The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-08-31
Over Des MOines River

EDS. HERALD The extreme heat and
nocturnal showers are working well for the
corn and grass fields. Our people have
threshed considerable oats some 30 bush
els to the acre, but generally much less.
The hay crop is abundant, I. e., where
people try to raise tame grass it is sue
cess but like many other misfortunes
people are too careless of their own inter
ests.
Now, let me say Il word through the HER
AID to my fellow farmers. Do, for the
sake of our common good, put your farm
implements under cover | don't mean
covered up with luxuriant weeds, but get
pine IT, ards and make sheds, or cut slough
grass, put forks in the ground and throw
brush and the slough hay on. There are
many thousands of dollars worth of farm
implements in Mahaska county to-day rot
| ting around in the weeds where last used :;
and the worst part of it is, many of those
things are not paid for. 1t really makes
US sorry to see a young farmer whose lands
are all over Tor under) mortgage, who has
lots of new plows, new corn planter, new
champion self-rake combined, (by the way
he got tilted into the rake and came near
his last-getting his shirt torn and his arm
scratched only. But now all these new
implements, including wagon and buggy,
gets q think) all those hot suns and rains,
and they are scattered over a quarter Sec
ton. Now, we know if we would do SO
with our farm tools, and them not paid for
Jim Hetherington would be over. Do
gentlemen, take care of your property.
Shun debt as you would leprosy. See to
your live stock. Keep no little, poor,
runty animals good stock, we'll cared for
will pay.
The county is putting bridge over the
south fork of Bluff Creek, ON section 80,
on Eddyville and Knoxville road, near
Mr.. Ways farm.
We don't hear Samuel ]. Tilden spoken
of by those we thought were his friends.
There are few ex-Grangers or kind of
anti-monops who want a "greenback" can
didate. Now, this cry for ''geenbacks" is
only delusive idea, and will enhance
Tildens chances. Let US, for the sake of
our common interests as citizens of this
great Republic, work and vote with the
party that, under God, saved US, as a ma,
tion from entire dissolution.
Miss Effie L. Hoffman is Tor was) the best
travelling correspondent who ever wrote fol
the HERALD. her descriptive powers being
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better(w think than even Mr. LIS, which
are also excellent. In fact the HERALI
has been quite interesting oryears, and il
the proprietors would try they could en-
large its circulation greatly. ra eEt sz
A new white school house is about ready
for occupancy one-half mile north from
line of section 10, Des Moines TIP. ga
The people enjoy general health, and
We have been exempt from serious casu,
alities, for which, with other blessings
we should be thankful. -
OBSERVER. j
P.S. We have hitherto neglected te
note the fine fruit farm of Mr.. Underwood
one and q half miles south of Gatcley' fer
ry. Mr.. u. has made fruit culture spec
ialty for years, and now has, 800 apple
trees in bearing, 100 plum trees bearing
$50 grape vines concord Variety some Al
cherry trees, besidessa vast number ol
J blackberries and raspberries, with IhedgI
fence, fine, tasty dwelling all pleasantly
situated at cross roads. In fact his ar
rangement looks like suburban to q finl
city. might mention several fine situa
tons around there IN the promised land,
! but enough now. Oh.