The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-11-28
West Des Moines.


November skies that bend above
The grassy mound of hcc love,
Pour down your cold autumnal rain,
And pipe your widest, saddest strain.
Indianapolis News.
SICKNEss-Mrs. Henderson England
and Misses Cora and Dora LLohl show
very little if any improvement in their
condition. =. Mrs. James J.. Myrtch
ard Miss Myrtle Norman will depart
in a few weeks for Kirksvilie, Mo-, to
take a course of osteopathic treat
ment at the A. T. Still infirlnary, they
having been on the sick list for some
weeks. Miss Norman, who is one OF
our gifted musicians, will take a
course in music while there.
THE TRoLLY LINE MEETING-A meet
ing was held at the store CT G. +.
Thomas, in Lakonta, Tuesday evening
of last week to discuss the trolly line
which the Oskaloosa and Tama Rail
way Company propose to build
through this township on it's way to
Buxton. At that time the managers
of the company had not come to do
cision as to which of the two wagon
bridges to use in crossing the Des
Moines river, and those attending the
meeting did not wish to premise their
aid to the project unless they had as.
surance that the line would be built
by the lower, or Galley, bridge, and
not by the way of the upper or Eve
land BRIDGE for were the latter route
selected, the line would barely touch
our township and consequently would
not run very close to Lakonta. About
seventy-five of our citizens attended
the meeting. For the reasons stated
above, not much was done at the meet
ing, although 1t seemed to be the gen.
eral opinion that the line would be q
fine thing for the town and township.
Another meeting will soon be anourc-
ed, and as it seems that the projectors
of the line have decided to build Jy
way of the lower route, it is extremely
probable that even more interest viii
be shown, and that some aid will he
prdomised the concern. We have tele-
phones, postofice and a railway In
our township, and we will soon have
a mail route, so why shouldn't We
have trolly line?
ACCIDENTs-One day last week Leo
nard Brunt, the fourteen year old son
of w. w. Brunt,, and a neighbor boy,
whose name could not be learned, were
playing with a loaded shell, and, plac-
ing it on post, they struck it off with
the result that young BrunL's face ard
hand were somewhat injured by the
discharge. Particulars are very mea-
rVto
left his team, attached to the wagon,
standing alone in the barnyard for q
moment The horses took fright at
some swine, and proceeded to get over
the ground at a rapid rate for few
moments, tearing out several panels
of fence, and bruising and scratching
up one hores so badly that he had to
be killed. which was quite a loss to
Mr. McCrea, but fortunately no one
was hurt.
FARM, Stock AND CRoP NoTEs-Pick-
orell & Odem (W. H. Pickoren and
Charles Odem) have sold their thresh-
ing and wood saving outfit, consisting
of traction engine, separator and
stacker, and wood saw, to Hugh Strain
of Fudge Creek. Consideration not
given out. This firm started several
years ago, first at Pickerell Bros, and
afterwards as Pickerell & Odem, so it
will seem queer to get along without
them, as we believe their outfit was
the only one of the kind in the town
ship. Several of our farmers will
shred their corn. Quite a number Of
our farmers will observe Thanksgiving
day in the corn field.
EDUCATToNAL-Miss Jennie RoovaaTt
closed a successful two and one-half
months fall term of school at Bluff
Creek Friday, November 18th, with tho
following excellent program during
the afternoon:
Song. Words of Love-" by the
school.
Reading, Glow Uncle Rogers Hung
the Picture" by Jim Beamer.
Recitation, "a Boys Complaint" by
Arthur Pickerell.
Song, "The Farmer" by three boys.
Recitation, "Kitty's Prayer" by Ina
Odem.
Recitation, Because He Didn't
Think" by Leon Allbaugh.
Exercise, "Story of Our Flag"
Recitation, "Tommy's Prayer" by
Neva England.
Recitation, Boys" by Ernest PICK
erell.
Recitation, by Lulu Odem.
Song, Bright Skie and Her Faith
err" by the school.
Recitation, "The Little Boy" by
Lloyd Jones'
Reading, "Banford's Burglar Alarm.
by Alva Rhoads.
Song, Homeland Shore" by the
school
Recitation, Homeland Shore" by
the School.
Recitation. How Miss Edith Helps
Things Along" by Mamie Jones
Dialogue, "The Runaways," by fiys
pupils.
Recitation, Preachers Vacation" "
Minnie Rhoades.
Dialogue. "The Farmer"
Fourth Reader Glass Exercise.
Recitation, Unfinished Letter" by
.Teesa Oden