The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

| Jane NJ, wife of Benjamin Holdings
worth, formerly of this city, died at Farm
ers' Institute, Tipecanoe County, Ind, May
| Is, 1873 She was sick only two days.
The many friends of the family in this COM
| munity deeply sympathize with the be-
| reaved husband and relatives OF the de-
| ceased.
Our city should build a large cistern In
| the neghborhood of S9ibel & Cos mill,
for the protection OF the property in that
part of town, The large Touring and
wooden mills, the St. James, the depot, two
elevators, three or our stores, ETC., would
infict a fearful loss OF property if fire
should break out there
The State Fair is 10 be held at Cedar
| Rapids, from the Sth, to the 18th of
| September. We are in receipt of the
Premium List, printed at the Homestead
Office. 1t does not comply with the re-
ourements that we were called upon to
bid from, by long shot. Does relation
ship make difference? Ell
| >-
10. 0. F.-The semi annual election IN
Mahaska Lodge, No. 16, resulted as fol-
lows: N. G., T. j. Eisminger; V. g., J.
M. Jones; Sec, Jesse Moorland; Treas,
B. F. Thomas. In Commercial Lodge, No.
129, it resulted as follows: N. g., Elias
Yates; V. G., Chas. Blattner; Sec, A T.
Ross Treasurer ] A Kalbach
Publishers of newspapers should remem-
Der that posters are not allowed to be sent
through the mails, wrapped in their publ
cations There is heavy fine for thus
violating the Postal Laws, Postmasters
who are editors and publishers should have
sense enough not to violate this law week
after week Read your Postal Regulations
Bro. V.
OUR sCHooL-This is examination and
graduation week in public schools and of
course there is a hubbub among the young
folks. Our schools are among the best in
the land, and "sheep skin" from the high
school is as valuable as from any of the
colleges or universities in the land The
graduation exercises will take place in the
new court room, on Friday night next, all
are invited.
HJTCHING PosTs-About as nice an
iron hitching post as we ever saw is that
manufactured by J. c.. HARRINGTON, of
this city. The design is elegant and the
work as smooth as any one could desire.
We hope no one will send away for such
work when they can get superior
make at home. They can be seen at the
Foundry or at Cooper's Hardware store.
Take look at them.
RETURNED Hetherington,
who has been for several months past
working in Ark ansas, returned last Mon
day E. w. Hull, who was with him, re.
turned some weeks since. They were
building railroad bridges on the Cairo and
Fulton Railroad. Christmas thinks he
could not be hired to make his home in
God forsaken Rackensack, and we would
decide ditto for ourselves
The Des Moines Republican in its report
of the NJ E. District Conference at that
place. says The title of Local Preachers
has for long time been honorary Men
who had grace and ability, but lacked en-
ergy, have often been retained as local
Preachers. This seems to be on the eve of
dissolution. Ali good Methodists will say
amen Actual work done is to decide the !
prominence of rank, not ability to do
ORIGIN OF POSTAL CARLSBAD eX.
change says: postal cards date from the
Franco Prussian war The difficulty of sol |
diers in securing pens and paper upon
which to write home induced the German
authorities to issue bits of pasteboard to |
the soldiers for this purpose, and they were
largely ayailed of, the messages being writ |
ten with pencil. Their use was contnu.
ed thereafter in peace, and has since been
adopted in England and the United States"
SEEDLEss WATERMELoNs.-The follow
NJ is given and vouched for as a reliable |
plan. 1t is worthy of small experiment,
a. least Somebody give it a trial and re-
port:
Plant the seeds in tn, usual manner, in
rich, sandy SOIL After the vines have run
three or four feet, make new hills over
them about two feet from the old hills. In
three or four days cut the vines that con-
meet the old and new hills. The melons
that grow upon the new vines will be seed
less.
The Allen Bros. of our city, have the
finest and most remarkable span of two
year old colts in the State. Both are
stations, jet black, broke TO harness. and
can trot their mile in less than four MN
utes. They were sired by "Reconstruc-
tion," the same hour of the same day,
and foaled the same hour of the same
night They took the first premium at the
T State Fair, at Cedar Rapids, at ST. Louis
Fair, at our County Fair, and at the Polk
County Fair. they received the first prem
ium and diploma. They carry the honors
wherever exhibited.
MARROW EsCAPE.-Last Saturday even
ing as James Grace and wife were cross
ing Skunk river In the ferry at SMITH g.
: BRIDGES mill, the team became restless
q and backed off the boat in 30 feet of water
Mrs. Grace, the wagon and team, were
q carried by the swift current over the dam
the horses were drowned, and for 20 min
D utes Mrs. g., clinging to the wagon-box,
was tunibled about In the seething, boiling
}. mass of waters, but was finally rescued
q 1t was close call and narrow escape.
The wagon. box and fore. wheels only were
saved. Loss about 1926 We learn from
u Jim Bridges.
a COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT OsKALoosA
t Monday, June 16th--Thurs-
day, June 19th). Examinations, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Stockholders
: meeting, Wednesday, Juce 18, a. m. Meet
e ing of Board, "Wednesday, p. m. Joint ex-
h hibiton of Philomati and Phi Chi Theta
d Societies, Tuesday evening, June IL