The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-30
.NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered By Her
aid Correspondents.
oLivET.

Mrs. John Dolan spent Thursday II
Oskaloosa trading.
James A. Johnson, of Des Moines
was pleasant caller in town Thurs
day.
Clark Billings returned Tuesda!
from ST. Louis, where he was summon
ed to the bedside of his sick uncle
Edward Clark. Mrs. Billings remain
ed with her brother until he passed
away, Wednesday, July 22nd, at 10 a
m.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Actic Gil
derbloom, son Sunday, July 18th
Actic was in town Monday and he
wore a smile as long as the ten com
mandments. On making inquiries we
learend that mother and son are do
ing we'll
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moody, of 0ska
loosa, were pleasant callers at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Williams
Tuesday evening. Uncle John and his
estimable wife, who has shared his
joys as well as his sorrows and bright.
ened his pathway on the journey OF
life for number of years, are among
the early settlers of Scott township
having lived on a farm near Leighton
for a number of years, selling it but
a few years ago, and have now bought
a magnificent home in Oskaloosa,
where they live a retired life from the
fruits of their toll Their many friends
are always glad TO meet them when
they come to visit in this locality.
The Herald correspondent with sat
chel in hand containing perfume and
some extra pills, and his better -4alf by
his side, left on the morning train
Saturday for Bolton to spend Sunday
with his daughters, Mrs. Long and
Mrs. Frederickson, and two little
grandsons. On our arrival at Evans
we were met by Mrs. Long and took
an overland trip to the enterprising
mining town of Bolton, populated by
some of the best people on earth. The
mines there are running only on half
time and a number of new families
have moved there lately. which makes
it hard for them. While on the rounds
we found our old-time friend and
neighbor and his estimable wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Miles Martin, who were for
merly of Keb. We were pleased to
meet them and find them well, as they
are good people and welcome addi-
ton to the community.
Mrs. A. P. Davis, who left with herl
husband few months ago to make
her home, near Richmond, Virginia,
writes 70 her friend, Mrs. Lee Nosman,
that they are making a sale and will
return to Iowa and will live on tnei
Did Hauser place, north of town, now
owned by Mr. Tandy. We have AMI
object lesson in this case. Mr.. Day-l
is has a large family of sons and
daughters and last fall he sold a small
place here for $1,000 cash and he read
Of the glowing inducements offered
by land agents through circulars, and
so took a trip to the jamestown falrl
and purchased a farm near Richmond
and moved on it. He now writes back
that the grass is so poor that they
cannot raise anything. not enough
grass to keep COW, and the httlel
boy has to herd her all over the To-
cality to find a living. Now their
money is gone and no home with a.
large family to care for, so they ex-
pect to work in the mines here this
winter. The writer has travelled as
far east as the jumping off place and
as far west as Vancouver and always
was and is yet a close observer of all
things, and when man leaves an 10
wa home for any of them he makes
the mistake of his life. The writer
has a brother who mas large farm in
North Carolina, and on sixty acres
you could not find space to set buck
ct for lime stone rock, and saw hun
dreds in the same condition. This
was in CASTOR county. Here is TO
Iowa, the land of sunshine and peace
and plenty, nrst, last and all the time.
The principle crop in the east are the
handsome women and babies, which
are to be admired in all homes, but
we never saw the day when we
could live on love. The writer has
found them living in log cabins IN the
mountain districts in the east, SO
small that one could put their hands
down the chimney and open the front
door and still they were happy. II
we ever arrive at a time when we
could live on their company, we will
take the first train for North Carolina
and Virginia, but on no other condi-
tons.
r. W.