The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-03-16
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Ems. HERAtD. your valuab1e paper
t6tnes to hand every Friday evening and
with light wings brushes teat stains,
visions u bad boys and tiusty school
books, and the cares Of the week from the
school mans aged md wtinkied brow and
as we sec Invitations numerous and great
for parties 10 write and gige the news we
win with your PERMISSION proceed to fo''
LoviIia the place Of our present abode
in your Columns. Eovilfa is IN Monroe Co.
Union 'fp situated ON the A K g. .. r.
, Il. ten mics north Of AIbia nrfd has be-
tween three and four hundred inhabitants;
which as 4 matter Of toutse are engaged
in various pursuits, which some are as
follows, as near as we can remember
Mtssrs. Clark & Devareonx ard also
White & Son, furnish the town with dry
goods and groceries Pobi1s g. Ct4ltns,
boot and shoe store Mr.. Swavn, lrard-
ware store. @. Rannard and NJ. tfitIe,
groceries. coz g BisseI1, drde store on
Main street. 5 Story & A. Hardenbro6,,
harness shop Foreman g HardenbrooIt,
run their Touring mill carry and Iatc, md
40 splendid business and g1adden mo
hearts Of all who arc lovers OF good bread
With Nj. Ripple Of Gskal33sa, ~ miller
FOR the past fcw weeks T. NJ Cas.uer
has 4 large hm6cr yaf5 opposite the
depot T Luther Is proprietor Of t1e
Cottage Housey and with ms new toor1y
building is fully able to accomn1odate me
travelling pubic Charles Doe, the ecntle
manly station Agent Is always at his post
81 the depot
Mrs EssheIn the old iady Of 10 who vas
caoyiit upor the COW Catcher Of the eve.
ming train and mad several limbs 5roken--
over month aeo, has fingered along
thus FAR and hopes nave been retained of
hcr recovery nDtii fbe Iast few days when
the doctors thinks she cannot hist much
longer
Mr. FFittle had child scalded which
lived but few days The men Of the
Cedar nhill accident are slowly recovering.
Hr. Coliens not being bnrnt as stated
but having Ave rilos broke, and receiving
other injuries.
Mr. Hittle keeps the postoflce, wffici, is
at last favored BY daily mail wl,icl,
make fl,ings have business face. We
have four trains day here now, The
south trim 70 Abba and nofth train TO
Knoxville pass here AZ 2:20 Fire so1th
trains returns AZ 5.15, md the north ~
20 rphe road is becoming 90 popular
and Knoxville wants to see her little
cousin AibIa so often that an extra coach
has been attached making two, which is
enjoyed BY passengers who DO not have
to oe 5andwiched, With Old fit men, band.
boxes. Bundles, etc, aslieretofore
Ourmild weather. would be iudged IN.
healthy from the practice which Drs.
Mizer and BisseiI get
Mr. Cob who has been boring for coal
FOR the last three months on his farm be.
low the depot met with success on the
18Th striking six foot vein AZ the depth Of
19S feet Phe citizens showed their GOOD
viii to Mr. Cob ard appreciation Of his
success BY giving him a huge oyster sup
per AZ Masonss Hsiit the even,ngof the STR,
which every one enjoysd to the fuiles.
extent
Phe Eotfiia Draniatic club eniiven tbs
people occasionally by staying ten nights
/ in bar room The Sherifs Of Aibia have
recently scared one Of the saioon keepers
out OF the county, the other one is sill IN
operation.
Tlie school viii close the 3ist tleprirr,
ary is taugI,tin the school house by Miss
Eottie Tfimble Of Abba. Phere5 is some
sixty scholars in this. department TIE
teacher receives s28 per month THE
HIGHER department numbers 10 and cor
Quoted above Clark q Devareoux's store
yonr iafnble servant Officiating ~ 40 per
month Some four weeks ayo, we had
spelling match, to get a clock Tor the
school house, bat owing 70 theincfernencg
Of theweather that eveninr we oriy made
81 Wetried again two weeks aeo n ne
way of q tea party ~ Hasoas' Hall Eiiicn
resulted in conplete success and rood
time We eretted g, ard iustead Of ret.
ting 4 clock, we dona.ed il and the spell
ing proceedsto bell for the new school
liouee
Wethins the Abba G1sfo1, very naoclrty
to1say hat the only dry warm place on
earth isIieEft under O4laloosa. perhaps
the artesian we'll rnen had Better puii ~
and so to Abba we think that a few more
3ofeet wells would not be objectionable
there, IN the case Of fire, let afono the
artesian we'll Abba needs some kind ~
water wor,tsvery bad
We think the Davis school hard on
graduates win the Educational Depart
lnent inform us what to dowi,h whisper
ing and wax n scFoo1s we consider the
latter the most disgusting di.erace in
schools and are surprised thar 90 many
sensible parents win waste nicI1els on
their children for that purpose.
From the length os his article the eSi-
tors woaId be judged to Rave the patience
OF Job glficf gesbeffeve--but win draw to-
aclose with me willing permission We
I,ave didr Lopilia as far as we are &c.
quainted and lrave Only give the principal
occupations and pursofts
WIrereis 'Kyien? lfas hc The crarnp or
met an untinnefy death by befngs lung
with one of those Lear~yea ties the,
he SO often rnentions We iong to hear
from him again Au revo,r,
Peoorr
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