The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-10-10
The COUNTY NEWS.
BOLTON.

day.
w. W.Branigar returned home Tues.
day from business trip to Burning
ton,
Misses Edna and Annie Bacon, OF
oskaloosa, spent Sunday in town at
the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bacon.
j. p. Nelson, of Dunreath, was bus.
mess caller in town Monday
| Thomas White, the tail rope engin.
eer at the mines, has moved his fam
lily to Des Moines. where he has Sc
cured the position of master mechanic
at the Marquisville mines. Mr.White
and family are held in the highest re-
gard by our people, who wish them
success and happiness in their new
home.
John Hummell spent Wednesday in
oskaloosa purchasing the fall and
winter stock of dry goods for the com
pany. Mr.. Hummell informs us that
they made heavy purchases, as indi-
cations lead for a steady winters
work @
/ MIb. William SuIllg lONSlNNu a ACbbSi
from her son, J. w. Canty, of Flor
ence, Colorado, Saturday. stating that
the Rocky Mountain Fuel Co. had pur-
chased three more large mines last
week, and that he is now assistant
manager of twelve mines. His many
Iowa friends will be pleased to hear
of his success in the west. The writ
er always looks for good report from
Iowa talent wherever they locate, and
Mr.. Canty is no exception to the rule,
and if any of them get there, John is
the man, as the above report shows.
w. II. Young, of Colfax, was a bust.
ness caller in town Saturday.
The Herald correspondent was pleas
ed to meet John Quirk, of Beacon, in
town Saturday Mr. Quirk is the man
we spoke of in this letter being caught
under fall of slate in the mines a
short time ago, and it is pleasure
to us to see him getting around so
well. He informs us that he will
start to work again this week.
The writer is in receipt of a marked
copy of Pittsburg (Kan) paper con-
tanning an article on the Iowa coal
fields being worked out The writer
of the article is not advised on the
premises as to the extent of the Iowa
coal fields. Sixteen years ago the
writer was resident of Flagler, Mar
ion county, and justice of the peace
for Knoxville township, and travelled
from Knoxville to Charlton, a distance
of thirty miles, taking options on coal
lands with a Mr.. Kebler in the en-
ploy of the Whitebreast Coal Co., and
found coal developed the entire dis
lance in country coal banks. At Dial
las, an inland town, we waited one
hour for man to come out of one
of those banks and when he came he
had horse hitched to mine car at
least sixteen hands high. He inform
ed us that the coal ranged in this mine
from six and one7half to seven feet
high. The writer feels safe in saying
as observation has taught him during
his twenty-five years in the mines in
Iowa, the best coal fields are not de-
veloped yet. ~ .pss ,sre.-.,.
James Fisher and daughter Annie,
of Oskaloosa, spent Sunday in town
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wells. as
The Herald correspondent was
pleased to meet Oren Dickson, the
IT" man, while in Oskaloosa Satu
day night. The writer knew him
when he was soliciting orders in ev-
cry mining CAMP in Marion county.
He furnished our home with his goods
for several years while we were a
resident of Foster He was always a
model young man, truthful and hon
est with his patrons, and it certainly
is a pleasure to us to see him doing
so well and we hope to make him a
call at his place of business at an ear
" date for a chat on the days gone
by. Here is success to you, oren.
Mrs. W. d. Coleman of Oskaloosa
is in town this week visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Hal Pear
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whitsell spent
Saturday evening in oskaloosa shop
ping.
Mrs. John Wells spent Thursday at
the home of her brother, James Fish
er, in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. f. ]. Warden and daughter
Clara spent Sunday at the county
home west of town. The ladies report
an interesting visit while there. as
Mr.. Williams daughter spared no
pains to make them welcome and show
them through the building.
The miners will have dance in the
city hall Saturday night and have Sc.
cured the services of Mr.. Davis and
wife, of Oskaloosa, to furnish the
music for the occasion. The writer is
informed that Mr.. Davis is blind, and
congratulates the committee In secur-
ing his services.
The writer occasionally hears some
one who crosses the bridge before they
get to it predict what will happen next
April In making an agreement with
the coal operators for the next two
years. This seems to us to be very
poor policy. for there are no indica-
lions whatever to warrant this talk,
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