Iowa
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WAUKON STANDARD
Waukon, Allamakee co. Iowa
December 11, 1890
Waukon Building Improvements for 1890:
Waukon is a town of steady, substantial growth. It has never had
a "boom" and we hope it never will have one of the
speculative kind that, when the fever is over, leaves the patient
weaker than at first and must have a season devoted simply to
recuperation. Like former years, the one just closing has been
one of progress and solid growth for our beautiful, lively,
flourishing town. Most of our estimates have been obtained from
the owners of the property and the others on good authority:
H. F. Opfer, 8
buildings................................................................$12
00.00
H. F. Opfer, store improvements
.......................................................75.00
C. S. Stilwell, house improvmts,
rep's..............................................150.00
T. F. O'Brien, house and
store...........................................................100.00
E. M. Hancock, house
..........................................................................35
.00
A. T. Stillman,
house.......................................................................
......25.00
J. R. Thompson
............................................................................
......250.00
C. D. Bayless, house
.........................................................................125
.00
D. W. Reed, house
............................................................................
.123.00
Norwegian Lutheran Church
..........................................................1800.00
Halvor Petersen, house, etc
............................................................125.00
J. S. Johnson, house
......................................................................1500.0
0
John Downing, houses
.....................................................................100.00
Boomer Bro's, improvements
............................................................25.00
C. P. Church and Parsonage
...........................................................175.00
Dr. J. C. Crawford, house
...................................................................50.00
Wm. Ralston, house
........................................................................1000
.00
Hans G. Johnson, house
.................................................................2000.00
James Ryan, improvements, and rep's
...........................................250.00
James Holahan, four dwellings
.......................................................2800.00
James Holanhan, scales
...................................................................200.00
James Holahan, office
.......................................................................200.0
0
Allamakee Co. Ag'l, Soc, buildings, improvements, etc
..............1711.00
Mrs. A. M. May, house
.........................................................................40.
00
John Ryan, addition
...........................................................................3
00.00
L. M. Bearce, improvements
..............................................................75.00
Hugh O'Donnell, improvements
........................................................500.00
J. M. Collins, improvements
..............................................................500.00
Mrs. Plubiska, house
.........................................................................850
.00
Bryan Byrne, barns
............................................................................
.250.00
Henry Dayton, improvements
............................................................100.00
Court House, improvements
.............................................................180.00
E. D. Purdy, improvements
.................................................................25.00
C. N. Volding, improvements
............................................................150.00
F. F. Winter, building
............................................................................
50.00
J. A. Taggart, improvements
.............................................................300.00
City, sidewalks, etc.
........................................................................1178
.00
J. A. Kennedy, brick store building
................................................2000.00
Baptist church, repairs
.........................................................................30.
00
M. E. Parsonage, repairs
....................................................................62.00
Peter Heiser, stable
...........................................................................1
25.00
C. T. Granger, residence improvements
...........................................65.00
E. B. Raymond, improvements house
.............................................350.00
Henie Hewit, residence
.....................................................................600.00
Medary & Son, improvements
..........................................................800.00
Jim Quinn, house
............................................................................
....100.00
C. M. & St. P. turn-table
.....................................................................750.00
Wm. Short, barn
............................................................................
....400.00
Jno. F. Dayton, barn
.........................................................................350
.00
G. D. Greenleaf, bath house
.............................................................400.00
Henry Carter, residence
....................................................................150.00
C. O. Howard, residence
...................................................................250.00
Mrs. M. A. Phillips, residence
...........................................................100.00
C. D. Beeman, residence
.................................................................150.00
Frank Whaley, residence
....................................................................65.00
Marcus Clark, residence
.....................................................................60.00
James Duffy,
............................................................................
...........175.00
Excelsior Creamery, improvements
.................................................700.00
L. M. Irvin, improvements house
.......................................................150.00
S. R. Thompson, improvements house
..............................................75.00
M. Buggy, improvements shop
.........................................................200.00
Mrs. Schwartz, improvements hotel
.................................................100.00
Maurice Dailey, barn
............................................................................
40.00
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
December 27, 1890
John R. MOTT, who is at home to spend Christmas, spoke at the
Methodist church last Sunday evening on the subject in which he
is engaged, the work of the Young Men's Christian Association in
the colleges.
Miss Marion DAWSON, who has had a severe spell of sickness, is
out again.
I will sell my residence in Postville cheap. D.N. TURNER,
Hygiene, Colo.
Loui ERRICKSON came in from St. Ansgar to eat Christmas turkey.
John CROSBY has had a run of typhoid fever but is out again.
E. HARDIN, who had gone to Sac City to spend the winter, returned
to attend Don's funeral. Both brothers, Dennis and Frank are also
here.
Harvey & Stella ROBERTS, Miss Belle PRESCOTT and Prof. E.J.
HANCHETT are among the prodigals who have returned for the
holidays.
The following have contributed to our "Merry Christmas by
payment on subscription:
H.C. SCHULTZ, Richard JAMES, J.N. SMITH, J.R. LAUGHLIN, W.M.
SIMPSON, R.V. PEARSON, David RILEY, L.D. ALWARD, Wm. MITCHELL and
Mrs. MACKEY
DEATHS.
Died.In Paragould, Ark., Dec 22, 1890, of consumption, Don W.
HARDIN, aged 26 years, 5 months and ?days. The remains reached
Hardin on Wednesday evening and the funeral was held from the
M.E. church on Friday. A large concourse attended the last sad
rites and followed the remains to their last resting place in the
Postville cemetery.
Died,in Osage City, Kas. December 16th, 1890, of neuralgia of the
heart, Mrs. P.L. SMITH aged 75 years, 8 months and 9 days. The
deceased was born April 7th, 1814, at Alburgh, Vermont, and moved
with her parents to New York in 1827. In the year 1832 she was
married, and in 1855 she moved to Iowa, where her husband died in
1874. In 1883, with her family, made her home in Eskridge, Kas.
and removed from there to Osage City last April. She had 6
daughters and four sons, all of whom are living and married.
Seven of her children were with her at the last. they were as
folows: Wesley L. & Mrs. C.B. DRAPER of Osage City; Mrs. H.L.
RAND, Albia, Io.; Mrs. C.A. WOODY, Falls City, Nebr.; W.F. ,
Madison, South Dakota; John B., Steele City, Nebr. and Mrs. C.S.
WARNER, Eskridge. Those absent were Mrs. E.S. CADWELL, Maringo,
Ill; Mrs. Charles McCLELLAN, Chicago; and P.T. Smith of
Postville, Io. She had seen the last of her 10 children happily
wedded on last Thursday evening. --Free Press, Osage City,
Kas., Dec. 18, 1890.
[submitted by S.F.; Aug. 2003]