The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-05
THE COUNTY NEWS
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4uSSudy OIL DuSlHSSS.
Richard Whittle spent Saturday In
Oskaloosa trading.
J. H. Miller, of Colfax, was bust
ness caller in town Saturday
James Lawrence. of Evans, spent
Sunday in town with his many young
friends.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
William Cramer is reported very sick
this week.
The company took the mules out OF
the mines Sunday and turned them on
the pasture.
Mrs. George Cramer and her sister,
Miss Gertrude sullivan, spent Satur-
day in oskaloosa.
All records were broken at the mine
"wednesday, 294 tons of coal being
Faken out that day.
Mrs. ]. W. Canty and daughter laa-
ME spent Sunday in the country east
of town at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Branniger.
The miners at their regular meet
ing on Wednesday night selected GA.
Boles as delegate to the Des Moines
convention. He went there THURSDAY.
Miss Maud Edwards, the accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
lei Edwards of Beacon,visited in town
this week at the home Of Mf. and Mrs.
George Wilson.
Uncle John Melvin is laid up this
week with very painful eye which
he received while at work in the
mines on Wednesday. It was str6cA
with a piece of coal.
G, A. Boles, the Bolton delegate to
Des Moines spent Sunday at home
with his family. Mr.. Boles says the
best of feeling exists at the conven.
ton and he thinks it will be of short
duration.
Our good roads advocates seem to
have failed to execute their ideas, as
the bottom is clear out of them. Wind
never made good roads; neither did
good intentions. The only way to get
good roads is to make them.
Foster Kessinger and son, of Pekay,
visited in town at the home of Mr.and
Mrs. Thomas Conner, on Wednesday.
Mr.. Kessinger has been there for nine
years. He says the mines there viii
be abandoned, all the coal being work
ed out.
Carl Goodwin took his tools out OF
the mines Thursday. Mr.. Goodwin
informs us he worked in country
bank with his father near where the
Ramsay mines are located at Evans,
forty-one years ago. He is not yet
decided where he will locate.
A few things for miners to remem-
IBERIA union to live must be as a
political party, merit public sentiment
and approval. In order to 40 so, ev-
cry member during a strike should
keep his shirt on, we'll Duttoned UP in
front; atterd to his own business;
obey the law, and help punish those
that do violate it, and public approval
is sure to .ollow.
w. H. Johnson, of Valley Junction,
was business caller in town Friday.
In conversation with the Herald cor
respondent he says coal in DesMoines
will bring any old price, for there is
little on the open market to be OBJ
tanned, as the entire tonnage has been
bought up by the big dealers, while
the smaller ones can bask in the sun
shine, should the Divine Ruler deem
it wise to let it shine.
The writer is well pleased with the
method the miners have taken to
make a settlement, as he can see no
reason why coal operator that wants
( to tote fair and pay the price asked
should not be allowed 20 do so. the
best sympathy we know of when one
is in need is to go right down in your
jeans and help him, and this method
taken will set us in better light ue-
fore the intelligent public by showing
them the miners are also willing to
tote fair in the matter. Hence we
hope to see a lasting peace between
the Iowa miners and operators.
The Herald correspondent spent
Saturday in Oskaloosa. While there
he shared the hospitality Of his old
time friends, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Rog-
ers, at dinner. We had not seen our
friends for twelve years, and it GER
tainly afforded us pleasure to find
them SO well fixed in worldly goods.
Mr. Rogers is one of Mahaska county's
most intelligent miners. A few years
ago this young man started with moth
.ag; today he informs me he owns II
acres of land one mile west of the
city, valued at 5000 an acre; has de
veloped coal mine on it, and also
has some stock. Mr.. Rogers informs
US he has his property on the market
for sale and looks to the Herald to
find him buyer and expects to in
vest in coal mine in the Indian Ter
ritory. His many friends wish him