The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01
ALONG RURAL ROUTES
HERALD Representative Tells of What
He Sees and Hears.

IL. r. Is now in Rose Hill and is
town has gotten along since his last
visit here about one year ago. The
Tain of Friday night seemed to be gen
fefal and the roads and corn fields
iCoetWeePnnI Oskaloosa and her neighbor-
,tpgl town are very muddy. Many cul-
tiyators are in the field where the
farmer had left his work. Some OF
the farmers have had the good for
rune to get through their fields both
ways, while others are still blowing
one way. A farmer who had little
driving to do one day last week stat
ed that he had counted seven corn
Planters in the field. The season has
been backward and the farmers were
Somewhat discouraged over the pres
ent outlook. g., ~
y! Rain, rain, rain, seems to be the
only thing the farmer is sure of. This
vicinity had two rain and wind storms
Wednesday evening and night and on
: Thursday evening another downpour
helped to swell the already full
streams and to dampen the soil SO
that the farmer will have to remain
!: out of the fields about day longer.
According to the opinions of the pion.
. GERS of Iowa the state has never be-
fore had a more continuous wet spell
One farmer thinks that the rain We'd
nesday did a great deal of good, as It
moistened the soil, which had become
baked. May. the4weather man order
a change.( mail order to the sun
might bring what the farmers want
eeg.. ,ysodydagdd6 and must have to
.9be able to harvest a good crop next
year. Send postal, II may do
Mrs. Mary Dixon, east of Rose Hill,
Is having her house frightened
throughout. The outside and inside
are receiving coal of paint Guy
James, of the Hill" is doing the
work. ..r =.
Did you ever attend a real chicken
fight? 1t Is reported that some young
men near Rose Hill have the real
thing when it comes to fighting. or
recent dates they are not having the
luck they have enjoyed. The "gamy'
rooster seems to be playing out on
,tthem According to the enthusiasts
a number of the sports" from Rose
have left for Omaha, where it is re-
ported a fight mill be pulled off in the
near future. The Rose. Hill fighters
were not taken. sre.es, y
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Since the visit made last year Robt.
Bass a pioneer. has passed to his
reward Mrs. Frank Bacon, daughter
OF the deceased, and husband have
moved onto the Bass farm. Robt
. Bass came to Iowa, Van Buren, coun-
; ty. in the year of AS, after which he
came to Mahaska. Mrs. Robert Bass
ishyisiting near Oskaloosa with Paul
Bass. .=>
Fletcher Norris is improving one OF
his farms by placing new shingles on
the house and barn. Mrs. Norris has
had unusual luck in keeping here
young chickens well, only six or sew
en- out of $50 having died. The rats
or mink played havoc with one pen
o. twenty. and succeeded in killing all
bpt sisteen. Mrs. Fletcher has not
been feeling the best this spring, but
she will raise chicks"
Troy brothers are keeping up with
the times and improving things on all
three places. j. w. Troy has painted
his house and put new porch on it.
He will paint and improve barns as
soon as the weather and work per
mits. Troy Bros. are also painting
Andrew Troy is planning on putting
in cement walks, cement milk tank
and milk house. The boys are making
the. rounds and will soon have all of
the plans in the best of shape. John
p Woller, E. G.. Hasty and W. A. Wad-
del of Rose Hill, are busy grubbing
out the hedge fences on the places
and putting in woven wire. Duroc
hogs are the specially on the farms.
When the time comes when Iowa
can't raise enough to feed herself and
have surplus, there will be lot OF
states that will have poor crops" says
a farmer who believes he knows.
The greatest trouble with the Amer
lean people is, they "holler" before
they are hurt There is some truth
in that. Many farmers are discour-
aged now and they have best of
chances to raise crop. and good
one at that. We are just as liable
to have late fall, as we have been
assured of our wet spring. iowa
weather is hard thing to judge and
. even If the weather man, a claimed
profession, has failed to guess correct
ly. Not much over a year ago the
forecast for twenty days said, Rain
tonight and tomorrow, etc." and bet
ter, sunshiny days could not have
been enjoyed We all make mistakes
but Iowa soil sti | continues to keep
q bier ,pqGplatip in plenty to eat,
drink and wear, and have surplus
for those of other states Don't get