The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-10-19

Read r. Wilson's local
Read L. L. HulPs local.
Read the locals of Nichol
Rice and Hinesley's local
Lyman & Trask have local.
n. J. Smith & Co. has local, read.
,'r. Beardsley, Saturday evening next.
Read Morris L. Lewis numerous locals.
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Harry S. Howard is taking in the Cen
tennial
Mrs. H. D. Hetherington is visiting ill
Kansas.
Read local of Stereoscopic views and
card cases.
A. W. Beswick, of Cedar, left us coin
for our cabinet
Uriah Ballard left us some persimmons
raised in this city.
Mrs. E. J. Merrill has an interesting
local for your perusal.
a protracted meeting is in progress at
Simpson NJ. f. church
Do not fail to read the new adv. of Mrs
J. L. Moore. She has good news.
Mrs. Rev. c. b. Clark is in the city and
will remain few days with friends
James Loughridge mot Esq and Levi
TOwne left for the centennial yesterday.
J. G. Beechler has gone to Ohio to see
his brother who is lying dangerously sick.
Sidney S. Smith dropped in on us last
week. lie is still located in Kansas, and
doing we'll.
Ed. Young, an OskalOosa boy, is visiting
in our city. He is we'll pleased with his
Kansas home.
J. p. Holiday left us a specimen of a
duplicate draft, issued by Adams Express
Company III 1852.
I. ID. Church presented us with a speci
men of lead ore from Carthage, Missouri,
and other specimens.
David White went to Cedar county last
week to look for farm to raise a new
kind of watermelons on.
The books for the County Teachers Lii
brary have not yet arrived, hence cannot
be distributed this week
Joseph Phinny, fifteen years ago an
Oskaloosa boy, is spending a few days
with his numerous friends in this city.
Hog Cholera is raging in some portions
of the county. Al. Lyle lost fifteen and
Pettitt Bros about fifty of their fine stock
hogs.
The ladies are especially invited to Be
present Saturday night, and hear DR..
Charles Beardsly on the political issues of
the day.
Rev. Gates, formerly a resident
minister of this city, is now visiting friends
in this place. This is his first visit in |
eight years.
Coils. VIM. p. Hepburn and w. r. Dun
gan made us pleasant calls this week
They are both on the stump and doing |
good work for the Republican cause.
The Rock Island rail road bridge across |
the Des Moines river is nearly completed. |
The iron is laid to it, and they are now |
waiting it's completion to finish track
laying to Knoxville.
Hon. Hardin Ticc bought the property |
of John Copenheffer, in the south part of |
town. 1t is nice piece of property. Mr.. |
Tice is moving in this week, and is now a |
resident of our town.
IN our office the loafing place is outside |
the railing. Our desk is for the transac- |
ton of business. We are always pleased |
to see our friends, but must have our desk |
for business purposes.
Frank T. Campbell has sold his interest |
in the Newton Headlight to Rev. G. w. |
Kephart, who succeeds Frank as editor of |
the paper, Mr.. X. has had experience in |
the editorial harness before
Oh, say! Sam Baldauf is not married |
and we forgot to say so before, but then he |
is willing for one and all to read that IA
nous advertisement in another column |
See his proposals and be happy.
Mrs John r. Needham and Will, Jr., |
left for the Centennial last week While |
absent will visit friends in Pennsylvania |
and other states, also Washington, Balti- |
more, Niagara Falls and other points.
The pastor and people of Simpson NJ. E.
Church are improving this most favorable |
season of the year by holding series of |
religious meetings. Let all attend and |
work for the success of this meeting.
Potatoes in Iowa this year are higher than
apples. The great demand from eastern
States is the reason of the rise in the !
market. Iowa will reap a rich harvest
from her immense potato crop this year.
w. c. Perdue and wife, Dr. G A Perdue,
NJ. G. Thomas and George Barber, started |
for the Centennial last Thursday. Chan
ming will lay in a big stock of goods for |
his MuchaChinsck store while he is absent. |
Hon John S. Runnells stopped at Rose |
Hill last Saturday afternoon, and spoke |
to full house for about an hour, and of |
course made rafting good speech. He
had an attentive and appreciative au-
dience.
John ID. Ross of Scott Tp., left us some |
specimens of3Greene county coal, taken
from beneath the corporate limits of
Grand Junction. The vein is 81 feet and |
looks well. 1t will be fortune for that |
country.
The Oskaloosa Hayes and Wheeler
Guards had fine procession and drill,
Thursday night, and wound up by giving
the HERALD three cheers in front of the
office. We were not at home, which we
regretted.
John o. Norman left us little runt of |
an apple of his raising, that weighs one
pound and half, and measures fifteen
inches around it. If any one can beat
that we want the apple. Iowa challenges
the world on fruit, and scoops it.
DR.. CHARLES BEARDsLEY of Burlington,
formerly editor of the HERALD, this city,
will address our citizens onpolitical topics
next Saturday evening. The Hayes and
Wheeler guards will parade, before the
speaking. The ladies are invited.
Allen corresnondenf of the Chionnn