Iowa
Old Press
Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
July 1895
Rev. C.J. Gronlid, the new Lutheran minister at Paint Creek, is a
democrat and an ardent “free silverite.”
A l0 year old son of Tom O’Brien of Minneapolis lost a foot
in a mower accident on the Dan Ryan farm, where he was visiting.
Mrs. Dr. Earle of Waukon staged a baby show on her lawn on the
24th. Miss Ruth Alexander won a gold ring for being the
handsomest baby over a year old; Marie McGarrity a set of gold
pins as handsomest baby under a year. Emmet, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Dougherty, was given a special prize for the fattest baby.
L.W. Stensing, shoemaker at DeSoto, was killed in a runaway
accident.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
July 13, 1895
Miss Georgia PEARSON came home from St. Paul, on Wednesday
evening for a two month's vacation with home folks at Hardin.
Miss Lenore HAGENSICK, of McGregor, is visiting with Mrs. Godfrey
STAADT and other relatives in Postville.
The council made a proposition of settlement on the waterworks
well for $1281.60. Mr. DICKSON's bill is for $1591.60.
Joe GRAY, Mrs. CRAIG and Geo. LULL left on Monday's excursion for
Bosting [note: this likely should say Boston, see next article],
where they will eat baked beans and enjoy a visit.
Miss Alma GRAY was unable to attend the meeting of the
endeavorers at Boston this week owing to a severe attack of hay
fever.
W.C. McNEIL, as administrator sold the old P.M. LOWN place of 272
acres to J.H. SKARSHAUG last week for $32 per acre.
Ray, Charley and Nellie HENDERSON have been visiting friends over
at Lansing and French Creek for several days the past week.
Cashier McEWAN says that when you can't find sympathy anywhere
else, just look in the dictionary--you'll always find it there.
Mrs. W.L. HENDERSON, of Cresco, and her daughter, mrs. W.L.
RAMSEY of Babcock, Wis., visited friends here from last Friday
until Monday.
The old Commercial House livery has again changed hands. WATERS
Bros. are the new proprietors, having purchased it of R.N.
JENNEWINE.
Mrs. OTIS, of Monona, Mrs. A.L. GILBERT, of Milwaukee, and Miss
Josephine SELTZ [or Seitz], of McGregor, visited their sister,
Mrs. Aug. MEIER, this week.
Mrs. H. ALPRESS and daughter, Bessie, from western Nebraska, are
here visiting with E.T. HENDERSON's family. Mrs. ALPRESS is a
sister of Mrs. HENDERSON.
It is reported that Mrs. Chas. ANDERSON has purchased the
millinery stock of meyer & Thiese, which will be removed to
Mrs. A's dressmaking establishment.
Pete WILKE is up from Petersburg, Va., with a list of farm lands
for sale. He reports the WILKE and SWENSON families well, happy
and prosperous, down where the pickaninys grow.
Ray SCHULER plastered Wm. MOLL's new building with ivory Cement
Plaster.
Good farm for sale, 376 acres in Grand Meadow township. One of
the best stock farms in Clayton Co. Good running spring on place.
Call on, or address P. CONNELL, Monona, Iowa; administrator
estate of P. CORCORAN; or Mrs. P. CORCORAN, Postville, Iowa.
Having sold my business here in Postville to my manager, F.L.
EISFELDER, all parties indebted to me will please settle before
July 25th. All accounts not paid by that date will be placed in
the hands of an attorney for collection. Respectfully, H.J.
BENTLEY.
F.L. EISFELDER, who has been the efficient manager of H.J.
BENTLEY's branch jewelry store here for some months past, last
week purchased the entire stock and fixtures and hereafter will
run his own shop. Ford is a practical jeweler, having worked at
the trade all his life, and his father was a jeweler before him.
He is a good workman, polite and accommodating.
DOUBLE WEDDING.
Married, at the residence of the bride's parents, in Postville,
Iowa, July 16th, 1895, by Rev. J.W. FERNER, of Hampton, Iowa,
Charles R. WILLIAMS, merchant, of St. Louis Park, Minn., and son
of the late H.B. WILLIAMS, of Hesper, Iowa; and Mabel, eldest
daughter of A.R. & L.A. PRESCOTT. At home at St. Louis Park,
after August 1st.
At the same time and place, by the same, John F. LARRABEE, of
South Portland, Maine, and Matie, sister of Chas. R. WILLIAMS, of
St. Louis Park, Minn. At home as S. Portland, after Aug. 1st.
The guests, numbering about thirty of the nearest relatives of
the contracting parties, witnessed the event at 10 a.m. and after
a sumptous repast the newly-wed couples took the B.C.R.& N.
train for Decorah and Hesper, where with other relatives, a short
honeymoon will be spent preparatory to making final homes, as
stated above. The presents to the new Mrs. WILLIAMS were numerous
and beautiful, and the decorations of the PRESCOTT home were made
lovely with flowers from far and near. The Review extends
congratulations.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
July 20, 1895
Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAMS returned from their wedding tour to Hesper
on Monday evening.
Mrs. Frank GLINES and daughter came down from Minnesota, with
Mrs. Van VELZER for a visit.
O.C. HINMAN, E.F. DOUGLASS and Wm. P. RAGAN are entitled to
thanks for cash on subscription.
It's now Grandpa STOCKMAN and Uncle Andrew, the latter of whom
now puffs 10-centers and eats green apples.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Gene STOCKMAN are the parents of a new girl baby,
but the furniture business goes on just the same.
Geo. HARRIS had 50 acres of his harvest cut and stacked the first
of the week. This is taking time by the forelock.
T. SHORTREED has erected a wagon shop east of and adjoining his
blacksmith shop.
Mr. ENTWISTLE, of Monona, will jerk your whiskers off at Jim
PARKER's barber shop during Jim's absence over in
"Wiscons."
Will BELLOWS and Will WILLMAN have started to South Dakota this
week "overland", expecting to work during the threshing
season.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter CHRISS came up last Saturday to spend a few
days with relatives and friends.
Mrs. ROEIZLER, Miss REITH and Miss BOECKH, of Lansing, are here
visiting Mrs. Jos. NICOLAY. The two former being sisters of Mrs.
Nicolay.
The editor departed on Wednesday for Dubuque, where with the rest
of the "eds" of this district, he is being wined,
dined, smoked, boated, baseballed and having a good time
generally.
Martin C. MURPHY writes us from Carrigton, N.D. that all crops
are good.
Jim RILEY, Postville's circus man gave a street exhibition here
on Saturday evening with his bear, rattlesnakes, contortionist,
etc. On Wednesday he gave an entertainment at Frankville.
H.S. LUHMAN and family and Mrs. J.H. SANDERS returned from their
outing at Clear Lake on the Wednesday train, tired, happy and
"done up brown". Henry still insists that it is sunburn
that gives that ruddy glow to his face.
MARRIAGES.
--From the West Union Gazette - At the home of the bride's
parents in this city, Monday morning, July 8, Mr. John L. SCHENCK
and Miss Myrtle LISHER. The happy couple left at once for a
wedding journey to the groom's home at Middleton, Ohio. They will
be at home after August 1, at New Hampton. Congratulations on the
event are general and hearty.
--At the residence of the bride's parents, in Postville, Ia;,
July 18th, 1895, by Rev. H.S. CHURCH, Mr. Geo. A REEDER, of
Tipton, Iowa, and Miss Mamie A. ABEL of this place. Both have
been students the past two years at Cornell college. A pleasant
company of friends witnessed the ceremony. The happy couple took
the evening train for Cedar Rapids.
DEATH.
Our people were shocked, on Monday morning, to hear the W.P. ENO,
of Wagner, died suddenly, while sitting in his chair, at 8
o'clock on Sunday evening, from a shock of paralysis. He had been
to Luana in te forenoon and when he returned he complained of
feeling badly and Dr. RENSHAW was sent for, who was present and
talking with him at the time of his death. Suddenly his head
dropped and he was dead without a struggle or the movement of a
muscle. Mr. ENO was an old and prominent citizen of Wagner,
having been postmaster of that office until its discontinuance in
the early summer. He had one of the largest and best farms in
Clayton county and another equally large in Franklin county. He
had as wide an acquaintance as any man in northestern Iowa,
formerly having been an enthusiastic greenbacker, and latterly a
great advocate of free silver. He was a man of great kindness of
heart, liberal to a fault, and a lover of his fellow men. The
funeral was held on Wednesday and was very largely attended. His
age was somewhere about 68 years. Peace to his mouldering dust,
and consolation to his bereaved family.
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