The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-14
CORRESPONDENCE
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pleasant caller in town Monday.
William Baxter, of Beacon, was a
business caller in town Thursday.
James Vance. of Des Moines, was
a pleasant caller in town Saturday,
| w. w. Branigar returned Monday
from business trip to Burlington.
Mrs. Joseph Dehon and daughter
spent Saturday evening in oskaloosa,
shopping.
Homer Wilson, of Liscomb, Harden
county, was in town a short time
Tuesday on business
William Wilson, who is attending
school at Des Moines. spent Sunday
at home with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wilson.
James White removed his family to
the Hawkeye mines near Flagler
Wednesday, where he has secured
work in the mines.
Bastard Edwards enrolled himself
in the Daily Herald family this week
He says he wants all the news and
looks to the Herald for it.
The young folks enjoyed themselves
with dance in the city hall Saturday.
Coffee and sandwiches were served
and happy time was reported by all.
Rev. Slack, of Beacon, preached a
very impressive sermon in the hall
Friday night to large audience. He
made good impression on our people.
Walter Whittle returned Monday
from short visit with old time friends
at Rutledge and he reports the mines
running full time there and everybody
happy.
The tonnage in No. 2 mine is in
creasing daily. 1t now averages so
tons of screened coal daily. There are
now six entries going. Two of them
are worked both night and day to get
the mine developed.
Miss Clara Warden organized a
Sunday school in the hall Sunday.
Miss Warden has the reputation of be-
ing a good Sunday school worker and
it is to be hoped that she will make
the school success.
w. H. Nesbit, of Dawson, was in
town Tuesday and the writer was
pleased to meet him. Mr. Nesbit and
the writer were both regular contribu-
tors to the Angus Black Diamond in
SO. He says he is now farming and
enjoying life richly.
]. A. Anderson, of Ankeny, was in
town Sunday. Mr.. Anderson reports
the mines in Polk county running full
time and the miners doing well in all
the mines. He says that the local
mines are taxed to their fullest capac-
ity in filling their orders.
Mrs. w. w. Branigar received let.
ter from her father, ]. w. CAVITY, of
Florence, Col, this week, stating that
Strawberries were sold in the market
in the last week in October for Csc a
box, and flowers are in full bloom.
They are enjoying life richly in that
state.
The miners were paid off for the
last two weeks work in October, Sat
urday, with paper money. This is the
first time they have failed to receive
gold for over year. The pay roll on
Saturday was among the largest for
the number Of men employed in the
history of the mine.
Edwin Perry, secretary and treas
urer of the u. NJ w. of A., attended
the regular meeting of our local
Wednesday night, and made a very
interesting talk on labor and the good
of the order. Mr.. Perry is very in
teresting talker and is always a well
come visitor in Bolton.
We regret that Mr.. Doak of Rose
Hill has left the Herald force for the
present, but were well pleased to note
that his place was well filed with a
good letter of newsy notes last week
from that enterprising little town. The
notes we're well gotten up, full of spice
and ginger, such as one likes to read
in this progressive age, and we hope
they will continue each week.
w. H. Miller, of Moberly, was a
pleasant caller in town Wednesday.
Mr.. Wilson informs us that the mines
in and around Huntsville are running
full time and can't fill their orders.
He says that in his forty years as a
miner in various states he never saw
such a demand for miners as at the
present time, as he finds them wanted
in unlimited numbers wherever he
goes.
The writer noted with much interest
In the dispatches in the Tuesday Her
aid the alarming statement that our
timber supply would be exhausted in
twenty years. II the space filler would
cover the territory east the writer did
in North Carolina, Virginia and Ten
nessee, he would more readily con-
clude five hundred years would come
nearer the mark. Neither he nor the
writer will be here then, so let us
not worry.
The writer has greatly missed the