Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
April 11, 1896
A.W. ROLLIS, drayman, plows and drags gardens cheap.
It will probably be safer not to set out tomato plants just yet.
Don't fail to read John CROSBY's new announcement today.
J.F. McKINLEY went to Dubuque last Saturday to see his daughter.
W.W. SHROYER visited his landed possessions at Riceville this
week.
An invitation dance out at Angus GORDON's tonight. Bad weather
for it.
Ralph PRESCOTT and a couple of his Waukon friends spent Sunday in
Postville.
Miss Grace CORCORAN is teaching the young idea in the McKinley
district.
The SANDER-FLEMMING lawsuit, that was cited for trial at Elkader
this week was continued.
J.H. MEIER went to Britt yesterday to look at a piece of land
with a view of purchasing.
Jim GREGG entertained his brother and wife and his sister and
family, of Monona, over Sunday.
Attorneys F.S. BURLING and J.I. SHEPHERD went to Elkader Monday
morning to attend court.
The regular meeting of the W.C.T.U. will be held with Mrs.
BURLING Thursday.
HOY, SCHROEDER & Co. carry all kinds of garden seeds in bulk.
Also field peas, seed sweet corn, etc.
Mr. WALLIS and son have spent the past week in Milwaukee and
Chicago. Mrs. WALLIS stopped off at McGregor.
Fred WILLIAMS sowed his wheat in March. He always puts in ten to
fourteen acres, and usually gets from 20 to 26 bushels per acre.
We unintentionally omitted to mention last week that Miss Edna
LUCAS was here on a visit to her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs.
GREEN.
Mr. R.D. SAMS was severely hurt last week Wednesday, while sawing
wood over in Ludow, a piece of wood flying from the machine and
striking him in the face.
Mrs. Benj. SMITH had a serious attack of grip on Wednesday, but
Dr. FLYNN reports her much improved yesterday. She is quite
repidly recovering from her paralysis.
Mrs. E.E. BURDICK shipped her household goods to Britt on Tuesday
and she and the children followed yesterday. They will make their
home there for a year at least.
Mrs. W.S. WEBSTER and the children returned from California on
Tuesday. Mr. WEBSTER following the next day, just in time to find
the worst weather of the winter here.
M.V. KIDDER, the Decorah monument man of a quarter of a century's
standing, was in town this week in the interest of his busines.
We believe he booked some business this time.
Prof. C.E. HANCHETT, of Kingsley, was here a couple of days on
his vacation and dropped in a few minutes. He is still a
bachelor, although he was 'billed' as married some months ago.
We expect Art. BURDICK home from Decorah today or tomorrow. He
has not completed the commercial course, but he will probably not
return until fall to finish. He is open for a summer
"engagement."
This scribe and W.F. DRESSER spent a part of Easter down at the
hospitable farm home of Dave JACOBIA, paying a visit we made
there last fall! If Dave don't pay our visits we always pay them
by going again. there is no better place to go.
D.F. SAWYER has been very sick with measles and congestion of the
lungs, but is reported better. Two sons of L.D. VanGORDER are
also very sick with easles and two of Hilas BURNHAMS children are
very sick with the same disease.
Subscribers this week:
Mrs. M.C. BETTYS, R.L. CRESCY, Mrs. H.B. HAXLETON, M.V. KIDDER,
D.A. McMARTIN, W.W. SHROYER, Jas. McADAM & J.W. PATTERSON.
We drove by Jacob LEUI's farm for the first time last Sunday. To
our mind it is the finest farm, all things considered, that we
have seen in a long time. It is not too rolling, just enough so
for draining, a plenty of good timber right at hand, splendid
buildings, etc. It must be a pleasure to farm under such
circumstances, with all the modern machinery. No business on
earth compares with it.
The old gentleman ANGER, on the Castalia road, met with a severe
accident last Sunday, occasioned by his team taking fright at
bicyclists and running away. He held on to the reins until the
wagon struck a post, when the horses broke loose, jerking him
head first to the ground, striking on his face and breaking his
nose and cheek bones, and otherwise injuring him.
The St. Cecilia Club will meet with Miss Mabel BEEDY, Tuesday
evening at 7:30. Program:
Miss Margaret SHEEHY - piano solo
Grace McMASTER - Biography of Hector Berlios
Miss McKINLEY - vocal solo
Mrs. J. SHEPHERD - piano solo
Miss Helen SKELTON - character sketch of Frederick Chopin
Miss Jennie BURLING - vocal solo
Miss DURNO and Mrs. CORNELL - piano duet
Dr. JEWELL, of Ossian, is suffering greatly from blood poison in
his hand and arm, contracted by performing a surgical operation.
Dr. PEGG, of the same town, is also very sick with pneumonia,
aggravated by the effects of the internal burns received in the
fire that consumed the PEGG residence recently.
W.S. WEBSTER is enthusiastic over California orange farming. He
has not yet decided what he will do about the erection of the new
block. He hasn't had time to consider yet.
For sale or rent, my house on Post street. Apply on premises.
Mrs. Mattie MEIER.
DIED.
Elizabeth SAWYER (WARTENBE) was born at Zanesville, Ohio, Jan.
13th, 1832, and died in Allamakee Co., Iowa, April 2nd, 1896,
aged 64 years, 2 months and 20 days. The deceased was married to
C.C. SAWYER in 1850 and moved to Wisconsin, where they resided
until 1853, when they came to Iowa and settled the same year,
where she spent the remainder of her days. She was a widow for
twelve years, her husband and three children having preceded her
to the spirit world. Three children remain behind, one son and
two daughters. Her illness was of short duration being a
complication of grip, pneumonia and measles. She was one of the
old settlers of northeastern Iowa, and most highly respected. She
had been a christian for a number of years but never united with
the church, it being inconvenient, until about seven years ago,
when she joined the U.B. church, of which she remained a worthy
member until her death. Her nature was sunny and hopeful,
suppressing her own burdens, and was always ready to assist
others about her. Her only son was lying in a critical condition
with measles when the remains of the mother were carried quietly
from the home. May the mantle of this devoted mother fall on her
children and friends who shall live after her. by E. HARPER.
[transcribed by S.F., August 2003]
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Iowa Volksblatt
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
April 24, 1896
Mayor John Hart is confined to his bed by a severe attack of the
grip.
J.C. Thoma, who is employed as a butcher at Lawler, spent Sunday
with home folks.
In June 1895 Iowa had 2,050,069 inhabitants of which 400,000 were
Germans, 11,889 negroes and 394 Indians.
Wm. Kluss has begun the erection of a new house. John Schultz is
putting in the foundation. Ray Schuler is the carpenter.
At the Lutheran church meeting Rev. Schumannof Milwaukee was
chosen the new pastor by a majority of 34 votes over Rev. Lorenz
of Dennison.
Lightening struck the Milwaukee passenger depot here on Sunday
night, causing a small blaze which was extinguished by the night
operator before doing much damage.
Billiard hall proprietor Coon was refused a license for the
coming year, which means $15 less in the town's strong box. We
still have a few persons who are doing their best to rob us of
all personal liberties.
Postville, the town with the big water reservoir, is progressing.
On Monday there arrived here one Fong Chong from the Chinese
kingdom, who has established himself in the building formerly
occupied by Eugene Stockman, where he is conductiong a Chinese
laundry. Fong Chong was at Prairie du Chien nine years prior to
coming here.
[transcribed by S.F., November 2006]