The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-09-27
BREAK into MINE
ABANDONED WORKS NEAR OIL
VET OF FIFTY YEARS AGO.

son broke into some old works at
the mine they recently put down on
the Lester Butler place this week.
Denny Robertson informs us he haul
ed coal that was taken out of these
old works fifty years ago or more.
He says that he remembers waiting
on the old man that run the mine to
bring out a car of coal for him, but
cannot recall his name. Mr.. Head
while looking about these old works
found a piece Of wooden track 2x4
three feet long that was used for
hauling coal over then. 1t is in per
feet condition and would stand more
service.
Uncle John Thompson spent Satur-
day afternoon in Harvey with his son
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.
Thompson.
Mrs. John Crispen and son John
spent Sunday in Durham with rela-
tives and friends.
The mines on this line are running
fun time. The men are doing well.
We lave one report of a man draw
ing S94 for two weeks work. Our
informant says $40 and $50 for two
weeks work is common.
While on the train for Harvey on
Saturday we met w. T. Phillips on his
way to Knoxville to see if the frost
hurt his corn. Some of our most
intelligent farmers tell us the light
frost which we had was benefit to
the corn.
L. p. Seaman was a passenger for
Knoxville on Saturday to look after
his property there. He also owns
the opera house there which was for
merly owned by the late Tom Morish
of Beacon.
r. d. Robertson and daughters
spent Monday in Pella doing some
trading.
John Crispen is nursing some boils
on his leg this week that are very
painful, and kept him from work on
the section on Monday.
w. II. Wilson from Naleria was
pleasant caller at this office on
Monday.
Prof. H. P. Moriers spent Saturday
in Oskaloosa getting acquainted with
the people. He was well impressed
with Mahaska's capital and the peo-
pie.
Clark Billings and son spent Mon |
day evening in Oskaloosa trading.
Everybody is busy this week haul :
ing coal for the winter. II costs
about soc a ton more TO the man with
d team than it did last year and the
man that has TO hire his hauled does
not know if a dollar more on the ton
will let him out. The man who does
his own hauling does not value his
team at anything unless he hires it
to the writer and the rest of the folks
and then he goes the limit.
f. e. Brake, who has been extra
man in Mt. Zion, was in town Mon
day on his way to Knoxville. Fred
saws that he has been all over the
line as extra man this spring and
Jack Frost is accused of a multi ,
tude of sins he committed recently
that he never committed. Do you
know it?
A contractor from Evansville, Ind,
has four crews of men building GEM
ent culverts and bridges just across
the line in Marion county. We sent
a lot of steel for this purpose to Por-
terville this week where they are
building one. This seems to US 60
ing an awful long ways from home to
get a man to do this work. Last
year they had a contractor from
Creighton, Nebraska, doing this
work
Alex. Miller is absolutely correct
in what he says about the man hav-
ing least to do keeping cleanest car.
II never fails.
w. II. Clark of Pella was bust
ness caller at this office on Monday.
A wise man to think he was a fool
would feel bad; fool to think he
was a wise man would be tickled to
death Nuff said.
w. H. Clark, north of town, ship
ped some fine young stock TO J. +.
Clark at Knoxville this week.
John Perfect started 20 work at
the Tracy sand pit on Wednesday.
He will board this winter at the Geo.
Barnes home.
]. T. James of Davenport was
caller on Tuesday. Mr.. James is a
travelling man. His faith in the coaI
and food reduction is not strong; ne
SAYS that you cannot reach the men.
one great thing is that the merchant
gets too much profit and that it is
the third man that has told US this in
the last few days.
Have not met any soft corn fellows
for some time. Modesty seems 10
forbid them to howl.
Prof. II. p. Mauers of Burr Oak was
a caller on Wednesday, He in
forms us that he is well pleased with
the school and is well cared for at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Clark. He says that Mrs. Clark is
queen of the pantry in getting up a
good meal The average enrolment
is Sc pupils.
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