The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-27
THE OSKALOOSA HERALD.

THE OSKALOOSA HERALD
Thursday, June 81, 1879.
Money to loan. Read notice.
Read notice of"Boy Left Home"
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Remamber the "Hoss trot" July 4.
First degree work in Tri-luminar o
Friday night.
Go 10 the horse-trot next Thursday, tn
4th of July.
The Ottumwa B. B. 9. will play III
Westerns at Keokuk on the 4th OF July.
Os Room dropped down among his oil
friends Tuesday last, as natural as ever
C1,s A CRoNRY has severed his con
nactiop with TIL. Seward (Neb) Reporter
The Muscatine Western road expects L
complete 2615 miles OF the road by July
LosT.-A pair of gold-mounted specs los
At Masonic Festival or Socisble. Leave a
this office
DO not fail to maze arrangements TO at
tend the horse-trot at the Fair Grounds oil
the 4th al July.
Our bright-eyed young lady friend, Al
pha Lundy, presented us with flint
bouquet last week
DR.. Rhinehart's new building on south
west corner square is getting along finely
The foundation is in.
Will Lafollett, 10 Stroud and Cal Cous-
ms are off for Clear Lake on a fishing ex
cursiOn They'll catch 'em.
The State Medical Society met at De-
Moines yesterday. DR.. 81. G. Huntsmar
is in attendance from this city.
Boyer & Barnes bought of Cary Cooper
the property on the west side fthe square
occupied by Phelps & Gould
The Methodist Festival at Sharon was
success, netting about $50 and the partic'
ipants enjoyed themselves finely.
G. B. McFall, informs US that the Rail
road tax in Benton Tp., Keokuk county
was defeated by 80 majority, last Saturday
There are more cumming printers abroad
now -a-days than we ever saw before. Ge
your work done better and cheaper a
home
Needham s. Wolff have raspberries, and
straw berry -colored cream which are at
tracing universal comment among the del
icacy lovers.
Rube has Harper, Scribner, Atlantic
and other magazines for July. Call at the
p D. news depot He sells no more cred
it, He wants cash.
w. r. LACEY has located at Dallas, Tex
as, and commenced the practice of law in
the Lone Star State. We hope he will re-
celve the reward his merit warrants.
The Index" Office printed a very neat
Fair pamphlet for the Farmers Union
Agricultural Society" which holds its mex
Fair at Prairie City, Sept. 3, 4 and 5.
A. T. BETTER of the Pella Blade, "St
John ed here last Monday, and as in duty
boundIgave US a call. He is one of the
rising young men, and owns good paper
CHAs A. CRoNEY called on us Wednes
dsv He is acting as agent for Acres,
Blackmar & Co., Burlington. He looks as
natural as of yore. Luck to you Charlie.
The ST. Paul and St Louis express train
on the Central Railroad is one of the fines,
in the State, and il bowls right along
making the trip between the two points in
81 hours.
MAHAsRA -Elsewh here will be found
some remarks about Mahaska county from
the Des Moines Republican, which contain
much of interest and fact, though not cor
rect IN some particulars.
We learn from the Gate City that Geo
Williams, Esq, of Keokuk, has purchased
a controlling interest in the Iowa Goa
Company, located in Mahaska county, and
has been elected President of the COmpa
nv.
Look out for the advertisement mex,
week Of THE 10 Steam Washer, or Wo
mans Friend" This is very simple
inexpensive machine, but is said to fill the
bill exactly as labor saver. II. A. Cowar
is agent.
DaNCE.-There will be platform dance
on the 18th of July, at the Beede farm, one
mile north of town, where a jolly time
may be expected. Refreshments will be
provided in quantities. If you love the
sport this is your chance.
FOURTH OF July ENTERTAINMENT
The ladies of the Baptist Church will give
Festival at the City Hall, on Fourth of
July evening. at which pleasant time is
anticipated, and general invitation to at
tend is cordially extended to all.
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The Montezuma Republican evidently
fOrgets that the State was re-districted last
winter and that Poweshiek is now in the
9Th, and not in the 9th. If you keep your
shovel properly secured in your own sand
pile it is about all you can properly attend
to.
A company called the Continental Rail
road" has filed articles of incorporation
with the Secretary ofState at Des Moines
1t is designed to connect New York with
Council Bluffs by the most direct route.
The capital stock is one hundred millions
Oskaloosa would be on the line
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The delegates selected at the County
Convention last Monday to attend the
Judicial Convention, are: j. A L. Crook.
ham. Jno. Loffiand, C. G. Prouty, VIM.
Pagan, S. G. Gary, III. c. Leighton, G. w.
Hale, w. w. Haskell E. II. McCann, G.
w Latferty, James Ruan. r. Whitaker
They are all favorable to John F. Lacey
for Circuit Judge, of course.
Gov. SToHE.-The Voter says Gov. Stone
has been invited to stump Indiana and