The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-06-14
CORRESPONDENCE
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J. 4. Boles spent sunday in Abba
with his family.
Thomas Mcveigh and wife spent
Saturday evening in oskaloosa.
j. Al. Holman, Of Des Moines. was
business caller in town Monday.
John P. Reese, of Abba, was Wis
itor Tuesday in Bolton on business.
william Sanders and A. G. Boles
visited in otley with friend, Sunday.
Mrs. Francis o. Day. of Flagler, Wis
tied at the parental McGarra home on
Sunday
Walter White left on Tuesday for
Illinois where he expects to work in
the mines.
Adam Kesslnger, who was hurt In
the mine some time ago, is reported
doing well.
Stephen Crook, a well known young
miner Of Colfax, has secured work in
the mines here.
Mrs. Mary Anderson of Dawson Wis,
tied in this locality this week with
relatives and friends.
Mat Thomas, very intelligent
miner from Spring Creek, secured
work in the mines this week.
Mrs. A. Long and Mrs. j. H. Fred
erickson spent Thursday evening in
Evans, the guest of Mrs. Hughs.
Mrs. A. Long and Mrs. ]. H. Fred
erickson returned Monday from
weeks visit in ottumwa with friends.
Mrs. Curt Mock lert for her home
in Abba Tuesday after an extended
visit here with her sister, Mrs. Sloan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Woodcock, Of Ev-
ans, spent Sunday in town at the Kas-
kaden and Gracer homes on Vine
sstreet
w. w. White and Edwin Perry adj
dressed the miners at special meet
ing Thursday night. Both speakers
were given the closest attention while
on the floor.
Our base ball club was scheduled to
play match game of ball on Sunday
with the Oskaloosa Blues, but as the
boys failed to come, the game did not
materialize.
A. w. Jones, of Cass county, was
business caller in town on Thursday.
Mr.. Jones is a strong Perkins man
and says we can't afford to establish
new precedent in the three-term
rule, as he believes in passing a good
thing along. On the question of crops
he says with his Al years as resident
of Iowa he never saw better pros
pect for a general crop than at the
present time.
Robert Wilson and son, Of Evans,
spent Sunday in town, the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilson, on Vine
street. Mr.. Wilson is one of the old
est mine foremen in Iowa, having
spent quarter of a century In Mahas-
ka county in the various mines. He
is well versed on the mining question
and is not reluctant in saying the min
ers are now doing better than they
ever have in their history. He has
now abandoned mining and is living
a retired life. He is pleased to know
we are going to get public building
in Bolton and says he will help all he
can in religious services by preaching
for us occasionally, for which we re-
turn thanks, as the harvest is great
and laborers are few here.
L. C. Bolton, general manager OF
the mines, was in town Saturday and
paid the miners off for the last half
Of May. Mr.. Bolton informed us his
trade is holding out good and he ex-
poets a continuation of the same. For
If there is a mine in the district that
runs, Bolton will be in the front rank
with the best of them, although COM
petition will be little sharper natur-
ally by. Missouri making an agree
ment. Since starting in April the
mine has run steady and at present is
working 81 miners, which number will
be increased as there are places made
for new men, as he wants to give the
men all they can do when at work by
giving them plenty of cars to get
their coal out each day.
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in town on Saturday. Mr.. Anderson
is a strong union man, one who has
made it special study. He well said
the progress of the labor movement is
greatly hampered by small number
Of men who are at heart disloyal to
trade unionism, but who remain in the
union for the sole purpose of agita-
ton. These are sometimes honest
men, but in every case, in common
sense and practical ability they are SO
childish, so ignorant Of the practical
steps by which progress is made, that
their main object is to pass red hot
resolutions against capital in favor OF
some pet measure. They fail to know
that to the union befongs the credit
Of shortening the hours or labor and
increasing of wages.
June -. R. w.
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