Iowa
Old Press
Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
August 1896
"Old Bill" Young brought in some stalks of corn 13 feet
and 4 inches.
John Manning of Lafayette lost five stacks of hay by fire during
the electrical storm last Monday night.
Co. 1 will go to encampment at Independence, Iowa, next Saturday.
Cherry Mound and West Ridge will also have picnic celebrations
Aug. 15.
John Waldron, aged 60, a former Allamakeean, died Aug. 6, at his
home in Palo Alto county, of dropsy of the heart.
Arnold Keiser, aged 20, of Lansing Ridge, was thrown from a horse
on Aug. 4, 1896, broke his neck and died of his injuries. He was
the first member of the Catholic Foresters to die in this county.
Charles White, 16-year old son of John White, of Silver Creek,
was killed Sunday when training horses for a running race.
Waukon ball team beat Frankville 24 to 21.
Bert Hendrick got a dose of poison ivy in pulling up weeds on his
grounds last Friday and has been laid up and suffered
considerably since.
About 1:30 p.m. yesterday, Mrs. Frank Miller of south Ludlow
township undertook to park her car, a big sedan, in front of the
Penny Store and ran up onto the sidewalk and smashed the big
plate glass window. The car and driver escaped injury.
Elkader Register: "John Bock went to Waukon last
Friday to make a settlement with the beneficiary of Reuben
Depping, the Waukon youth and student at the state university at
Iowa City who lost his life by drowning in sixty feet of water
near Iowa City recently. Mr. Bock is the representative of the
Central Life and it was in the interest of this company that he
made the settlement."
NEW ALBIN NEWS
Men's heavy work shoes at $1.98 per pair at the Lenz Harness
& Shoe Store. Remember we give each new pair of shoes a free
coat of oil.
Carl Krzbeitke returned to his home on Jefferson Ridge Saturday
after a few days visit at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed
Meyer, at Lansing.
ENGLISH BENCH NEWS
Delbert Bulman is spending this week with his grandmother, Mr.
J.T. Bulman.
Max Teff, daughter Bernice and son were Sunday dinner guests at
the William Beardmore home.
[transcribed by E.W., February 2007]