The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-24
THE COUNTY NEWS.
BOLTON.

ness caller in town Friday.
w. II. Peters, Of Kellogg, was ii
town Saturday on business.
Walter Whittle is in Ottumwa tni
week taking medical treatment.
Henry Jones, Jr., spent Sunday ii
Hilton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Jones.
The mines here are running every
day and some new men secured worl
during the week.
Mrs. A, Long and Miss Charlotte
Wilson We're business callers in Os
kaloosa Wednesday.
The mercury dropped from II
above on Saturday to four below il
Bolton Sunday at 1880 a. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McVeigh anC
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jones' took in the
show at oskaloosa Wednesday night
Gus Larson, of Chicago, was a bus
mess caller in town Friday Mr.. Lar
son represents the American Snuff
Company.
b. c. Bolton, general manager Of
the mines, was in town Saturday ant
paid the miners. off for the last hall
of December.
The Herald correspondent aoknowl
edges the receipt OF congressional
records during the week, through Lne
courtesy of Hon. John F. Lacey.
What they all say: Charles Whit
sell, sr., says, Tell the Herald folks
to send me the Daily Herald, as |
can't do without its daily visits to my
, home"
Adam 1Assinger and Aft Cook, OF
Pekay, were pleasant callers in town
Sunday. Mr.. kissinger informs us
the mines are running good and min.
ers doing we'll.
Mrs. J. R. BuckneI1 and daughter
attended the Farmers Institute in
f. Oskaloosa Monday and Tuesday.
They report large attendance aad a
very interesting time.
Miss Maud Edwards, Of Beacon,
spent the Sabbath in town, the guest
of her friend, Miss Charlotte Wilson.
Mrs, A. Long acknowledges a pleas
ant call during the evening.
w. P. Adamson, of Dawson, was in
town Thursday on business. Mr.. Ad-
amson was well impressed with our
town and says it is the cleanest min
ing town he has seen in Iowa.
~ The writer notes with much inter
est the various papers read at the
Farmers Institute on tie question of
good roads, but up to date has seen
none of TEN put into effect.
A. G. Boles spent Sunday in Hilton
with friends. Mr.. Boles Informs US
that that enterprising mining town will
soon be thing of the past, as the
mines are being rapidly worked out.
Bottom is enjoying the Injuries OF
snow this week, while the youngsters
are in the very height of their glory
with their sleds, coastiag, and are
having royal time from early morn
till late at night. So the writer will
not criticize the weather man for
sending it.
]. w. Canty, in a letter to his
mother, Mrs. William Canty, says the
miners under his control at Florence,
Colorado, were given six cents per
ton advance for a Christmas present
hu IN oporo fnrs without aclyi,or for
it. Mr.. Canty and mis- estimable
wife and daughter are enjoying good
health and doing well, but Iowa still
has charms for them, and should
they ever desire to change their To-
! cation, their many Iowa friends will
extend to them a welcome to the land
of their love.
j. M. Jones, of Gilchrist, was in
town Saturday on business. Mr..
Jones is strong union man and men
toned one Of the most noted sermons
Lorenzo Dow ever preached in the
back woods of Tennessee at an out.
door meeting. After getting on the
stand he saw the limb of a tree hang
ing over it. He pulled off his coat
and caught hold of the limb and
swung himself in the air and said: IF
let go l will fall" three times, put
on his coat and walked away. Just
so with the union man. If he lets go
he is sure to fall.
The startling announcement was
sent out from Ottumwa last week
that all the school teachers in Wap-
clio county were going to get mar
ried, owing to the fact that it was so
much harder under the new law to
obtain certificate. Two old maids
were married last week, fourteen
more are going to be married when
the blossoms bloom out in June. The
Sage rises to point of order and
asks who ever knew it to be Otherwise
than to marry when a chance was
offered. Here in Mahaska county
they prefer to WELD the rod on some
other mans children in preference to
their own. Next
1t is said "it matters not whose OK
is gored SO 1T is not mine" That is
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