In the News - August 1880

(Source:  Clinton County Advertiser, Aug. 19, 1880)

Column 1:

Smoke Pulfords's Best.
Pure candies at Nelson's.
Groceries -- J. L. Rumery.
Now shoot prairie chickens.
Dr. Rathbun, Dentist, Clinton, Ia.
Mr. P. Laughlin, of Bryant, was in town Monday.
Camp-meeting opened at DeWitt yesterday.
Ab. A. Root is home again from his northern trip.
Mrs. A. S. Baldwin has returned from the East.
Groceries, cheapest and best in town, at J. L. Rumery's.
Dr. Chas. Arlen, of Clinton, gave us a pleasant call on Monday.
Dr. Lothrop has gone east to visit his brother at Taunton, Mass.
This is a good time to paint.  Try Snyder's stock of mixed paints.
Summer clothing closing out regardless of cost at M. Longim's.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Rand have been sojourning in the east for several weeks.
See the bargains offered by Jno. F. McGuire, real estate agent, in another column.
Messrs Lund and Denker went east Saturday to purchase their stock of clothing.
Ocean Hose Company had a pleasant and profitable dance at the Odeon Friday night.
Just as good as ever, that superb ginger ale at Hobein's.  It is a wholesome beverage.
It will be to your advantage to call on D. B. Snyder for anything you may want in his line.
Miss Lou Melick has returned to Lyons, after several months in the western part of the state.
The choicest brands of cigars are always to be found at the popular store of Mr. Adam Schneider.
We here it asserted that Supervisor Paddock is to be the Republican candidate for clerk of the courts.
More room wanted.  You can buy clothing awful cheap, want to make room for fall stock at Longim's.
Those who don't call at Longim's for bargains will regret it.  No such prices will be offered again in Clinton county.
It is probable that Miss Emelie Gavin, the accomplished reader and elocutionist, will give an entertainment here soon.
Messrs. M. H. Westbrook, G. W. Ashton and C. W. Warner are in Chicago, where they are no doubt enjoying the triennial conclave.
Business on the River road is booming.  On Monday a freight train came down with over forty cars, and all the down trains are heavy.
Miss Helen Carson, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Hopkins, for several weeks, returned to her home at ??ahomet, Ill., on Tuesday last.
Messrs. L. T. Sloan, B. S. Woodward and Joe Conway, three stawart nimrods, are in the west part of the state this week bagging prairie chickens.
Miss Teresa Swoyer, who has been visiting the family of A. D. Palmer, has returned to her home at Spring Brook, Iowa.
It is a pleasant drive out to Col. Lubber's fishery.  A large number enjoyed it on Sunday last, and the Colonel had his hands full to entertain his visitors a part of the day.
Mr. M. R. Jackson of the Tipton Conservative gave us a pleasant call on Thursday afternoon last.  It was his first visit to Lyons, and he expressed a surprise at the size and business prosperity of the town.
West Side Enterprise:  Mr. Patrick Lawler and wife, and Daniel Lawler, from Clinton county, are on a visit to their brother John, who resides in Jackson township, this county, he being dangerously sick.
The frame for the new school house on the St. Boniface ground is being rapidly pushed toward completion.  The frame is now up and the inside sheeted with inch boards.  The frame is to be encased with brick.
Mrs. Dr. E. Stevens, Magnetic Healer, has opened rooms in Murphy's building, on Sixth street, for the treatment of the sick, and will give medicated baths.  References furnished as to ability and success in her profession.
Mrs. F. Housman, at the "Bazzar," has lately had a portion in the store room taken out, making nearly twice as much room as before.  The change was made necessary on account of the large stock of fall goods which is expected next week.

Other Snipits from The Advertiser

The German Catholic Sseminary is now enclosed, and the brick work will be commenced this week.  The building is 60 x 25 and 20 feet high, and is to be veneered with a four inch wall of brick.  There are twenty-nine windows and three doors.  The structure is to be divide into two large halls 26 x 23 feet, the rest to be occupied for dwelling apartments.  It will have a seating capacity of one hundred and niney pupils.

As will be seen by the proceedings of our School Board, Mr. H. E. Robbins, for Principal, and Miss A. E. DeVine as First assistant have been engaged for the High School the coming year.

The members of the Lyons Shooting Association, at their meeting on Tuesday night, decided to hold their schuetzenfest on the 19th and 20th of September.

Mr. J. C. Root arrived home on Tuesday after a week spent at Monmouth, Ill.

Mr. A. B. Rutt made a trip to Chicago, to see the plumed Knights Tuesday.

Justice Dick spent three or four days at Muscatine this week.

Mr. J. A. Tierney is spending this week off the road.

Miss Jennie and F. R. Maxfield who have been visiting the family of their brother, A. J., returned to their home in Illinois.

The United order of the Ancient Templars will give a lawn party at Mrs. Ed. Showerman's, north 7th street on next Monday evening, Aug. 23d.  The Lyons City Brass Band will discourse melodious strains during the evening.  Admission, 15 cents, which includes ice cream.  Everybody is cordially invited, and it will be the arm of the committee particularly, and all Templars generally, to make the evening pass pleasant and agreeably to all.

A Popular Business House

In another column we present the double column bulletin of that live merchant of Clinton, Claus Peterson, whose store is the first on Second street reached from Lyons, and those who read it will be amaed at the prices they are giving.  One would expect from the quotations that Mr. Peterson's good are of a cheap class.  That is not a fact, there is not a shoddy or poor article in the store, as any one can see by looking over the stock.  The good are first-class in every particular, and sell readily at much higher prices at many other stores.  Mr. Peterson has sold good at that same stand for years, and his business integrity has become known throughout the country and vicinity, and all who have traded with him know that they can buy at his store at the lowest figures the goods can be sold at.  His stock includes a large line of boots and shoes, in addition to an extensive stock of dry goods and clothing.  We advise our readers to try Mr. Peterson when they want anything in his line.  Remember the place, Second street, between Second and Third Avenues.

Police News

James Robbins, John Sullivan and Jack Rowan were arraigned before Justic Hall Monday morning.  They plead not guilty and waived an examination, and were sent to DeWitt to await the action of the grand jury.  They were charged with stealing several watches from the second-hand store of N. Felch, in Clinton.  The watches were offered for sale here.

John McKay was brought before Justice Dick on Thursday by officer Blain, for drunkenness, and he got ten days at DeWitt.

On the same day Justice Hall sent Chris Michaelsen to DeWitt for twenty days, for drunkenness and indecently exposing his person.

On Tuesday John Timm was arrested by officer Blain, and taken before Justice Hall, on a charge of vagrancy.  He was bound over.

Margaret Sullivan was arrested for disorderly conduct, on infomation filed by P. Dempsey, and was taken before Justice Hall.  A change was taken to Jusice Dick and the case was continued.

Another Lyons Man in Luck

We clip the following from the New North West, a paper published at Deer Lodge, Montana.  It will be seen that our friend, Charley Curtis is in luck.

Nothwithstanding the Prospecting Association has never put any men in the field and the season is waning there has been considerable prospecting done in the mountains between Deer Lodge and Boulder, locally known as "the Caribou country," and situated from eight to eighteen miles from Deer Lodge.  The principal prospecting for the past year or two has been done by Ben Franklin, John Somers and H. H. Hickman, although a number of others have been in.  Up to this date it is estimated about thirty leads have been located, including some old locations on which considerable work has been done.  The best prospecting lead so far struck is the New North West, now owned by Ben Franklin, J. F. Van Gundy, C. C. Curtis and George Walker.  It shows six feet of ore at a depth of 20 feet and an average assay gave $27 gold and 15 oz silver to the ton.  One of the assays ran up to over $325 and one as low as $6.  Two extension have been taken on it.  Experienced quartz miners regard the indications as very favorable and anticipate a good camp will soon be opened up.  One of these days there is liable to be a stampede to the region.

It is on the same belt as the Cataract camp, is easily accesable, is at low altitude and contains excellent facilities for mining and milling.  The opening up of a prosperous camp there would materially benefit Deer Lodge.