The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-05-18


n Rev. w. Chaffin, pastor Of the NJ E.
- church in Washington, Iowa, will preach
,0rS. in the 1st NJ. E. church next Sabbath 2lst
inst, both morning and evening.
. Henry P Ninde for many years our
enterprising land agent has removed his
office in with c. P. Seare, where he will
run general real estate and collection
office.
A fine specimen of stone pestle used by
the Indians to pound corn was found on
Geo. Bentley's lot while clearing up Tor
building, and now reposes in the HERALD
cabinet.
Letters to VIM. s. Pritchard, Des
Moines, and James d. Young, Peoria, ILL.,,
were put in the post-office unstamped;
and one to Michael Higgins has no post
office directions.
IN, three year old SON of Edward Harris
horn at Beacon, fell into a cistern, and
,k To- had it not been for the little fellows
pluck in holding on to broom handle,
he..would have been drowned.
WI. Sarver, the Democratic deputy
sheriff of Marion county who let the muir
OfNO' derer Williams escape after he was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary, has been in
words dited by the grand jury of that county.
OF JULY.-A meeting will be held at
4 take Hawkeye school-house, Saturday, June q,
at D. m, foI the purpose OF making ar
ranpements for a centennial Fourth OF
"i'ih' July celebration All interested are in
vited. ....-..-
. Ne"' The father of Rev. Mr.. Prison pastor
of the NJ E. church in Pella, dieadhieral
ondent place last Saturday. ReHom his pulpit
was teegraphedfe-
sermon be------n---
eve Elsewhere will be found letter from
- ELIJAH ]. Chick, formerly of this county,
now of Parral, Mexico. He is member
fine of the company that GEO. w. BAER is
with, and his letter speaks about matters
there. 1t isa good letter.
The horse fair, to be given by the Os-
kaloosa driving association, July Sd and
i'ADD 4th, is going to be the best thing of the |
kind we ever had here. Special rates will |
e re. be given on all the railroads, and you may
look out for "big crowd"
loosa The Marshal says he has given all the
notice about registering dogs that he pro-
poses to give, and unless parties respond
their Immediately he will begin to put the law
in force by shooting all unregistered dogs
and arresting all persons who have DISC
~. beyed it.
lence w ' Nv $3.50 80, 81 wv n0rl ns.i
ava will at once erect fine two story brick |
residence, he is brother of David Nor
h on gan, of New Sharon. We are glad he has
lden- come among US and concluded to make
Oskaloosa his future home.
We John Dillon will again visit Oskaloosa,
take with his troup, May %. He will play
Married Life and ''to oblige Benson"
John is too well known among theatre
form goers for any words of praise from US.
with He ALWAYS draws a good house. Remem-
Der May 49, Reserve seats at Mays g.
W in Briggs
nee J. Larrie Morgan is doing a good bust
mess in his line and you cannot do better
49,. than to patronize lin. He is a worthy |
:, ~ young man. Do not send your work of
this kind away from home. He manufac-
lures all kind of hair goods, and keeps a
m in good assortment of switches, ladies combs |
fine dressing combs, hair brushes, &c
The Democratic Mass Meeting at Oska
ship loosa, to select delegates to their State
N to Convention, at Des Moines, May nth,
was huge affair, there being present by
actual count thirteen. Bro. Thos Balm
our ger was put forward rs delegate, but
axe declined saying he did not know as he
should even vote with that crowd this fall
# IN as he did not like their views. Porte
y, if "eici niaue speech anu INFORMED 'hem
the old party was dead. 1t was very
exciting Mass Convention.
bust ~--
oska. James Mckay convicted Of numbering
his brother, at Bussey, was found guilty
of murder in the first degree, at the re-
ollec- cent term of court at Knoxville, and SEN
ring, fenced to the penitentiary for life. He
debauched his brothers wife, and the two
- then conspired to kill him, and it is
80 thought he stabbed the deceased in the
'''AN heart, while the woman stabbed him in
the side. This is the seventh murder case
lorse, district attorney Lafferty has tried in the
lace, sixteen months he has been in Objective
(which has resulted in convictions, two
for life, the others for Is to 20 years.
IS of ------
buy me ioilo"lng teachers were reelected
for.the school year, commencing next Sep