The Oskaloosa herald., 1885-07-09


inches-a quantity of water that can
hardly he realized. Bridges over creeks
that never before have been touched,
are reported gone.
How IT GRows.-The other day
ten days ago. g. Harold, in West
Des MOiDes township, marked and
measured some corn. planted May 3.
The growth in twenty-four hours
was Just four and One-half inches,
aud that is about the way it
has kept up ever since. generally.
A NEw DEAL.-A. 4. Paine. of the
wholesale -four aud feed store. left last
Monday for tour through Minnesota
and Dakota While away he expects
to arrange for the handling of some
of the best brands of spring wheat
flOur to be found in the northwest. of
which his customers will be duly ad-
vise1
IMPORTANT DATE.-August first is
the date when Hawkins, Wilson X
Hawkins propose TO give To some one
of their patrons an elegant phaton,
and you mag he the fortunate person.
Remember. you pay no more for boots
and shoes, when buying of them, than
at any other place. in fact less, for they
sell for cash. and the phRtOn is a /
division of profit on sales. Secure
tickets soon. for the time is drawing |
nigh. Don't forget the date? i6
JEALOUsY.-We quote the following
from the Ottumwa Democrat, which is |
evidently prompted by jealousy on the
part of Sam Evans: That portrait al |
legged to be the likeness of Al. Swain
ia having its effect over the country;
there are those who think it resembles |
Prof. Swing: others see in it reminis- |
cences of Captain Jack, while all agree
that if would be bad thing TO have
about the house rs il would turn the |
milk sour almost equal TO a thunder
shower"
The DRINK QUEsTION.-The Ottum-
wa Democrat is mu"h worried over
our statement last week. when we said
that pint bottles seemed to have an
evapOrating affect-Or rather that their
contents did Our Ottumwa friend,
who knows all about these things, sug-
gests that this latter fact was forcibly
impressed on the mind of Mr.. Swain
during the late editorial excursion
Which is true But there was always
a Democratic editor at hand TO create
the impression, both on the bottle and
Mr.. Swain.
Iowa LIFE.-The Secretary of the
Iowa Life and Endowment AssOcia-
tiOn is now busily engaged collecting
assessment No. 9. Loss No. 8 has heen
paid. The Association is in a flourish
ing condition. There were only niue
lapses on the last assessment, which
was remarkably close collection and
We would be pleased to make this even
better. Ii is to the interest of every
member to look after this, and pay upI
promptly. You can not afford to neg
lect it. July I3, is the last day of pay
ment. j, Z. SELLERS,
45l6&51 Secretary.
He CHIRPs.-COl. Burrell, of the
Washington Press, hung out here the
other sunday. and this is his chirp:
''the church privileges ia o. are good.
Ii is a mighty good town. Ii will have
a splendid JOOD Court House The
miners monthly payroll is $4,000.
and most of that is spent in d. Hence
business bOOms, rents are high, col
are going up. But that pro-
town must stop the open sale
Of liquors. The Herald boys. who are
very prosperous, and deseryedly, aud
others friends did the nice thing by Us.
The query is how did Burrell find out
about the liquor business?
STORM SWEPT.-SOuth of this city,
the storm of yesterday morning did
much damage: The wagon and rail-
road bridge between Given and the
Blackstone Coal Company. the Harper
bridge, three bridges between Given
and MuchakinOck, were all swept out;
two hundred yards of track, three
bridges and two reservoirs were taken
out of the Excelsior switch-track: a
cuIvert was taken out on the Central
near Given. and other damage done.
At MuchakinOck. the skating-rink.
mea: market and Mr..
BlxteT's residence were wrecked by
the awful food. Peter Teedman had a
cow killed by lightning.
CONPLAIEs.-We have at our hand
several complaints from townships
whose population is reported less now
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