The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-10-03
West Des Moines.

ACcmENTs-Mrs. John Strain, Of the
Pleasant Ridge district, had the misfortune
TO fall down stairs some days ago, resulting
in a fracture Of her left fore arm near the
elbow DIR. Z, l. Bay, Of Eddyyille. was
called and rendered the necessary surgical
aid, and the old lady Is getting along as
well as could be expected, considering her
age-eighty years. Marie, the little three
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.
AlIbaugh, was quite painfully scalded the
latter part Of last week by a vessel of hot
water. DIR. f. NJ McCrea Of Eddyville was
called TO attend her. and the little one is get
ting along quite well.
STcKEss-Ethel AIcMahan, the little ten
year old daughter of Mrs W. u. Odem, was
taken quite sick some days ago with what
Dr. r. f. Vance of Eddyville, pronounced
appendicitis. The little girl will soon be
able TO enter school again. She always
tries To be perfect in attendance. o.. Miss
Dora Hohl has not been feeling 50 well this
week
Still MORE PHONE N. B. Holloway,
the young aud energetic proprietor Of the
EddyTille Telephone Exchange. had a force
Of men az work on this side of the river
the latter part Of last week, striuging up
a couple Of new telephone wires. One Of
them is a private wire running to the Wes-
ley Donegan residence. ON Grays Creek
and the other runs mp into this neighbOr-
hood. making rwo wires which the Eddy
Vile Exchange has in this township. On
Friday Of last week phones We're placed
in the residences of Geo. " Berry. MILFORD
i. Odem. Jas. L. Myrick and Jas. L.
Sipes. These four residences are on the
new wire Some days prior to this, the
residence Of u. Is. Beamer was coupled"
onto the first Tor JaGerl wire. This
makes thirteen farm houses iu the township
which have phones. nine uf which are on
the EddyYille line and four on the Oska-
Ioosa or lDavis) line. and there will be FIVE
on this line when the phone now In the
Amos Evans residence Is rounected on. The
pickercll boys Thos. ". Odem. /. Il. Cox
and several others will undoubtedly take
phones. and it is extremely probable that
the EddyviIe and Oskaloosa lines will join
at this place We venture the assertion
that there will be at least twenty uhpues
in the township at the close Of the year.
and it vi ! not he many years TIL the ma
jOrity 81 the West Dies MDInes farmers
have hello machines In thrir homes.
IMPROVEMENTS ThDy. W OdeIa has his
newly constructed residence about complet-
ed aud they are occupying the second story
Of the same This residence was built by
that master workman. George chord Of Ed
dyville and is one Of the finest In West
hes NDiues township. II is a two story
structure 2SE3O with kitchen and bath room
behind. size 1SE20, and Mr. Odsm states
that it has cost $500 and would have COST
upwards NJ two thousaaI dollars. had he
mt used much Of the gerial ont Of the
old residence Jas. AI~Cr has about com
pIeted his new residence near the Cedar
Tree cemetery. He will move his barn
from whore It now stands near the old
residence up 10 near the new residence and
his old building w'u lie utilized for sheds.
etc. Amos Evans has a new residence in
OskaloOsa under way. and Il Is now being
plastered John Hoyt Is constructing a
small residence on his newly purchased
land near Star school house
MoyING--Mr. and Mrs John A. Collins
and son Bayard, moved in with Mrs. Col
Inns brother. ]. L. sipes. Thursday Of last
weel Mr. and Mrs. Collins resided In Ed
dyTiile about thirty years ago, and on the
late J. N. Bennett farm about twelve years
ago, but for the pas seven years have
been citizens Of OskaIoosa. Mrs Belle Ben
nett moves next week to her recently pur-
chased property in Eddyyile
REAL ESTATE NoTEs-A gentleman by the
name Of Boyer. from Lee County, Illinois,
was here recently looking at the Jas. L.
Myrick farm Of one hundred and sixty
acres with a view TO purchasing and NOV
ing here. The deal Is being made through
Gesman Bros, OF Oskaloosa, and as Mr..
Boyer has signihed his intention OF taking
the place, Il Is quite probable that the deal
WIN go through, although the papers have
not as yet been drawn up. The consldera-
ton viii be sixty dollars per acre; total
amount s9,2i0, and although a very good
price for the place. Mr.. MyrIck has since
decided that there Is no place like West
Des Moines, and should the deal fall
through he viii shed no tears over II. In
fact, be has thoroughly repented Of his act,
and win not again list his farm for sale
should this gentleman decide not to take II.
Otherwise Mr.. Myrick Is undecided where
70 20, but thinks OF moving to Florida,
down among the alligators Although the
new man and HIS family are wen spoken Of,