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

IKalooSa, is strongly against the liquor
|traffic She is very nice woman,and
|says that any man who signs license
flor saloon to run will have 1t to an
Iswer for. She thinks it is national
sin and must be stopped by blood"
She is interesting to talk with and is
not ashamed of her beliefs and disbe-
lliefs.
| l.. W. Harlow says that he would
undoubtedly have to move off his
Iplace II he stopped taking the Herald,
as the girls like the paper so well.
They like to know what is going on
That's right girls, stick by good
thing whileg you have the chance.
Mike Shultz, living three miles east
lof Oskaloosa, has had considerable
bad luck since last fall. He has had
the misfortune to lose three good
horses and two cows.
Earl Henness,j just half mile south
lof Mr.. Shultz, is putting a new roof
lon his barn. He has large barn, so
lit will take him some little time to
finish the job.
| The Hawkeye Sunday school, east
of the city, will have a special Chill.
ldren's Day program on Sunday, June
lis. The children of the neighborhood
|are practicing their exercises now.
A prominent insurance man of Os-
Ikaloosa was asked il the farmers over
1.-THE county insured their stock, and
he said that every progressive stock
raiser had all of his cattle protected
against loss by lightning and fire.
lone farmer came to his office and
raised his insurance on team to five
hundred dollars. They were formerly
rated at $3.50 dollars per horse, but
1.-THE owner thought that was not
Ienough. The stock is being improved
land the farmer thinks that he cannot.
lafford to have a complete loss, for he
lean insure his stock at small cost.
According to statement made by
la man who travels over the country
lquite Bit the roads around Wright,
Fremont and Cedar are in much
better condition than are the roads di.
lrectly east of Oskaloosa. The farm
ers around those places use the road
Idrag considerably and the results are
lgood. The men out east would bet
tier get busy.
r. w. Baxter and Geo. Gilchrist are
dragging two miles of the Iowa City
road. The roads are in more pass
liable condition now. The drag gives
lgood results, but the grader is needed
in places.
| Lew Norris, who lives three miles
out on the Iowa City road, will have
} one OF the finest homes on that high
way when he gets everything in place.
He has a new nine-room house and a
} large barn which were built this win
tier. Mrs. Norris is having the best
of luck with her hens, considering the
: removal. She has over $50 little
: chicks, all OF which are Buff Orping-
| tons, with which she intends to fill
, her hen house. She will dispose OF
, her other chickens after this year and
7 will raise nothing but the pure blood
. ed gowl. Mrs. Jane Lofiand is max.
/ ing her home with them for a while.
= She. stated that she has taken the
: Herald for the last forty years, and it
! is still her favorite paper.
Arthur Rinden, son of Albert Rim
den, on the Iowa City road, is making
quite a little spending money this
lspring catching gophers. He is only
; eight years old and has succeeded in
7 catching eight gophers. Besides the
| Irregular revenue from the county, his
father allows him ten cents for every
, one he traps.
G. E. Gilchrist lost a fine heifer
worth about sixty dollars. The cali
was alright Sunday morning, and
Thursday morning it was found dead
, in a creek. 1t is thought that it was
struck by lightning.
A reception was held in honor OF
Rev. Dugan OF Oskaloosa, at Buckeye
church Friday night. The Sunday
, school, W. C. T. U. and Endeavor So
ciety were the promoters. Mr.. Du,
gan has been preaching there.
Miss Inez Glanty, of Mt. Union, is
: making an extended visit with her
friend, Miss Grace Parker, northeast
Of the city.
, Is the bill board advertising grow
ing in disfavor? Used to be that the
fences along the main country road!
were covered with signs of every dis
; cription. There are just a few seeI
now and then. The newspaper give!
the best results and are taking the
1 place of the posters and signs.
A nice day Monday after the SUI
I finally came out A number of farm
t ers were in the fields planting anC
blowing corn. Some were little be
7 hind the others and had some grounC
) yet to plant. Monday also was {
good day to drag the roads, as the dir
/ was soft enough to crumb'e. The
: farmer who could not get into hi!
: field was out making the driveway!
| better. Good results can be noted
Were you among those who are try