The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-05-23

c. Fl. EVANS has been appointed U. s.
Gsuger, at Springfield, Mo, and OF course
will make good one Charlie is doing
we'll down there, and is putting up brick
2Oxl10, iron front, two stories high. May
he grow rich.
Councilmen d II. LeSuer, ID. A. Hurst,
d II. Perdue, and w. H. Wray, went to
Marshalltown to attend the testing OF lhe
, new fire engine recently purchased by that
CITY. We understand it is Babcock, SINH
B lar to the denominations we have. Ii So
don't ask any of those men where they
went.
Marysvllle jubilates over the completion
OF the wooden mill The Miner has right
TO rejoice in this substantial fruit OF It's Ia
bors, in giving the manufacturers lntorma-
ton as to the advantages of the Locality.
The Miner is now digging away at the
Charlton and Oskaloosa railroad, ana VIII
see it through.
Tx. DUTToN, of Marietta, Ohio,
, brother to S. j. and b. r, of this city, has
; concluded To locate here and go into bust
ness, after looking around for a few days.
He says he is much better pleased with our
fair city than he expected when he came. |
He will open second hand furniture store,
on High street, west of F. w. McCalfs
marble shop.
GONE -Last week Geo. T. Craig and |
fimily left this city, wbele for years past
they have made their home, and moved to
Marshalltown, where George has a good |
situation-working at his trade. We hope
their new home will prove pleasant to all,
aud hope they may have as many and
warm friends in their new home as the old.
THREsHERs.-It seems strange at first
thought. how many farming implements
are sold every year, and looks like the de |
mand would be supplied after while, but |
the hundreds Of thousands of acres of new |
land yearly brought under cultivation,
|
always keep q good stock on hands, and |
now have new advertisement for thresh-
er, the superior of which is not known. |
Read it carefully.
There will be a meeting of the citizens of |
! Oskaloosa at Supervisors Hall, in Knowi- |
tons block, instead of City Hall, as hereto
fore announced, on tomorrow evening to |
hear the eport of the committee appointed |
al previous meeting, upon plan for the |
permanent organization OF Library Asso-
citation. The propriety of establishing
reading room in connection with the Ii
brarv will also be discussed Let there be
a full attendance.
CARY COOPER has two new ads in this
paper. Read them both and learn that he
has smashing big stock of everything in
Hardware line Cary is well known, ac-
cOmmodating, reliable business man, who
will do just as he tells you. He is intro,
ducing hydraulic ram, which he adver.
tises. and which we doubt not will prove a
blessing TO the purchaser. For full par
| ICdu WIldI lie says ABOUT III.
| Conn Lewis OF Ottumwa, owner of Hon
esty," has more money than he knows
what to do with, and proposes to trot a
race with Reconstruction for $4,000 a side,
three best in five on the Oskaloosa or OF
tumwa track, September 1st, next, (Which
by the way, Conn, is Sunday, and shows
you are only Dragging or you would select
your time better) If that match comes
OIL, the owner of Reconstruction can step |
around $4,000 better off than before.
JASPER CoUNTY-This county is getting
| to be paradise for local editors Horror |
after horror forces itself upon them, and |
furnishes work for their pencils. Some
boys fishing found box buried IN the mud |
OF Cherry Greek, a mile and half from
Newton ; they fished it out and peeping |
through the cracks discovered a human |
body, upon which some medical student |
had been trying his dissecting knife. The |
body was not recognized and no clue OBJ.
tanned TO the villains.
! FIsHING.-Last Tuesday morning Jolly |
party embarked on the Central for fish /
ing frolic to Clear Lake, in the northern |
part of the State. We watched TO see who |
got aboard, and as near as we recolect the |
following is the list w. III. Sewers, G.
W. Hale, NJ. Z. Cults, Cary Cooper, keep
er of the medicine chest) Geo Twaddle,
list asst do NJ. T. Williams, (principal
ho;t A
ccy, and Geo Bentley went along to keep
the crowd straight. We predict a jolly
good time and-no fish. |
MASONIC SOCIABLE AND FEsTIvAL.-The
Masonic fraternity of this city have decid-
ed to have social gathering on st. Johns
day, June oath, and wind up with grand
festival in the evening. The members of
neighboring lodges from entered appren-
tice to X. T., are invited to be present in,
dividually or AS lodges, and participate in
the ceremonies, and the public generally
are cordially invited to attend the festival
in the evening. This order never failed to
have good time at its festivals, and every
effort will be made to make this equal to
any preceding it.
Coon WoRK.-Last Sunday afternoon
a number OF the Sunday School " orkers of
the Congregational and Baptist churches,
with a representation from the Methodists,
met at the Normal School House, and or.
ganized Union Mission Sunday School.
The organization was effected by the choice
of Mr.. Parker. Supt, L. A. Scott, Asst.
SuRt', Rachel Mckay, Secy. The meeting
was very interesting and an hour was
very profitably spent in the study of the
Scriptures. Earnest Sunday School work
ers are invited to come and labor in this
j field. All persons, both old and young,
will be gladly welcomed. School meets
every Sunday afternoon at 81 o'clock.
The Register says: The Commissioners
for codifying the Code of Iowa have adj
journed to meet some time in July. The
Code has been divided into three parts,
each Commissioner taking one, which he
is to re-write, correct and amend in time
for the July session, when it will be SUBJ
mitted to the other members, and be by
them criticized and corrected. AS fast as
each part is brought into the shape agreed
L., !.