The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-07-04

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Miss Laura Donegan, one of Gray's
Creeks most popular young ladies, was
a passenger to Ottumwa Friday of last
week. She will spend the remainder of
her vacation at the home OF her uncle,
]. ]. Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Sipes and sons,
Harry, Roy and Carl, of near Oska-
loosa, spent Sunday visiting relatives
here and in Eddyville.
Mr. Van Der something or 9th
err, we can't remember just what, who
owns the Phil Kussart farm, on Gray's
Creek, has been improving the place
with new double corn crib, deep well,
etc.
Mrs, Wesley Donegan and laughter,
Viola, of Gray's Creek, were Sunday Wis
itors in Buxton, guests of Mrs. Done
gan's sister, Mrs. H. S. Williams,
A number of young folks from this
side and from Eddyville drove to Bux-
ton on sight seeing tour Sunday.
Joseph Williams and family from
south of Eddyville, were Sunday guests
of the parental John Hohl home on the
hill
Richard jaeger, one of our growers of
fat cattle, sold a nice bunch Of fifty-one
fat steers to Lee Piclens. from east Of
Eddyville, last week He will deliver
them in about FIVE weeks, and will realize
the handsome sum of about $500 on
them.
Fred Osborne, another West Des
Moines stock raiser. purchased number
of cattle from Johnny and VIII lager
some time ago.
The following is a partial list of the
attractions at the Lakonta celebration
July 4th Parade, two balloon asensions,
foot races, fat mans race, lean mans
race, fast and slow mule race, creased
pig, creased pole, base ball, tug of war,
vocal and instrumental music, an ora
ton, battle of Santiago. and fireworks
during the evening, etc.
An agent for recipe for making
large amount of butter out of a small
quantity of milk was thru here recently.
hunting for suckers" but it is not re-
ported that anyone "bit." If we could
make two pounds of butter from a pint
of milk, we fear we would become a
rabid expansionist. Wonder if he
couldn't furnished us recipe for turning
beer checks into twenty dollar gold
pieces. We might bite, then.
huckster wagons out through the sur
rounding country seeking trade this
summer. One is out by Postmaster and
Storekeeper, A. c. Hall, and is conduct
ed by Charley Odem; and the other is
owned and conducted by Bert Guy. Be-
sides this, Clyde Sumner, the postmaster
at Bluff Creek postoffice, sends wagon
down into our township after trade.
James Jordan, the watermelon garden
er at Bridgeport, thought he had found
sack of gold lying in the placid waters
OF Gray's Creek recently. He was down
in the creek hunting for crayfsh, when
he discovered the top of gunny sack
projecting out of the water. He took
hold of it and gently tugged at it, but
it would not come out He struck his
toes into the mud and pulled harder;
still it failed to yield. He gritted his
teeth and pulled again, still without sue
cess. Then he cut the cord which
bound the sack, and found therein an
old cat and about "steen" kittens. They
were anchored to the bottom by a large
stone, and had met a watery grave.
Then he concluded he had snakes"
Treats, Jim!
u0 bCEID6 E0RT6Lt6u 6AC66uIuKly
his inability to be present at the meet
ing of the HERALD reporters in Oska-
loosa, owing to sickness in the fam
lily; but no preventing Providence, we
hope to be able to be Sin line" at the
picnic and get acquainted with the
other reporters.
James L. Myrick is our first SUBJ
scriber to the WEELLY HERALD.
Since Mr.. Myrick returned to our
neighborhood some fifteen months
ago he has taken no county seat pa
per, but recently he found himself too
progressive to do without one. He
says he expects to take Daily as
soon as our new free delivery service
is inaugurated; and, by the way, Jim
was one of the originators of the mail
route. He had had the idea in his
Uranium for some time, but it did not
ripen until the latter part of last win
ter, when he and Johnny Moore, of
Eveland, took the matter up in earn
est, circulated petition, secured a
large number of names and forward
ed 1t to Washington, and Jim informs
us that the route will be established
some time after the first of July. Mr..
Myrick is progressive and has sub
scribed for a telephone in case line
is run from Eddyville mp into this
neighborhood. He Is also our new
road supervisor and will endeavor to
serve the best interests of the dis
triat