Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
April 7, 1894

John CROSBY has rented Mrs. MICKELSON's house.

Quite an epidemic of scarlet fever is reported at Waukon.

Dr. GREEN is much improved in health, we are glad to learn.

The J.F.F. will meet with Mrs. J.E. PERRY next Tuesday evening.

Ellen M. McMASTER has returned from her extended visit in Vermont.

I have a few tons of hay belonging to the THOMA estate that must be sold. W.C. McNEIL, administrator.

The Postville Pickets meet with Mrs. Frank ROBERTS on Monday evening.

KLEIN & LUKENBILL had a beautiful window display for their milinery opening.

Wm. RUSSELL was severely injured by a horse yesterday, though not dangerously.

Mrs. H.D. SPALDING stopped off between trains on Saturday on her way home to West Union.

Mrs. HAND and daughter are expected home from their two week's visit in Ottumwa, on Saturday.

Misses Lucy and Flora HUNT, of Fayette, sister and niece of Prof. HUNT spent Sunday with the latter.

A young son is reported at G.E. HANCHETT's and a daughter at W.C. DRESSER's.

A six year old son of Dr. JEWELL, of Ossian, was buried on Wednesday.

Mary WILLMAN returned to Mason City on Wednesday after a pleasant visit of three weeks with relatives and friends.

Mrs. F.L. MILLER and Mrs. HATHAWAY will do dressmaking of all kinds at their home north of the track.

A.J. TANGEMAN, a former resident of Garnavillo, Iowa, was shot and killed by a negro at Sebastion, Florida, on the 22nd. His age was 61 years.

Rev. B.F. BERRY is going to have his residence fixed up so nobby as to make the surrounding property owners jealous.

The SALTZGABER boys returned from Wisconsin on Monday, to become permanent residents of Postville. They will take possession of the meat market on the 15th.

Jas. ROW has been plastering his house and will rent it.

W.W. SHROYER is selling the Page Coiled Spring Woven Wire Fencing.

J.B. SULLIVAN is the new pastor of the U.B. church on the Bethel circuit and L.B. HIX the presiding elder. W.D. HARTSOUGH is presiding elder of the Cedar Rapids district.

The M.E. social will be given by Mrs. J.S. MOTT and Mrs. N.J. BEEDY at the home of Mrs. MOTT, Apr. 13.

SETTLE UP! Having sold my meat market and business I desire that all accounts be settled by April 15th. Please call and oblige. Henry POESCH.

Mr. E. SCHMITZ, who has been a resident of Postville for many years, left on Tuesday afternoon for Georgia, where his wife now resides, she having sent for him, after years of separation, to join her in their declining years. We understand she has accumulated considerable property, and we sincerely hope they will spend the remaining days alloted to them in peace and plenty.

Roll of honor:
W.W. SHROYER, S.A. HARRIS, Elisha HARRIS, J. PERRY, A.W. LANGE, Joseph NICK, Jas. FAY, C.J. MEIER, J.M. PIXLER, Geo. W. PIXLER & Mrs. Mary C. BETTYS.

TO THE PUBLIC.
The wanton destruction of birds' nests that is carried on every spring is an evil that calls loudly for reform. To the end that it may be prevented as much as possible in this vicinity, the Junior League, organized itself into a society called the Birds' Protective Association. [next followed the text of the Code of Iowa regarding songbird protection].
[Signed] T.V. HUNT, Addie CLINTON, Elsie RAGAN, Robert ROLLINSON & George MEIER.

County clerk FISHER kindly sends us the list of marriage licenses granted during March, 1894:
Simon GROTEGUT & Lydia RUETKEMEIER
H.S. SHERMAN & Anna RUMPH
John SHOGREN & Mary S. AHLSTROM
Joseph CONNOR & Mary DUGGAN
Joseph SANDRY & Anna HIRT
William STEHR & Mary HEINRICHS
Peter FERRING & Mary GANDER
Maurice WATERS & Caroline SCHWARTZHOFF
Carl DEPPING & Dena KROPGAUZ
John McGUIRE & Katie KELLY
August KURK & Ida GORDON
George MARTI & Melile GRIMM
Frank E. SPINNER & Katie E. McGOUGH
Nels J. JOHNSON & Anna HERMANSON
Orien GREENWOOD & Fannie PRESS

MARRIED.
--At the German Lutheran church, on Thursday, April 5, 1884 [transcribers note: should be 1894], Mr. Louis SALZGABER and Miss Sovina THOMA, the Rev. J. GASS officiating.

--At the M.E. parsonage, in Postville, by Rev B.D. SMITH, at 8:30 Sunday morning, Apr. 1st, 1894, Mr. Orien G. GREENWOOD and Miss Fannie H. PRESS, daughter of Edward PRESS, all of Postville.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
April 21, 1894

Lightening struck rather carelessly on Tuesday morning in this section. West of town a chimney on H. CAMPBELL's house was struck and demolished. Northeast of town E. HARRIS' barn was struck and a good horse killed. The wonder is that in neither case fire was communicated.

E. RAGAN has reshingled his roof.

E.J. BAKER took a little trip to Des Moines this week.

Rev. B.F. BERRY went into Chicago on Monday night.

Hall ROBERTS is raising the wing of his residence to "grade".

The J.F.F. meets with Mrs. J.B. HART next Tuesday evening.

J.M. THOMA has secured a permit to sell liquors under the pharmacy law.

The Postville Pickets will meet with Mrs. HECKER on Monday evening.

Bicycles are as numerous and as great a nuisance on the sidewalks as ever.

J.A. KOEVENIG keeps the sunshine out of his restaurant with a brand new awning.

G. GREGG of Monona visited with his brother "Jim" of this city over Sunday.

J.A. PARKER has put a neat counter and show case into his barber shop and is handling cigars.

Advertised letters this week are as follows:
Phoebe BARLOW, Joseph Le BRANDT, G.M. MORTON & G.G. NESS.

Mrs. I.A. HARMAN went to Indianapolis last Friday for treatment at the Medical and Surgical Institute there.

I am prepared to deliver ice to families and others desiring it. Inquire of the drayman. P.J. BEUCHER.

'Gene STOCKMAN has ordered an elegant new hearse this week and hereafter will be prepared to give his customers in the funeral line the best of service.

SALZGEBER Bros. opened up their meat market with a full stock of everything in their line last Monday morning. Chris is just as obliging and liberal with customers as of yore.

The funeral service for the late Leonard HENDERSON will be held at the house at 10 a.m., Saturday, and at the Congregational church at 11. Friends from French Creek, where he taught school during the winter, are expected.

LOST NOTE. On Tuesday, April 3rd, 1894, a note executed by Benj. SHARP to Jas. KENNEDY. Amount of note $50.00, interest rate 7 percent. Said note has been paid in full and is of no value to anyone. Benj. SHARP.

The residence of Geo. LULL has been quarantined the past week on account of a case of diphtheria, their hired girl having contracted the disease while on a visit to Ossian. She is reported as improving.

J.W. WARD and Elmer COURSON will fill the refrigerator with eggs.

J.F. URIELL, Mrs. John LARKIN, Mrs. Thos. CUMMINGS, Mrs. Henry WACKER, Jake STEMMOR, Henry BRUST, Chas HEDEMANN, Mrs. Carl MANDELKOW, Wm. KLINKENBIRG, Jas. ROW, Jas. ADAMS, Frank FLOETE, Jas. HUMPHREY, Ole SMEBY, W.H. CLARK, Matthew FARLEY, J.W. THURBER and others have bought over $6,000 worth of monuments of Ed. H. PRIOR during the past two weeks.

I have decided to offer the service of my imported Clydesdale horse, George the Second, at $3.00 cash, for the season. You cannot afford not to breed your mares at this price for a thoroughbred imported horse. P.J. BEUCHER & Co.

Last Saturday was a good day for the police court. Mayor HART disposed of 4 plain drunks in a manner that will prove to the parties that getting drunk is an expensive luxery. If we must have saloons, it by no means follows that we must have drunkenness.
DEATH.
--One of the saddest deaths we have had to chronicle in a long time is that of Mrs. W.C. DRESSER, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon, a result of childbirth a little over two weeks before. Our young friend, Wilber, had been married only abut a year and a half, and had started out in life with bright prospects before him, ambitions for success and the comforts of a home. Almost in a day all these prospects are blighted and he is left desolate with only an infant daughter to remind him of the happiness that he had hoped to enjoy in the society of her whom he had chosen to share his joys and sorrows, together with the children that might come to him. In his great bereavement the Review extends the full measure of its sympathy, and trusts that he and his little one may receive not only that sympathy they need but all the help that loving hands can render. Love and kindness are the only balm for bleeding hearts.
OBITUARY.

Died. In Postville, on Monday morning, April 16th, 1894, after a lingering illness, Edmund R. KETCHUM, aged 82 years, 3 months and 16 days. Edmund R. KETCHUM was born in the city of New York, Dec. 31, 1811. When about fourteen years old he moved with his father's family to Orange county, New York. On Feb. 17, 1834, he married Miss Jane CURRY, of Chestor, same county. Four years later they moved to Pulaski, Hancock county, Ill., where they resided for seven years. In 1845 they moved to northern Illinois, and settled at Half Day, in Lake county, where on May 6th, 1848, his wife died, leaving him with seven children, four sons and three daughters. In Feb., 1849, he married Mrs. Jane WINTER, of Chicago, by whom he had two children, both daughters. In the fall of 1857 he came to Windsor, Fayette county, Iowa. For the last 5 years he has been a resident of this place. During his long life he has generally enjoyed vigorous health. On the 82nd anniversary of his birthday, Dec. 31, 1893, he was taken ill, and in spite of physician's skill and tenderest care of children and friends he gradually failed till the morning of April 16, when "he was not for God took him". Mr. KETCHUM was converted when abut nineteen years old and at once united with the Methodist Episcopal church. For upwards of fifty years he has been an official member of that church, and always felt a deep interest in that church, daily praying for her prosperity and rejoicing in her progress. He died in the triumph of the faith he had so long professed and with which he has consoled many in the dying hour. He leaves a widow, 9 children, 46 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren to mourn his loss and cherish his memory.

DIED.
At her home, north of Postville, on Tuesday, April 14th, 1894, Anna Charlotte, wife of Wilbur C. DRESSER, aged 28 years, 4 months and 18 days. Anna Charlotte PINNEKE was born Dec. 1st, 1866. She was married to Wilbur C. DRESSER, Sept. 27th, 1892. She leaves besides her husband, an infant daughter, father and mother and seven brothers and sisiters. The funeral was conducted from the M.E. church at 10 o'clock, on Thursday, Rev. B.D. SMITH officiating. Interment in the Postville cemetery.

DIED.
On Henderson prairie, on the morning of April 19th, 1894, Leonard James HENDERSON, son of Deacon E.T. HENDERSON, aged 18 years and 10 months. He lived less than 30 hours after the first sharp attack of the malady, inflammation of the bowels. He graduated at our high school two years ago and had spent the winter teaching at French Creek. He was of a winning, amiable disposition and much beloved by all. [remainder cut off]