Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
November 1, 1879.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The mother of Rev. G.W. PRATT is here on a visit. Her home is in Maine.
Last Sunday morning, in the wee small hours when "all around was still" and gentle Morpheus wrapped our town in peaceful slumber, the good Shepherd, ever mindful of his duty and calling, wended his way to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. SMITH and brought to them a specimen of living humanity of standard weight (10 lbs.) and quality which causes its parents to rejoice exceedingly. The mother and son are both doing well.
Max MENTZELL, deputy county Treasurer of Clayton county, died suddenly last week.
A daughter of Rev. C.A. MARSHALL, at New Hampton, had the diphtheria last week, but has recovered.
Rev. and Mrs. I.W. DREW are in the city on their way home from an extended visit in Wisconsin.
Emigration is still pouring westward. These nights are a little cool for comfortable camping out.
Hogs and cattle continue to come in freely. Somebody must be getting money. Considerable grain is coming in and the merchants seem to be doing a fine business.
A new lot of "iron clad notes" just printed and for sale at this office.
The Methodists are putting a new first class furnace into their church.
John COLE is running the mail regularly three times a week to Frankville, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Dr. BROWN is still a disconsolate "bachelor's hall." He looks as sorry as if he had been running for office on the Democratic or Greenback ticket.
We came near losing one of our best families in this place. A.P. WHITE, the mail agent on the B.C.R.& N. R.R. received notice a short time ago, of his promotion and transfer to the main line, making his run from Burlington to Albert Lea. As he was permanently located here he preferred to remain, and at his request the order was countermanded and he is in statu quo, to the delight of the many friends of himself and family.
Letters remaining in the P.O. Postville, Iowa unclaimed Oct. 31, 1879:
J.W. DeHAVEN, Henry GRAHAM, Jas. H. GASNEY, Wm. HARTRICK, John HART, P. HATHAWAY, Emma J. JONES, Lewis E. LARSON, John RAUFMAN, John SWENSON and F. SCHULTZ.
FROM LUANA.
-It looks as if they had a regular stock buyer's association at Luana, by the way they have been shipping stock for the past two weeks. Bill ROBERTS, president, Honest Bill, treasurer and Tom BURGESS, secretary.
-Mrs. BURGESS is proprietor of the Burgess House and knows just how to get up a meal that does one good to eat.
-E. WARN is shipping a good deal of stock, but his largest shipments are further down the road.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
November 22, 1879.
MARRIED.
-At Forest Mills on November 10th by Rev. Wm. WERHAM, JP; Mr. Phinley M. TERRILL and Mrs. Sarah HAZELTON, both of Post township.
-At the residence of the brides parents in Postville on November 7th, Mr. B.F. TAYLOR and Miss Carrie F. BEEDY, both of Postville.
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Mrs. F.A. TRIPP offers her services as nurse to all who may need them. Experienced in the sick room and in cases of confinement. Charges are moderate.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
November 27, 1879.
MARRIED.
-At the residence of the brides parents, Nov. 20th, 1879, by G.W. PEARSON, Esq.; Mr. William FRYE and Miss Mary A. SEGRIST, all of Allamakee county.
-At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Geo. LULL, on Tuesday evening, Nov. 25th, by Reb. H.H. ROBBINS, Mr. Walter CHRISS and Miss Lucy LULL, all of Postville. Thus passes from the realm of single wretchedness to that of connubial blessedness another of Postville's best and most respected couples. We join with their many friends in wishing them long, prosperous and happy lives, with as little of cloud and as much of sunshine as is allotted to any of us in this vale of tears. We extend thanks for a nice supply of rich and excellent cake.
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When some of those newly married couples are in want of children's picture books bear in mind that E.L. BURDICK & Co. have a large assortment.
It is said that during 1879 Postville will show up more weddings and more new barns than in any other two years of its history.
Marshall DOUGLASS requests us to say that all stock running at large hereafter will certainly be impounded. the stock must be kept up.
The river opened and freight transfer commenced on thursday morning, but it is liable to be locked again almost any moment.
Thanks to B.H. ALLEN, of Frankville, for some very nice roll butter at the hands of John COLE. We hope Mr. ALLEN will send some more like it, with his bill.
The turkeys that survived Thursday will be likely to do very well until about Christmas, when the boom wil set in in ernest and they will wish that they never had been born.
John COLE is doing lots of business on his Frankville mail route, and he ought to, for he is a very careful and painstaking man to entrust errands with. We are under obligations for favors.
The primary and intermediate departments of our public school were suspended last week on account of scarlet fever, but no new cases developing they were opened again on Monday, of this week.
Marriageable young men in Postville will be very scarce when the boom is over, Rube DOUGLASS, Chris LEITHOLD and Mr. WARD will be all alone in their glory, if even they don't drop off. They can't always hold the fort.
Prof. TICE says we are going to have another open winter. If he means such a winter as we had two years ago he need not prophesy for us any more. That was the worst winter we ever experienced.
Friend H.A. STOWE, Esq., sympathizing with our necessities, was the first to help us out on Thanksgiving by donating one of his finest blooded chickens, which was a beauty and equal to any turkey. Many thanks for the kind remembrance.
D.H. WILLAMS and T.H. SYMMS, of Cherokee, are here introducing an organ attachment by which it is claimed any one can play the organ readily even without understanding music.
In order to facilitate the dispatch of mails from this Postoffice, I find it necessary to give notice that from and after Dec. 6th, 1879, no money orders will be issued between 8 and 9 o'clock a.m. and 2:30 to 4 o'clock, p.m., until further notice. A.R. PRESCOTT, P.M., Postville Postoffice.
The following patrons have our thanks for material aid both in money and other commodities, since our last issue:
E. BOLLMAN, Frankville.
J.A. HART and Joseph STEPHENS, Myron.
M. BOLLMAN, Castalia, extra copy.
E.D. MATHEWS and Dr. C.H. HAMILTON, of Montana.
G.W. BELLOWS and E.B. IFINDS, Hardin.
Sheriff HEWIT, Waukon.
Jas. SHEEHY, Peter MILLER and H. ELLIS, Postville.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Millinery Cheap! Being desirous of closing out my entire stock of millinery goods, I will, for the next 30 days, sell at very low figures. Call and get prices. Remember the new location, first door north of ROBERTS' store. Miss Addie SANDERS.
A car load of Michigan apples just received at John THOMA's.
I have a few choice pigs of both sexes four months old, for sale or exchange for corn. These pigs are bred right from imported Crown Prince and Duke of York strains. Remember Berkshire hogs never have cholera. Inquire soon. A.A. CANFIELD, Postville, Iowa.