Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
November 17, 1877
Local
Joel Cole lost another child with diptheria on Wednesday.
Gid Townsend, silk hat and all, found his way into our sanctum
Wednesday evening.
Scrap Iron Bill gathered up the old reapers and threshing
machines on Wednesday.
Fred Welzel is the new clerk in the postoffice. We have no doubt
that he will make an efficient one.
Widow Meyer's son, aged 7 years, died suddenly on Wednesday
morning from the effects of diptheria.
Robert Grant, of McGregor, has been appointed deputy collector
for the eight northeastern counties of Iowa.
Hon. L.L. Ainsworth, which was congressman, made our office
fairly smile with his welcome presence on Tuesday.
John Elbing, the king cigar maker of the northwest, dropped into
our office since our last issue and deposited a "Storm
Away" on our table which was perfectly sublime.
Our young friend, Fred N. Beedy, left on Wednesday for Boone,
Iowa, to re-engage in his former business there, the manufacture
of gloves and mittens. Fred is one of the steadiest, most
deserving young men of our acquaintance and we sincerely wish him
all that measure of success which good habits and an upright
character entitle a man to receive.
Clermont Notes
At the residence of the bride's father, on Tuesday evening, Oct
27th, occurred the marriage of Mr. Henry Meyer, of Beulah, Supt.
of the Iowa Eastern R.R. to Miss Lucy Appelman, of Clermont.
[transcribed by S.F., September 2009]
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
November 24, 1877
The dancing school was a failure.
J.C. Beedy has been appointed postmaster at Hardin.
Matt Leithold is the happy possessor of a new girl baby.
Judge Granger now resides in Decorah - headquarters at the
Winneshiek House.
A.R. Prescott, Esq., has finally received his appointment as
postmaster of Postville.
Mrs. Laughlin is paying a visit to the flock presided over by
Rev. Laughlin at Fayette this week.
Several new cases of diphtheria are reported, but we have heard
of no deaths since our last issue.
E.L. Howe has gone out of the Waukon Democrat and will revive and
continue the Ossian Independent.
Ed. Sheehy has purchased a spanking team of H.S. Humphreys, and
now slow coaches will have to get out of the way.
The Waukon papers give an account of the recent death in their
town of Geo. M. Darling, a member of the Waukon bar.
[transcribed by S.F., April 2014]