The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-05-04


old that is getting too fine to remain on
the first floor in his barn, so it concluded
to go up pair of stairs and remain in the
hay NOW. The trouble now is to get it
| down.
Read the good things Lyman & Trask
have to say in their big ad. This house is
doing a lively business as it well deserves
to. Give them call, look the stock over
and get rich by buying your clothing,
boots and shoes of this house.
THE DEATH RoLL-Last Thursday,
JOHN PADGET, an old resident of the
county, and for some years past resident
of the city, died, and was buried on Fri
day in the grave yard near NJ X. Primes.
On Thursday last, MARY, daughter of
| D. G. Lauck, died at the residence of the
family, of scarlet fever; this is the second
time in two weeks this stricken family has
been called upon to follow the funeral
cortege to the silent home of the dead.
The bereaved family have a communty's
sympathy.
Mr.. and Mrs C. S. Sutton lost their two
year old daughter, SUsETTE MARIE, of
scarlet fever, last Friday, and it was buried
Sunday at O'clock. Services at the Epis-
copal church. There is vacancy in that
house no power can fill.
| NOVELTY Iron WoRKs--Warren John
son and George Collins, two good practi-
cal workmen, have commenced business
| under the firm name of johnson & Collins.
They have fixed up the room formerly
occupied by A. Foehlinger, on west High
street, and intend to do all kinds of light
work in the casting line. They started
| more especially to manufacture the cele
| brated Garretson Sewing Machine Casters,
and expect to manufacture thousands of
sets during this year. They also have
orders for 100 sets of castings for churn,
and 100 sets of castings for washing ma
chine. They are well prepared to do.work
of this kind. They use nothing but the
| best of iron. Their machinery is
first class, and their work is as smooth
and nice IS aLy Nc ever saw. There is
no use now of sending to other points for
this kind of work as they can do it for you
as well as any one else.
MAHAsKAs CONTRIBUTIONS. = Mahaska
contributed three specimens to the peni-
Tertiary. S. Brady, for 6 years; Jos.
Rhodes, 5 years; John n. Coulter, IS
months. The first, as stated last week,
was for burglarizing Mrs. Funstons house
| in Black Oak TIP. Rhodes is the thief
who entered B. G. Nicholsons house. four
miles east of town one Sunday during
Yearly Meeting last September, when the
| family was in town, loaded into his wagon
all he wanted, and with his wife, started
for the Hairy Nation" They were over
taken about daylight by Sheriff Hether-
ington and Constable Bennett, arrested
and jagged Two months later Rhodes
made his escape from the Jail, while
| feigning sickness, and caused Sheriff
Tetherington over 1000 miles of travel,
but was finally, after weeks of search
found by that efficient officer away down
on the Colorado line, brought back, and
now will learn useful trade. The third,
John N. Coulter, is a brute who seduced
his own sister-in-law, and who, if one
half the report is true, deserves ten years
instead of what he got.
| New SHARON FIRE.-A full account of
the terrible visitation to our neighboring
town of New Sharon will be found on
| fret Of in
our extra of Saturday morning and eve
| ming. We visited the scene of conflagra-
| ton on first train, and found desolate
looking corner, where but few hours be-
| fore stood busy mart of trade. The
entire city had "A narrow escape. ID. j. Nj.
| Woods grocery and the buildings adjoin-
ing across the street west, Moore & Nay
lors and others north, and Pierce Ratcliff's
on the east, all were badly scorched, and
nothing but hard work saved them. The
| fire took onc-third or more of the business
houses of the place, but the losers are
plucky, and already talk of rebuilding at
once. The council established fire limits,
including four blocks, upon which nothing
but brick or stone buildings can be put up.
This may retard building for time, but
in the long run, will be great benefit to
the town in the saving of insurance, and
in the safety it gives. Bro. Vail had
close call for his office. The sparks fairly
rained upon his roof, and it would UNI
doubtedly have caught, although $50 feet
away, had not the wind changed.