The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-29
THE COUNTY news.
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y. II. Fredefickson spent Monday in
OskaIoosa on business.
w. H. Jones, of Des Moines, was a
business caller in town Monday.
Mrs. Anna Peterson of Kellogg
visited in this locality this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mcveigh
spent Saturday in Oskaloosa shop
ping.
Charles Johnson, of Hilton, visited
in town this week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Jones.
Bolton is having a touch of winter
this week and as result news is like
hens teeth,-very scarce.
Adam Kissinger and his brother
John spent Saturday and Sunday in
Pekay with old time friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Jennings, Of Hill
ton. visited in town this week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Freder-
ickson.
Mrs. A. G. Boles and children re-
turned Monday from a two weeks
visit with relatives and friends in
Davis county.
Mrs. J. w. Canty and daughter
Mamie returned Thursday from Bux-
ton, where they enjoyed a visit with
their many old time friends.
Foster Kissinger moved in the
house recently vacated by Frank
Pearson on Monday. Mr.. Pearson
moved to the McGara house north OF
town.
a. Long and j. H. Frederickson
spent Saturday evening in oskaloosa.
Mrs. L. C. Bolton, of oskaloosa, spent
Saturday in town, the guest of Mrs.
John HummelL
w. w. BrannIger wife, and daugh-
ter spent Sunday in burlington with
MIR. pranniger's parents. Mr.. Bran
niger is our courteous and efficient
book-keeper, always looks on the
bright side of life, and has good
word for everyone.
j. II. Miller of Hardin county was
in town a short time Saturday. Mr..
Miller informs us the farmers Of his
county have cribbed large corn
crop. He had 60 acres that tourned
out 81 bushels to the acre. He says
it is the finest corn he ever saw in
Iowa.
N. A. wilkinson, of Des Moines,was
a business caller in town Wednesday.
Mr.. Wilkinson feels highly elated over
the last election, as he has waited
for half century to see coal miner
elected to congress and in the next
congress there will be two in the per-
sons of W. B. Wilson and T. d. Mich
OILS, of Pennsylvania.
The Herald correspondent talked
with J.. E. Kent, one of cur most en-
terprising young farmers, near town,
Thursday evening. Mr.. Kent informs
us his corn crop yielded an average
OF so bushels per acre Of No. 1 corn.
He has it gathered and put away. He
has fine lot of young stock to feed
and purchased the large corn stalk
field near the mines to keep them in.
Mr.. Kent is one of our enterprising
young men, has an intelligent and in
dustrious wife, son and daughter to
help him on the journey of life
The Herald correspondent regrets
to learn through the Herald of John
P. Whites declination to serve an
other term as president Of our union,
but wish him success in whatever he
may follow in the future. The writer
once held a good position as travel
ing salesman but gave 1t up on the
same grounds as Mr.. White, being
away from home so much we felt
like we had no home. Dollars and
cents are not to be compared with a
happy home and its surrounding
comforts.
R. T. Reese, state mine inspector
for this district, made an official visit
here Thursday. Mr.. Reese informs
US he found the mine in a fair con-
dition. He reports the mines in his
district running fairly well at pres
emit This was Mr.. Reese's first visit
to Bolton. His many friends were
pleased to meet him, as he is a very
courteous young man and shows a
disposition to be fair between en-
ployer and employees, which should be
the prime object Of all mine inspect
ors in discharge Of their duty.