Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
March 6, 1880.
OBITUARY.
Died at her home in Hardin, Feb., 26th, 1880, Mary A., wife of Richard PEARSON, St., aged 86 years, nearly. There was a large attendance at the funeral, which took place from the M.E. Church on Sunday, the 29th. Rev. C.H. TAYLOR preached an excellent sermon from the text, "If a man die shall he live again?" Her four sons were all present. It is the first time they have all been together in twenty-six years. It was arranged by them to meet every Thanksgiving hereafter as long as their father lives. Mr. PEARSON moved to Clayton county in 1838. He is now 81 years old, and as soon as he can arrange his business matters he will go to his son Richard's, at Atlantic, Iowa.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
There have been a series of revival meetings held at Luana, participated in by Rev. PRATT, of Postville. We understand that considerable interest has been manifested.
We are under obligations to Presiding Elder J.W. CLINTON, for a call last Monday morning. We are sorry that having to make the train we could not take the time for a chat that we could have wished. We will try and be "located" next time.
We feel impressed to write a weather item, but we have no heart for the melancholy task. Rain, mud, unfathomable; dark and dismal, no business to put money in our purses, and burglars around to steal what little we have. We are not happy.
Mrs. Irene H. CORPE is stopping over Sunday in town, on a visit, preparatory to joining her husband in Michigan, where he has gone into business.
The following subscribers are entitled to credit for cash since our last issue:
J. BEUCHER, Ridgeway.
Isaac ELSEY, Marble Rock.
H.W. MEYER and Will BITCHELL, Postville.
G.W. PRESCOTT don't particularly love that portion of Minnesota contiguous to Heron Lake, where his homestead was located. He says that a good crop never was raised there, that it is subject to drouth, grasshoppers and mosquitoes, and water is all alkaline.
I had the pleasure of stopping last Thurdsay night and staying with Tommy THOMPSON, at his residence on his St. Olaf farm containing nine hundred acres. He has nearly two hundred head of stock, of which over thirty are fat steers which he will have ready for market in about three weeks and yet he raises more hay than he feeds. When the time comes you will find Tommy in the field selling McCormick machinery. Thanks for kindness shown us.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
March 27, 1880.
DEATHS.
Died. At her residence in Castalia, March 10th, 1880. Hannah LAMBERT, aged 72 years. The funeral service took place the 17th, from the United Brethren church, Rev. R. LAUGHLIN.
We are pained to be compelled to announce that William R. JOHNSON died, after a short illness, from pneumonia, on Thursday, at his residence, west of Postville. The family and friends have our earnest sympathy. Funeral at M.E. church, Sunday A.M.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The McGregor Times says that A. M. MAY has bught the paper at Mitchell, Dakota. The Standard don't seem to know anything about it.
Mr. HAYWARD, that lives in Decorah, the boot and shoe man, whom we mentioned a while ago, gives us an advertisement today. Don't fail to read it.
All trains now going west are loaded down with land seekers. Judging from the flood of emigration pouring to the [illegible], the grasshoppers will stand a poor show this year.
E.J. FERRY and wife have gone to Oconomowoe, Wis., to be gone some time, for the benefit of Mr. FERRY's health, which is very poor. In his absence, W.S. ROBERTS will attend to jewelry sales.
Ben BEAR, the square dealing Decorah clothier changes his advertisement today. He has a full stock of seasonable goods at lower prices, he says, than can be found in the west. He has just returned from the east, where he bought a large invoice of goods, and every department of his mammoth store is complete.
Persons writing annoymous letters and expecting answers, should write something definite enough to give persons receiving them something of an idea of who they are from.
Frank ROBERTS is having his store room painted and polished up in nice shape to receive his new spring goods, which he is now east purchasing.
Mrs. J. FERGUSON, proprietor of the Ferguson House, Calmar, has a new house, good large rooms and is prepared to make it pleasant for guests.
Two petitions have been circulated recently, one for the erection of two bridges across Yellow river betwen here and Myron, and the other for a relocation of the road, making bridging unneccessary.
The following subscribers have come manfully and paid for the new volume just commenced since our last issue:
A.P. ABBOTT, H.B. TAYLOR, J. ORR (2 copies), Jas. McEWEN and John POESCH of Postville.
A.H. POST of Cresco.
A caucus of Republican voters of Post township will be held at the law office of BURLING & STOWE, Postville, on Saturday evening, March 27th, to select eight (8) delegates to the County Convention at Waukon, April 3d, 1880, and to transact other business. A full attendance is desired. H.A. STOWE, Chm. Twp. Com.
KEMMERER & LAMB will loan flax seed at Postville and Clermont, and contract crop at $1.00 or 30 cts. less than Chicago price. Will be at Brown's Hotel, Clermont on Saturday of each week.
Michael STOYER, of Decorah [illegible] an Marble [illegible] remodel his shop and build a fine sample room in which to display his large stock of marble and granite work, of [remainder illegible].