Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
July 18, 1885

During the electrical storm of Sunday night the barn of J.M. HARRIS near Bethel church was struck by lightning and consumed, with all its contents, which mainly consisted of hay, it containing 22 loads at the time. No stock or machinery were in the barn at the time. The fire illuminated the heavens so that it was plainly visible from Postville. The barn was insured in Webster's agency for $1,000, but there was no insurance on contents; so that Mr. HARRIS will be quite a severe looser. His house was burned a little over a year ago, which proves that if lightning don't strike twice in one place fires sometimes do.

Joe GRAY was called to Nebraska last week on account of an accident that occurred to his brother there.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
July 25, 1885

Nelson McGHEE, who is now in the employ of A.F. MARSTON, had a sun stroke on Monday, over near Volney where he was putting up a machine, which came very near proving fatal. He is all right now except that he is very weak.

A ten lb. boy is reported at the residence of S.C. HALE, near Bethel, July 21st.

Fred BEEDY dandles on his knee a son and heir.

A little son of George HARRIS got his hand crushed in the pulley of a hay fork this week. He stands the grief like a little major.

Lost. Somewhere in Postville on Tuesday, a large, old-fashioned breast-pin. Return to Mrs. D.N. TURNER.

DIED.
In Postville, July 23rd, Freddie, son of Charles and Marian FABER, aged 7 yrs., 7 months and 5 days, of Cerebro spinal meningitis.