Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
July 7, 1894

HARDIN HAPS AND MISHAPS.
--Geo. W. COOK and family Sundayed in Postville.
--Warren STILES has just completed a large new hay barn.
--Will HINMAN killed a rattlesnake in the hay field last Saturday.
--Burt TUTTLE and wife and baby were down from Postville last Sunday visiting relatives.
--Geo. PEARSON claims to have the biggest new potatoes in this section, and lots of them in a hill.
--Will COLLINS' pet dog was bitten by a rattlesnake last Saturday, from the effects of which it died.
--Twenty-four children, grandchildren and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. O.C. HINMAN gathered together last Sunday at their home on the hill and spent a day of social enjoyment, intermingled with sumptuous meals. It's a hard thing to find a better place to go than up to "Uncle Clark's".

LOCAL ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. GREGG spent the 4th in Monona.

M.L. McKINLEY, of Iowa City, spent the 4th here and at Monona.

Mrs. TUTTLE is spending a few days at Hardin visiting relatives and friends.

The excavation for the McNEIL store is nearly completed, the town removing the dirt for street purposes.

H.S. LUHMAN went to Waukon on Tuesday to attend the board meeting of the 1st National Bank.

Bert TAYLOR returned from his visit at Chicago Heights on Tuesday, in time to spend the "glorious 4th" in Postville.

J.M. HARRIS secured help on Monday and went down and mowed and cleared off the Minert cemetery. A good job.

Mrs. B.D. SMITH is away on a visit and will remain during the prevalence of scarlet fever in the vicinity of the parsonage.

Martin BRORBY was in town this morning on his way home from New Hampton, where he spent the 4th with his brother Paul.

Miss Alice WRIGHT, a former teacher in our public school, is visiting her sister, Mrs. M.Y. McMASTER. Her home is at Hampton.

Dave JACOBIA has returned from a two week's stay at Colfax Springs, this state, where he took baths and drank mineral water for his health.

Advertised letters:
Ann ANDERSON, James BRASSFIELD, Ed EVENSON, Edward FRY, S. GILLILAN, Wilber NEWBERN, Marie E. SHEBY, Fred M. WAY (2), Minnie WALKER.

A letter from Coggon to W.F. DRESSER says Sylvanus DIX is lying at the point of death. Mr. DIX is well known to many of our citizens who came from Ohio.

Mrs. Judge NOBLE, of McGregor, Mrs. Virgil NOBLE, of North Dakota and Mrs. HENDERSON, of Jerseyville, Ill., are guests of their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. E. DOUGLASS, today.

The ladies of the M.E. church will serve ice cream and cake at the home of Mrs. Chas. SKELTON, Friday, July 13, from five p.m. until time for church service.

Amy FAY is prepared to teach the piano, organ and harmony.

Now having my improvements complete, and the finest bar-room in this section of the state, I invite all who want the best goods and the best treatment, together with a quiet orderly place, to give me a call. Ed SHEEHY.

Mr. and Mrs. E.J. WAMPLER were down from Ridgeway to spend the national holiday with relatives of the latter, who was formerly Miss Anna MICKELSON.

A daughter of August BLUMHAGEN [or possibly Blomhagen]who resides north of Castalia, was buried in the Gorman cememtery here last Friday. She was a young lady and had been suffering from a tumor for some time, an operation having been performed in the spring.

A fire at Guttenburg last Monday destroyed the flouring mill and adjacent property, among which was the machinery depot of John HOLAHAN, a brother of our Will. It is estimated that his loss on the machinery was $5,000, with no insurance.

Wilber DRESSER returned on Wednesday evening from a week's sojourn in the Iowa river bluffs, where he has been in search of the "relics of barbarism." He brought home a number of relics of a prehistoric race. Prof. HUNT's boy accompanied him.

Another case of scarlet fever developed last Saturday in the family of Harvey HAWKINS, and the house was promptly quarantined.

A successful operation was performed on Pearl BLANCHARD's foot last Tuesday by a surgeon from Iowa City, assisted by Dr. BECKER. The Y.P.S.C.E. generously appropriated $50 and the PICKETS $5 towards the expense. This is practical christianity. Will BLANCHARD was over from Waukon to be present at the operation.

DEATH.
An Alexandria, Minn. paper gives the account of the death and funeral of Mrs. Johanna Agnes PECK, at that city on June 22nd. Mrs. PECK was formerly Miss Johnanna GRIFFIN, of Postville, a sister of John H. GRIFFIN, an employee of the Review office a number of years ago, now located at Rochester, Minn. She leaves a husband and three children.

JOINED IN JUNE.
The following were issued permits to wed by Clerk FISHER during the past month:
E.B. LAMBORN & Gertrude E. McCLINTOCK
Eugene BYRNES & Maggie O'REGAN
John FLYNN & Mrs. Maggie McENNA
John BORER & Mary HENRY
Eric P. JOHNSON & Huldah E. PETERSON
Rev. Phillip G. BECHTEL & Anna M. WENDELL
Wm. S. HART & Nellie M. HOLAHAN
Magnus K. STEEN & Martha E. JOHNSON
Andrew A. LOKKEN & Christena THOMPSON
David D. FITZGERALD & Maggie A. RYAN
Wm. HORIHAN & Nellie O'BRIEN
August SEIKEMEIER & Bertha KLOCKE
John CORCORAN and Margratha COX

REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. At a caucus held at the office of Wm. SHEPHERD, in Postville, on Saturday evening, June 30th, W.N. BURDICK was called to the chair and Ellison ORR was chosen secretary. On motion the following delegation was chosen to attend the county convention:
J.J. JENNEWINE, Ellison ORR, J.B. HART, W.W. SHROYER, E.H. PRIOR, W.H. CARITHERS, W.N. BURDICK, J.H. MEIER, T.V. HUNT & J.I. SHEPERD.

The following prompt paying subscribers are entitled to thanks:
R.N. DOUGLASS, Mrs. N. HAMILTON, L. SALZGEBER, LaRue POWERS, E.R. MARSH, J.E. WAMPLER & J.N. SMITH.