The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-05-16
HE 0SKALOOSA HERALD.

THE OSKALOOSA HERALD
Thursday, May ie, 1872.
Read s. J. Dutton g. Co.'S locals.
foux FERRALL has fine picket-fenc
in front of his lot.
John Larmer sports fine new pickle
fence in front of his lot.
For the best job printing always come
70 the HERALD office.
Auditor Ruan feels proud because he ma
new fence about his lot.
Those who know say the fruit prospec
was never better hereabouts, than now.
Read the dissolution notice OF Glaze &
Critchfield. E. D. will continue the bust
ness.
Read VIM. Ramsey's local He is run
ming the large agricultural warehouse a
Pela.
Dick Lounsberry, formerly or his place
is landlord of the Slavery House, De
MONIES
Miss Clemmic Perdue presented us {
fragrant boquct of roses the first of TIT
season.
n. I'll. BRAINERD of the Iowa City Re
publican has been nominated for Postmas'
ter of that city.
Read the new Insurance advertisement
of Haskell 6 Scott. They represent some
fine companies.
The Sociable of the 1st NJ. Z. church will
be at the residence of Mrs. d. w. Loring,
Friday evening. Friends invited to be
present.
The Andes was the first Company to
pay loss at the Marshalltown fire-four
days after it occurred. w. W. Haskell is
the agent in this city.
Jake Morgan of the Winterset San says
that town has blooded chicken, which,
judging from its aspect, must be very fine
Greeley chicken, Ell
Barney McBarnaty, the man injured In
Lord & Evans coal bank died last Satur-
day about II o'clock. He has a family,
but they are not here.
Levi Hambleton is in the east buying a
large stock of everything in the dry goods
and grocery line. Call at the N. W. cor
ner and see his purchases.
We received pleasant call from Mr..
Hawk of 81 Courtney, one of the representa-
tives of the new paper started to liven up
things thereabouts, and buck against Ha-
vens.
We are in receipt ofthe Premium List Of
the 18th Annual Fair of Monroe County
Agricultural Society, printed at the Union
Office. 1t will be held September Sd, 4th
ard 9Th.
Mrs. Floyd, of Pleasant TIP, Lucas Co.,
who was shot by her husband, as reported
last week, has since died, her wound hay
ing been much more serious than was first
reported.
LOOK OUT FOR HIM.-The Montezuma
Republican warns the public against Tape
worm DR.. Henry Wilson, "a cross, eyed
Englishman," who dead heated that town
out of $780,
The Davenport Gazette says "WOrk
on the Iowa Southwestern is suspended
Cause, failure of bond negotiations. 1t is
expected, however, that work will be re-
sumed before long"
ELECTIoN.-NeXt regulars are election
nights in the Masonic Lodges of this city.
Tri-luminar meets Friday, May II, and
Amity, Monday, May 20. 1t is hoped all
members will be present.
WATER-CURE.-Read the card of Drs
Mccall & Black. 1t will be remembered
that this establishment burned at Gales.
burg recently and as will be seen has
been moved to Brighton, Ills, where they
are well fitted up, with better facilities
than heretofore.
D. NJ. g. S. B. WALTON have a new ad-
vertisement in this issue, and new stock
of groceries in the room on south east cor,
ner of the square. These gentlemen are
well known to our citizens, having been in
business here for several years, and will
command good trade.
INTEREST TABLEs.-Rube Whitaker has
Julian's Interest Tables, the best work OF
the kind we ever saw. By it in an instant
you can ascertain the interest on any sum
from 500 upward at any rate from to
10 per ct, f)r any time from one day up
ward. 1t is complete.
The last rail is down and Sigourney has
8 railroad, with the depot within half a
mile OF the square. The corps of engin.
GERS are working this way as rapidly as
possible. Drs. Wilson and Crowder OF
Springfield inform us they Were in that
neighbOrhOod ten days since.
I'D WHITE Of the Bloomfield Republican
bought new Taylor Power Press, and
will soon print his paper thereon. We
congratulate him he has built up one OF
the best papers in Southern Iowa, from
anything but an encouraging start, and We
hope he will be patronized as he deserves
MONROE CoUNTY,-The Abba slaughter
house was burned one night recently
supposed TO have been set on fire by some
parties to whom its stencil had become un
bcarable. The Union is ju bilant over &
new vein OF coal, four and half feet thick
In the third stratum, recently discovered
the shaft is eighty feet deep, and the Goa
fine.
An election has been called in one of the
Fps in Lucas county, through which the
Charlton d Oskaloosa railroad is 10 run
and the company enters into an agreement
to give each taxpayer stock in the road to
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