Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
July 7, 1888

KILLED BY LIGHTNING!!
From an extra issue by the Waukon Democrat we glean the following news of interest. It is also reported a man killed by lightening at Monona, but we have had no confirmation of that report:
Our citizens were startled this afternoon about five o'clock by the announcement that Frank TODD, second son of widow TODD, a well known lady of this city, had been found dead on the road near Henry HARRIS' residence in Union Prairie township. The particulars, as near as we can learn them are as follows: Frank had been at work for some weeks past for Patrick McMORROW, of Union Prairie, and had made arrangements to come into town and work during the day of the 4th in Mr. WIMMER's restaurant. He left Mr. McMORROW after dinner to walk into town when the storm came on and he became the victim of a bolt of lightning, which killed hiim instantly. The electrical current took effect on the top of the head, and a little to the right side and passing through the body and out on the right side of the right foot, tearing a hole in the shoe. The clothing over the stomach and bowels was also torn. The course of the current could also be traced from the neck downward. When struck he fell forward with his face in the mud and from all appearances never moved. The disaster occurred on the first little knoll just north of the red bridge on the road running north from the HARRIS place. He was found by Bert. EELS who at once brought the sad news back to town and Coroner PENNINGTON notified, who immediately repaired to the spot and found the body where it had fallen. Of course under the circumstances an inquest was unnecessary. The remains of the unfortunate boy were brought home about 7:30 o'clock to a most distracted household, the mother being made perfectly frantic by the awful calamity. Frank's age was about 17 years, and he was a most dutiful son. Mrs. TODD has the unfeigned heartfelt sympathy of this entire community.

THE GOODMANS SHOCKED!!
During the storm while Geo. GOODMAN and his son Willie were entering EARLE's barnyard a tree near them was struck, both of them being severely shocked, the little fellow having one of his arms badly injured.

ANOTHER CASUALTY!!
Jake LANE and Irving BEEMAN were out in Ludlow township when the storm came on and the streams were so swollen by the rain that a number of bridges were washed so as to make crossing unsafe. In trying to get over one of them the team became unmanageable, ran away, and plunged into another stream crossing where one of the horses was drowned.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
John HELMING arrived from Cedar Falls yesterday.

Miss Carrie JACOBIA returned from Nebraska last week.

Mrs. TUTTLE and Lois go to Nashua next week for a season.

Paul BRORBY was down from New Hampton.

Mr. and Mrs. J.H. SANDERS visited at Burr Oak over Sunday.

Charley KERR won our Prairie Farmer prize by paying for the Review to Jan. 1st, 1890.

Wm. THOMA sent out 21 McCormick binders yesterday.

Mr. ALLEN brought in a mess of new potatoes, the largest we ever saw at this season of the year.

List of letters, uncalled for at the postoffice:
Ed. BRITTON, Mr. T. KELLEY, D. McKINNEY, Miss Addie SHIPTON, Mr. B. SHIPTON, Mr. Henry WIER, Miss Ada MUTHSICK, P.D. WILSON, C.E. ROBINSON, Chas. H. SHAW, C.S. TILLOTSON & F.D. WILSON.

A bad case of diptheria is reported in Mr. GILSON's family 2 miles north of Postville.

Guy A. SMITH has taken himself a wife out in the land of gold, sunshine and perpetual bloom, California.

DEATH.
Mr. DAWSON, residing 8 or 9 miles northeast of Postville, father of Mrs. Geo. W. McKAY, died on Wednesday. Mrs. McKAY came down from Minneapolis 2 weeks ago and has been there ever since. Sympathy is extended to the bereaved.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
July 14, 1888

H.S. HUMPHREYS is remodeling the internal arrangements of his building with a view of making it more commodius as a hotel.

W.F. WARNER will hereafter be in town with his horse only on Saturday afternoons. Balance of the week on his farm, for the present.

Mrs. TAFF went to Clear Lake on Monday and will be followed soon by Mrs. Fred WELZEL and Miss Carrie ORR, who will spend a few weeks at the lakes.

Dr. BROWN showed us a very finely executed oil painting, a harbor water scene, the work of his daughter, Miss Ada. She evidently has artistic talent of a high order.

Mrs. G.W. McKAY went to Prairie du Chien to spend some time at the Remedial Institute taking treatment for rheumatism.

The uptown meat market has again changed hands, Mr. GOETTEL retiring and Henry BIRCH taking charge.

A new sidewalk, up to grade, has been put in front of D.W. LYON's lots, south of Luhman & Sanders' store.

Friend Robert WATERS was into see us a moment on Wednesday. He reports crops all booming, with a spendid promise, over in Ludlow.

Subscribers this week:
B.W. RATHBUN, Geo. CARSWELL, R.A.T. MEYER, C.C. FABER, J. ELLIS, Miss Ruth DOUGLASS, L. CROW, E.N. BAILY & W.W. COURSON.

Brad RATHBUN is getting up a fine new residence on his farm west of town. It is a large, two story, square frame structure, with a kitchen addition. It is twice as large as the old house in which his father used to keep hotel in the days of wheat hauling to McGregor.

H.D. ANGELL is erecting a fine new residence on his ground on the south side of Military street.

Geo. LEET, a son of L. LEET, about 19 years of age, came very near having a fatal accident last Monday, the terrible revolver being the cause. He was at work at J.M. HARRIS', and after dinner he went out with his revolver to shoot at mourning doves near the barn. He snapped the revolver but it did not discharge, and he turned the muzzle around towards his face casually to look into it, when it "went off," the call, being a 22 caliber, took effect at the side of the nose and lodging somewhere above the roof of the mouth. He was brought to town and Dr. GREEN probed for the ball but could not find it. He is doing well and will doubtless come out all right, but it was a close call. Don't touch a deadly revolver. Better use dynamite if you want to commit suicide.

OBITUARY.
Died. At her residence adjoining Castalia, on the evening of July 6th, 1888, Mrs. Mary THORNTON, wife of Rev. J. THORNTON, in the 74th year of her age. She married her first husband, Rev. W.W. RICHARDSON in Indiana and came to Winneshiek county over 30 yers ago, where Mr. RICHARDSON died in 1871. After four yers Mrs. RICHARDSON married Rev. J. THORNTON. She had been in poor health for some time but was stricken with hemorrhage of the brain 5 days before her death. She leaves no children.

DEATHS.
--A.E. RICH, a wealthy stockman of West Union, was run over and instantly killed by an engine at Helena, Montana, on the 10th.

--Mrs. S.H. KINNE, of Lansing, widow of senator KINNE, died on Wednesday, of last week. She had been partially insane for some years and was a great care to her relatives and friends.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
July 21, 1888

We noticed Mrs. Gov. LARRABEE and daughters on our streets last Wednesday.

W.W. DARLING came up from Dubuque to spend last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. McADAM, Mrs. CLINTON and Mrs. LUCAS went over to Waukon this week.

Johnny McFALL has his cream wagon somewhat demoralized by a runaway last week.

Mr. and Mrs. P.T. SMITH were at Clear Lake taking in the cooling breezes last Sunday.

R.P. SPENCER, of Lansing, made us a visit. He is on the road for the Winona Plow Co.

Miss Lillie LAUGHLIN returned from her school duties in the west part of the state last week.

Mrs. J.C. TAYLOR rather disputes "Tom's" description of Kansas. We shall never know all about Kansas until we go there, and as we do not expect ot go, we shall probably die with a great amount of ignorance of that country.

Subscribers this week:
Dr. W.C. EARLE, M.Y. McMASTER, S. CANDEE, Hugh O'DONNELL, Jas. FAIRWEATHER, Peter WELSH, W.P. TAYLOR, Chas. ELLIS & Otis MAKEPEACE.

Geo. CAMERON went to Chicago to meet his daughter who is returning from Battle Creek.

Will TAYLOR has returned to Wichita, Kansas, to take a position in a picture gallery there. He will stop over at Waverly to visit Mr. McLELLAN's people.

From the Waukon Democrat -- Supt. MITCHELL has selected the following named parties as instructors at the coming session of the Normal Institute:
C.P. COLGROVE, of Waukon, conductor and instructor in U.S. history, civil government, rhetoric, physiology, geography and general work.
J.F. SMITH, of Postville, instructor in arithmetic, algebra and physiology.
Rev. D.N. MASON, of Waukon, instructor in elementry acience, didacties and general work.
F.M. SHIPEY, of Lansing, instructor in reading, language and grammar.
Alice C. McCARTY, of Waukon, instructor in practice teaching, primary work, drawing, geography and penmanship.
J.P. CONWAY, of Lansing, secretary.

OBITUARY.
Died. In Heron Lake, Minn., July 11, 1888, Mrs. Edah CONRAD, aged 25 years and 6 days, wife of Henry G. CONRAD and eldest daughter of J.P. PRESCOTT. Thus has the messenger of Death again visited us and left a once bright and happy home dreary, dark, desolate. the light has gone out, the footfall of the loved one is stilled forever. The husband and father is bowed with grief unbearable. The little babe will never know a mother's love and care, although kind and affectionate hands will administer to its every want. And the little girl just learning to list "Mama" will call in vain, and sadly turning to her heartbroken father will say: "Mamma's gone, mamma's gone." What can we say to the father, the sisters and the brother? Words of sympathy are but hollow mockery! And time alone, the wondrous healer of all earthly suffering can alleviate their pain. A voice cries out in the stillness of the night "O God why is it thus, why could not this loving wife and mother have been spared a few years longer?" But Him who doeth all things wisely should not be questioned. she has gone to her God; she died as she lived, a true christian woman.