The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-06-17
ALONG RURAL ROUTES
Herald Representative Tells of What
He Sees and Hears.

his time between the field and the
road, especially while the dirt is soft,
he can do great amount of good by
tanning the road drag over the high
ways. That would help to fill up the
g-ditcheE in the middle OF the road and
+ make the roads more passable. II
You want the town closer to you
tend to the roads II you possibly can
spare the time.
Guy Reynolds who lives about two
miles from the city on the Oskaloosa-
Ottumwa road is hauling hay to the
I local trade while theeweather is too
4 bad to work around the farm. He
+ still has about six tons left.
Z y The temporary structure which has
been placed to the side OF the old
bridge Just south OF Guy Reynolds
place is very hard to approach. The
bridge is in Mr.. Reynolds field and
tho teams have to go where the
/ water runs on each end of the bridge.
The water runs down the ravine al
the side of Athe road in front of the
temporary bridge where it enters the
creek by passing under the end ofthe
structure. Some one should get busy
before an accident happens.
No hunting, stay out" is the sign
that can be seen on every farm. The
/. hunters got SO reckless, especially
the young boys from the city, that
farmers have been compelled to post
, notices forbidding any hunters on their
places. The farmer makes great deal
of his money raising stock and he
! cannot afford to let some one come on
his place and kill 1t. The sportsman
better stay off the farms If he has
mot permission, for the farmers will
shave him prosecuted. t Z. Fr
Possibly the only school in the
county that is running now is the
Walker school three miles south east
: of town. The directors of the school
had such time to get a teacher
they were late about commencing and
as a result the session will be held
two weeks after June IL. The teach
er, Miss Lucy Van Corp, OF Oskaloosa
has eight students attending. Dur.
ing this rainy weather the teacher
and the pupils are having hard time
i to get to the school. ~
David Ankeny, prominent stock
buyer OF the rural district southeast
OF Oskaloosa, has just returned home
from Chicago where he took three
car loads OF cattle. He left Sunday
morning and returned Tuesday noon
on the Burlington. He made a quick
trip He buys stock and feeds it
This trip to the markets about clean
ed him out and he will now begin te
stock up, on some feeders, He was a
Chicago about month ago with two
leads of hogs. b..
Nathan Cox, living about two miles
west OF Wright, is in poor health
Rheumatism seems to get the better
of, him this kind OF weather.
The farmers friends, the birds
seem to be in great abundance this
year Some old ones that have mo-
been seen in this part of the countr,
tor quite while are, noticed There
are also number or new worm
pickerS" helping to rid the fields O
the enemies OF the farmer,-the pest!
that destroy the crops. $685.
The members Of Rosedale Rebekal
lodge which holds its headquarters a
Wright. are preparing for good pro
gram on Friday evening. June Is
The evenings entertainment will b.
devoted to singing, speaking and ;
number OF dialogues. A number o
these entertainments have been hell
so all are looking forward to having
a good time. on that occasion.
John Grace, OF Stark, playet
/. good joke on the Herald representa-
tive Wednesday. While the Herald
, man was In the house eating at tn,
home OF Johns sister, Mrs. Geo. Kirk
Nj. Grace took small block ant
placed it between the springs of tn,
buggy, and of course riding was sor
oSIough until the cause was removed
The meal was well settled by the tim,
the representative had ridden to towr
a distance OF three miles. The jok,
was found out and when the agen
came by Grace's home on the mex
day he was invited to dinner ant
most willingly accepted The Dime,
was SO good that no hard feelings ex
list between them. Mrs. Grace is
good cook and to her can be giyer
the praise of patching up old relation
ship. Mr.. and Mrs Grace were
neighbors to the agent for the Herald
when he lived on the farm.
When E. r. called at the H. w
Moore home he found Mrs. Moore GU
attending to, her flock OF chickens
She was cleaning the hen house o.
the mites, as they areg especially bat
this time OF year Mrs Moore has q
number of geese and when she was
asked concerning them she said that
they lay about thirty eggs each year
but they are as profitable as chick
ems as they produce about one and a
half pounds OF feathers a year. They
have to. be picked every six weeks