Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
May 5, 1883

Postville and Waukon Daily Stage Line. Leave Postville 8 a.m., arrive Waukon 12 p.m. Leave Waukon 2 p.m., arrive Postville 6:30 p.m. Single fare one way $1.00; both ways same trip $1.50. Special arrangements made with business men whose business requires them to remain in Waukon overnight. Good teams, easy and safe carriages and careful driving guaranteed. T.D. WARE, prop.

LOCAL ITEMS.
Jake NEWTON is getting signers to a petition for the purpose of getting his son out of the reform school, who was sent there a year ago on account of gross misconduct, claiming therein that he intends to take him west and move on to a farm should he secure his dismissal. The document is being very generally signed.

May is as nice as December! The farmers will be planting corn next week--if the ground isn't frozen too hard!!

E.HARRIS, G.L. TEEPLE, Rev. I.W. DREW & John COLE are entitled to credit on subscription. Thanks.

G.W. McKAY removed his child that was buried at McGregor, to the Postville cemetery before moving to Minneapolis.

D.H. LAUGHLIN was summoned here by telegram last Saturday, from Jamestown, D.T., his mother being very low at the time.

List of letters remaining at the postoffice:
John ADAMS, A.A. ALLEN, Anthony HAYCK, James O. JOHNSON, Fred KREKA, Anders K. KIRKEBERG, Clara LETCHFORD, Sarah C. MATER, J.MITCHELL, W.T. McLAUGHLIN, Dan'l MEREDITH, Lisa SOLVESON, August GACKS, P. Anna URBAN.

DIED.
At her residence, near Postville, May 2nd, 1883, of consumption, Mrs. Mary LAUGHLIN, wife of J.H. LAUGHLIN, aged 41 years. This family has been sorely afflicted. Only a short time ago they lost a child and now the mother is taken. The youngest child is now sick "nigh unto death." It is a cruel world in which we live, but it is the inexorable law that all who are born must die. This family will have the united sympathy of the entire community. May that power sustain them that alone is efficacious in such trying hours.

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
May 12, 1883

LOCAL ITEMS.
I.A. HARMAN's fine new residence is now nearly completed.

R.A.T. MEYER is "serving out a term" on the jury at Waukon this week.

Thomas SHORTREED has resumed work at the old shop, having got the injunction taken off by Judge GRANGER.

Mrs. REED, of Colorado, a daughter of Mrs. Z. POST, and a former resident of Postville is here on a visit to friends and relatives.

J.H. LAUGHLIN, Geo. LULL & W.F. DRESSER "rained" down on us with subscription this week.

Mr. BUTTERFIELD, the polite clerk of the Commerical hotel, was suddenly summoned to his old home, Charles City, this week, on account of the serious sickness of his father.

J.M. LISHER has taken the contracts for carrying the mails to Waukon and Elkader for the next 4 years. We are not advised as to what Mr. WARE will do, but we understand he contemplates going on a farm somewhere. He has been a careful stage proprietor and we wish him well.

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
May 19, 1883

LOCAL ITEMS.
Is it possible that we are going to have spring now?

Hinie GREEN is very sick with a fever.

Miss Velmie POWERS is somewhat indisposed.

Ezra HUGHES has purchased a stock of groceries and has gone to Hardin and opened up a grocery store.

The GARVEY murder trial at Waukon culminated in the conviction of the prisoner and she was sentenced to the penitentiary for life.

M.V. KIDDER put up a fine granite monument in our cemetery on Wednesday in memory of the old gentleman HAINES.

FRANKVILLE NEWS.
W.H. SMITH is remodeling and rebuilding his residence.

Mr. Sever WEVERSON's family followed him to Dakota last week.

Dr. F.W. DAUBNEY has taken the place of Dr. ROGERS.

At the election of officers for Union Band Lodge No 66, A.F.&A.M. the following were chosen:
W.H. SMITH, D.J. BURROWS, O.J. SMORSTAD, M. HOSTETTLER & H.B. ALLEN.

MARRIED.
Wednesday, May, 16th, 1883, Loren M. POWERS and Annie OGG, Ottumwa. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S.S. POWERS.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
May 26, 1883

POSTVILLE SCHOOL REPORT.
Pupils whose average is above 95 percent.

Primary department, Cora B. DARLING, teacher:
James HORGEON, Edith ELLIS, Artie BURDICK, Pat O'ROY, Birdie GRAY, Ethel McEWEN, Amanda MEYER & Grace STOWE.

Intermediate department, Lucretia BEDICHECK, teacher:
George LEITHOLD, Royal ALLEN, Jennie SHOWEN, Lena SKELTON, Amelia SCHMIDT, Effie HARMAN, Caroline GROTH, Ina BEDICHECK & Johanna GASS.

Grammer department, Jennie COWLES, teacher:
Ida GROTH

NEW BASEBALL CLUB.
The "Fly Aways" is the name taken by the young men who have organized a baseball club here, for the purpose of playing ball with the "brag nines" of other towns. They have secured suits, elected their officers and inaugurated their by-laws and are now practicing. This club has challenged a club known as the "Phil. Sheridans" to play a game for a ball and bat. If the challenge is accepted it will occur in Postville on the 30th, near the Burlington round-house. The following is a list of the "Fly Aways":
Chas. W. NICHOLS, captain.
Frank ORR, pitcher
M.C. MEAD, short stop
C. WILSON, 1st base
C.H. YONKER, 2nd base
J. BEUCHER, 3rd base
E. CLARD, right fielder
F. McARDLE, left fielder
P.O. WARD, center fielder
Paul BRORBY, reserve

MARRIED.
At the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. N.M. MARSTON, in Grand Meadow twp, on Tuesday eve, May 22nd, 883. Mr. Carl HOLTER to Miss Mary A. MARSTON, by Rev. H.A. WARNER. The above parties are well known to the citizens of Postville. Mr. HOLTER is a prosperous clothing merchant at this place. The have started to keep house in a part of Mrs. HAZLETON's residence.

At the Southern Hotel, Cedar Rapids, May 15th, 1883, by Rev. HOOD, Mr. J.R. FAIRCHILD, of Postville to Mrs. J.E. WESTBEY of Danville, Ill. The newly married couple arrived here on the noon B.C.R. & N. train. They commence housekeeping in Ed. EATON's house, next door west of J.N. LEITHOLD's residence as soon as sufficiently repaired. We are unacquainted with the bride and hence cannot say much regarding her; but she is the lady of Mr. FAIRCHILD's choice and we are assured that she will make him a good wife. We believe Mr. FAIRCHAIL has not resided in Postville more than 10 months. But in that short time he has became widely known as a skillful mechanic and an honest upright man.