The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-28
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered By Her
aid Correspondents.
BOLTON.

j. A. Jones, of Cantril, was pleas
ant caller in town Saturday.
j. w. Anderson, of Dawson, was a
business caller in town Tuesday,
w. w. Branigar and wife attended
the show in Oskaloosa Friday night.
]. H. Wilkinson, of Atlantic, was a
business caller in town Saturday.
w. T. Ames, of Webster City, was a
pleasant caller in town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Long spent Satur-
day evening in oskaloosa shopping.
| Homer Wilkinson, of Des MONIES,
was pleasant caller in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Marion Bailey were
business callers in Oskaloosa Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph DeHon spent
Saturday evening in Oskaloosa, shop
ping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bacon spent
Saturday evening in Oskaloosa, shop
ping.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walraven visit
ed in Oskaloosa with relatives and
friends Saturday. ~
The company cashed all checks right
| in the Office Saturday, making all
hands supremely happy by SO doing.
Miss Clara Warden, our courteous
and efficient teacher, reports an enroll
ment of thirty-one at school this week.
The many friends of Mrs. William
Canty win be pleased to hear that she
is up and able to do part of her
house work. 1F g @t1 90 q.
Richard Ravens was confined to his
house part of this week with the rheu-
matism in his shoulder.
The writer returns thanks to the
Evans correspondent for the nice COM
pliment paid our people while enter
tanning their guests while in town.
Rev. William Slack preached very
impressive sermon to a large audience
in the hall Friday night. He was ac-
companied by Rev. Osborn of Beacon.
David George, one of our enterpris-
ing miners, combined farming with
mining this summer. He informs us
he raised over seven hundred bushels
of corn. asH F"s -t"f
Mrand Mrs John Hummell and chill
dren broke bread, ate turkey and re-
turned thanks at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Wymore at their magnifi-
cent home in Bladensburg.
The writer notes with much inter-
est the dog case. being tried in the
courts, in the Herald, and win invite
the participants to Bolton where they:
can get wagon load for nothing.
Mr. and Mrs. William Suggett spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William
sister of Mrs. Suggett we referred to
for sending her paper to Peoria, Ill,
in our last letter. f
Jack Lawrence and mother, of Ev-
ans, left Tuesday for Chicago to hear
nephew, William Williams, sing
there in concert on the 9th. Mr..
Williams is a leading member of
male Welsh choir now touring Amer.
lea
Edwin Perry, secretary and treas
urer of the U. M. w. of A., was a
business caller in town Thursday. Mr..
Perry reports nothing new in mining
matters and peace and happiness pre-
vailing all over the state in mining cir
cles.
The writer is in receipt of latter
from Mrs. Ben Hughes of Colfax. She
informs us that they are pleased with
their new home and are doing we'll,
and says to tell the Herald people to
keep the paper coming, as they can't
do without it. ra 81
The writer is pleased to note that
Brown Eyes" of White City has
walked up from her sweet repose and
again taken up her pencil for the Her
aid. Her newsy letter last week was
read with much interest
George Wilson, mine foreman, re-
turned Sunday from visit with old
time friends in Colfax, also with his
son William, who is attending school
in Des Moines. He reports pleas
ant visit with those good people over
there.
w. H. Anderson, of Liscomb, was in
town Saturday on business. He says
he has lived in Iowa forty years and
this is the first time he has seen men
in the streets in their shirt sleeves this
time of the year. The writer has
learned to know that wonders never
cease in Iowa.
The Herald correspondent sends his
best wishes to the entire family on
Thanksgiving by wishing them hap
Ply time while they break bread and
eat turkey on Thanksgiving day, and
not to forget to return thanks for liy-
ing in the best country and age the
world has ever seen.
Mr. Driscol. our teamster, informs us
he has brother farming on rented
land in Madison county, and he paid
five dollars per acre cash rent. He
sold nineteen acres of his corn in the
field for $500 cash. He says the land
this corn was raised on can be bought
for $50 per acre. At this rate it can