The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-08
in NORTH MAHASKs.
New Sharon Gleanings from the
Ever Shining Star.

Rev. A. L. Critchalow got into a
difficulty on the streets yesterday
with Mr.. Merrick, and both were fined
by the Mayor.
IL we remember correctly, the Cen
trail passenger trains got in ON time
but once last week. If they do better
this week we will make a note of it,
J. W. Steddom was in to see us Mon
day, and reported his brother, II. T.,
at Glendora, California, in good health
and expecting, with his sister, to
spend next summer in Colorado.
G. d. Samuels has purchased of Ref
cree 10 ADHESION the Mrs. Catherine
Talon farm in adams township, 80
acres at $50 121A per acre. 1t is a
choice of farm with fair buildings.
A farmers wife, living near Sully,
brought forty-two turkeys to town and
sold them for $40. If half the women
in the country had raised that many
turks what would the price have been?
Three carloads of Italians arrived
Monday from Chicago and are at work
on the side tracks in the yards. Their
dreams of Sunny Italy" must be
fringed with icicles and banked in
snow.
! ]. A. McCaulley received a carload
Of hard coal Sunday morning, and his
several customers were delighted.
Landlord Baker was so tickled that he
could not get his nerves soothed to
their usual level in time to go to
church.
Robert H. Espy came in Monday
with some very nice large strawber-
ries which his wife brought in from
his farm near Taintor. Less than two
weeks ago a gallon Of fine berries
were picked from this patch. This is
no lie. If anybody thinks it is, we
have the berries in this Office to show
whoever doubts.
After the first of the year the New
Sharon telephone system will be oper-
ated continuously day and night. Mr..
Bryan has spared no pains to meet
every necessity, every emergency, and
his plant has grown from a very small
beginning until it now numbers 40
instruments, with every prospect of
greater growth.
Mrs. Libbie Cox came up from Knox
vile last evening, to attend the fare
well entertainment given her sister,
Mrs. Nicholson, by the Eastern Stars
last evening. Mrs. Cox likes her new
neighbors and reports Mr.. Cox happy
and prosperous in business. The de-
serving pair have many friends here
to rejoice with them.
S. V. Reynolds bought of c. F. Grit
fey his north residence lot, then sold
it to l.. H. Sherman. Mr.. Griffey then
traded his barn to John McDonough
for a lot north of the residence of +.
A. Younkin, which afterward passed
into the possession of Mr.. Reynolds,
who insists that this proves him a free
trader and Griffey sound on reciproc-
ity which may lead to their voting the
same ticket by and by. Mr.. Rey-
nolds will buy a nice residence there
on the coming year.
j. w. Jones has severed his connec-
ton with the T~imes-Journal people at
Oskaloosa, and has gone to Newton,
where he will hold down a job with r.
A. Nicholson, who recently purchased
the Courier in that city. Jones is a
good writer and printer; would have
to be or Mr.. Nicholson would not need
or wish his services. Nicholson is
not only In excellent practical printer,
but also one of the neatest and most
methodical of business men, who de-
mands that whatever is done must be
done right.
When Ben Hoover arrived at his
place of business on North Main street
Monday morning the people regarded
him with awe, as his clothes were 10
tight they were most popping, while
his cheeks fairly %glistened. 1t was
only after explanations that the stu
alton was understood and appreciated.
1t appears that the day after Christ
mas w. J.. Apologize came into town
with a live 'possum, one that was left
over after the holiday feasting at home
and he gave it to Ben who straightway
resolved to have a feast of his own.
Saturday night Mr.. Opossum was duly
slain, scientifically dressed and effec-
tually roasted on sunday. While 9TH
err good people were attending church,
Ben was getting himself on the out
side of that 'possum, and succeeded
admirably, which explained the addi-
tional rotundity of his anatomical con
struction at SO early an hour Monday
morning.
MII MATT A WEAR