. For the time being Mrs. Myers is
assisting in the restaurant.
Good Record.
The record so far regarding The sale
of War Savings Stamps is reported as
Sl0,975, for Cedar township, and of
this sum $500 is credited to Fremont.
This is fine showing.
our Soldier Lads
Fred w Mona, and Thomas u.
Harden are among those called to go
to jefferson Barracks on May 10th and
they with the boys who on the Both
left for Camp Dodge were entertained
with farewell banquet at the Lacey
Hotel in Oskaloosa Monday evening.
Stock Shipment.
over the NJ. & ST, L. l car of horses
was this week shipped to Newton, and
/ car of cattle went to Chicago. The
20" station sent out carloads of hogs
and car of sheep to the Chicago and
st. Louis markets.
Cedar Twp. Red Cross.
In the reorganization of the Red
Cross work of Cedar township, the
old Auxiliary was made Branch with
its headquarters in Fremont and as
there are only two other AuXilliaries
in the township, Cedar and Wright,
these viii naturally work through the
Fremont branch. The new officers of
the Branch are as follows: Chairman,
DIR. F. A. Gillett; Vice Chairman, Mrs.
A. P. Norton; Secretary, Mrs. II. A.
ROQuet and Treasurer, Jay Forbes.
The Executive committee comprises
the officers and one representative
from each Auxiliary. Officially it will
be known as the Cedar Township
Branch of the Oskaloosa Chapter of
the American Red Cross Society.
Going Up.
Walter Perkins who went 10 Camp
Dodge during the summer of last sea-
son, has already made good record
for himself in having been promoted
to a corporalship some time ago and
now another advance TO Sergeant has
come his way. His sister, Mrs. Walter
Springer states that he is now with
Company n, ;16Sd Depot Brigade, and
as walter is diligent worker The pro.
motion is well deserved.
Old Resident Dies.
Peter Ollom, an old resident of the
township died at the Independence
Hospital last week at the age of IL
years. His son Denver Ollom and I'm
dertaker C. c. Dinsmore-went to indie
tendance and brought the body to FIRE.
mont and the funeral was held here.
Saw The West.
f. Z. Austin, cashier of the State
bank of Fremont, who has been in
California with his son Leland for
some six weeks past has returned
While there they visited with Mr.. Aus.
tins parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Aus
tin OF Whittier and had most delight
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