Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
April 5, 1876
W.N. BURDICK, Editor.
-John Smith, who resides near Myron, died of the measles last
week.
-It's a boy at I.A. HARMON's. Uncle John FERGUSON is a grandpa.
[transcription note: the 4/12/1876 issue corrects the childs
gender- see below]
POSTVILLE BUSINESS. A complete list of Business Houses.
We have doubtless made some minor omissions, but we have aimed to
mention all, it being our only desire to let the world, and the
"rest of mankind," know just what business and how much
is done here, and who are doing it. We start out with the leading
branch of trade,
DRY GOODS and general variety.
LEITHOLD Bros., in the brick block, carry a very large and
ocmplete stock, and do a heavy trade. ROBERTS & SKELTON also
carry a heavy stock and are doing a corresponding business. WARD
& MEYER, started in trade last fall with a smaller stock, but
have already built up a large business. Wm. MOTT is about opening
up the fourth dry goods store in Postville.
HARDWARE.
This branch of trade is heavily represented by two firms --
BEUCHER & SPOO and PRESCOTT & EASTON.
DRUGS.
The drug business is carried on extensively by BAYLESS, DOUGLASS
& Co. and A. STAADT.
GROCERIES.
John MOIR, N.J. BEEDY and J.H. KELLOR dispense the necessaries of
life to a hungry people.
FURNITURE.
F.M. CLARK, A. KOEVENIG and McDANELD & CRAFT, each
manufacture and sell "heaps" of furniture.
HARNESS.
SCHMITZ Bros. and H. MEYER each conduct large harness stores and
manufacture horse gear.
BOOTS & SHOES.
J.B. SCHMIDT carries a large stock of boots & shoes and
maufactures to order. B. WELLS and A.M. CURRY also manufacture to
order.
PHOTOGRAPHS.
L.A. HOFFMAN manufactures shadows in the latest style of the art.
MILLINERY.
This branch of trade is well represented, there being four stores
at which the fashionably inclined and well to do ladies can fit
themselves out with a "love of a bonnet". They are
proprietored by Mrs. M. LEITHOLD, Mrs. BECKWITH & STONE, Mrs.
J.T. MOTT and Miss H. WERNER.
BAKERY.
L. BENCKER makes bread, pies and cakes "and things" for
the hungry.
RESTAURANTS.
The "wet" goods department of trade is will
represented, and consist of John THOMA, BEURCHER & SPOO, H.S.
HUMPHHREYS, A. KOEVENIG, Geo. BRUCE and Ed. SHEELY. The first
four are billiard halls.
HOTELS.
We have three hotels, besides several boarding houses. The
Commercial, proprietored by H.S. HUMPHREYS, is the best hotel
building in the northern tier of counties, and has been described
in these columns. The National Hotel, by C. Van HOOSER (about to
change hands) and the Reed House, kept by Mrs. REED. Mrs.
BOARDMAN keeps a first-class boarding house, and several other
private families keep boarders.
LUMBER.
J.S. MOTT runs the only lumber yard in town, and sells large
quantities of this indispenciable commodidty.
JEWELRY.
E.J. FERREY keeps an assortment of jewelry and silver ware,
clocks, watches, &c. D.C. BECKWITH also keeps a jewelry and
repair shop as does J. GLINDS, in the south part of town.
BANK.
The Postville Bank, Hall ROBERTS, President; W.S. ROBERTS,
Cashier; does a general exchange and deposit business, and has
the confidence of the public. The proprietors will erect a new
bank building the ocming season.
TAILOR.
J.W. CORPE is in the habit of giving his customers
"fits" on short notice.
WAGON SHOPS.
RATHMAN & MEYER and MEYER & HECKER, each do a general
Blacksmithing, Wagon and Repair business. They turn out some No.
1 wagons, sleighs &c.
BLACKSMITHS.
Besides the above, H.L. HUDSON, BEAVER & SHORTREED and Jas.
ROLL do all kinds of blacksmithing and repairing.
BUILDERS.
T.M. MILLER, C.P. DARLING, J.H. BURHANS, Jas SHEEHY, H.P. DAWES,
F. SHULTIS, T.H. SUMMS, H.B. TAYLOR, S.S. BLANCHER, and two or
three others whose names we do not now remember, do the
"wood carving" for this section.
MASONS.
Mr. KAISER, YOUNG, STAFFORD, TRIPP and one or two others, do the
mason work and "mud-hanging".
PAINTERS.
J.B. REED, A. ARNES, Jo. THOMPSON and A.L. STILES, are the
painters and paper hangers.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
We have no regular Agricultural Warehouse, though LEITHOLD Bros.,
PRESCOTT & EASTON and Jas. ALLEN handle machinery in the
season.
DRAYS.
F.E. BROTHERS & Co. and W.W. HAINES handle the goods, wares
and merchandise.
BARBER.
Jack PHILLIPS does the face butchering in the most approved style
of the art.
POST OFFICE.
John MOIR, Jr., carries the keys to Uncle Sam's mail bags.
DEPOT.
J.F. WILSON is the popular agent of both the railroad companies
and express company at this stateion, and is ably assisted by
James PERRY.
MEAT MARKETS.
This branch of business is well represented by P. BEUCHER, O.
WHEELER anD A.C. BUCHWALD.
PRODUCE.
Hall ROBERTS & Co. run the large elevator and LEITHOLD Bros.
the other. Our market is as good as any on the line of the road.
ATTORNEYS.
POWERS & JOHNSON and BURLING & STOWE attend to the legal
business and fire insurance.
PHYSICIANS.
Drs. BROWN, GREEN, BOUGHTON and SHEPHERD attend to the ills that
flesh is heir to.
BREWERY.
Joseph KOEVENIG manufactures beer enough to supply this section
of country. Judges call it a good article.
SCHOOLS.
We have a fine school building, and a good graded school with
three departments. Prof. WHITE, principal.
CHURCHES.
The Methodists, Free Will Baptists, Congregationalists, Catholics
and German Lutherans have good houses of worship, but none of
them except the Methodists and Baptists, have resident ministers
at present.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. IA
April 12, 1876
It rained last night, seed time is approaching, sleighing is
poor-wheeling, ditto.
All marriage notices must be accompanied with one doller. Death
notices free. Any lines accompanying the death notice, will be
charged 5 cents per line.
Mr. HARMON'S boy proves to be a girl; a slight mistake on the
part of our informant.
E. HARRIS came in yesterday and left us the price of the Review
another year.
A new tonsorial artist has located in Postville.
The newest style and finest cooking stove in the world just
received at PRESCOTT & EASTON's.
Top. SYMMNS went to Cherokee with H.B. TAYLOR.
The Jubilee Singers gave three concerts in Decorah to crowded
houses. As darkey singers they are red hot.
After May 1st Mr. JONES will deliver milk twice a day at 4 cents
per quart.
Are the Government patents on your land recorded? If not, your
title is imperfect.
Mrs. Jane REYNOLDS went last Dec. to Waverly, N.Y., in response
to a dispatch, and there identified the body of a man who had
committed suicide as that of her husband. She [illegible] the
remains buried in the family vault at New Haven, Conn. She was
almost inconsolable ever since, and when her husband walked into
her presence on Friday, her shrieks drew a crowd which shared in
the interest in her husband's story of a pleasure excursion to
the northern part of the State. The reunited pair are now anxious
to learn whose bones occupy the family vault.
If you want a potato equal in quality to the peachblow and are
more prolific, and less liable to decay, get the peerless. I
raised last year 21 bushels on six rods of ground with ordinary
cultivation; they ripen about two weeks earlier than the
peachblow. They can be had at N.J. BEEDY's, Postville, or at my
place. G.W. HANKS.
We returned from Independence with our brother, M.V. BURDICK,
last thursday evening. He was very much improved and we sincerely
hope he will not suffer a relapse. He went home on Saturday.
The Commercial House, is the name of the new hotel erected the
past year at Postville, by Mr. HUMPHREY. It is a large commodious
building; being three stories high with the basement. the house
was built expressly for a hotel, and consequently a great deal of
care has been taken in its construction, in order that the
building should meet the requirements for convenience and
comfort, of both proprietor and guests. The building is of
Milwaukee brick, and cost $15,000. It is the finest building in
the city. Mr. H. serves as landlord, and gives general
satisfaction. --from the Decorah Republican.
Masonic.
At the last regular communication of Brotherly Love Lodge, No.
204, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
S.S. POWERS, W.M.
A.W. McDANELD, S.W.
H.E. BABCOCK, J.W.
R.N. DOUGLASS, sec'y
Matt LEITHOLD, treas.
Our list of subscribers who have paid for the current volume
since our last issue is:
A. HART (2 copies), S.C. PERRY, M.V. JONES, H.R. WELLS -
Postville.
H. CAMPBELL - Castalia.
Geo. RILEY -Harden.
New subscribers: G.E. EATON -Postville and O.T. GRATTAN & J.
KLEIN -Decorah.
Frank McCLINTOCK, of the Fayette Co. Union made two calls
since our last issue. Once we were not at home, and the other
time we were too busy to entertain him. We hope to do better next
time. "You know how it is yourself."
We are indebted to our nephew Geo. C. BURDICK of Lansing, an
attachee of the Mirror office, for a visit and materal aid
at the case, last week.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
April 19, 1876
In our directory of Postville we inadvertently omitted to include
the Livery Stables. Messrs. HANCOCK & TOVEY have a very fine
and complete livery, and Mr. RATHBUN has a small outfit. He
intends changing location and adding largely thereto this spring.
Our young friend, Willis W. PEASLEY, starts out tomorrow to look
up a location for the practice of his profession. We wish him the
most unbounded success for we believe he merits it.
Matt LEITHOLD started for Chicago and the east yesterday to lay
in the spring stock of goods for the firm of LIETHOLD Bros. John
THOMA accompanied him, and we wish them a pleasant trip.
HAZZARD Brothers, repairers of all kinds of sewing machines.
Every machine warranted to work satisfactorily or no pay.
Needles, attachments and parts for all machines kept for sale.
Old Singer, Howe, Weed, Wheeler & Wilson and Florence
machines changed to new style.
D.M. RIPP & J. WIGGINS are prepared to do anything in the
line of stone or brick laying on short notice and reasonable
terms. Give them a trial.
I would respectfully announce to the citizens of Postville and
vicinity that I am prepared to give instruction on the piano and
organ. Satisfaction guaranteed. Also agent for Pianos and Organs.
Emma F. GREEN.
The undersigned is prepared to weave all kinds of rag carpet,
from a yard to a yard and a quarter wide, on short notice and as
favorable terms as can be given anywhere. Satisfaction
guaranteed. She may be found at the house of Asa COLE, 3 1/2
miles north west from Postville. Mrs. S.A. KEEFER.
We learn the Lewis, a son of Hersey PRATT, of Waukon, a boy about
15 years of age, was kicked in the head by a horse, which he was
leading to water, on Monday, from the effects of which he died in
about an hour.
We regret to learn the Mr. ROBERTS of New Hampshire, father of
the ROBERTS Bros. of this place, is so much worse that Mr. W.S.
ROBERTS started for New Hampshire on Monday.
Mrs. Bridget MORAN, of Cherokee Co., Iowa, died at her residence,
April 8th. She was the wife of Anthony MORAN and formerly resided
in Post township, this county. They emigrated to Cherokee county
on the first of March of this year. She died of cold contracted
on the road. Her many friends mourn her loss.
Attempted Suicide - Horrible Tragedy, Near Frankville - Woman
Cuts Her Own Throat
The wife of Nelson Schoolmaker resides 4½ miles west of
Frankville, attempted to commit suicide April 15th. She sent her
little girl to a neighbor's on an errand, and during her absence,
cut her throat with a
razor. She was found a few minutes after, on the bed, on her
hands and knees, bleeding very profusely. The wound was 4 inches
long and quite deep, severing the wind pipe and seven-eights off.
Dr. Rogers of Frankville, responded promptly, and all was done
that possibly could be to save her life, but no hopes are
entertained of her recovery, at this writing. Some years ago she
made a similar attempt, but was unsuccessful, making only a
slight wound. Mental derangement was the cause. She is the mother
of
several children.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. IA
April 26, 1876
Died. - Mrs. NOBLE, daughter of Mrs. Z. POST, died at the
residence of her mother, on Friday evening, April 21st, after a
long and painful illness.
[transcribed by M.D., January 2005]