Iowa Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
February 18, 1888
This changable weather is conductive of colds and other bodily
ailments. It is a little too wide a difference for the mercury to
vary between 48 above and 32 below.
A couple of Ed. PUTNAMS children are sick with diptheria, but the
premises are quarantined and the authorities are watching it
closely so there may be no fear of its spread. No other cases are
in town.
We are sorry to learn that Hugh SHEPHERD is about to remove to
Nebraska.
The TURNER's masquerade ball was not as largely attended as usual
this year.
Rudolph A.T. MEYER makes another change of advertisement this
week.
Mrs. E.D. STILES is prepared to do cutting and fitting.
H.B. TAYLOR has "built" a bored well on his lots and
has a long rick of wood--two indispensables of housekeeping.
There will be a donation for the benefit of Rev. W.H.
SLINGERLAND, in the M.E. church on Feb. 22.
S.S. COURSON has bargained with the agent for the residence
property of Mrs. L. PARKS, on the west side of town.
For sale. Cheap on favorable terms. Farm of 320 acres, 8 miles
from Postville, with good buildings, fences, and plenty of water.
Also 40 acres of timber. D.W. BALDWIN, Postville.
Hon. John McHUGH, of Cresco, has sold his banking business there
and will hereafter give his entire attention to fine stock
breeding and farming. It is not improbable that he will be a
formidable candidate for congress from this district next fall.
List of subscribers:
J.W. RUSSELL, John WELZEL, Guy A. SMITH, C.H. BLANCHAINE, Dr.
I.J. AMSDELL, Geo. WATERS Jr., J.A. HART, N.J. BEEDY, L.W.
GOODRICH, J. NICOLAY, A.P. ABBOTT & F.A. DUNNING.
Feb. 15, 1888. Please allow me through your columns to inform the
readers of your paper my opinion of corn-fodder as feed for
stock. I have been feeding it all winter with good results. My
stock never looked better when I fed hay. I feed about one-fourth
with the corn on the stalk; it is easy to handle when bound with
cord. One acre of corn-fodder will make as much feed as an acre
of good hay and we have the corn left. I think it will be to the
farmers' interest to cut a part of their corn for fodder, hay or
no hay. G.W. HARRIS.
MARRIAGES.
--At the residence of the bride's father, in Post township on
Monday, Feb. 13th, 1888, by Rev. J. GASS. Mr. Chas R. GOETTEL and
Miss Anna ACHNEIDER. We congratulate the newly wedded pair and
bid them welcome to Postville.
--At the residence of the bride's parents, two miles south of
Monona, Rev. W.H. SLINGERLAND officiating. Mr. William WEBER and
Miss Anna GRUBE.
DEATH. Mrs. J.J. JENNEWINE, an old resident of Jefferson
township, died of consumption last Monday, aged about 50 years.
She was the mother of Mrs. Jas. H. McGHEE, and was a very
estimable christian woman.
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Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee County, Iowa
February 22, 1888
CITY CHIT-CHAT.
- If you want to save money, call on Nopper & Saam.
- Corn, shorts and bran in any quantity, for sale, at Nielander
& Brockhausen’s.
- Look over our underwear, we sell it very reasonable, at
Nielander & Brockhausen’s.
- The Ransom Dramatic Co., well known here, is now playing in
Devil’s Lake, Dak.
- If you want anything in the line of furniture, at reasonable
prices, call on Nopper & Saam.
- Brandies, whiskies, wines, select export beer, for medicinal
purposes only, at Theo.. Nachtwey’s.
- If you want to sell or trade your butter, eggs and other
articles of produce, call on Nopper & Saam.
- Butcher Weber shipped a number of dressed calves and several
quarters of fine beef to St. Paul Monday.
- L.O. Rud’s factory began running last week on the gearing
for 100 wagons, which he expects to turn out this year.
- H.O. Dobbs now occupies the second story of Schiek’s
building. It contains the finest suit of residence rooms in the
city.
- We are informed that J.A. Melvin has purchased the Lansing
House property and furniture thereto belonging. Consideration not
learned..
- Morril Godfrey has entered McGarrity’s photograph gallery
with a view of becoming an artist. He will succeed provided he is
“built that way.”
- Whipple, the Devil’s Lake, Dak., horse buyer, has been in
this city the past several days picking up equines suited to his
wants. He paid big prices for good animals.
- Itch, and scratches of every kind cured in 30 minutes by
Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by Geo.
H. Markley druggist, Lansing, Iowa, and J.A. Kennedy, Waukon.
- H. Neimeier, at the old stand, is better prepared than ever
with a complete line of staple dry goods, fresh groceries, boots,
shoes, etc., and invites a call when in quest of bargains. Goods
delivered free to all parts of the city.
- Wanted, a lawyer, in this city. A democrat or
anti-prohibitionist preferred and would do best. A good paying
business for the right man from the start. No “flopper”
or prohibition pettifogger need apply. Exchanges please copy.
- The rather seedy and eccentric looking individual with a cane
in town Thursday is the author of the verses elsewhere signed
“Susie Morton.” He dropped into this office Friday and
wrote them. He gave his name as A.E. Elvin and claims to write
considerable under the above nom de plume.
- President Robson, of the Lumber Co., has become owner of
another steamboat. On Monday last he purchased of U..S.
Marshal Campbell, at St. Paul, the Evansville, one
of the steamers of the insolvent Matt Clark Transportation Co.,
of Stillwater. The price paid was $2,250. It is probably Mr.
R’s intention to do his own towing this season.
- City election approaches and promises to be an unusually quiet
affair. Solicitor to fill vacancy and an alderman from each ward
constitute the offices to be filled. Messrs. Brennan, Gaunitz,
Kerndt and Neimeyer are the retiring members of the council. All
but Brennan have served several terms and he makes a model
member.
- Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kehr, of Center, parents of Geo. E., of this
city, are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary to-day. A
number from this city are in attendance. It is rare that People
are permitted to commemorate fifty years of wedded life and we
trust that this worth couple’s pilgrimage together is yet
far from completion and that their measures of happiness may
always continue as brimful as it no doubt is to-day.
- A Wisconsin posse under command of Constable W. Miller made a
sneak on the island saloonists last Sunday, shortly before noon,
and succeeded in capturing G. Schmid, Roenisch’s barkeeper.
It cost the young man sixty odd dollars, we understand, his trial
taking place the same day. The officers felt good over their
catch having made a number of fruitless trips for the purpose,
and avow that they nothing else to do but lay for offenders on
that side from now on.. Under the circumstances and the severity
of the law over there we should think saloon keeping on the
islands would soon become tiresome and a luxury few could afford.
- From a copy of the Keokuk Daily Gate City, of the 17th
inst., handed us by Mr. Geo. Albert, we learn of the tragic
taking off on the previous day of Mr. W.J. Barr, a former
resident of this city.. Mr. B. was one of the proprietors of the
Eagle Mills of that city and in adjusting a belt on a wheel while
the shaft was in motion he was caught and whirled around it,
sustaining injuries from which he died the same day. Deceased was
a nephew of Mr. W.D. Morgan and a cousin of Mrs. J.A. Kemble, of
this city. He was here on a visit last summer and is still kindly
remembered by many friends who met him then and renewed old
acquaintance. Mr. Barr was about forty years old, a bachelor, and
the sole dependence of an aged mother and father.
- FRESH AND SALT FISH FOR LENT. Headquarters at the Boat Store
for river, lake and salt water fish, codfish, halibut, white fish
mackerel, herring, etc. Don’t buy until you get our prices.
GAUNITZ BROS.
- Cod fish, white fish, Labrador herring, Norsk herring, Holland
Herring, at Nielander & Brockhausen’s.
- JUST RECEIVED, five cars of choice baled hay; also Nebraska and
Iowa shelled corn; also ear corn, middlings, shorts and bran in
any quantity, at lowest prices, at elevators Nos. 11 and 12. G.
KERNDT & BROS.
- If you want sugar, coffee, tea, spices, soaps, flour, or in
fact anything in the way of fresh family groceries, call on
Nopper & Saam.
[transcribed by Errin Wilker, Nov 2018]