The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-11
THE COUNTY NEWS.


rhllef IN pehaiocea Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. nay rvatscn spent
Saturday N oshaicvpa on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McNelsh
spent Saturday N onkalcCsa trading.
James Lawrence and pr. carloha
~ Evans were business callers here
Thursday.
Richard Owens, one Of our most
intelligent miners. spent saturday In
oskaioosa With friends.
The miners were mace happy Sat.
urday by receiving their pay for the
last half OF December, 1905,
Mr. and Mra. A. Long returned
Tuesday from Hilton, where they
spent the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. II. Frederickson.
j. p. Peterson OF Des Molnes was
IN town ON Thursday on business.
He informs us the snow storm on
wednesday covered the greater por.
ton OF Iowa.
J Mrs. William Saunders reports
Mrs. Dehon, who was operated upon
last Monday for ANGER on the
breast by Drs. williams and Fitzger-
aid of oskaloosa, doing well and on
a fair way to recovery.
w. II. Edmunds of Colfax was a
business caller Tuesday. He reports
the mines OF Jasper county running
good. The year of 1906 was n OF
the best for the operator and miner
in the history Of the county.
J. II. Anderson Of Peoria, Ills, was
In town Saturday on business. Mr..
Anderson was well impressed with
the location OF our town but was not
slow TO note the absence of a church
and a school house, as he thought
the surrounding outlook demanded
them.
w. A. johnson Of Union, Hardin
county, was a business caller in town
Saturday. Mr.. Johnson says the
sno storm was general and in his
locality was seven inches deep on
the level, which is something unus-
ual. The writer was under the i'm.
preston that It was three feet deep
on coming home from the mine
Wednesday.
william Saunders, one, Of our most
industrious miners, opened up a hc-
tel and boarding house on Main
street last November. He now has
thirteen regular boarders and an I'M
ereasing trade daily, sometimes turn
ing men away for lack OF room His
estimable wife p~resides oyer the
cooking and culinary departments,
assisted by her daughters. Their
c comes as a reward OF merit
10 an industrious people VINO strive
10 please at all times.
The Herald correspondent is In re.
ceipt OF a letter from a Kentucky
publisher 20 contribute an article on
the formation Of a new party. The
writer seems 10 think the time has
come when the people should do
something for nothing. There IL
nothing new in this for us, as we
have obtained something for nothing
for forty years in the shape OF a
boil on the neck occasionally, acorn
on the foot continuously, and would
gladly donate both TO our Kentucky
friend.
The Herald correspondent is In re-
ceipt OF a copy OF the Lacey mining
bill introduced In congress TO create
a bureau OF mines, known as II. II.
No. 1920. The bill fs in the right di.
rection and should become a law, az
upon proper investigation a large
number OF the accidents that occur
In our mines daily could be ellmlnat.
ed. In a private letter Mr.. Lacey
informs US that the bill meets the
hearty support OF John Mitchell, ma
tional president Of the u. M.
w. OF A.
j. w, Canty resigned mis- position
as mine foreman at Bolton January
!. Mr.. canty opened up these mines
ss foreman and his work here would
recommend him TO any company, as
the location Of the mines and ventil.
alton, as well as the general sanitary
conditions are equal 10 the bert IN
the state. His place Is being filed
by Mr.. George Wilson, a well known
mine foreman from Foster. Mr..
Canty is engaged this week in max
ing a map Of the mines. He will
then accept a position as general
manager for the Nichols Coal com.
pany at Prior, Colo. The company
owns two large mines there, operated
by two shafts ESQ feet deep with a
capacity OF 1000 tons a day to each
mine.