The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-06-17

they can have the barrel full 'of warm
water as long as they keep the fire up.
This barrel comes in very handy dur
ing butchering time and Mrs. Moore
uses it to dip the nests in to Kill the
lice.
Elmer Ankeny states that the stock
yards in Chicago are a busy place.
He says that there are 212 different
commission firms that buy and handle
lstock there with as many different
lpens for their purchases. Most all
/, the walks are built on viaducts and
battle ways are also built that way.
iThe place is also divided into streets
and alleys. Special men from vari-
GUS packing houses go around and
Hook at the stock of the different COM
lpanies and buy If it suits them. All
the cattle and hogs are placed in
Iclasses before they are placed on the
market. $50
| Roe Ireland was caller in Ere
mont Thursday. He is another farm
Ter that can't work on account Of the
bad weather.
AS the sun has made it's appear
ance the farmers are beginning to get
their smiles back again. They are be
lginning to think that there are some
prospects for good crop yet. The
corn is not hurt bad, but the agricuk
Iturists hate to see the weeds hiding
1.-THE corn from view. With good
weather and plenty OF sun the farmer
lean get into his fields the last OF this
lweek or the first of next. Elmer Ank-
Ieny says he can get into his field Fri
lday noon and r. j. Bequeath thinks
that he will be able to get to pillow
lsome of his corn by Saturday. IL the
weather is fit for blowing Saturday,
1.-THE streets of Oskaloosa will not have
many Mahaska farmers on them.
The bridge on the Ottumwa road
just south of E. McKinley's place, is
in very bad condition. Since the re
leent rains the ends OF the structure
lhave settled considerably. The bridge
has been in bad shape for some time
and should be. looked after. yF
Mr. and Mrs. VIM, of Cedar Rap
lids, are at the home of Miss Phoebe
lSloan, deceased, attending to the in
terests. They leave Saturday for
their home in Cedar Rapids. Mr.
Winn is a meat man of that city and
he says that the prices of poultry and
meat are much higher than here
Poultry sells two to three cents high
Ter there than here. -.. .'..
e. E. Wickersham, who has beer
Visiting in Washington and Oregon
Isays that is fine country out there
Everything is to be done, cutting tim
her, fencing and building. These
things tend to make labor very vaiu
label and obtainable and it is gooC
Iplace for young man to go. He
was reared in Indiana and he thinks
Iowa should make roads like they
1have there. The state commenced BY
first piking the main roads, and nov
NEARLY every road in the state is il
J 1.-THE best of condition. While tn,
. work is being done taxes are high
} but after they are once prepared the,
are fixed for all time to come. Mr.
Wickersham says the roads in lows
lare not much better than those in Or
logon, and that is new country. The!
lare commencing to make their road!
permanent by making them out o
crushed stone, the only material ther'
is to use. After the roads are com
pleted the taxes become less.
The rural carrier on Route hal
been able to make his full route onl.
once in two days. Just midway oil
his delivery bridge has been out 81
he goes that far and then returns t.
the city. The patrons are suffering
a little inconvenience, as they are &C
customed to having their mail ever.
= day. .. -...
L. w. Harlow, an old soldier VIII
enlisted in the Thirty-Sixth Iowa, Co
X, OF Abba, Monroe county, has tn,
distinction Of being the oldest settle
lin Wayne township, Monroe COUNTY
Mr.. Harlow is special friend of Con
lgressman Nate Kendall. Mr.. HARLOW
states that the largest Catholic churcl
in the state is just about two mile
from his place. He can remembe
: when the congregation met in a lo
building, and now it has the fin
stone structure at Stacyville. Owe
J five townships in that district ar,
made up mostly of Catholic thinking
. lpeople. -' e.. 3d.. e.. TO-.
Jacob Krizer,' who lives about on
mile and half northeast of the city
lrecalls the time when he killed a dea
a short distance from where he nov
lives. He came to Iowa in 1850 an,
at that time all the country aroun,
him was covered with black oak an,
white oak timber which was full O
all kinds of wild game. He says a
that time the country was full of will,
turkeys, but they were drilled out b.
the hunting dog. Mr.. Krizer drov,
from Adams township, distance o
ten miles, to Oskaloosa and would no
pass any houses. Settlers were yer,
scarce then. Stories like this are al
most unbelievable when you drive on
that way now.