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

heavy rain, we again started
through the mud for Oska-
loosa, sixteen miles away, following
pretty nearly the course of our Tip
ton railroad, which is to bring us the
good coal from those regions. OF
this city (Oskaloosa) we will have
more to say in the future also of one
OF Mahaska county's farms-John
N. Dixon, who owns over eight hun
dred acres of land in that county, q
large portion of which is under cul.
tivation. We saw one of his ORCH
ards, consisting of about one hundred
and fourteen acres, and containing
over ten thousand apple trees. This
farmer is we'll known by many Ce-
dar county citizens.
We made short call at the HER
AID office, and found it one of the
best arranged in the State, the sue
cessful proprietors Leighton q
Needham, being old residents of
that place.
The railroad feeling at Oskaloosa
is good, and all are looking conf
IDENTIFY forward for more active OPP
erations. The engineers were at
work locating the route to and from
the city-Irish having located it to
Indianapolis, and engineer Tracey
taking charge from thence west.
They seem to have no appreheusions
of a failure, and we think they have
no cause for any.
From this city we proceed to New
Sharon, situated in the northwest
part of the Mahaska county, in the
midst of the most beautiful section
of country, which is principally set
tied up by Quakers where We found
what they call general meeting,"
holding it's session. 1t seems to be
kind of protracted meeting of all
denominations who feel disposed to
participate. There were large num-
bers in attendance, many from dis
lance, some from Springdale this
county. We are informed that such
meetings have been held at mum Der
of places resulting to much good to
all who attend.
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RAILROAD FREICHTS.

Our farmers, merchants, grain
buyers and others know that the un-
regulated tariff on railroads work
to the injury of both buyer and sell
or. The dealer is often compelled
to pay as much for the transporta-
ton of grain to the market as he
paid for the grain in the first place.
This of course works an injury to the
producer; for if the tariff rates were
50 regulated that a reduction in the
cost of transp ortation could be OBJ
taiLed, then this additional money
would 60 to the pocket of the farmer.
An effort has been made to accom-
plish this by State Legislation, but
with the great lines that run through
two or more States nothing can be &C.
complished by legislation in this
State unless a similar law is passed
in the neighboring States interven-
ing between this and the market.
We may regulate the matter within
our own borders, but on all through
treights we will pay in illinois or
Missouri for all we have reduced in
Iowa. How then can this mat
er be regulated? Hon. M. M. WAL
DEN, our present efficient member
in Congress, advocates the reguia.
ton of this matter by Congress, that
the rates may be uniform throughout
the country; not low in Iowa and
high in Illinois, but regulated by
Congress for the whole country. In
a speech delivered in the House of
Representatives Feb. II, 1872, he
advocated this matter in an able
manner, quoting the authorities 10
show that Congress had the right to
make such law, and showing the
immense advantages to accrue there
from to the farmer, and through him
to all others. He shows also that the
monopolies cause the low prices the
fact that it costs as much to get a
bushel of grain to market as it sold
for originally, grinds the farmer
down. His speech appears in full
in this issue. A perusal of it
will satisfy you that he is in earnest
about the matter and honest in his
convictions. We hope he may con-
tinue to work upon THE matter until
he accomplishes it.
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LACEY FOR cIRcUITJUDCE.


The Knoxville Voter speaking of
Circuit Judgeship in this District
says:
Mai. Lacey's name will be presented to
the Republican Convention, and we shall
be very much pleased if he receives the
nomination. Promoted from the ranks of
the 33d Iowa Infantry to the Staff of Gen.
Stee.e, Major Lacey has an army record of
which one might well be proud. We think
all his old comrades will gladly JOIN US in
testimony that he has ever shown himself
a true man in every respect. As law
yer he has already attained high posi-,
ton. We have every reason to believe
that as Circuit Judge he will prove worthy
of the situation. Marion county will prob
ably not 60 solid for either of the three
candidates, at first but we believe that
our delegation would do eminently we'll
to give Maj. Lacey at least fair proper
ton of the vote, and hope they will do So t"
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PRIMARY ELECTION AND CONvEN
TON.
For Congressional Delegates.

There will be q Primary Election OF the Repub.
hcans In each township in Mahaska county, on
Saturday, July o, 1872,
to elect delegates TO attend q County Convention
to meet at Union Hall, Oskaloosa, Monday, July
8, at p. m, to elect delegates to the Congress
sion Convention. The electors will also cast
their ballots For or Against" continuing the
present system of Primary Elections. All mem
bers of the great National Republican party, sup
porting the Philadelphia nominees are earnestly
requested to be present and exercise their rights
The representation will be as follows: Cedar :;
Harrison Des Moines 2; Jefferson 2; Scott 3 |;
Oskaloosa II Monroe 8 {; Adams 3 Madison 3 I;
Black Oak ?; Pleasant Grove 2 [; Union 3; Prai-
RE 5 Richards; White Oak g.; Total 81.
%. H. BAUGH,
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REPORT FROM DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
wv .cu1NcTnN Inna o.

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The June report OF the statistici-
an of the Department of Agriculture
is now in press, and is exhaustive in
its treatment of wheat statistics. 1t
is based from counties of which 100
indicates an average condition, 20
counties higher than an average, and
434 counties low condition, ranging
from 100, the standard of medium
prospect, down to 10. and in a few
cases down to an entire failure. The
State averages are calculated not
from the number of counties reported
but from the comparative produc-
tons of several countless. These 9O3
reports include very large proper.
ton of the wheat producing area OF
the country. A summary of the area
shows a reduction of two per cent
from 1871. The average spring
wheat in States which grow that var
iety mainly, is represented as follows:
Maine, lOS; New Hampshire, 100 !;
Vermont, 1O2; Massachusetts, IS !;
Wisconsin, 1913, Minnesota, l0l !;
Iowa, LOG Nebraska, ll3; Oregon,
lO7; California, where the distinc-
ton of spring and winter wheat is
scarcely known, it is reported as
spring $50 and winter 100. In Illi-
nois, where winter wheat constitutes
two-thirds of the crops gives lei tor
winter ond IS for spring. Kansas,
where spring wheat predominates,
the returns are 14O for spring and
so ior winter.
The States growing winter wheat
are, New York, %; Connecticut, 95;
New Jersey, 81; Pennsylvania, 80 ;
Delaware, 90; Maryland, 100; Vir-
GINA, %; North Carolina, lOl (;
South Carolina, 90; Georgia, SO /;
Alabama, $50; Mississippi, 95; Tex
as, IFS; Arkansas, 90; Tennessee,
1903; West Virginia, 100; Kentucky
So; Ohio, So; Michigan, 90; Indi.
ana, "a; Illinois, lOl; Missouri, 90.
The condition of the predominant
parity in each State is thus stated ::
Maine, lOl; New Hampshire, 90;
Vermont, LOG; Massachusetts, 90;
Connecticut, SO; New York, ca;
New Jersey, 70; Pennsylvania, 70;
Delaware, 10; Maryland, "A; Vir-
ginia, IS; North Carolina, 81 ;
Georgia, los Alabama, rs; Mis-
sissippi, lO4; Texas, III Kansas,
ITO; Tennessee, III; West Virgin
ia, IS; Kentucky, lOs; Ohio. 10;
Michigan, rs; Indiana, So; Illinois,
so; spring, 1903; Wisconsin, l04 ;
Minnesota, LOG; Iowa, III; Nilsson
ri, winter, So; Kansas, lOs, winter,
46; California, 90; Oregon, 3d.
The general average of the condi-
ton for the entire crop is "a. The
Department estima ate for the crop OF
1871 was 100000, 900 bushels, at III
bushels per acre. Considering IL
bushels an average yield of the area,
and the condition of the present crop
on the first week in June, points to
the product of 22O, 900, 900 bushels in
1872. The crop of 1867, which was
Is per cent. above an average and
the largest recorded in ten years,
was 2s7, 900, 900 bushels, as returned
by the census.
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PRIMARY ELECTION,

There will be a primary election OF the Repub.
licans in each Township in Mahaska county, on
Saturday, August IL. 1871, to elect can
didates as follows:
For County Clerk.
For County Recorder.
For Member of Board of Supervisors.
And also to elect delegates to attend County
Convention to be held in Oskaloosa, August ~,
TO elect delegates to the State Convention. The
ratio from each TIP. will be Cedar 3 Harrison y;
Des Mones 2; Jefferson 2; Scott 3; Oskaloosa
II; White Oak 3; Monroe 3; Adams 3; Madison
3; Black Oak 2; Pleasant Grove 2; Union B;
Prairie5; Richland 3. Total 81.
q. Ii. BAUGH,
Chm Rem Cent Com.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-27

About the close of the war Mr..
Greeley wanted to make peace upon
the terms that the country should
pay the shareholders the immense
sum of four hundred million dollars
for their slaves. This is probably
why the ex-slayeholders now support
him. They think Horace will set 'em
up in business again.
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Republican Congressional Convention.
Sixth District.

The Republican Convention for the Sixth Con-
gressional District of the State of Iowa. will con-
Yene at
OSkatoOSd, Tuesday, July 9, 1872,
at II O'Clock a. m, for the purpose of NOMINATING
candidate for Congress and for the transaction
of such other business as may be properly brought
before said Convention. The ratio of representa-
tion will be one delegate for each county at
large, and one for every two hundred or fraction
al part thereof over one hundred votes cast for
c. c. Carpenter at the last State election. The
ratio OF representation will give Appanoose
votes Davis s Jasper rs Keokuk S Monroe
&; Mahaska 12 Marion -; WapeIlo II.
The chairman OF the committees Of the various
counties are respectfully solicited to call their
County Convention to select delegates Saturday,
July 6. Full attendance is requested
JNO. n. DIXON Chairman,
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"Grant, however, remained at ITS
head-unlisnaayed, mistaken, ss.,sec
i6Le."- GreeIey's american COnaic
Vol. 3, p. 5s9.
de remains there yet and neither
Jen. Davis nor his bailor can move
him.
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Warmoth is down in the mouth.
de failed to carry Greeley resolu-
ton In the Louisiana Liberal Repub-
lican Democratic Reform State Con-
vention. Yarmouth should pick up
his carpet-bag and what he has left
of his stealings and go to Mexico, to
teach the natives civil service re.
form.
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The Kansas City Times has five
columns of short letters from all
over Missouri and Kansas concern
ing the crops. They show that win
ter wheat is complete failure, while
corn, oats, and fruit present fair
prospects.
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Grasshoppers have made their ap-
pearance in southern Utah, and the
people have been compelled to fight
them to save vegetation.
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The Saginaw, Michigan, Enter
prise says the wheat crop in that vi
cinity will be unanimously large, as
the prospects for wheat are un an
imously good.
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ITEMS FOR FARMERS.

Mr.. Alexander, of Kentucky, has
sold two short horned heifers to an
English purchaser tor $4,000.
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Grain in Kenosha county, Wis
consin, lis looking unusually well, and
grass is as good as it was at this
season last year.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-27

The Waushara, Wisconsin, Argus
says: "Should the balance of the
season prove favorable, as large a
crop of wheat as in 1860 may be ex-
pected."
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-27

1t is reported that the Geneva
Board have decided to report against
us on the indirect claims.
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The Kendaleville, Indiana Stand
ard says potato bugs are scarce this
season, but the cut-worms are doing
immense damage, the ground being
alive with them.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-27

The farmers of Iowa are beginning
to complain of cutworms, striped
bugs and patent right swindlers.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-27

Jacob Shaw of Appanoose county
was helping loosen the auger which
was being used to drill for coal
when the swivel broke off the pulley,
which weighed seven pounds, fell a
distance of about thirty feet striking
him on the head. Four mer were
at the windlass, pulling with all
their strength to raise the auger
when the pulley gave way, the ten
sion of the rope throwing it down
with as much force as though it had
been shot from a cannon. His head
was fearfully maugled, and he only
lived about four hours. On Sunday
he was buried by the Masons,
about fifteen hundred people being
present.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-27

Geo. Sewer, of the Marshalltown
Times had his hand crushed to
jelly in the cylinder press upon
which that paper was printed, one
day last week.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-27

Goldsmith Maid is reported TO
have trotted her mile in 2:l63.
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A Monee Illinois correspondent
says: "The rain to-day is god
send to the farmers here, for it will
undoubtedly kill the chintz bug, and
save the wheat, oats, and corn
crops."
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IOWA NEWS.

The refined and arts tocratic cir
Giles of Clinton were disturbed the.
other day by seeing one of their la
dies rush screaming into the street
pursued by her refined husband who
publicly beat and choked her.
The papers are telling about an
Iowa delegate to the Philadelphia
Convention who travelled with his
brother and didn't know him.
Pshaw! that's not a patching to
what was done at the Cincinnati
Convention. Several delegates
there travelled with frail sisters and
didn't know 'em.
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crops"
A Joliet, ILL.,, correspondent to the
Chicago Journal, says: The pres
ent warm weather is having a mag
ical effect on the growing corn, which
has been backward, but is now ma
king up for lost time.
The value of farms in the United
States is So, 262, sOS,s6l of farm
ing implements and Machinery,3s5,
$751; 29. Total amount Of wages
paid, including value of board, $780,.
2s6, 2s5 total estimated value of all
farm productions, including better
ments and addition to stocks, 50, 447,-
53s,65s. Orchard productions, SAT,
335, ls9 /; produce of market gardens,
$2O,91O,22o. Forest products, $685.
1927.
The Missouri Democrat of Tues
day morning published special dis.
patches from many points in States
of Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa
and Nebraska, relative to the winter
wheat crop. The exhibit is dis
couraging. The Indications are
that the crops will be both poor and
light. AS the wheat harvest is no,
far off, the information NAV be con.
sidered reliable. The reports do
not include spring wheat
The work of harvesting the grain
crop in California commenced at the
beginning of the present month, and
the accounts 30 far received are very
favorable. The yield will'undoub,ly
be largely in excess of the crops OF
the last two years, and will afford a
large surplus for expectation after
supplying the home markets. Should
the present quotations for breadstuff4
continue, it is expected that the
State will realize at least S2O,OOO,OOO
for its surplus products.
THE CRoPs.-W went to Council
Bluffs last week over the popular
Burlington Route, and returned by
the Rock Island Road, and made il
a point to notice the prospects OF
the growing crops. All along the
line of both roads the prospect for an
abundant yield of grain of all kind ia
truly fattering. Wheat and other
small grain looks exceedingly well,
and if nothing occurs between this
and harvest to injure it, the farmers
will have no cause to complain.
Corn looks well, the fields clean OF
weeds and grass AID all along the
road the farmers were busy blowing.
Blade.
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REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

UnImproved Lands
For SALE IN
MAHASKA COUNTY, IOWA,
Cook & Hunt.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
A NO stock and grain farm. $50 acres well
improved, ~ story frame house: 24z48 IT., five
rooms good cellar barn 36x50 feet worS shop
16x24, and other out buildings. Orchard of 800
bearing trees well selected fruit; in good neigh
sorhood, "a mile from school house 50 acres
good timber adjoining 260 acres in cultivation
100 acres in tame grass. On the line OF the Mus,
catine branch of the r. /. r. r. This farm VII
be offered tor sele cheap until the 10Th day OF Ju
~ Enquire of
COOK q HUNT.
Or of JOHN MOORE, on the premises, II miles
east of Oskaloosa.
kaloosa. and insected by the ID. V. X. r., and q.
R. r. of Iowa. Will be sold at a bargain on loug
time.
COOK 81 HUNT.
N u.
Prairie land With never failing water, Will be
sold on easy terms;
COOK q HUNT.
SWAN a sec 9, twp77, range u. 40 acres.
Prairie land, Never failing water. Will be sold
on easy terms.
Enquire of
.. COOK d HUNT.
ShNWA sec s, and n hswA sec s, twp7T,
range IA. 100 acres. Prairie land. viii sell on
easy terms. Well watered.
COOK % HUNT.
EhswA sec 6, and s " a sc d sec G, and " y
land, we'll watered. Will sell on easy terms
Enquire of aa
bees COOK 81 HUNT. -
shne4 , sec ~. twp H. VIA range l5 50 acres
Enquire OF
COOK & HUNT.
EkseAsec % and vase 4 o sec % and z
land. Will be sold on easy terms.
Enquire OF
COOK & HUNT.
The above described lands are all located in
thriving neighborhoods, convenient to schools,
and any tract described can be converted into
COOK & HUNT.
Agents.
35 Oskaloosa. Iowa.
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E%e a sec % and g W a e a sec 90 and n Il
"a Of sec 26, twp rs, range IA. 200 acres Prairie
land. Will be sold on easy terms.
Enquire OF
COOK g HUNT.
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A Joliet, ILL.,, correspondent to the
Chicago Journal, says: The pres
ent warm weather is having a mag
ical effact on the growing corn, which
has been backward, but is now ma
king up for lost time.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-27

The above described lands all located in
thriving neighborhoods, convenient to schools,
and any tract described can be converted into
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ShneA sec -, twp II, range Is. so acres
Prairie and timber land. VIII sell on easy terms.
Enquire OF
COOK & HUNT.
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EhswA sec 6, and W a sc d sec 6, and "a
n sec Z, twp n, range "A. 200 acres. Prairie
land, well watered Will sell on easy terms.
Enquire Of aa'
s. COOK 81 HUNT. H..
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-09-27


THE necessities of official station and
common humanity came into violent con-
tact the other day on the Kansas and
Texas railroad. There was a mother in
one of the cars, and with her was her
little son. who. in wandering about, hap
pened to fall from the platform. His abb
sence was not noticed until the train had
proceeded about two miles; the mother
then requested the conductor to back the
train, which he as an official, could not
think of doing. She then asked him to
stop the ears and allow her to get of, 60
back. and look for the boy, but this also
he declined to do At the next station the
lady got off and was compelled to wait
till the next morning when she went back
and found her child dead from expos
ure to the pitiless storm that was raging,
his head resting among the wild flowers
up the embankment whittier he had
climbed, and where he had died. World.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-09-27

OUR fellow-townsman, Judge Durham,
has received very distinguished honor
from the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows,
now in session at Baltimore. On the
18th he was elected Right Worthy Dep
uty Grand Sire Of the Grand Lodge Of
the United States. Next year, if his
life is spared, he will reach the top round
of the ladder and take position of Grand
Sire, the highest in the gift of this great
benevolent Order in the world. 1t is
worthy the ambition of any man to be
the presiding officer Of an Order that
numbers to-day four thousand eight hun
dred lodges, scattered over the States and
Territories of the Union, with men,
bership of three hundred and fifty thous-
and and increasing at the rate OF thirty
thousand per year. The revenue now
reaches three and half millions Of dbl
lars and the sum voted for relief averages
one quarter million annually.-Kentacky
Advocate.
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Progress. OF Agriculture During
The Last Decade.

Our increase in all the chief articles Of
agricultural produce, as shown by the
census report, is something enormous.
Wine has increased fOurteen-fold since
1850, and nearly doubled in the last de-
cade, California being its chief producer.
Hops have increased seven-fold in the
same time, and more than doub'ed in the
last ten years, New York growing two
thirds Of the whole crop.
Barley has increased skiold.
Flax six-fold, and Aaxseed trebled.
Wheat trebl d, and oats doubled.
Irish potatoes have only increased one
third, and sweet decreased one-half.
Live stock have trebled in value, and
now amount to the handsome total Of one
thousand five hundred and twenty-five
millions ofdollars, or an average of near
~ two hundred dollars for every family
in the nation.
Animals slaughtered have nearly quad
rupled in value, now amounting to four
hundred millions Of dollars annually.
Wool has increased from sixty to one
hundred millions of pounds.
Cotton is half million bales above
what it was in 1850, and three ffths Of
its amount in 1860.
In only one instance is there decrease
Of an important product, and that is in
Indian corn, which falls short of the
amount reported in 1860 by seventy-eight
millions Of bushels. or ten per cent on
the whole.
In some lesser products, however, the
downcome is considerable. Silk coccons
are only third of their former apouut,
hemp sixth, peas, beans and rice about
a third each. BuckwhCat has decreased
from seventeen millions of bushels to
nine, and rye from twenty-one millions of
bushels to sixteen.
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and came back to get it, whispered
DIVA. "Ob, how glad ] am that paused
at the sound Of your voicesl Dearest
Mother, I know how TO cherish and love
you now. have been wild and wiliul,
but Il has been for the last time. Love
me, for indeed, indeed, love you"
When Edward Crampfdrt recntered
the library he found Olivia kueeling at
Madeline's side, her head resting on her
step-mo,her's lap. while Madeline's jew
ellcd fingers straying slowly through the
Young girls golden hair. He paused in
establishment; hut his wife looked up
with radiant smile saving;
Dear Edward, ] have found daugh-
ter. She called me "mother," at last.
For Madeline's affection had conquered
finally.