The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-07-11
SAGE OF oLlvET REJolcEs OVER
INCREASED PAY.

/ ohfSl, AoWdS July J.-AII6F sever
and half years service in this station
as custodian receiving and forwarding
freight and handling passengers, Rich
ard Williams has received an increase
in pay of twenty dollars month from
January /, 1913. He has five months
back pay coming to him. At this rate
he is hollering Hurrah for McAdoo and
the government control.
| Blood never fails to show early
training at home by a good mother
Mrs. Florence Pelton, a trained nurse
at Washington d. c., writes Mrs.
Hackert as follows:
Dear Mrs. Hackert: This is to tell
you what you have known for twenty
years. Your son John who Is in my
ward is a good boy, he Is very manly
in his ways and is a kind man to talk
to. He keeps himself very clean and is
very kind and attentive and reads his
little testement every day He shows
early training given him by a good
mother and | only wish that | could
raise my little boy to be man like
he is in every way. Best wishes, Flor
ence Pelton, Washington, d. C. This
letter is highly complimentary to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hackert and
they are justly proud Of it coming from
this. source ..
The writer wants it understood that
he greatly missed the sound of the kid
with his sky rocket and fire crackers
on our National Holiday, July 4.
John Shaffer was in town Thursday
He said he never had better pros.
pect for good crop that he has at
this time but did have an awful time
killing weeds, and he found a lot Of
strangers in the weed patch this year,
he never knew before. Same here.
We notice going the rounds of the
press there will be a sixty per cent APP
pie, crop this. year. Don't know where
it is, II is not in this neighborhood.
There are lots of orchards that win
not find twenty per cent of crop.
more than one tree out of 4 dozen hat
apples on them. Often the case when
they are in small punches. ... ...,... .
The mines on this line did not run
on July fourth, This will mean another
shortage. of 10000 tons of coal Of
course. ...... '.s-.-.. Il
While in Oskaloosa recently we had
a mighty nice talk with the, folks
around the court house. Miss Shaffer
in the recorders office gave US the
best chair in the house and took time
to talk several minutes at the noon
hour. Brother Marley and Miss STAFF
ford We're rushed in their business but
both extended a friendly greeting and
talked, Mr.. Marley informed us the,
mines around Oskaloosa are working
full time. This seems to be the, only
source of getting coal for local use
this fall. We have been trying for a
month to get prices on coal at Knox
vile but cannot get it now. We are
informed the coal men there have so
much business they cannot make pric.
es for local trade. -.
Charles Tandy and Willis Billings
left Friday, July S for Des Moines to
enlist in the light artillery service.
They will go into training at Camp
Logan. Colorado. We saw Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. Tandy on their return
home from Leighton where they took
their son to meet an early morning
train for Des Mofnes. While we fully
realize how they felt in the departure
of their second son who is a minor,
We feel proud of them in knowing they
have consented to his going to defend
the flag. While, they needed his help
and company at home they were will
ing to sacrifice and let him go. This
shows true American spirit and we
want to. congratulate Them in their
good judgment. ~ ..s...... ,.y....A Gs,
z. c. Cameron, Section Boss at Har-
vey called at the station on Friday,
1T. Arnold solicitor for the Herald
was caller at the station Saturday
Mr.. Arnold reports the Herald list
growing. d, .-gngs .,.,. a, .,..4e -
John Cole is putting a single, roof
on his barn. John had every thing, on
the place painted red. He die not like
that very well, so he changed it to a,
gray. r~,. a.... ~. 500. ..gs.. =. ,.st.. y,s.
Business on the Rock Island was
never better on this line than at the
present time. Mines at Knoxville are
running full time; same with the sand
pit at Harvey, The ccal mines have SO
much business that they cannot make
prices for local deliveries. We are glad
to see this business doing 80 well for
the government needs the business to
run the roads. and the working man
needs the work to meet his increasing
obligations to support himself and fam
lily. Let it grow.
r.. w.
| Proud OF II.