The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-12

r. F. Carson moved onto the Ern-
est Shaw place last spring. A new
barn 28x22 it. has been built.
Many people of Mahaska county are
not aware of the fac. that within the
borders of the county there as real
Swedish settlement. About twelve
miles northeast of Oskaloosa ia the
locality where the town OF White Oak
stood, most of the farms are owned
by the people of the foreign country.
A number of the elderly people are
unable to talk the English language,
but are able to understand It, The
children have learned the English
tongue by going to our schools. The
Swedish people have an M. e. church
in which the sermons are preached
in their language. Services are held
every Sunday and Rev. o. Granburg,
of Sheldahl, breaches once month.
The Sunday School is under the sup
erintendence of Gust Swanson. They
! have an average attendance of about
thirty-fve.
Martin Olson has improved his place
with new summer kitchen, twelve
| feet square.
S. w. Douglas has built new hay
barn 16x32x16 feet and built an add
ton onto his barn 12x22 feet.
Silas S. Woods has returned to To-
l wa after visit in Kansas. He says
that the high water in that state
| came up and carried off the small
| grain after the farmers had placed 1t
| in the shock Mr.. woods believes
that there is no place like Mahaska
county, Iowa.
A new buggy shed twenty four feet
square has been built by Frank Alex
ander. 10.
Miss Nora Alexander has just re-
turned from Cedar Falls, where she
has been attending the State Teach
ers' College. A surprise was planned
by her parents and when she return
ed the house was full of company.
After an evening of enjoyment the
crowd departed declaring they had
the best of time. Miss Alexander
has been taking special work at the
school and has accepted a position
as teacher of the Wynore school west
of Rose Hill.
w. A. Moore has improved the ap-
pearance of his place by paint on the
house, barn and other buildings.
Criss Gatewood and r. H. Gatewood
did the work.
Have the Wright Brothers been in
Iowa with their airship! About three
weeks ago w. A. moore was out In
his front yard in the evening when he
noticed a light In the skies. He says
it looked like light shining out OF
the door of a house. When he first
noticed it the light was in the north
east and then disappeared. MIR.
Moore stated that he watched the
paper to see If he could find out what
it was, but he found nothing. He is
in doubt what 1t was, but believes 1t
was balloon or a nying machine.
Does anyone know?
| F. w. Wagner, a pioneer of Iowa
and soldier of the civil war, is one
of the old subscribers of the Herald.
| After he had been in the army little
while he signed for the paper and
| has taken it ever since. Mr.. Wagon
er first enlisted in the 7th Cavalry,
but after nine months, lacking three
days, he was forced to return home
| on account of Ill health. After he had
| recuperated he again enlisted in tie
7th infantry and stayed with the boys
| for two years and eleven months.
When Mr.. Woods nrst entered the
| army he was a strong, robust young
| man, just the picture of health. TO
day he is physical wreck and he can
hardly walk from one room to the
other. Mr.. Woods is just drawing a
small pension now, because he lacked
| three days of being In the cavalry
long enough and the second time he
enlisted he was not in the infantry
the full time in order to draw larger
sum. According to his physical dis
abilities it would seem he ought to
draw twice the money he is now get
ting.
A. F. Dewitt has as nice looking
bunch of steers as can be found any
where. He has twenty-five thorough
bred Herfords of the registered stock
They have a white face and the body
is red, making very nice appearance.
T. A. Bedford has finished hauling
one hundred bushels of corn to VIM.
Summers. Mr.. T. A. B. is the Herald
correspondent in his neighborhood
and you would do well IL you would
see the gentleman when you have any
thing in the way of news.
l.. E. Howell has put a new coat OF
covering on his house, which adds to-
the appearance Mr. II has not miss