The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23
.OL|vET AND VICINITY
TRACK LEADING TO OLD RAM
SAY COAL MINE AT EVANS is
BEING TORN UP-THiS MEANS
LAST OF EVANS MINES.

Oliyet. Oct. 1S.-Mrs. J. L. Billings
left Tuesday for a short visit with
friends in Missouri
The writer and his better half re-
turned home Saturday from OHumwa
after few days visit with our
daughter there and getting acquaint-
ed with little granddaughter we
had never seen before.
Mrs George McCombs and son were
passengers for OskaloOsa Tuesday.
In conversation with a democrat
ic politician today we were informed
that the purchasing power of fifteen
dollars now would be worth twenty
five dollars one year from now.
There 10 no one that will watch this
closer than the writer of this letter
for experience has taught him other
wise Just as long as there is one
hog and two men want him, prices
will be high Reverse this around:
When We have two hogs and but one
man wants him you will see different
results.
G.. II. LaughIin left Saturday for
two weeks visit at his old home near
Lebanon. Missouri He has large
land interests there and also a lot
OF stock.
George FuImer of Knoxville was in
town 4 short time Tuesday. George
is one of our old time citizens and we
are always pleased to meet him.
We we're pleased to read the obitu-
airy written by our old time friend, J.
A. Bell, of Sewers, in a recent copy
of the Herald and TO know that he
is still on the top side of the earth,
for we have missed his letters very
much.
While in Ottumwa recently, we
spent half day at the new Alpine
mine being opened up by Fowler and
Wilson. three miles east OF Ottumwa,
on the Rock Island, at a cost of $780,
10000. They are now working the
mine night and day. All their ma
chinery Is modern and up to date, ca
pable of handling 500 tons Of coal a
day Their coal ranges in height
from AZ to so feet and is covered
with the best roof we have seen in
Iowa. 1t is perfectly dry and free
they are working about twenty men
and will start as many more the lat.
ter part of the week.
Our section foreman, Mr.. Top, has
a force of men tearing UP the track
leading to the old abandoned Ramsay
mine near Evans this week. This
Will mean the last mine for Evans,
which has been prominent coal CEN
ter since 1880 to our knowledge.
n. A. Anderson of Des Moines was
a pleasant caller at the station Mon.
day
On our return home, we noted in
the Herald that our friend, Al De.
Cook, only took second prize for his
matched team Of buggy horses at the
Mahaska Harvest Festival last week,
We don't like this, but have no way
to help it now, so will congratulate
AL for coming out as well as he did
on this occasion.
Farmers are busy this week husk-
ing corn and they certainly are hav.
ing fine weather for it.
w. III. Peterson of Angus was in
town a short time Monday II was
the first time we had seen Bin for
twenty years or more and we we're
glad to meet hi mand see him look.
ing so we'll.
Miss Ethel Tandy spent Saturday
in Oskaloosa.
Willie in Osksloosa Saturday. we
called ON our old friend, DR. ]. A.
Hinton, ut his Office over the Herald
Office and enjoyed very pleasant
chat with our old friend. He In
forms us that his practice Is picking
up right along now. -R W