The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-28
CONCRETE BRIDGE BUILT NEAR.
cEMETERY.-GRANGE HAS AN
INTERESTING TIME AT FRI
DAYS MEETING.

! OliVet, Sept. 29!-R. r. Baker ana
Thos. Wilson have a force of men put
! ting up a concrete bridge at the foot
of the hill east of the cemetery. Mr..
Baker informs us he has built fourteen
of those bridges this year.
| Clarence Howard, of Evans, was a
pleasant caller in town on Thursday.
At present he is working for the Rock
Island as brakeman out of Evans.
While on the train Wednesday to
Oskaloosa. we met Henry Phillips the
coal baron of Ottumwa. Mr.. Phillips
owns four mines on the Milwaukee
road. He reports the coal trade very
| dull for this time of the year. He
says the coal at his new mine near
Foster, Monroe county, is from four
to five feet thick with good roof and
| is being developed rapidly. He says
the town of Foster will be moved to
| his new mine but the depot at Foster
will remain. This at one time was
one of the most prosperous mining
towns in Iowa. Mr.. Phillips is a
pusher and what he says goes at all
times.
Olivet was we'll represented at the
circus in Oskaloosa on Wednesday.
All report large crowd and happy
time.
1t is about time we heard from
those dry weather fellows. If they
would come to Olivet they would see
the pastures taking on new life and
| looking as green as they did in the
spring.
A. Vannick. of Newton, spent
Thursday in Oskaloosa shopping.
Uncle John Dolan commenced keep
| ing house in his old home this week.
Their many old time friends welcome
them back.
Clarence Howard secured work at
the mine this week. Clarence is one
OF our best young men. We are glad
to see him back.
The writer was sorry to hear of the
at her home in Harvey on Wednesday
night, Sept. 21st. We first knew her
at Dunreath, Marion county, twenty
years ago. She is well known at
Evans and various parts of the state.
She leaves husband. sons and
daughters to mourn her loss. The
deceased was a good neighbor, low
ing wife and mother and held in the
| highest regard by all who knew her.
We extend to the bereaved family our
sympathy in their loss.
Ed Reese, the freight conductor of
the Rock Island, held the lucky num-
! Der that won the cow at Evans last
week. Ed says he was offered forty
dollars for her the next day.
Mrs. John Dolan had the misfortune
Thompson's on Thursday night and
sprain her arm in a way that it was
necessary to take her to DR.. Parks
at Tracy for treatment.
From the renort OF the grand jury
at Abba one would be led to believe
that town was the capital of the
state or otherwise. The people there
are not all angels by any means.
Everybody reads the Herald. Since
we wrote the item of ]. VI. Ball and
his Missouri mules beating the rain
to OskalOOsa, he SAYS he has had all
kinds of offers to enter the races,
but up to date has declined; but still
has the mules. The writer had three
enquiries as 10 those mules.
Uncle John Thompson and family
are enjoying visit from two of his
brothers from indianapolis, whom he
has not seen for severaI years. They
will remain a short time. In CONVEX
sation with the gentlemen they eX-
pressed themselves we'll impressed
with Iowa and were pleased with such
nice crops of corn and the farm pas
lures, which were equal to spring
time, and saw no reason for com
plant here.
While in Oskaloosa on Wednesday
we called on the mayor in his Office.
Found a well groomed man with a
strong personality, which would indi-
cate a determination of his own and
his record of enforcing the law as
we'll as business matters shows he
has it.
T. P. Jones, of Perry, was in town
on business Thursday.
The Grange at their regular meet
ing Friday night report very inter
esting time after the business meet
ing it was changed to an old-time
spelling school. Webster's old-time
elementary spelling book was used,
with Mrs. R. H. Barnes as teacher.
II ran along for some time, when Mrs.
w. T. Tandy was awarded the blue
ribbon for being the best speller.
After this, old-time songs were sung;
Mrs. CoryelI favored the audience
with a solo. Others took part as
well. Mrs. Hickey acted as lecturer
and announcer of programs, which
was we'll performed. After the pro-
gram refreshments were served.
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