Iowa Old Press
Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee County, Iowa
August 1, 1888
- MRS. ELMSDORF will sell MILLINERY the balance of the season at
less than cost prices.
- John Broderick reports having seen wild geese flying south and
quite low this morning. He interprets it as a sign of an early,
cold winter.
- Dr. Hoofland’s Cough Syrup, the best remedy in this market
for coughs, colds, bronchial affections and consumption, for sale
at Theo. Nachtwey’s.
- Jake Riser will preside over the destinies of the New Albin
school the next scholastic year. If he is as good there as he has
proved to be behind the bat for the fats he’s a dandy.
- Kerndt Bros. have commenced operations on the contemplated
improvements to their store. The east room, which has been used
for storage purposes since it was built, is being cleared out and
finished and it is the intention to occupy it with their dry
goods and boot and shoe departments. The west store-room will be
used for groceries, crockery, etc., and the office arranged in
the rear so as to command a view of both stores. With these
changes and a more varied and greatly enlarged stock the firm
will have by all odds the finest mercantile establishment in the
county, and we predict that an increased trade will reward this
display of enterprise.
[transcribed by Errin Wilker, Nov 2018]
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
August 4, 1888
Our cemetery remains in the most neglected condition that we have
ever seen it. Can't somebody be induced to mow the grass? It
looks bad.
Last Sunday Mr. PRESCOTT's thermometer indicated 104 degrees in
the shade at 10:30 a.m.
W.S. WEBSTER returned on Wednesday morning from his trip to Sioux
Falls, Rock Rapids, etc. He reports crops good all along the
line.
J.I. SHEPHERD, Esq. went to Decorah on Thursday to attend court,
which is in session there. We suppose F.S. BURLING, Esq., is also
in attendance.
A.E WASSON, the day operator here, has been taking a little lay
off to visit his parents at Elgin, Ill. Mr TURNER and Paul
operated the "machine" in his absence.
Mr. and Mrs. H.S. LUHMAN went to Storm Lake on a vist to Mr.
Luhman's sister, last Saturday.
Johnny MINERT came in on the Burlington Wednesday with more
cattle. He is one of the largest dealers in stock in this
section. Waukon people could hardly do without him.
Col. STEWART was in town last Tuesday on his way to meet the
general to confer as to the place of holding the regimental
encampment. We do not know whether Co. D will disband or not.
Subscribers this week: J.C. TAYLOR, B.F. TAYLOR, Geo. B. SERVOSS,
Mrs. Jennie CANFIELD, E.R.A. BRAINARD & John THOMA.
As I am about to locate elsewhere and in order to consume what
stock I have on hand I will make photographs until Sept. 1st. at
the following rates: cabinets, $2.00 per doz; panels, $3.00 per
doz; cards, $1.25. H.E. TOWNS.
Dr. C.L. TOPLIFF, D.D.S. has moved is office into the new Parker
building. His rooms are so finely fitted up, that it probably
won't hurt much to have teeth pulled!
Rev. J.O. THRUSH has accepted the call of the Congregational
church of Postville, and is now the regularly installed pastor.
We understand the salary is $900 and the use of the parsonage if
he should want it. He has not been ordained but will be in
September.
Henry REIDEL, of Monona, was very severely burned and injured by
the premature discharge of an anvil which he was firing at the
republican demonstraton there last Saturday night. It is doubtful
if it does not prove fatal.
Lightening struck a hay shed belonging to J.H. BOOMER, near
Waukon, last Sunday afternoon and destroyed it, together with
about 20 tons on new hay. The lightning followed the telephone
wire into the house setting fire around the window which would
have consumed the house also if no one had been at home.
On Friday of last week a number of our citizens went on a picnic
to Duton's cave, beyond Clermont. The day and the roads were
perfect and the company report a most enjoyable time. The company
consisted of D. JACOBIA and wife, Hall ROBERTS and wife, Dr. L.
BROWN and wife, T.B. EASTON and wife, Jo. GRAY and wife, A.R.
PRESCOTT and wife, Mrs. A.M. THOMPSON and Mrs. P.T. SMITH.
DEATHS.
--Judge D. BAUGH, died at McGregor last Saturday night, aged over
ninety years. He was well known all over this section and was a
prominent mason.
--Viola EMIG, in Postville, July 26th, 1888, at the residence of
J.A. HAVIRLAND. Deceased was born Oct. 2nd, 1860 and was married
Dec. 2nd, 1883, in Peterson, Clay Co., Iowa. She leaves a
husband, one child, a mother and three brothers to mourn her
loss. May she rest in peace.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
August 25, 1888
Miss Alice McKELLAR has been visiting in town this week.
Mrs. BOTSFORD and son, George, of Clermont, were in last week.
Frank TULLER went to Chicago Tuesday night with a car of cattle.
J.B. HART has been threshing this week.
James FISHER and W.R. PARKER are painting A. STAADT's house on
Tilden street.
Will HART went west to Larchwood where he expects to remain some
time.
"Dutch" SHEEHY has set over a galley of type which
appears in print in this week's issue.
Our thanks to Don HARDIN for a pail of fine blackberries.
Johnny McQUILLAN left for Fairmount, Dak., where he expects to
get work.
A.R. PRESCOTT and J.H. MEIER are the Post township delegates to
the congressional convention.
Mrs. Mina RYAN, nee LOVEWELL, came in from the west
Wednesday for a short visit.
James BRASSFIELD left last Tuesday for Mulvane, Kansas, to visit
a brother.
J.E. PERRY, the B.C.R.& N. agt. at this place, returned from
an extended trip last Monday.
The Ladies' Reading Club will meet with Mrs. DURNO next Wednesday
afternoon. Subject "Iowa".
Ezra HUGHES will go out in the western part of the state soon to
harvest a crop of prairie chickens.
M.V. KIDDER has been down from Decorah this week setting up some
granite work in the cemetery here.
Miss Mary HARDIN brought us in the largest stalk of millet we
ever saw.
Miss Amanda MEYER, daughter of R.A.T. MEYER, has been visiting in
Farmerburg for a couple of weeks.
Fred HAINES returned from Howard county whre he has been
canvassing for the Iowa Homestead.
Charley HARRIS returned home last Monday after an absence of some
months. He is looking quite poorly.
Miss Tennie EASTON, of Iowa City, who has been visiting relatives
here for some weeks past, went to West Union for a visit.
W.C. ROSS is in town soliciting for the purpose of putting in a
new library.
Married. At the residence of the bride's parents, adjoining
Postville on Tuesday evening, Aug 21st, by Rev. J.O. THRUSH, Mr.
Otis E. GRAY and Miss Myra E. JACOBIA. Although quite a large
ocmpany was present there were but few not relatives of the
contracting parties. It was however one of the pleasantest
occasions of the kind that has ever come off in Postville or
vicinity. The decorations were appropriate and fine, the viands
were superb and the presents were numerous and appropriate,
though by request a list of them is not given. Thus another
couple of our estimable young people join hands and hearts for
the life journey, with the best of wishes for their prosperity
and happiness on the part of all who know them and the families
with which they are connected.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION. Met at the court house in Waukon,
and was called to order by Dr. D.H. BOWEN, chairman of the county
committee.
S.H. HAZELTON, of Lansing, was elected chairman; C.M.
BEEMAN,secretary and A.M. MAY ass't secretary.
The chairman appointed H.H. STILLWELL, of Makee; Jas. McEWEN, of
Postville & Jas. RUTH of Lansing, a committee on credentials.
The following were admitted to seats in the convention:
Franklin: J.H. DICKSON, Oscar COLLINS, John HENDRICKSON, J.P.
EMERSON & M.J. LAND.
French Creek: J.W. HARTLEY.
Hanover: Jas. BARR, Iver IVERSON.
Jefferson: Jas. BRIAR, R.L. FRINK, A.F. WHEELER, J.J. JENNEWINE,
J.W. BARLOW.
Lansing: Jas. RUTH, E.B. BASCOM, S.H. HAZLETON, L.E. FELLOWS,
Fred REISER & R.T. BRAY.
Linton: John GAST.
Ludlow: I.E. NASH, H.G. GRATTAN, E.C. HALL, G.W. ROBINSON &
Aug. FELT.
Makee: H.H. STILLWELL, A.M. MAY, D.H. BOWEN, J.M. WEDGEWOOD, D.W.
REED, I. GREER, C.M. BEEMAN, O.M. NELSON, A.E. ROBBINS, M.
HULVERSON, H.F. OPFER & J.B. MINERT.
Paint Creek: J.S. BRYSON, T.J. HARBY, H. LARSON, A. JENSVOLD,
J.A. DROGSET, Lewis NARUM & Paul HULVERSON.
Post: Jas PERRY, W.N. BURDICK, J.H. MEIER, William CARITHERS,
J.I. SHEPHERD, Darius ORR, Jas. McEWEN & E.R.A. BRAINARD.
Union City: Frank RATCLIFFE.
Union Prairie: Andrew HANSON & David STEELE.
Nine delegates [were elected] to the state convention at Des
Moines on the 22nd viva voce, resulting as follows:
W.N. BURDICK, J.I. SHEPHERD, J.W. PRATT, Levi ARMSTRONG, A.M.
MAY, Levi HUBBELL, H.G. GRATTAN, E.B. BASCOM & C.S. STILWELL.
Delegates [were elected] to the congressional convention,
resulting as follows:
D.W. REED, L.E. FELLOWS, Jas. RUTH, J.S. BRYSON, Jas HARTLEY,
H.G. GRATTAN, J.H. DICKSON, Robert HENDERSON, A.R. PRESCOTT, J.J.
JENNEWINE, Conrad HELMING, F.H. ROBBINS, J.H. MEIER, A.M. MAY,
C.L. McNAMEE, B. RATCLIFFE & D.H. BOWEN.
The following were elected as the republican county central
committee: A.R. PRESCOTT, of Post; E.B. BASCOM, of Lansing &
A.M. MAY, of Waukon.
[Transcription note: the bracketed words in the last article
were added by the transcriber for clarity - transcribed by S.F.,
August 2004]