The Oskaloosa herald., 1893-09-14

Mrs. Cora Matthews has been very
sick but is better now.
Elmer Woods and wife were Sunday
Visitors at Samuel Barkley's.
Robert McBurney is visiting friends
here.
Grant Woods and wife spent Sunday
at the VIM. Harrington home.
There is considerable sickness around
here, but no serious cases.
Sept. II. VERITAs.
BEACON.
Jake Diedricks, of Portland, Oregon,
favored his friends here with call on
Tuesday. The west agrees with him.
The family of Will HartshOrn has
moved to Ottumwa, and Dave Griffith's
to Leighton.
| J. F. Jones has bought lot of Simon
Phillips, Sr., and is building house.
Mrs. H. Elder, of Washington, Kas.,
and Mrs. Mary Sewers, of Oskaloosa,
were guests of r. G. Collins on Thurs
day.
Williams Bros. have sold a lot to
Benz. Templeton, and two lots to Mr..
Illusions, who will move house from
What Cheer.
r. J. Lewis has painted his store and
residence. Eli Lewis, Charles Wilson
and r. Burlingame have also bettered
the looks of their tenant houses by
coat of paint.
| Maria and Lizzie Phillips attended
the State fair the past week.
Williams Bros. have bought the Shaw
property and are building on it a large
barn and corn crib.
Mrs. James Logue and children are
home from DeS MOineS
Harry Wilcox for the second time
has begun his duties as teacher at For
est Grove school. Lizzie Phillips will
teach the Colen school, beginning her
duties on Monday. We hope they will
succeed.
Jacob Kramer and wife are home
from the conference of the Later Day
Saints at Runnells.
Morgan Jones has rock on the ground
for the foundation of a residence.
A new butcher shop is being built.
Mr.. Hartsuck, of Abba, will open busi-
ness soon.
During vacation the school board, as
sisted by Principal McMurray, haYe
been busy looking after school building
repairs. The rooms have been thor
oughly cleaned and fifteen volumes of
the International Encyclopedia have
been placed in the High school for the
benefit of the pupils. This kindness is
most ardently appreciated by patrons,
pupils and teachers.
Mrs. S. Phillips, Jr, Mrs. Thos. Harris
horn and J. T. Jones and wife are Off
to Chicago. LIYA.
MONROE.
Last Sunday we visited at the Row
land home near Wapalluka. We found
these friends in happy and prosperous
condition. They are among the largest
farmers and stOckmen in the eastern
part of the county. Their fine farm con-
tains 25O acres with all the necessary
buildings to make complete and &C
commodating place for everything re-
Quired on a first class farm. Their
special work is the raising of cattle and
/ of the Galloway breed. Their herd
numbers about 40 head, at the head of
which is to be found the celebrated
Prince of Wolf Creek No. S120. He is
three years old and weighs 1900 pounds,
and is the largest and finest individual
we have ever seen and is perfect in every
respect. They purchased him from Nc
Turk & Sons, of Crystal, Ia, one of the
principal exhibitors of that breed of
cattle at the worlds fair, and who have
taken several premiums; his sire taking
18th premium in class of eleven en-
ttries, and full brother to him took
third premium in class of eight en-
tries. They have twelve females of
various ages all registered stock, besides
Imany high grades, they will take to
the Mahaska county fair next week and
/ the week after they go to the What
ICheer fair. The finest and largest herd
of Galloway cattle ever exhibited in the
state of Iowa and the Jersey and Short
horn gentlemen will have no walk away,
and will earn all they get when they go
Into the show ring to show with this
excellent herd of Galloways. Mr.. Row.
landand son have only been in the busi-
ness of raising the Galloway cattle
about five years, and started with one
male and four females, and have kept
the farm in running order besides in
creasing their stock, all of which is we'll
bred. Their horses, about Is in number,
are of the Clyde and Norman breeds.
They have at least 100 tons of timothy
hay and about 20 acres of as good corn
las grows on Iowa soil which will make
go bushels to the acre, and they have
about 10 acres of clover to hull which
will yield nearly 10 bushels. During
our stay we were shown the various
kinds of wood from trees growing on
their farm, about thirty different kind,
and Master Roy will have a specimen
of the different kinds on exhibition at
the county fair, probably all labeled, so
all can see the many kinds oftrees grow
ing in Mahaska county and on one farm.
AS we sit writing we gaze to the east
labout one-half mile and there looms up
/ on splendid knoll the town of Wap-
alluka with its thirty houses, and among
them is to be seen the shaft of the Col.
umbian coal mine where Manager w.
A. Durfee holds forth. These mines
are working every day and the miners
Iaverage $50 per month. Clarence Dur
fee is paymaster and keeps the store,
Charles Rockefeller is pit boss, and a
more genial and jolly gentleman never
, went into pit than he. Il. G. Dewitt
is in charge of the track department
and is an old hand at the business. This
mine has been running for the past nine
, months and has never had an accident
, lof any kind They are hosting about
75 tons of coal day and in the near
future will double that amount, and ii
they keep on moving houses from What
y Cheer this will soon be the leading mine
in the county, as it nowis the best vein
J Iof coal now being operated IN the state
Iof Iowa. Near here is the home of that
Iold and staunch Republican, w. @
Rhinehart, who with his good wife il
spending their declining days among
| flowers and water melons. Just north
of them is the home of jolly r. K.Davis
lone of Monroe's leading stockmen, and
Ijoining the Rowland farm is the quiet
home of Mrs. a. s. Tanner, who with
lher son Bert, are enjoying life anc
Iprospering; while our old friend III
. Feaster and wife are quietly passing
their days down the western slope re
! lspected by all their neighb0rs.
II The Hopeweil cemetery association
was rganized last week with the fol
] lowing officers: President, j. T. Lord
j vice-pTesident, e. u. Beach; secretary
superintendent. B. "A. HoIIiDgsWorth
] This cemetery has been laid out in lot!
! I9x20 and gtaked and numbered. The
! isustaining. The cemetery has been fix
/. ed no IN The best POSSIBLE manner ane
will be kept as should be the silent
{ Ihomes of the dead.
Il G. B. Rowland win have on exhibition
+ Iat the Mahaska and What Cheer fairs
the most magnificent robe that was eve
j Iput in the floral hall. 1t is jet blacl
with fine plush lining. Be sure ant
: visit the fair snd see It.
Sept. I2. SPECIAL.
81 CARB0NADO.
a. II. Rodgers and family returned
Afrom 3 two weeks yialt at the world
: falr last week.