Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
August 10, 1893
Aug. THIESE, a son, born last Sunday morning. W.F. DRESSER has
twins!!
Those desiring milk are requested to call on Wm. ROLLINSON.
John H. MEIER, wife and two children started for the World's Fair
on Monday night.
Mr. McCORMICK and wife, of Central City, have been visiting at
the farm home of E. HARDIN this week.
R.V. PEARSON and family, of Hardin, spent Sunday in Postville
with Mrs. P's mother, Mrs. Benj. SMITH.
The I.O.G.T. of Hardin, will hold an ice cream sociable, Aug.
22nd, at Mrs. S. THIBIDO's. Everybody invited.
Miss Bertha WILLMAN went to Monona on Monday night to spend
several weeks with her sister, Mrs. J. HAMMOND.
F.S. BURLING, Esq. was at Monona Wednesday on legal business on
behalf of Mr. NORTON, in the EGBERT and NORTON affair.
From a few remarks dropped by H.B. TAYLOR in the office this week
we would judge he is still a republican, at least he talks that
way in no uncertain tones.
Joy DRESSER has been making overland trips to surrounding town
this week.
During the past week W.J. HOLAHAN has disposed of two engines and
one separator, all of the celebrated J.I. Case T.M. CO's make.
MEIER & EBERLING and SCHUETTE & HINES get an engine each,
while SCHULTZ & POLAS get the separator.
Mrs. R.H. GROFF and son, Clayton, left Monday night for
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for an extended visit at her old home.
Mr. GROFF hasn't decided whether to put an ad in the Review's
"want" column, or to subscribe for a matrimonial paper.
List of letters remaining uncalled for in the postoffice, by
James PERRY P.M.: Eddie BEEBE, Franklin SIMMONS, J.H. McGONIGLE.
We had the pleasure while in Chicago of meeting Harvey ROBERTS,
who is holding down a position in a clothing store in that city.
He has changed considerably in his looks, but his actions are
just as natural as they were when he used to give us the point of
a pin through the bottom of the seats in the old brick school
house.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
Convened at the court house, in Waukon, and was called to order
by A.M. MAY. H.H. STILWELL was elected chairman and A.M. MAY,
secretary. Delegates and alternates were elected to the state
convention at DesMoines, August 16th, as follows:
--Delegates.
W.N. BURDICK, Postville
R.B. MAY, Waukon
H.H. STILWELL, Waukon
G.W. METCALF, Lansing
Dr. J.C. CRAWFORD, Waukon
W.C. McNEIL, Postville
J.H. TREWIN, Lansing
D.H. BOWEN, Waukon
H.H. LIEN, Postville
J.B. JONES, Waukon
--Alternates.
Iver IVERSON, Hanover
Robert WATERS, Ludlow
Thos. KNUDTSON, Makee
Wm. CARITHERS, Post
J.B. MINERT, Waukon
H. PEGLOW, Franklin
Lewis LARSON, Taylor
Henry CARTER, Waukon
H.B. MINER, Linton
James BULMAN, Union City
--The following republican county central committee was elected
for the ensuing year:
R.B. MAY, Waukon
J.H. TREWIN, Lansing
H.B. MINER, Ion
Iver IVERSON, Quandahl
W.C. McNEIL, Postville
DEATH.
Again we are called upon to chronicle a death in the MEDARY
family, that of George Curtis MEDARY. It is but a few short weeks
ago since his father was laid away to his eternal rest on the
other side, whence George has gone to join him. We take the
following acocunt of the death from this week's Waukon
Democrat: "...George had been in poor health for a year
past, induced by a serious ailment of the stomach. Saturday
afternoon he was suddenly taken with faintness and in the morning
a severe hemorrhage of the bowels occurred and he slowly sank
into his eternal sleep. George Cutis MEDARY was in his 32nd year,
having been born at Lansing, in this county, on the 31st of March
1862. On October 13, 1891 he was married to Edna B. PETTIT, of
this city, who survives him. In 1882 he became associated with
his father as a partner in the publication of the Democrat,
retaining that association up to his death. In 1885 he was
appointed to a position as clerk in the railway mail service from
whichhe was forced to retire but a short time ago on account of
his ill health. The funeral occurs this (Wednesday) afternoon at
2:30 o'clock from his late residence. Bayard Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, will have immediate charge of the last rites."
[note: extracted from a more lengthly article]
[transcribed by S.F., August 2003]
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
August 17, 1893
F.M. ORR was in town Tuesday evening.
Charles NORTON was over from Monona Thursday.
J.T. PARKER and family are visiting at Independence.
Mrs. Jas. HOY and children have returned from a Cresco visit.
Richard KENNEDY has got it! What? Why, a son since last Monday.
Mrs. J. HAMMOND and children, of Monona, visited in town this
week.
Those desiring milk are requested to call on Wm. ROLLINSON.
Miss Mamie ABEL goes to Mt. Vernon to take a year's musical
course.
David RILEY and wife, of Hardin left on Monday night for the
White City. [note: the White City is Chicago]
Thanks to Mrs. Fred THOMA and S.W. BOYNTON for cash on
subscription.
Camp meeting at John WINKOWITSCH's Saturday evening and Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah JEMISON has gone to Indianola to visit her son John
and family.
W.C. McNEIL, Grace and 'Gus took the 11:30 flyer for the world's
fair on Tuesday night.
"The boss", "the kid" and "Dr."
GORDON, leave for Chicago tomorrow (Saturday) evening.
Miss Lizzie ROLLINSON, of Des Moines, is visiting her uncle, Mr.
Wm. ROLLINSON, this week.
We understand that C.A. HARDWICK will occupy the Miss SELLIG
residence, on Summer street.
"Toots" WHITE and Miss Sarah PRESCOTT, of Postville,
were visiting at Dr. WHITE's over Sunday. -- from the Elkader
Democrat.
E.J. HANKS, of Hampton, father of our jeweler, W.J. HANKS, and
Mrs. HALL, of Britt, a sister of the former, have been visiting
here this week.
Chas. and Josie BURLING, Mr. and Mrs. SENHOLZ, Miss Emma SENHOLZ
and Miss Sarah CARRAGHER joined the innumerable caravan at the
White city this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John HART, Mr. and Mrs. Will LEUI, Mr. and Mrs.
Ellison ORR, Mrs. Chas. MAKEPEACE and Mr. A. HART took the Sunday
night train for Chicago.
"Dad" HARRINGTON got stuck on the circus, put his
collar buttons and shoe strings in the elephant's trunk and is
now playing the lead horn with Holland & Co.'s band.
B.H. WELLS called briefly on Tuesday. One would infer from his
conversation that he favors free coinage of silver, but he don't
talk politics as much as he did in the old greenback days.
Mrs. Mary E. HANKS had a very severe attack of the cholera morbus
last week. Her case was critical for a while but she came out all
right, though in a very much weakened condition.
This weeks Waukon Democrat has the following item:
"After this week's issue Ed. F. MEDARY relinquishes his
Postville Graphic to the control of other parties and with
his family will remove to Waukon, where he expects to give his
undivided attention to the editorial and business management of
the Democrat."
E. SWENSON informs us that his crops are the best he has had for
years. On his old farm, where he has threshed, wheat turned out
20 bushels per acre, rye, 30, barley, 25 and oats 45. He says
that he is sure his corn will yield 65 bushels all through. There
are no indications of starvation in these figures.
J.W. PATTERSON writes us from Zanesville, Ohio, where he has been
visiting since leaving here, that Ohio has suffered greatly from
drouth and a democratic administration, the latter being even
worse than the former. He says the only good crop in Ohio this
year is the crop of Republicans. This crop is not affected by any
drouthy conditions. He says this crop, when it is harvested in
November it will thresh out 40,000 majority for McKinley.
A.P. ABBOTT met with a very serious accident on Thursday night of
last week. He had occasion to get up in the night and perhaps
being a little confused stepped off the stairway (he slept
upstairs) and fell to the bottom of the stairs receiving very
serious injuries, though no bones were broken. He was not well at
the time and the bruises and shock nused him up badly. However he
is coming out all right and we hope will soon be as good as new.
Mrs. GROFF is coming home, having found no one better looking
than R.H.
Mr. and Mrs. S.W. COURSON are visiting in Kingsbury co., S.D.
Elmer is temporarily an orphan.
Ellen M. McMASTER started for Vermont last Wednesday. She will
stop at the world's fair en route.
Henry HAGENSICK, of Elkader, was up over Sunday on business
pertaining to the Dresser Estate.
A.F. MARSTON has rebuilt the sidewalk in front of his machinery
depot.
Arthur GORDON is spending a few days here on his return from
Chicago. His headquarters are still Rock Valey.
John DURNO went to Chicago via the B.C.R. & N. on Tuesday
afternoon, to spend a couple of weeks at the fair.
Mr. and Mrs. M.Y. McMASTER and both daughters left for Chicago
Wednesday night, to remain a couple of weeks.
Mrs. Loren BELLOWS will take in the state fair and visit at Des
Moines and Ames next week and the week following.
Geo. W. PEARSON, of Hardin, came to town this morning with his
daughter, Miss Georgia, who took the train for St. Paul.
J.A. KOEVENIG has moved back his small restaurant building and
will erect a substantial new building in front of it.
Mrs. Wm. HARRIS, son and daughter left for the world's fair by
the way of the B.C.R. & N. last Monday afternoon.
Patrick RONEY was found dead in the home of G. SEVERSON, five
miles north of Decorah, on Friday morning of last week. There
were wounds on the head and SEVERSON was arrested charged with
murder. They left the city together the night before in a state
of intoxication.
Rev. B.F. BERRY, of Frankville, desires us to announce as
follows: The meeting in John WINKOWITSCH's grove has been changed
from Aug 19th and 20th until Aug 26th and 27th, and the following
are the committee on hauling lumber for seats: Victor PEARSON,
Clark HINMAN, Nels. McGHEE, Henry DOWNING and W.M. SIMPSON.
Committee on lights: John WINKOWITSCH. Committee on arranging
grounds, Jas. RAYMOND, A. COON, Zenas P. BUTTOLPH, Howard SMITH
and L.D. VanGORDER.
Dr. C.D. MARSH, veterinary surgeon. Office at the Commercial
House Livery Barn.
MARRIED.
At the residence of the bride's parents in Post township, Aug.
20th, 1893, by E. SWENSON, J.P., Mr. Conrad HANGARTNER and Miss
Etta SEGRIST, both of Post.
SUICIDE AT OSSIAN.
Mrs. SAWYER, the widow of Nelson SAWYER, the Ossian hardware
merchant, who died some time ago, committed suicide by hanging,
in her own cellar, last Friday morning. She had been somewhat
unsettled mentally for some time, but no one thought of such a
termination. May her rest be peaceful.
[transcribed by S.F., August 2003]
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Volksblatt
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
August 24, 1893
- Rev. J. Gass leaves today for Milwaukee
- A little boy arrived at the August Thiese home
- August Koevenig began work on his new business block this week.
- Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz were at Monona Sunday visiting
relatives and friends.
- Fritz Wilke and Ed Swenson will leave this week for Richmond,
Va. They are looking for a better location.
- The Postville Columbian Band held a picnic near Myron, on the
Yellow river Sunday. A good time was had by all present.
- August Schara has purchased the L. Linderbaum eighty-acre farm
in Bloomfield township, Winneshiek Co., for $1500.
- Two new-style threshing outfits arrived here this week. One was
for August Meyer and the other for Schuette & Heins, down in
Grand Meadow township. [note: Grand Meadow twp is in Clayton co.]
[transcribed by S.F., July 2006]