Iowa
Old Press
The Graphic
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
Thursday, January 5, 1893
Postville Particles and Personals
-Scarlet fever is reported to be prevailing to quite an extent in
the country south of town.
-A number of the friends of Carl Baltz gathered at his home north
of town on New Year's Eve and had the jolliest kind of a time.
-Chap. Marshall, who frequently visites with brother Tony of this
city, was united in marriage last Friday to a Miss Wheeler, of
Cresco.
-John Sawvel, the well-known horse man of Waukon, came over into
these parts last week, and took unto himself a bride in the
person of Miss Mary Muchow, residing west of town.
-Attorney Burling is attending court at Elkader this week.
-Miss Mary Willman is down from Mason City for a visit with home
folks and friends.
-D.A. Jerald is another of the unfortunates this cold weather,
his wife having left him for a visit down at her old home at
Arcola, Ill.
-Will Lemons, a former clerk of the Commercial House, was a
visitor in town the first of the week. He is connected with a
hotel in Mason City.
-Carl Holter returned yesterday from his visit to the bedside of
Theo. Dravis at Sibley, and reports him slowly recovering from
his long seige of illness.
-M.L. McKinley has reluctantly tendered his resignation as
teacher of the National school. Sickness and lack of help on the
farm has forbade his further absence from home.
-Steve Spoo of Oelwein, gladdened the hearts at the old home
fireside by his presence among them last week, and also gave his
many friends around about town a chance to renew his
acquaintanceship.
-R.J. Alexander, of Waukon, has been sampling Commercial House
provender the past several days, while engaged in buying of Col.
Rood, the traveling salesman, a big stock of clothing for his
store at the county seat.
-Harry Stevens the wagonmaker, stopped over Sunday for a brief
visit with his Postville friends, while on his way home from a
holiday visit at Lansing.
-Ed. Shannon, who's father formerly edited the Elkader
Journal, and is now editor and proprietor of one of the
leading papers of South Dakota, made himself known at these
headquarters last Monday. Ed is in the railway mail service out
west and had been down to Monona visiting his wife, who is
spending the holidays with father and mother McGonigle.
The death of Miss Adel Riley occurred yesterday at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Riley, residing near Hardin. She
was a sufferer from consumption. Her age was 20 years. She was a
most estimable young lady and highly esteemed by a large circle
of friends both young and old. Funeral services will be conducted
by Rev. Hand on Friday at Hardin.
Jas. Parker has added a handsome new barber chair to his shop
furniture and now you will have to take wings and sail outside
the state to find a better equipped or more tastily arranged
shop.
Announcement is made of the marriage of Mrs. Mary
Jamison-Halliday to a Mr. Henry at Chicago two weeks ago. They
have gone to Canada on a wedding tour and on their return wil
make Chicago their home, where the groom is engaged in business.
The first lamp post ever erected in Postville was knocked into
smitereens by the Waukon stage sliding into it one day last week.
It was the one at Ed. Sheehy's corner, and Ed. says it was like
loosing a dear old friend.
The two speediest butchers in the northwest reside right here in
Postville. They are John Davis and Louie Selzgeber, employees of
Hank Poesch, and they can kill and quarter a beef in six minutes.
Their photos and costume are to be found among the pictures
displayed by artist Beedy.
Ellison Orr showed us this week a prize speciman of mastodon
times in the shape of a petrified tooth of one of those ancient
monsters. It was found last summer by Mr. Tatro in a bog near Dan
McNeil's placee in Grand Meadow township. No further remnants of
the big animal were ever bro't to light. The tooth weighs 4 1/2
pounds.
Ezra Hughes' fleet-footed mare Maud took exception to something
out on the road one day last week, and despite the efforts of Ez.
and the expostulations of his companion, Prof. Harrington, struck
out for home in a run-away fashion. The cutter was badly wrecked
by the mare's wild flight, although both parties stuck to the
remnants and were each straddle a runner coming in on the home
stretch.
A Monona tough named White was airing a jag over at Farmersburg
one day last week, and while driving recklessly about the town,
ran over a woman and child. The word went 'round that the woman
was fatally injured and soon a crowd of very angry citizens
congregated bent on dealing out summary justice to the fellow.
The officers of the law, however, got White in their possession
and hurried him off to jail at Elkader. The injured woman is said
to be in a very precarious condition.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
January 28, 1893
We regret to learn that Will HARRIS is seriously sick.
Miss Allie WARNER was home from Fayette over Sunday.
Miss Mary WILLMAN returned to Mason City last Wednesday morning.
Ed. PRIOR will occupy the rooms over the postoffice vacated by
Mr. SWENSON.
Miss Lois TUTTLE came down from Decorah and spent last Sunday
with the home folks.
Mrs. Judge NOBLE and Mrs. Lyle HOXIE were visitors at the PRIOR
residence on Wednesday.
Ab. GORHAM started back to the mountains yesterday to resume his
run on the Great Northern.
Mr. TALCOTT returned from Dakota on Tuesday morning, leaving his
wife and child much improved.
Walter MORSE came down from Enderlin, N.D., last week, to visit
relatives and friends in Hardin.
Walter CHRISS came home Wednesday to invoice and turn over the
furniture store to the new firm, MEIER & EATON.
The ice crop is mostly harvested; and a good one it is. We ought
to be able to keep cool next summer.
R.N. DOUGLASS is prepared to receive taxes for Postville
corporation, Post, Franklin and Grand Meadow townships.
Tom MEDARY was taken to the poor house last week but when his
appetite was discovered he was turned loose to "prey on the
public" a while longer! A great appetite lurks under Tom's
vest.
The sale of Will CONLEY's barber shop to N.A. McNAUL, of Fayette,
has fallen through, Mr. McNAUL having failed to sell his Fayette
shop. Will's old customers will find him still at his chair with
his "keen kutter" in hand ready to do work in first
class style.
Dr. and Mrs. BECKER gave a tea party in honor of their fifth
marriage anniversary, on Thursday evening, which was largely
attended and a splendid time is reported.
LOST: Jan. 24th, on the road between Postville and West Union, a
green box containing a gray felt hat, trimmed with ribbon and
feathers same shade and wine colored velvet. The finder will be
rewarded by returning it to Mrs. W.F. WARNER, Postville, or to
Miss Lula CLARK, Fayette.
Mrs. HAZLETON desires to sell or rent her residence on the north
side.
Died, January 20th, 1893, at her home at Lehigh, Webster Co.,
Mrs. Emma PIXLER-BREWER, aged 29 years and 5 days. Mrs. BREWER
was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. PIXLER. She was
married to Alonzo BREWER, Nov. 9th, 1886. She leaves two
children, one four years and the other ten months old. She died
of congestion of the brain after a three week's illness. Services
were held at the residence of J.M. PIXLER on Wednesday, the
remains having been brought here for intermant, Rev. Bourland D.
SMITH officiating. Our sympathys are extended to the bereaved.
OBITUARY.
Carl Wilbert MEIER, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. MEIER, was born in
National, Clayton Co., Iowa on April 17th, 1881, and died at his
parent's home in Post township, Allamakee Co. Io., Tuesday
afternoon, Jan 24th, 1893 aged 11 yrs., 9 months, and 7 days. His
sickness was of short duration and his death has cast a gloom
over the entire community in which he lived. Wilbert was loved by
all who knew him. He was a bright boy, of a sunny disposition,
kind, tender and thoughtful for the happiness of others. The
funeral services, conducted by Rev. B.D. SMITH, were held at
Bethel church, on Thursday afternoon, Jan 26th, and the remains
interred in the Postville cemetery.
[Note - the Meier obit was extracted from a longer obit, but all genealogical-type info. was retained - transcribed by S.F., August 2004]