The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-10-31
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Items OF Interest Gathered By Her
aid Correspondents.
BOLTON.

j. Fl. Peters, of Colfax, was in town
Wednesday on business,
w. W. Branigar was business call
or in Oskaloosa Monday.
w. P. Ames, of Des Moines, was in
bolton Monday on business
n. A. Jones, Of Iowa City, was in
Bolton ON business Monday.
James Henderson, of oskaloosa, was
ia town Friday selling flour.
Ernest johnson. Of Des Moines, was
ia town Saturday on business.
George Bassatt, OF Burlington, was
d business caller in town Tuesday.
w. ". White and John P. Reese
were business callers in town Friday.
Mrs. George Wilson and Mrs. Charles
Baenn attended church in oskaloosa
Sunday.
Misses Hibbs and Hadley, of Penn
college, were pleasant callers in town
Tuesday.
A couple Of our young folks attended
the dance at Greenridge Saturday
might and report good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kissinger re-
turned home Monday from visit at
the Moline and Kissinger homes at
Pekny.
Mrs. Edward West visited at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jenkin Reese, in oskaloosa, Saturday
evening and Sunday.
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per in the hall Nov. 7. Further an
nouncement will be given out at the
literary Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs James DeBoard and
Mrs. John Howells, of Oskaloosa, were
pleasant callers at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William CAVITY Tuesday even
ing.
James Willis and William Suggett,
of Peoria. H., moved their families to
Bolton this week. Both of the gentle
men are good republicans and we most
heartily welcome them here.
The Herald reporter was pleased to
meet Rev. Mr.. Slack of Beacon While
i'll town this week delivering the mail.
Mr.. Slack is a very courteous gentle
man to talk to and We hope to get
better acquainted
William Emory, 81 st. Joe, Mo-, is
visiting this week in town at the VIII
Nam Moore home. Mr. Emory informs
us that their crops are fairly good in
his state, but no comparison to the
crops in Iowa, as he finds in his trav-
els since coming to the state.
The many Bolton friends of David
Morgan OF Ottumwa, who formerly
lived at Keb, were pleased to meet
him while in Oskaloosa Saturday night.
Mr.. Morgan is Herald reader and
paid high compliment to the cores
pondents for their newsy letters each
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Donaldson, of OF
tumwa. visited In town this week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Freder-
ickson. Mr. Donaldson formerly lived
here and his many friends are glad to
meet him He reports the mines in
and around ottumwa running full time
with full force of men.
The literary was largely attended
Thursday night. The question debat-
ed was, Resolved, That Intemperance
Has Caused More Sorrow Than War.
The writer and Albert Kaskaden af-
firmed, and Joseph Gracer and J. T.
Beard denied. The judges gave one
10 the affirmative and two to the mega
tive.
The Herald correspondent was pleas
ed to see so many from Evans in at
tendance at the literary Thursday
night, as they took an interesting part
of the program to make it success,
and we extend them an invitation to
come as often as circumstances win
permit and assure them hearty vel
come
Mrs. Jennie Jones, colored lady
from Oskaloosa, visited In town this
week Mrs. Jones is a missionary
asndus hes people in Iowa, and informs
u5 that she will organize Sunday
school here and hold regular services
with her people If building can be
secured She held Sunday school Sun
day 1T the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
afd Boston.
TIE writer, after travelling over
twenty-four states in the Union, always
said Iowa is the garden spot Of all in
4 class OF its own, is now more con
yinced so than ever, as we note in
the press Story county farmer drew
~ 600 in prizes at the Chicago corn
show with ten ears of corn, and was a |
lie on a piano. Had he got this he
would have scooped the platter.
The Herald correspondent while in
OskaIoosa Saturday night enjoyed a
social chat with J. G.. Patterson and |
his brother in his ONCE for one hour.
The writer knew Mr.. Patterson while
at Evans twenty years ago. He was
then n his teens and worked in the
mines with his father digging coal. He
comes from good stock and It is a
pleasure for US now TO find him law
yer enjoying a good practice. while his
young brother holds the trusted posi-
ton Of deputy clerk. and we look TO
see them go higher, as pluck, honesty.
t., tho raQQ n