The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-09-07

l.. II. Hole and family returned home
from their Eastern trip.
.. X. Gaskill will leave next week for
the Centennial. Or. left us some speci-
mems of coins.
One of the Burtons was released, the
other was bound over to court under eight
hundred dollars bail.
Read the large advertisement of Morris
l.. Levi. He has just received a large
stock of clothing and everything in line of
gents wear. His stock of gents goods is
complete, and you can get new suit
made on short notice. Also read his large
lot of locals.
| There are ten or twelve different bridge
firms represented before the board of Su-
pervisors, bidding on the proposed bridge
across the Des Moines river. The bids
were opened yesterday, but at the time Of
going TO press we had not heard who had
the lowest bid. We hope work will COM
mence Immediately, and complete it as
| soon as possible.
The Iowa Yearly Meeting commenced
in this city yesterday, and hundreds from
different portions OF the State are in at
tendance, and large numbers from other
States, and several prominent Friends are
from the Old Country. Next Sunday will
be the big day. and excursion trains will
run as usual to accommodate the thou
sands who will be in attendance.
The ladies Of this county took the ad,
vice of the HERALD and brought hun
dreds of articles to the fair and placed
them on exhibition. We knew if they
took the notion they would ar excel all
previous years. A better showing was
never made, and they should have the
thanks of all for the interest thus taken.
When you want a good fair get the ladies
interested.
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No better investment could be made in
these times.
DR.. A. L. McCarty, for the last twenty
four years resident of this city, left with
his family for Red Oak last Monday even
ing, where he will hang out his single
The Dr. is one of the best Dentists in Iowa,
and we have no doubt will do well in his
new field of operation. We can recon-
mend him to the good people of that city
as an honorable gentleman and frst-class
workman. Success to him.
We received a call from our old army
friend, Capt. w. S. Parmeley, of Keokuk
county, who was in attendance on the
Democratic Congressional Convention.
Captain informs us there is considerable
thieving going on in Keokuk county. One
doctor near Harper had his horse and bug
gy stolen from patients door, while he
was in the house; several stores in Sigour-
ney were burglarized, and also one at Mar
tinsburg.
A few night since as the delegates to
the Democratic State Convention were re-
turning from Des Moines, a man in the
bus asked one of them where he had
been: He told him, when passenger sit
ting by said: 81 saw fifteen or twenty
tough cases at Des Moines, but thought it
was an extra influx of tramps; so that was
the Democratic Convention was it? Yes"
said another, "they met in a bedroom of
one of the third-class hotels" "What do
you think of Tilden and his income tax"
said another, Twill the Democrats swallow
him." YES" said No. /, "such little ir-
regularities only make him the dearer to
the average Democrat. they would swallow
the devil, cloven foot and all, for Office"
Thisis true report, isn't it Frank.
DIED SUDDENLY.-Last Saturday even
ing, Mrs. Harriet Mccullough, wife of
James Mccullough of this city, died quite
suddenly. She had been quite i'll of fever
some weeks previous, but had recovered
some time last week, when she had sink
ing spell. Physicians were called, admin
istered to her relief, and she was growing
better, as all supposed, and was conyers-
ing with her family, in good spirits Satur
day evening, and turned over in bed and
almost instantly expired without strug
gle. Some heart disease is supposed to be
the cause. She was an excellent lady,
highly respected by all who knew her,
member of the First NJ. Z. Church, con-
scientious and Jealous Christian lady,
whose death is sincerely mourned by all |
The family have the sympathy of all in
their bereavement.
RAG BABY-On the afternoon of Porte
Welchs greenback convention, boy left
box in our flee, saying 1t came by ex-
press from the south. We believed the
yarn, opened the box, and found large
rag baby" with this note:
CISCrNSATI, ONO, Aug. 22d, 1875.
DEAR HENRY.I herewith send you the
which tho country has heard so much about
lately. Please accept and give a place In your
cabinet. Yours Truly,
GOD.
The cOuntenance very much resembles |
Boss Tweed, and makes US think it was
probably the offspring of mot wisely but |
too we'll" between Tilden. the bosom |
friend of Tweed, and rag-baby Hendricks.
We saw ear-marks however, mot on the |
baby, but on the transaction denoting that |
it was from this city, further, that it |
must haye been prepared by some one
who was anticipating live event of this
nature, probably the first; and the rag -ba-
by may have been made to familiarize the |
fond anticipating father with the duties to /
deyolye unon him and oyercnme his an