Iowa
Old Press
Lansing Mirror
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
September 1, 1868
George Kemble has gone east after new goods.
Saxton & Co. are selling out their stock of boots and shoes
at cost or less.
Hon. J.A. Kasson will speak at McGregor sometime during the
campaign.
H.H. Hemenway and Dr. Taylor started for the West Union
convention last night.
The Freeport baseball club will soon play the Waukon club another
game.
To La Crosse - a party of Ku Kluxers are going up to La Crosse
tomorrow, to hear Doolittle spout treason &c.
Hon. E.E. Cooley, of Decorah, was in town last week. We judge
from his smiling countenance that his mind is a trifle on the
West Union Convention.
Mrs. Dr. Houghton will commence her next term of school on
Monday, the 8th inst. We know of no other teacher to send the
little ones to.
It is rumored that a Winnebago squaw was killed recently on the
Islands opposite this city, by two Sioux Indians. Don't know
about the truth of the report. It is generally discredited.
All the new buildings about town are drawing towards completion.
Martin's and Cole's stores will soon be ready for occupation.
Charley Hufschmidt will commence to receive grain into his half
of the new warehouse this week.
Our perservering and industrious young friend, Mr. George
Darling, is in the grain business again, at Warehouse No. 2.
Rev. J. Ridlington, Pastor of the M.E. Church in this city,
started yesterday for Anamosa, to attend the Methodist
Conference, which meets to-morrow.
Morrison has come home and a large stock of nice clothing for men
and boys has followed him. The goods are opened and shelved,
ready for inspection.
Plunkett's troupe played two nights at Waukon, to rather slim
audiences. At Decorah they were very favorabley received. The
troupe will probably return to this city in November and treat
our citizens to a season of tragedy and comedy.
Dr. R.S. Rathburn, of McGregor, will be at the Lansing House
to-morrow. Dr. R. is said to be one of the best dentists in the
West. He has the advantage of many years experience and his work
is performed in a satisfactory and skillful manner. Those who
require dental service should visit him.
Maps - Mr. S.P. Darling has place us under obligations for a nice
railroad and township map of Iowa. He is canvassing our couty for
the sale of United States, State and Fenian manps of Ireland,
&c., and is meeting with good success. The maps are correct,
and well made, and are already framed. We advise those who desire
a good map to purchase of Mr. Darling, for he sells cheap.
Mr. W. Lloyd, of the "S.C.A." has gone to New York to
purchase a new stock of goods. The company intend to fill their
commodious store room with a magnificient assortment of goods for
the fall and winter trade.
Mr. H. Daniels, of the firm of Bane and Daniels, has also gone
east after a new stock. He will bring on a fine line of goods.
Arrested -- A young man giving his name as Chas. Seymour, was
arrested a few days ago for stealing some twenty-five or thirth
dollars from the pockets of a slumbering individual at the
American House. On examination no positive proof being brought
against him he was discharged. He represented that his father was
a contractor connected with the Minesota State Prison, and that
he was traveling for the wooden ware department of that
institution.
We were favored last week with the presence of Capt. P.W.
Crawford, of Dubuque, Deputy U.S. Marshall. The Capt. is one of
those whole souled individuals, with whom it is a pleasure to
meet, particularly when he is not sent after one in an
"official" capacity. He observed some changes in our
town since last here in 1852, sixteen years ago. Lansing wasn't
much of a town then. Hope sixteen years will not roll around
before you visit us again, Captain.
We are pleased; and so is everybody else, to see Mr. J.G. Orr,
once the Clerk of our county, but now a merchant of Waterloo,
Iowa. "Greg" is still a red hot Republican and always
will be so. He has many warm friends in this county, who will be
pleased to have him make his home with us again. We are glad to
learn that he is prospering in business.
Mr. J.G. Armstrong of the Dubuque Herald, editorial and
reportorial corps, is passing a few days in town among his old
friends. He is the same old John of yore; laughs, jokes and grows
wide.
The nicest store-room in Northern Iowa, if not in the whole
state, will be that of the Scandinavian Commercial Association.
It is 104 feet long, 20 feet wide and 13 feet high. It is
constructed after the style of the large establishments in
Milwaukee and Chicago, and will be fitted up equally as well as
many of those in either city. This company means business, and,
if any of our readers doubt it, a look through their premises
will convince them of the fact.
From Mr. Wm. Purdy the accommodating telegraph operator in this
city, we learn that an extensive robbery was committed at
Guttenburg last Sunday morning about one o'clock. The Crawford
House was entered and $175 stolen from the landlord's pockets,
and several dwellings and saloons were broken into and large sums
of money taken. No arrests yet made.
Married. Nolan - Schofield. In Iowa Township, August 22nd, 1868,
by L. Ferris, Esq., Michael Nolan and Miss Martha Schofield.
We are receiving the Western World, published at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Dr. J.L. Enos is the editor, which of course is evidence of
its advocacy of sound and sensible Republican doctrines. The
paper is largely devoted to original and miscellaneous
literature, which makes it a decidedly attractive paper. May the
World never cease to revolve upon its own axis and bring
prosperity to its proprietors.
Mr. M. Simons, our straight up and down tabacconist, has returned
from his Chicago trip. He brought a choice stock of the weed with
him. It is currently reported about this and our neighboring
towns that Simons & Englehorn manufacture a prime article of
cigars, and they dispose of them to dealers, at a very fair
prices. Try them.
Frank Belfoy, once the publisher of the Waukon Herald
and afterwards of the Decorah Gazette, and lately
connected with a Democratic paper in Minneapolis, has disposed of
his interest in the Ku Klux concern, and is about starting a
Republican paper. He says he can't go Seymour and Blair.
Wesley Bort has traded his house and lot in this city to Mr.
Ladd, for his property on the Milton road about two miles from
Lansing. It is Mr. Bort's intention to go into the vegetable
business, devoting his entire time and attention to raising
"garden truck" of all kinds expressly for our Lansing
market. This is something we have long needed, and our citizens
will feel thankful to Mr. Bort, and we believe will give him that
encouragement and patronage which he should have to reward him
for his undertaking.
The Lansing District School will be opened next Monday. Mr.
Hazleton, brother of our townsman S.H., will take charge of the
school, assisted by an efficient corps of teachers, consisting of
Miss Julia Wheeler, Miss M.A. Ratcliff, Miss Stillman, Miss Monk
and Mrs. Pratt. The latter will conduct the First Ward School,
which she had charge of last term. Mr. Hazleton is an experienced
teacher and comes among us with recommendations sufficient to
guarantee to our citizens that our school will be properly and
ably managed.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
- Wanted, Agents to sell County and Town rights for Gates Patent
Check Rain Attachment in Iowa and Minnesota. Apply to or address
G.A. Rockwell, Lansing.
-Satchel Lost. On the Waukon road, between the Four Mile House
and Monk's Brewery, on Saturday, Aug. 20th, 1868, a common
traveling satchel, containing a lady's clothing. Any person
finding the above and leaving it at the American House, Lansing,
Iowa, will be liberally rewarded.
[transcribed by S.F., April 2007]