The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-07-08

lnaul it-in until Thursday. The crop
lof clover is thick this year and there
Twill be an abundance OF good seed, as
the country is full of humble bees.
Don't kill the bees, as they are one
lof your best friends. Even OF they do
sting once in while.
| Varney Allgood came almost being
driven out of his home few days
ago. A swarm of bees found hole in
1.-The side OF the house and attempted to
take up their residence with him. Mr..
IAllgood is going to smoke them out.
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| DIR. Parker, OF Oskaloosa, recently
loperated on two colts for CIV. France.
EThe Doctor was out Thursday to fin.
lish up the work. Fred True accom-
tpanied him.
o. C. Kinkade has been thing his
farm this spring.
| II. L. Stringfellow, west of Rose
Hill, has, made several improvements
Ion his farm. A new cattle tank and
Ihog tank were put in. Both are made
|of cement. A new cement walk has
lbeen placed around the house. Mr..
IStringfellow is the owner OF "Oska-
lloosa King" one of the best stations
in this part of the country. He has
mime registered dams before him. The
Iword "Oskaloosa" tells the stOry,-the
best and nothing else. Mr.. Stringfel-
How says that his barn is empty for
hhe first time in thirteen years and he
lis getting rather anxious for harvest
thine weather.
F. C. Adair.has a new cement walk
Iaround his house. A Delta firm did
1.-THE work. 49, - A"a .s'
Joe Lieurance has bettered his place
Iby painting the house, and repairing
the outbuildings and shingling them
w. w. Stewart was busy last spring
Itiling some OF his farm. He will do
more next, year. Mr, Stewart is max
ing arrangements to build a large
barn this fall. t.u .-.r
In the northeast part of Mahaska
county are a number of old houses,
few Of which are still used as resi-
dences, an old building in which a
small assortment of goods are on sale,
4 two-story building across the road
Invest in which was a general store
and one south which was used in ear
lier times as hotel and later as a
dwelling house, is practically all that
remains of the village of Indianapolis.
The place is somewhat older than Os,
kaloosa and used to compete with her
for a part of her trade during the time
of the old stage coach. But when the
railroad companies came and built
the tracks for the train they failed
to pass through what is now the rich
est part of Mahaska county and the
town died a natural death. Several
surveys have been made near the
| place for railroads and interurbans,
one to the south and another a little
north, and at one time tax was vot-
ed for an enterprise of that nature
but failed to bring the desired results.
The village now has population of
about one hundred, the majority OF
whom are among the old settlers Of
iowa. There are two churches there,
I4Christian and Methodist, school
With an attendance of about sixty.
Elizabeth Richie and Ruby Osborne,
Iof Oskaloosa, are the teachers. A
g. Okey, and blacksmith shop which
lis run by John Darland, who farms
md shoes horses as a side line. The
own was at one time as large, and
even larger than Oskaloosa was in
early times. 1t had three general
stores, two blacksmith shops, drug
store, hotel, harness shop and a place
where intoxicating liquor was sold,
but some one became angered at the
business and saturated the floors with
5il and set fire to the building, which
ended the saloon business for that
place. OF course the drug store han
died the intoxicant, and joke has
been told on the proprietor Of the
place. He was in the habit of setting
bottle of the drug upon the counter
md when he went to get bucket of
coal the loafers would help them
selves. SO one day in order to have
come fun the manager went for the
usual bucket of coal and the bottle
vas sitting there, but something had
been substituted for the liquor and
the fellow that drained the bottle was
not able to get home that night. A
number of the pioneers are still there
and are interested in the upbuilding
II indianapolis to the extent that they
would help in every way they could.
They say the only thing they need is
railroad or interurban to cause the
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