The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-07-16
KANSAS LETTER.
PRAcE, KANSAS,

June 29th, 1874.
Eds. HBRALD.-WhIle visiting
my friends in your county last win
ter, I collected large number If
Sunday school papers and Docks, 20
distribute along the line OF thls r. II.
Then l supposed that lew would
supply the wants OF the schools IN
this country, but they are now about
all distributed in Rice county, and
an increasing demand for several
thousand more. The following vote
OF thanks has been offered by the
several schools, namely:
"Resolved that the thanks of this
school be rendered to Mr.. J. H. Cru.
zen and the Sunday Schools of Oska-
loosa, Iowa, for the Sunday School
papers and books which they so
kindly and gratuitously furnished us
and other Sunday Schools in Rice
county, and that we shall gratefully
appreciate any such favors contin-
ued to US in the future" Signed by
lS Sunday Schools.
These Sunday Schools are organi-
zed after the highest idea of S. S.
with Constitution, Superintendent,
Secretary, Librarian, Chorister, Wis.
iting Committee, and Teachers meet.
ing. Since the distribution of the
donation from our Oskaloosa friends,
there has risen an interest inthe 8. 8.
work, truly pleasing. and promising
good results. Wildwood, ten miles
northwest from Peace, furnishes the
best school in the county, with
Superintendent, who is himself Wis.
iting committee to every family in
that vicinity, good choir, and fifty
scholars in attendance. All look
forward to agood Sunday School Con.
vention, beginning September sth,
and with each school it seems to be
the object to make the best report at
that time. We trust our friends will
not forget nor neglect US in helping
to keep up the interest which their
donation has awakened. We shall
be thankful for more papers and libra
ries from some source, as there are
several other schools now about be-
ing organized, and they will all need
this kind of help. When I was in
Oskaloosa, several of the friends and
superintendent of Sunday schools
promised to send us their papers af-
ter they had read them. We are
now ready for them and will thank
fully receive their kindness If they
who ship will be so kind as to inform
Mr.. M. L. Sargents, Gen Freight
Agent of the A. L. q St. Fee II. Il.
at Topeka, Kansas, five or ten days
before shipping, We shall have DO
freight to pay over this road, which
to us is quite an object, as some of
our schools are not able to pay even
the freight on. their papers. The
freight over this road is sl.3O per
100 pounds, and the Co. will trans
port all such goods to J. II. Cruzen,
Peace, Kansas, free of charge, if they
are appraised before shipment is
made. Some of your citizens were
wishing us last week, and have now
returned home. We hope that some
of you interested in the Sunday
School work will call round about
the time of the Convention with in.
tent to help US. The Government
land in Rice county is about all claim.
ed but the A. T. & s. Fee r. R.
Co. has many thousand acres just as
good, selling at low prices, on easy
terms. Persons wishing to get
home can suit themselves in this
county. There are several persons
located here, formerly from Mahas-
ka. Crops here are looking well, but
at present suffer for rain. Our last
rain fell, June 14th. They received
heavy rain last night up on Cow
Creek and in the north part of this
county. Our rye was ready for cut
ting two weeks ago, corn is higher
than mans head and has a green,
strong, healthy appearance. Potatoes
are injured somewhat by the worms,
bugs, and grass-hoppers, but are we'll
set and good rain just now, will
make those uninjured, yield abun
dainty.
am respectfully yours,
J. II. CRUzEN.