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

The osKALoosA HERALD.
LEIGHTON & NEEDHAM, Editors.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1875.
Read Rice & Hinesley's local.
Read Louis Baa mgart's local.
Read MerTill's shaving and bath locals.
Read Beechler Bros. local. school books,
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See editorials anl c0rresponiences on
first page,
Sociablc at Simpson church next Mon
day evening.
Thos J. Hendri ks was in our city one
day last WA.
w. A. Lindlcv and wife have returne /
from the Centcnnial.
G. 7. Willard has returned from his Cen
tennial and Eastern trip.
Hand in your advertisements and local
early for to-morrow's daily. i
Read the local of White Il Heath in an
other column-plastering
D. NJ. Walton and wife left Monday last
for Pennsylvania and the Centennial.
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Alvin Hoag of Lynn, Mass, will visit
his old friends hereabouts this summer.
Cyrus Fl. Phelps has returned from
four-week's business and pleasure trip.
John Rolinsan's house, eight miles south
OF Monroe, was burned one day last week.
The bridge at Warren's Mill, on South
Skunk, Richland Tp., is reported impasSa-
BILE
Gray & Fall of Eddyvillc, have Is head
of fine cattle on exhibition ut our county
fair.
The Wapello county fair will be held
Sept 10, 20 and 81, at the grounds near OF
tumwa.
The Rock Island Road is doing good
business Every train is loaded with pas
scngers.
Read the removal notice of N. J. Smith
& Co. They will move next Monday Sept.
4th, 1876.
This years fair will be the grand est ever
held in the county. Turn out and see for
yourselves.
Read the numerous advertisements in
tbs issue of the daily. They are all good
business men.
W. have some valuable information for
Allen Slater; if lie lives in the CO unity, he
will please call.
Harley j. Steward is visiting his fathers
family in this city. He has just returned
from the Centennial
E. NJ. Woods who has just returned from
u trip to Kansas, presented us a new speci-
men for our cabinet.
meet at Fremont, Saturday, September 9,
to elect delegates, sc.
Eddyvile Republicans organized a
Hayes and Wheeler Club with 100 mem
bers, last Friday night.
Henry Else base returned from the Cen
NAL looking as young and bright as boy
of seventeen summers.
Reconstruction horses are in demand
Lem Swearingen sold one for $500; and
Major Downing sold his for 5000.
The trade of Berkey and Snowden seems
to have failed thus far. but the friends of
the two parties are still hopeful.
Geo O'Hara, for some time past with
VIM Wells, left last week for Cairo, Ills,
where he will take up his residence.
Read the advertisement of Rein Wilson
in this issue of the HERALD. He is well
known in this county as fair dealer.
There is now on the ground the finest
lot of flowers and plants ever shown at a
county fair. You must not fail to see
them.
Closing sermons in both NJ. E. Churches
next Sunday morning. Union Service of
of the two churches in the evening at the
old charge, All invited.
"a H.,
raised from the seed, that he received
from Kansas about FIVE years ago. They
are the finest we have seen for many day.
Pat Wycoff of San Francisco, Cal, Miss
Anna Turner of Wheeling, Virginia, and
Miss Barum of Bellair ohio, are visiting
the family of Col. John Loffiand in this
city.
The Keokuk County Fair will be held
Sept 26-29. That county is looming up as
one of the best in the State. OF course a
large delegation from our county will at
tend.
DR.. J. w. Morgan's new brick dwelling,
in the east part of town is being pushed
rapidly forward, and will be a splendid
residence and an ornament to that part of
town
A valuable COW belonging to Jesse
Dodd's of Richland TIP, was killed by
lightning Wednesday. Jesse and several
persons were badly shocked by the same
stroke
A Hayes and Wheeler club was organ
lied at Beacon Friday night. A good time
was had. Speeches were made by Messrs.
Malcolm and Kissick. Seventy persons
joined the club.
The closing service for present confer
ence year and of the past term of e. l.
Stafford will be at 1870 a. NJ, next Sab.
ath Sept. 81, ut Sim 3DI NJ. f. Church
Preaching by the pastor.
The Hon. II. Z. Ravens, of Springfield,
No, who was nominated for Congress, is
a brother of our J. w. Ravens, of the Sig,
Quincy Meas. He has served four years
in that wicked city already.
Mrs L j. Merrill returns home this
week, having been absent some four weeks
at the Centennial and visiting friends in
New Haven, Ct, after which her Picture
Gallery will be Immediately opened.
Republicans, organize in every town
ship. Each voting precinct should hav'