The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-06-14


them.
Read the local of Concern may it,
Whom all to" and find out something to
your interest.
The Great Western Band of Oskaloosa,
are ready for engagements on the 4th of
July or at any other time.
We understand quite a number from
this place will attend the annual camp
meeting ut Clear Lake in July.
David Sheets of Emmetsburg, Maryland,
uncle of Major ]. w. McMullin, has been
visiting in this city for few days.
The Knoxville Journal last week enter
ed on its 22d volume We wish the Jour-
NIL success in the future, as in the past.
Quarterly meeting services next Sab
bath at Simpson NJ. E Church. Love
feast and Sacramento services at 81 p. NJ.
COKE.-Read the Gas Company's adv,
of coke, to burn in your cook stove du-
ring hot weather. 1t is said to be very
economic. Try it.
1t will only require Il few weeks to finish
the Des Moines river bridge, after the
river falls foot or two more. Then won't
there be rejoicing.
OSkaloosa Driving Association will have
the best exhibition Of speed ever given in
central Iowa, at the fair grounds July 2, 3
and 4. Only % cts admission.
The Sigourney base ball club came
home with a bug in its ear, to the tune of
81 for Oskaloosa TO rs for Sigourney.
When you are talking to friend on the
street, always stand in the middle of the
sidewalk, it is so handy to walk around
you, if on Il crossing in muddy weather.
We hope all will read Supt. Johnson's
reply to the unfair criticisms made by a
Hopewell correspondent last week. Had
we been at home, that article would never
have seen light.
CoNCERT.-Next Friday evening, the
children's class Of Prof. W. ID. Baker, viii
give concert ut NJ. E. Church. Sixty
children take part in the exercises. Ad-
mittarce % cts. Children 10 cts
Remember the trials OF speed at the fair
IL I.,lxy > nd e
5000 will be given on those three days.
No less than fifty fast horses may be expec
ted. Do not fail TO save up % cts therefor.
Rev A. Caldwell, of Leon, who has
been spending few days here visiting his
sister-In-law, Mrs. NJ. A. Waters, started
for home yesterday, Miss Lizzie Yates &C.
companying him to visit her brother at
that place.
We are pleased with the number of
correspondents we have in different por-
tions of the county, but we do not like to
see too much jawing among hands
in the way Of personalities. Give US tn
local news, and other matters of interest.
Last week, CrOOkham Gleason effected
the sale of the "Roop Mill" property at
Beacon, belonging to Mrs White, to J. NJ
Jones of Knoxville, for $l2 900 This is
one of the largest mills in the country,
and will, we hope, now be put to work to
its full capacity.
That prince of good fellows, NJ. w.
COOPER, of New York city, came i'll
Monday last, and spent few days on and
about his Adams TIP. farm. lie is better
pleased with Iowa, every visit he makes,
and we hope some day to capture him for
good, and thus secure one of the best Cit
liens New York has. He has hosts of
friends here.
John w. Bowen of Beacon was elected
Representative to the Grand Lodge of
OddfellOws from this district, composed
of Beacon lodge, Mahaska and CONNER
cial lodges this city, and New Sharon
lodge. The vote was unanimous in two of
the lodges, and nearly so in the others.
This is il worthy compliment for an excel
lent young msn, who will make a splen-
did representative.
Frank Kelly recently purchased an in
terest In the store of w. G. Perdue & Co.,
at Muchachinock, and will be found there
hereafter Frank is good business man,
and will be a strength to the firm, and
with Claiming will form a strong team,
well healed with capital, and well supplied
with the requisites of success. Their
store-room will always be supplied with a
full line of goods of every description.
DIED.-Mrs. VIM. Cricket died last
Monday night, of Consumption. after
10 e, lingering illness. She was an earn
est, consistent Christian, a loving wife
and an afIectionate mother, and her loss
will be long felt in the community, where
her many virtues have endeared her TO all
acquaintances. She was buried Wednes-
day. Mrs. Crockett was born at Harpers
Ferry, Va, Nov II, 1922, and was in her
18th year.
The Fine Stock Breeders Association of
Iowa, is in session in our city as we go to
press. The attendance from abroad is
very light, and we cannot say much more
for home representation. The sessions
will be held in the court room and our cat
tie men would do we'll to attend and learn
from experienced breeders much of inter-
est and profit. Among those from a dis
lance we met Judge Il. C. Luse of Iowa
City; and f. b. Stacy of Mitchell county.
HORSE THIEvEs.-Quite hubbub was
raised in the east end of town last Sunday
night by the report that horse thieves were
abroad, and the citizens were corralled as
they went home from church, and drafted
into the vigilance committee. The stable
where the thieves were at work was sur
rounded, anil with trembling knees and
shaky hands the boys made a grand adj
vance all along the line, and captured a.
street walker, but let her patrons escape.
Judges, lawyers, editors, agents, ETC., took
part in the dress parade, and but for the
1hite pants of one member of the corps,
the attack would have been a grand sue
cess, equal to Sherman's march to the sea-
SUDDEN DEATH.-David Newbrand, of
the firm of Blattner Newbrand, died
very suddenly last Sunday evening, about
10 o'clock. He has been in poor health
for some time past, and went to Germany