The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1870-06-30

AID ABOUT CoRN.-The winterset Sun. in
correcting supposed bull of the New
York Tribune about Iowa crops, SAYS there
:. was not field of corn in Iowa big enough
to pillow on the 18th of June, and doubts
'e' u whether there was even ten acres planted.
Inc man who wrote that must be fool.
q, they The fororv;no 10 tho r.. - roor oorr
" Delegates TO the Congressional Conven-
ton j. A Carrot, G. B. Hogin, g. n.
III 'he Wilson, G. ID. Copwel r. W. Chanpin, A.
X. Campbell, D. EdmuDdson, &. w. Israel
Thomas Arthur, J. X. Zollinger, d. G.
Ved Winchel J. Fl. TAFT Thomas Vanatta, NJ
Greenleaf
Oh The EddyVille Advertiser says "The
farmers of Harrison township have done
good job in the construction OF new
local bridge across Louise Creek. on the Oskaloo-
sa road, and the Road Supervisor, has done
well in making the approaches to it safe
us and convenient, besides putting the road
Des' in good repair generally
The Crescent Base Ball Club of Des
Moines was defeated at Grinnell by the
80. Ks, an inferior club of that town, by
score OF 10 to 36 in six innings, at which
,,.. time the Crescents jumped the game. The
cause of the Crescents defeat was-they
~ - didn't play good enough and hadn't their
own umpire, which with them makes all
ue the difference in the world
their
RRIDGE.-We suppose from the follow
ing found in the Iowa City Press, that
offsrs Square" Cricket and his pipe have been
sale there: Zone OF Kings iron bridges will
shortly span Clear creek, near Coralville. |
That is q much used thoroughfare, and no |
Mon better hing can be done for those who
been traverse it, than the erection of one Of
those excellent and durable bridges"
Cali. The Des Moines Bulletin is heavy on |
oend. history. 1t says in its article on Bounty
for three months men," that the First Iowa
Inf, fought under Grant at Belmont,
cbooI though its term of service expired two
next days before the battle Make that under |
Gen. Lyon at Wilson's Greek, and you |
have it. Only matter of a few months
broa time, change of generals, few hundred |
ID nm miles and--well that's enough for once.
FOURTH OF July FEsTIvAL-The ladies |
ntb,s of the Congregational society will give q |
nino Festival al City Hall on the evening of the |
,bot 4th of July, at which occasion all the deli
cacies of the season will be served The |
proceeds will be applied to the enlarge
Hard ment and improvement of the church !
also building. Admittance Is cents gentleman !
O an. and lady 25 cents, children 10 cents. All |
are cordially invited, general good time |
is anticipated.
9 res PERsoNAL.-We received pleasant call |
re- in from Mr. LARMER, of Canada father of |
John LarmeT, our excellent Recorder |
Mr. Larmer is an agreeable old gentleman
NTH, OF three score and ten years, and accom-
DIVER panied by his wife, Is on his first visit to
next Iowa. He is we'll pleased with the coun !
try, and finds no objections excepting the |
want of good barns. We hope ere he |
I tie leaves, general look over the country |
as in will partially at least remove that obiec- |
to fill ton
TREASURER SPINNER sends us slip |
EN-. announcing the fact that 1000 L. s. notes
oh of of series of 1869, for $40 each, from No. |
on to H3530001, to No. H3, 49,, 900, both in |
elusive, were stolen from the Treasury. |
No notes, of number higher than H3, 1856 |
'fthis 600, have been issued. A liberal reward |
It the will be paid to any person through whose |
re off fundamentally the thief may be detected.
Hold parties presenting the stolen notes,
Gf suspicious attach to theml and in any
liver case of presentation notify.
lir of <
you MAIL.-The various contracts for carry |
ing cross mails from this place have been |
awarded as follows From Oskaloosa to
Jnion Grinnell, via New Sharon, Peoria, &c, to
was NJ. L. Presnell, of Lynnville. From Oska-
me it loosa to Charlton, via Ferry, Auburn,
PROV Hamilton, &c, to r. s. Robinson, of Cen
terville From Oskaloosa to Washington,
via Springfield, Sigourney, &c, to E. S.
posed Alvord, Indianapolis, Ind From Monte.
n at yuma, via Buck Horn, Union Mills etc..
next n Mendenhall, of Tallyrand,
nd Cd ---~-
RUNAwAY-A team left standing with
out htching on Saturday, took it into their
on of heads to teach their driver lesson. and
'inted away they went down street, the driver
'ional following with many "whoas," but nary
I har- stop In crossing culvert they came to
stop so suddenly as to cause all beholders
to suppose that they had fallen through
OF St. and broke a leg or two, but when the cause
, is in was investigated, it was found that the
,iends lines had caught on the hub in some way
be Is and wrapping round it had brou ght them
to a stop. No damage.
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