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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
October 1, 1887
Mrs. Geo. F. CROUCH is here on a visit.
H.H. LIEN's city grocery is having its front painted. ARMSTONG
& HOLTER have had the outside of their store painted. Jim
FISHER has been painting Mrs. HUMHREYS' boarding house, inside
and out. HUGHES & HAVIRLAND have had the front of their meat
market painted and John THOMA, like nearly all the rest has had
the front of his store painted.
Miss Anna EASTON is down on a visit from Garner.
R.F. HECKER has purchased the lot on the burned district owned by
Mrs. E.D. STILES and will remove his shops on to it at once, thus
giving his a frontage on Lawler street, adjoining Jacob MEYER.
The following are officials in the Postville M.E. church:
Presiding elder, W.F. PAXTON, D.D.
Preacher in charge, S.T. McKIM
Class leaders, S.B. FINNEY & George STAFFORD
District steward, W.F. WARNER
Stewards: S.B. FINNEY, T.B. EASTON, Chas. SKELTON, Jas McADAM,
Wm. WARNER, Henry LUHMAN & Geo. STAFFORD.
Trustees: J.H. SANDERS,pres.; J.S. MOTT, Jas. McEWEN, S.B.
FINNEY, T.M. MILLER, I.A. HARTMAN, Geo. STAFFORD, Wm. DAWSON
& C.P. DARLING.
Chorister: G.W. HANKS.
DEATHS.
--Wm. C. FOX, at his residence in Castalia, Iowa, on Sept. 16th,
1887, in the eightieth year of his age, of lingering consumption.
Deceased was born in Augusta Co. Va. He was married to Mary
BURGESS in Jan. 1839, who, with nine children survive the husband
and father. Father FOX embraced the christian religion in early
life and joined the United Brethren Church, of which he remained
a member until his death. His funeral services were conducted by
the writer in the presence of a large congregation of relatives
and acquaintances of the deceased. -by W.D. HARTSOUGH.
--James Hamilton CHASE was born in the state of Ohio, Aug. 26th,
1841, and died at Independence, Iowa, Sept. 21st, 1887. His
funeral service was conducted by Rev. S.T. McKIM, Sept. 23, in
the M.E. church, at Postville, Iowa, and for the first time in 46
years, he was at rest. We laid him carefully by the side of the
christian mother whose love for him was proverbial, and who
doubtless gives him welcome to the skies. Two brothers and
numerous friends followed him to the grave. Our church has every
reason to remeber his parents with gratitude. -by S.T.M.
Card of thanks. I wish to return my sincere thanks to the many
friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted at the funeral and
burial of my brother, recently deceased. W.I. CHASE
--T.G. EWING, born in Perry county, Ind., March 22nd, 1826, died
near Postville, Iowa, Sept. 21, 1887. He arose at six in the
morning, built the fire, and while waiting for his breakfast, was
taken ill and died in a few moments. He leaves a wife and twelve
children. Funeral services at his home on the 23rd. He was an
honest, industrious, moral man, and will be missed by many
friends. -by S.T.M.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
October 8, 1887
We see that Hardy BARNES is back from his Nebraska trip.
Mrs. COYLE returned from her Kansas visit on Wednesday.
Thanks to James SAMS for a nice sample cabbage and squash.
Tom KNUDTSON was up from Elkader on a visit the fore part of the
week.
My residence in Postville is for sale. For terms, etc, apply to
F.S. BURLING. A. GORHAM.
M.Y. McMASTER has passed his 60th mile post and is still fishing
for carp just the same, with numerous orders coming in.
Hall ROBERTS shipped a car load of cows to his brother in new
Hampshire. It is a long way to ship live stock but they arrived
all right.
Mrs. MINNICK is having her house moved back from the street onto
a foundation and it will be otherwise overhauled and repaired.
A. ERNST, who has been delivering milk during the summer for J.B.
HART, has taken a clerkship in the store of Mr. VonBERG, at
Luana.
I offer for sale or rent my farm of 120 acres situated in Grand
Meadow township, one mile west of the old FRY place on the
McGregor and West Union road. A good house and a plenty of water,
one hundred acres under the plow, remainder in grass. For further
information apply to Michael LAUGHLIN, Clermont, Iowa.
Miss Carrie ORR is the recipient of a fine new Henry Miller
piano, a present from her father purchased of Joe GRAY. Not a bad
present that.
G.A. WATERS, a son of Robert WATERS, with his wife and child have
been visiting the "old folks" at home this week. He has
rented his farm in Dakota and has settled in Mitchell county,
Iowa.
Notice to parents and children. The names of children who risk
their lives fooling around the cars will be reported to the mayor
and costs made. They must be kept off the cars and off the
platform. D.N. TURNER, agt.
DEATH.
From the Waukon Democrat--Last Saturday shortly after noon
the body of Mrs. Johanna HORRIGAN, wife of Patrick HORRIGAN, a
well to do farmer of Union Prairie township, was found hanging to
the stair railing in their house, and life so nearly extince that
recuscitation was impossible. The old lady, it is said, had been
somewhat demented at times and she and her husband had finally
concluded to separate, she to go to her relatives in Wisconsin.
The farm and other property was recently sold for which several
thousand dollars was realized and this was to be divided between
them and among their children. Last Saturday the separation was
to take place, but it seems that the old lady relented and told
her husband that she would not part for hom, but that they would
both go together to Wisconsin and requested him to hitch up the
team to start on the journey. Mr. HORRIGAN and one of the
daughters went out to do so and during their temporary absence
she committed the deed. She had taken a strip of stong calico,
tied one end around her neck and the other to the stair railing
and literally strangled to death.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
October 22, 1887
Mrs. C.R. GRIFFIN, of LaCrosse, a relative of Mrs. CLINTON is
here on a visit.
J.B. SCHMIDT and family left for Dubuque yesterday where he has a
job as a cutter in a factory.
Miss Lillie LAUGHLIN goes to Hull, formerly Pattersonville, to
teach this winter in a graded school.
We regret to hear that John PARKER is going to move his barber
shop to the basement of the hotel.
J.W. PATTERSON has purchased a farm in Cherokee county, but will
not remove there until spring.
J.M. HARRIS went to Dubuque last week Tuesday and had a tumor
taken from his side about the size of a goose egg. Dr. HAMILTON,
formerly of Monona, assisted by another physician, performed the
operation. Mr. HARIS returned home on Saturday and was in town on
Tuesday. His side is sore and lame but otherwise he is doing
well. It was a severe operation but if it does not grow again it
is a great relief, and it was better to have it removed at once
than to wait until it had grown larger.
Walter CHRISS has been in Chicago this week picking up special
kinds of furniture and novelties for the holidays.
T.C. TAYLOR has decided to go to Kansas at last and will leave
for that earthly paradise about the middle of next month.
G.S. TUTTLE takes the cake on potatoes, having deposited one in
this office that weighs 3 1/2 pounds.
Knudt and Peter MORKS, of Elgin, who have been at work on MOTT
& McADAM's hardware store, returned home last Saturday.
J.S. & A. DRESSER have purchased an imported Norman horse
from Waller Bros., Charles City, Iowa. His weight is 1900 lbs. He
was imported in 1886.
The new Methodist minister, Rev. W.H. SLINGERLAND, has arrived
and will occupy the pulpit next Sunday. A large number of friends
were at the depot last Saturday to see Rev. and Mrs. McKIM start
for their new home at Nashua.
J.P. O'LEARY, four miles southwest of Monona, will have an
auction sale of blooded and graded stock, horses and cattle and
farm machinery on Oct. 28, at 10 o'clock a.m.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
October 29, 1887
Work has finally been commenced on the Waukon iron mines.
Miss Addie SANDERS has been on the sick list again this week.
Now is the time to order your storm windows from S.F. CLINTON.
You will find at CHRISS & EATON's the nicest line of carpets,
rugs, furniture and curtains to be had anywhere.
Mr. Herbert SANDERS, of Rudd, has been visiting the SANDERS
families here this week.
A class for the study of German is being organized in Postville
to be taught by Rev. J.W. FERNER.
Credit for cash on subscriptions:
J.P. McKINLEY, Mrs. O.A. MAKEPEACE, Mrs. P.L. SMITH, David SMITH,
C.A. HINMAN, H. SANDERS & J.W. WARD.
Wm. MITCHELL has returned and is prepared to do all kinds of
cleaning, dyeing and repairing of ladies' and gent's clothing.
I have a span of geldings, three and four years old, and three
thoroughbred short horn bulls, one two years old and two calves.
All at reasonable prices. Having rented my farm all stock etc. is
for sale at private sale. S.W. COURSON.
MARRIAGES.
--At the residence of the bride, in Hardin, Iowa, on Sunday
evening, Oct. 16th, by Rev. W.D. HARTSOUGH, of Castalia, Iowa,
Mr. Aseal EATON and Mrs. Polly S. BELLOWS, both of Hardin, Iowa.
--At the Congregational parsonage, Saturday evening, Oct. 22,
1887, Mr. Wm. A. HUFFY to Miss Ella GORDON, both of Postville.
This young couple expect to make their home in Alexandria,
Dakota, whither Mr. HUFFY has already gone. We wish them health,
prosperity and happiness.