The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-09-27
THE COUNTY NEWS
BOLTON.


Sunday in town with his family.
Henry Walters, of Des Moines, was
business caller in. town Wednesday.
Richard Whittle and son Waiter
started to work in the mines Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sanders
spent Sunday in Hiteman with friends.
Henry Allen, of Des MONIES, was a
business caller in town on Thursday.
Edward Sweeney, state mine in
spector, made an official call in town
this week.
A. Long and ]. H. Frederickson
spent Friday evening in Oskaloosa
with friends.
The company started an escape
shaft on the Richara Hull place this
week south of town.
Eli Woodcock, of Evans, visited in
town this week at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Albert Kaskaden.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kas-
kaden, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 1906, a
fine daughter. All parties doing well.
Thomas Stiner and John Dougherty,
two prominent miners of Laddsdale,
were business callers in town on Sat
urday.
Mr. Bolton informs us mis- orders
for coal are increasing daily and he
can not supply the demand, but ex-
poets to increase his tonnage on the
completion of the tail rope in the new
mine.
Mrs A. Long, Miss Charlotte Will
son, and Miss Jennie Guileman attend
ed the church festival at Union Chap
ell west of town on Friday night. The
ladies report a pleasant social time
among the best people on earth.
J. w. Jones, of Union, was bust
ness caller in town Friday. Mr.. Jones
informs us Hardin county has the best
corn crop it has had for ten years.
He says politics is warming up and
he thinks Cummins will be elected by
a large increased majority.
The Herald correspondent has on
his table an ear of corn picked from
the field of ]. E. Kent, near town. 1t
measures IL inches in length, weighs
11s pounds, with 20 rows well filed
from end to end. This saw log will
be used for paper weight.
The company are engaged this week
putting up large fan at the No. 2
mine. The new escape and air shaft
being put down on the Hull farm will
be at the extreme end of the work
ings of the No. mine. This when
completed will be great improve.
ment to the ventilating of the mine
for the next ten years.
The writer is pleased to note the
interest taken in our recently organ
ICED Sunday school. The ladies this
week are making house to house
call in the interest of the school and
are meeting with the very best of sue
cess. 1t is these things that have
been a prime factor in the civilization
of the world and should be encouraged
by the press and the people. The
writer always lends hand ana goes
right down in his jeans on an enter.
prise of this kind
The Herald correspondent who re-
turned Thursday from tour in Mon
roe. Wapello and Davis counties, on
mining business. found one Of the
best corn crops we have seen since
coming to wa in 1882. The mines
are running ) sod over lne state; the
political waters are somewhat muddy
[ht will clear up on election day, as
he many local differences that now
exist will be settled as time rolls
along. We find in our travels some
mines being abandoned and some new
ones being opened up.
The appointment of r. t. Rhys, Of
Mystic, for mine inspector meets the
hearty approval of the miners of this
district. The writer is informed tie
above name is spelled in Welsh. In
English it would be R. T. Reece. So
we accept the latter and will say Mr.
Reeee served a short time in this ca
pacity before by appointment. During
his term we had the pleasure OF meet
ing him several times while on the
FUNDS and found him to be we'll versed
in mining and a very courteous young
man. He gave the best examination
before the board of any applicant for
a number of years. The appointment
is good one.
Sept. %. X. W.