The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-08-07

what say about Stephen 60 to his hote
and see show it is yourself" He will give
you good meal. clean bed, and make you
feel as comfortable as if at home, all for q
very reasonable fee.
Sharon has herculanean task before
her. She has taken unto herself square
mile, or mile square whichever is the big.
gest) of territory, and the spot she now
makes in the center thereof, leads one into
mathematical calculation as to tn con
sumption of dried apples necessary to en-
able her to enlarge her garments to the ex
tent of her boundaries; but she is bound
to do it or bust.
Sharon is young, she is beautiful, she's
the fairest town know" but some morn
ing when the fire comes. her beauty al
will GO Her eye and wisdom teeth are
not yet fully developed, and trust. for hel
sake, that a bitter experience may not has
ten their maturity; but when gaze upon
the rows OF frame buildings that adorn her
streets, and remember the pitilessness OF
the monster, Fire. wonder how 80 many
of the interested ones can seem So uncon-
cerned regarding the situation. ~
The social element of Sharon is excel.
lent, and its inhabitants are sober, indus
trious. and very intelligent Religious
matters are presided over by the Friends,
or Quskers. and the M. E. denomination.
The Friends differ from other sects in the
fact that all Friends are religious people
but all religious people are net friends
The first mentioned have a meeting.
house, of good comfortable size not bran
new, to be sure, but the Spirit comes down
just as readily there as in costlier one.-
The M. e. denomination have neat house
of worship, and are ministered unite in
spiritual things by Rev. U. B. Smith.
Sharon, together with the township of
which she is the county seat, was first set.
tied by gentleman named Mr.. Black
Hawk; he sold out to a brother named
Pale Face,-in fact, there was big family
of that name, and Mr. B. II. made sale of
all his farms, taking mortgage on the Pa
clfc Ocean as security for back payments.
He then made vendue to sell off his agri.
cultural machinery. But he didn't pat
ronize his county paper, and had no bills
"struck," consequently Mr. B. h. had to
leave all behind and "flee unto the noun
tains of Hepzidam." AS he YEARLY wend-
ed his westward way, he was heard sor.
rowfully singing I'm pilgrim and I'm a
stranger" James Winder, John Kitchener,
and Mr. Pearson, are respectfully receg-
nized as the next "Oldest inhabitants" If
l have omitted any other deserving ones,
l will gladly make correction, giving full
history of the family back to Adam, for
ten cents line.
Sharon owes much to Oskaloosa. She
sent the Central Railroad of Iowa out to
them. She also sent some Of her best busl.
ness men out there True, the railroad
might have gone anyway, but we didn't
hinder it, and don't see why there may not
be claims for indirect benefits as we'll as
for indirect damages, don't it? One thing
is certain, Sharon was much until we
let the railroad and men go there, when she
got the impression that all Oskaloosa and
several other metropolises were coming,
and took in land enough to accommodate
all with building lots. Well, we like to
help those who will help themselves, and
some of these days we hope Oskaloosa ma y
send another bakers dozen of her citizens
out there to encourage the Sharonites to
greater things. As former Oskaloosians
note j. r. Nichol, engaged in general
merchandise trade; H. T. Wright, of
Wright & Wells. dealers in hardware. Mr..
Wright owns the only brick business house
in the city He was burned out last year,
but Immediately rebuilt. and to day has a
good trade. ]. M. Collins, of Warren &
Collins, furniture dealers, is a good me-
chanic and thorough business man. T. E
Warren, formerly clerk in N Henton's
drug store in Oskaloosa, is now found as
Mayor of the city, and proprietor of No.
l drug house. in competition with his for.
mer employer. s. W. Lewis, mentioned
above, is also an Oskaloosian. Taylor
Kalbach. has large and well selected
stock OF lumber on hand. The well known
name Of 81. Kalbach & Son." assures the
buyer that he is dealing with a reliable
firm. Madison Bros, & Co., though not
residents, do large grain business, hav-
ing good elevator, and ample facilities
for handling all the grain of the surround
ing country. A. G. Smith who lately es-
tablished himself in the grocery line, ha s
a good trade
In addition to the above. there are other
business houses. Some people attend to
their own business and do we'll; do we'll
by paying attention to other peoples bust
ness. note that Naylor g. Co. keep farm
ing mplements,-not the ones that Mr.. B.
d. left, but new and improved lot J..
M. Woods is engaged in general merchan-
dising. Vickers & Bro, do up dry goods.
They were invoicing and had reached $15-
600, and remarked that they had only fairly
commenced w. W. Winder barb(a AIRS
occasionally. W. c. Smith does fair
business in general merchandise. G.. Rose
has livery and will drive you out in
style. Jos. Nader, boots and shoes, Hole
& Hills, law. The (w)Hole OF this firm
is in Oskaloosa, yet half is in Sharon. Dr..
W. l.. McAllister, and DR.. II. r. Page each
have an office here. D. r. Moore, q very
estimable gentleman, does good business
in books, stationery, and millinery. w.
B. Shotwell keeps the Central Hotel. AID
Naylor, general merchandise. &c. Nav.
lor, jewelry. II. E. Naylor, groceries,
G. W. Bump kept restaurant where you
may procure the delicacies of the season.
Mrs. E. l. Moore, dressmaking. Charles
Pagan, saddles and harness. Ell Moore,
meat market. Fortney & Lloyd do black
smithing; so does Isaac Eaton. A. L.
Baker keeps a tin shop. Vickers & Davis
deal in produce. They have laid Tin
pickle 10000 dozen eggs, and don't cackle
much about it either; but they will proba-
bly, crow some when they sell out at good
figures as they certainly will. Last, but
not least, comes H. ]. Vail, editor and pro-
prietor of the New Sh aron Star, spicy
eight column paper that is not yet year
ling. l of course, called on Bro Vail, for
geese Of feather will gable together
no, not that; but men of one trade, like to
like lowell, like to-no matter what
they like; but found Mr. Vail a jolly
good fellow, and had a pleasant chat with
him. He has thesneatest country office /
ever saw, and seems to be doing good
business. Success to him.
Compared with last year the improve
ments of the city are somewhat small