The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-30

| fieials, he was spoken of as a model
man and a good citizen. But this
matters not as the writer had in his
time to punish his best friends for
violating the law as he never knew
law to be only one way to suppress
| crime, not to encourage it, and 1t is
to be regretted that Mr.. Needham
deemed it wise to take the position he
did in his paper, but 1t will cut no fig
ure in the case whatever, for public
| opinion and sentiments on the. case
will not be changed in the least by 1t,
for we have sufficient confidence in
the law and the integrity of our courts
to believe, that law and justice will be
melted out in this case as in the past
Robert Burns, the noted poet, said,
mo man ever felt the halter draw
with good opinion of the law" The
writer has found this too true many
times in his. life. -.........-. ..
Miss Maud Edwards of Beacon
spent Sunday in town the guest of her
friend, Miss Charlotte Wilson. Mrs,
A. Long acknowledges a pleasant call
on Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James West of Oska-
lcosa were pleasant callers in town
Saturday evening. Our informant says
that Jim was stepping high with his
young bride, who is the handsomest
woman in the county, of course. The
writer always hunts Jim up when in
town to get a good old Methodist
hand shake, but on this occasion fail
ed to meet him and his bride, but
/ 10 sfS
Miss Jennie Lawrence was a pleas
ant caller in town Monday.
This letter will close our correspon-
dence from Bolton for a time, as ar
| rangements have been made to take a
visit with three sisters and two BROTH
ers in North Carolina, whom we have
not seen but once in forty-three years
and we will also take in the James
town fair this summer while on this
| trip. We will visit at Spartansburg
South Carolina, and look over the bat
tlefield of Cowpens, where the last
battle of the Revolutionary War was
fought. Also at Charlotte, the coun-
ty seat of Mecklenburg Co., where
the famous Mecklenburg treaty was
signed, which preceded the Declare
tion of Independence. From there to
Kings Mountain where another battle
of the Revolutionary War was fought
and from there, to Guilford court
house, the home of Uncle Joe Can
non, where he first saw the light. 1t
| Is here that, shot was made for the
Revolutionary War. The town Is still
standing During our absence Mrs. A.
Long will chronicle the local news
from Bolton.
The company held their annual
meeting in Oskaloosa Wednesday. In
the morning they visited here and ex-
pressed themselves as being well
pleased with the general conditions of
the mines as they showed they were
we'll looked after. with the ventilation
in perfect condition. w. w. Bran
iger, our former bookkeeper, was
elected superintendent and general
manager of the mines. Mr.. Braniger
is a model young man with fine bust
ness qualifications, and we fell as
sured that under his management the
mines will be kept up to their prts-
emit standard. He informs us that the
prospect for good work Is very prom
Using and he expects good sum
mer's work. His many friends will
extend congratulations on his secur-
ing the above position
The Bolton base ball club and the
farmers consolidated this week into
one club, with John Sells captain.
They will be known as the Twilight
club as all games will be played after
working hours. Among their players
there are men of state reputation as