The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-02-28
West Des Moines.

at the Harry Evans home Sunday.
Miss Duncan, of Muscatine, visited
Laura Allen, of Eddyville, recently
in. Bennett and wife transacted
business in Oskaloosa one day last
week.
Jasper G. Sipes, of Oskaloosa, Wis.
tied relatives here and on Sand
Ridge recently.
Among the sick folks in our neigh.
borhood are Mrs. H. England,
Leo Chapman and Amos Evans baby
Charles w. Fisher, one of Eddy
ville's boys who collects postage
stamps, was here Sunday looking up
some specimens.
| Walter Manful, state canvasser for
the 5. Ii. A. people, and Rev. j K.
Adams, of Des Moines, visited at B
b Beamer's recently.
Miss Ola Martin, of Woodbu
Iowa, has been visiting this week
with her grandmother, Mrs J. L
Sipes and other relatiues.
John Emanuel and family recently
moved to Eddyville. We regret to
have our old friend move away, but
he is still close enough that we can
watch him.
We would like to call the attention
of the road supervisor of Pleasant
township. Monroe Co., to a number
of stumps in our public highway just
north Of Bridgeport.
While B. B. Beamer was cutting
ice with Ratchet week before last
he had the misfortune to cut his left
hand quite severely, requiring sew
eral stitches to close the wound.
1t is very much feared that our
new constable, Eugene Beamer, is
guilty of cowardiee, for, although
the first of the year is long since
passed, he has not yetoqualified.
Miss Josie Tharp closes a very sue
cessful term of school at Bluff Creek,
Friday, March 9Th. There has been
some talk of giving program the
afternoon of the last day, but moth
ing definite has been announced.
Eugene Beamer returned recently
from alsecond trip to Oklahoma. He
remained a few days longer than
was anticipated in order to trim the
trees on his new farm, which he says
is $50 acres ia size instead of 100.
Since reporting our proposed mail
route we have learned that J. L. Ny
rick only circulated the petition in
this township. We understand that
Johnny Moore, of Eveland, was the
originator of the petition and sent it
to Washington.
We understand Thos. Odem has re-
ceived an offer of $50 an acre for his
farm from the coal company, as it is
said to be underlaid with coal. He
and his estimable family would be
missed were they to move away, for
Tom has resided here all his life.
Daniel May held public sale last
Tuesday. Mr.. May and his family
have lived here for quite number
of years, but last year they sold their
place, known as the Truax farm, to
the railroad company and will move
elsewhere. Our best wishes go with
them.
James L. Myrick and James L..
in town and in the country this win
T.
quarters in town and drives out to
his farm daily, while Mr.. Sipes puts
his feet under the table in the coun-
try but annoys the people of Eddy
vile with his presence afternoons.
j. w. Cox made a trip to Eddy
vile few days ago and took the
family tea kettle with him to have it
repaired. After a time he started
for home, and, getting as far rs
Richard Jager's, concluded the tea
kettle would be about mended, SO he
returned TO town after it thus max
ing two trips to town in one day and
breaking his record.
Archie Gray, of Gray's Creek, gave
a parry to his young friends recently.
There was music, games, converse
ton and the most delicious supper
we have sat down to at a party for
some time. Every one had good
time and left some time during the
night, voting the Grays' excellent
entertainers and longing for another
opportunity to partake of their hos
pitality. About Is young folks were
presenl, as follows:
Misses Messrs.
Erma O0em, Carl O0em,
Blanch Gray, Acie Odem,
Laura Allen, Charlie Hohl,
Pearl johnson, Archie Gray,
Mabel Johnson, Chas. w Johnson,
Duncan Frank Berry,
Stella Ogden, Willie Berry.
DIR. and Mrs. E. M. Knox.
We have heard of exciting holdups
occurring when ladies are passing
over muddy street crossing, but
Acie Odem met with hold-up of the
hair-raising variety Friday evening
of last week, while going home from
Eddyville. While passing through
the dark covered bridge at Bridge
port, long after the stalwart night
Waterman, Johnny Powers, was
asleep on his beat, Acie was con-
fronted by "knight of the road,"
who attempted to hold him up in
typical Bridgeport style, ordering
him to "hold up his hand or stick
out bis tongue" but Acie was too
fleet for the robber. Putting spurs
to his steed he was soon up the hill
and at a safe distance from "the
man with the billy" and he is now
exhibiting cut on his coat sleeve as
proof of the hold-up. In thus dis
couraging this unlawful practice he
has truly shown himself the 'bravest
of the brave"