The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-03-26
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Mrs. w. B. Rodgers was business
caller in Uskaloosa Friday.
w. II. Nesbit, of Colfax, was in
town Saturday on business.
Mrs. Kate Phillips, of Evans, attend.
ed the Clark funeral Thursday.
Homer Wilkinson, of Des Moines,
was in town Monday on business.
w. H. Jones, of Des Moines, was a
pleasant caller in town Saturday.
Rev. ]. C. Leonard, of Bussey, Ia,
preached to large audience at the M
e. church Sunday.
Miss Mary Roller, of Knoxville, is
employed to teach the spring term OF
school at Burr Oak.
Miss Effie Druse returned Friday
from an extended visit with relatives
and friends in Harvey.
DR.. Cole, of uskaloosa, made pro-
fessional call here Friday at the home
Of John Gale, whose wife is Ill
I Mr.. and Mrs r. Redman and Mrs,
Hughes, of Oskaloosa. attended the
funeral of Elmer Clark last Thursday.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Vanderlinden, who has been
sick, is reported as convalescing rap
idly this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Davis. who left
here for their new home in Virginia
Friday, write back that they ar
rived in Richmond the Sunday ev-
ening following and were enjoying
good he, It'll.
The y nderlinden brothers started
their h. kster wagon Monday. The
first til e days they we're out they
purcha ed 500 dozens of eggs, but Tom
says, owing to the roads, they earned
all they got. .s
w. B. Rodgers, the coal operator
here, informs us that he has overcome
the trouble he had in his mines some
time ago, cutting off the entire side
of his work. The coal in his entries
are four feet high and of fine quality,
and has two rooms and two entries
working and has ,-.e space for sever
al more rooms. which he hopes to
start as soon as work resumes in
April.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams received the
sad news of the death of Mrs. Thos.
Connors, who died at her home in
Bolton Sunday, Mr. Conner is we'll
known Iowa miner and moved to Boil
ton from Hilton nearly three years
ago. He formerly lived at Keb and
Flagler. His many friends will be
panied to learn of his wife's death,
who has shared his joys and sorrows
number of years.
Mr., J. G. Morgan, south of town,
was pleasant caller at our home
Saturday and called our attention to
our letter in regard to the church here.
He says in place of NJ. E. it should be
NJ. P, for Methodist Protestant, a cor
rection we gladly make. Mr.. Morgan
Is an old settler in this township, hay.
ing come here with his parents from
Indiana in 1851. and now prides aim
self in knowing that he lives in one
OF the best states in the Union.
The writer has never made 1t q
point to cross bridge before coming
to it, but for the last two months the
press has had displayed in fiaring
lines Strike on April L." which is
really nothing new, for there has been
strikes since the building of Solomon's
temple, and will be until the end Of
time, but in this case there will be
no strike unless something turns up
which is now unforeseen. There
might be suspension owing to the
delay of our state convention, but we
look for one of short duration, for
both parties have shown in the last
few days disposition leading to
their best interests and will continue
so until the agreement Is signed be-
tween employer and employe, The
writer congratulates Mitchell and his
able assistants in making the last