Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa
January 25, 1896
BURNED!! Bert MARSTON's house and all its contents, this
forenoon! No time for particulars.
Yesterday's dailies contained notice of the appointment of J.N.
LEITHOLD to be postmaster at Postville. We congratulate John on
his success.
PARKER's barber shop has been short a hand a part of the week.
John is in Waukon on the jury, and James is laid up with a kidney
difficulty.
Mr. H.T. LYNCH, who is closing out the stock of goods at Monona,
made us a pleasant call on tuesday. He reports good sales. See
his ad.
The GREGG family were at Monona over last Sunday, and came home
on Monday with a light case of measles carried in the person of
Guy. Nothing serious.
The Pickets are preparing a concert exercise to be given Sunday
evening, Feb. 2d. To forward their preparation they meet at the
manse on Saturday afternoon.
The young people of the Good Templar lodge had a leap year social
at their hall on Tuesday evening, with supper and dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. CORNELL and baby have returned from a visit to his
parents at Dwight, Ill. They stopped in Chicago to attend the
recital of the famous pianist, Paderewski.
In the Congregational church, Sunday evening, the topic will be
"Christian Martyrs in this year of grace" some account
being given of recent Armenian massacres in Turkey.
A Sunday School convention meets at Ossian, Friday and Saturday,
Rev. C.A. MARSHALL, of McGregor, giving the address Friday
evening. A delegation from Postville will probably attend.
A child of C. JUNG, residing three or four miles southeast of
Postville died last Saturday morning of scarlet fever, after an
illness of only twenty-four hours. Tis is the only fatal case
that we have heard of lately.
The McGOON-COLE case was called for hearing before Mayor HART
yesterday, but the prosecuting witness not appearing the
defendant was discharged. But another warrant was produced on the
same charge, the examination coming off at Waukon next Tuesday.
Senator TREWIN made us a pleasant call on Wednesday, on his way
from Des Moines to Waukon to attend court. He is just the same
affable, large hearted, pushing gentleman that he was when he was
a member of the lower house. He hasn't arrived at the political
pinnacle to which he aspires yet, but he will get there just the
same.
Subscribers this week:
A. DRESSER, Elmer McGHEE, Hall ROBERTS, H.R. ROBERTS, Geo.
STARKEY, E.M. McMASTER, W. BROCK & W.G. MAKEPEACE.
In remitting $5 to apply on his subscription which pays to Sept.
1st, 1898, our good friend, M.F. MURPHY, of Grand Forks, writes
the following which we take the liberty of publishing, and add
our thanks for the muniticent rememberance:
"Father, Mother, John SHEEHY, my brothers and myself and
family are all well. We have had a beautiful winter, only three
or four cold days. Farmers are feeling fairly, but not nearly so
well as they would if prices were better. I have come to the
conclusion that farmers must become reconciled to low prices for
all farm products. My business for 1895 was satisfactory. It made
some money, just as I have every year since I came to North
Dakota."
[Transcribers note: the beginning of this letter was cut off my
copy]
...place I ever saw, with its thousands of acres of lemon and
orange groves, many of which are loaded with golden fruit, and
dotted all over with fine, large residences, built in the modern
style, with beautiful flower gardens, full of perpetual blooming
flowers and well kept lawns. the road sides are studded with
ornamental and shade trees of various species, and fine hedges to
protect their orchards from the ocean breezes. this is truly a
land of sunshine. Every day has been sunny and warm since we came
here, but have had some of the coolest nights, with frosts, that
they have had for a number of years; but it has not injured the
lemon and orange crops, but has injured some of the young trees
on low lands. there has not been hardly any winter rain here yet.
The ranchmen are getting anious on account of winter sown grain
that is raised for hay on land not irrigated. the San Diego land
and town company, owners of the great Sweet Water dam irrigating
system, are now trying to double up the water tax, from #3.50 to
#7.00 per acre per year, but the people of chula Vista have
refused to pay it and have continued, as they cannot afford to
pay such a high tax, and are now fighting it by law. I hope it
will soon be settled satisfactorily to all parties as it is
injuring the country here. Times are very dull here at present.
We found our relatives here all enjoying good health and
prosperity. W.J. HENDERSON, C. STEWART and H. KINMER have one of
the fine houses in Chula Vista, with good, thrifty lemon and
orange groves, second to none. Also G.L. HENDERSON has a nice
orchard home adjoining the boys. my wife has got rested and is
feeling some better now. Please send the Review to my present
address.
Yours Very Truly, E.T. HENDERSON
Bro. McCRANEY, of the New Albin Courier, takes us mildly
to task for our recent article on the editorial management of
country newspapers.
Corn for sale, in carload lots, by W.W. SHROYER, Postville, Iowa
Letters:
--Misses Bessie ROBERTS and Pearl ROYER, Committee, Postville:
Ladies, Yours, with petition in regard to detention of juveniles
offenders in appartments separate from adult criminals, duly
received. I have presented the petition and it has been referred
to the committee on penitentiaries and pardons. shall be glad to
favor such a measure in proper form. J.H. TREWIN.
--My dear Ladies: Your petition regarding the separation of
juvenile and adult criminals, received. I have just presented it
to the House, where it wil be referred to its proper committee.
Rest assured I shall do all I can for so just and humane a law.
Yours Very Truly, D.H. BOWEN.
I offer for sale my store, stock and corner lot in Luana.
Invoiced June 1st. Will give terms and amount of stock on
application. A good opportunity to get into business at a
reasonable price. If I can effect a sale with a reasonable
advance, will reduce stock three months. Address, A. ERNST,
Luana, Iowa.
MARRIED.
At the Catholic church in Postville, Iowa, by Rev. Father HOGAN,
on Wednesday, Jan. 22nd, 1896, at 10:30 a.m. Mr. John MURPHY and
Miss Katie HORGAN. It is with pleasure that we announce the above
happy union. Mr. MURPHY has spent nearly all his life here and
his friends are numbered by the score--in fact all are his
friends who know him. We are not personally acquainted with the
bride, but we have heard her highly spoken of by a wide circle of
friends and acquaintances, and she has the appearance of being
able to adorn the home that she will preside over in the
northwest. The newly wedded pair left on Thursday morning for
Minneapolis and after a brief sojourn there will proceed to their
future home at Reynolds, N.D. where we hope that happiness and
prosperity may ever abide.
[transcribed by S.F., August 2003]
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Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee County, Iowa
January 29, 1896
-Feb. 22 (Washington’s Birthday) will be made a legal
holiday in Iowa.
-James Cavers of Center was chairman and E. L. Cahon, Linton,
secretary of the assessors meeting at Waukon. A uniform schedule
was adopted.
-Catholic Missions closed last week at Lansing and New Albin and
one is now in progress at Wexford.
-Miss Sophia Bergeler, teacher in Lansing schools, was operated
at Finley hospital, Dubuque, for the removal of a tumor on her
breast.
-Mrs. Jacob Hjort, soloist of LaCrosse, will assist the Rose Dell
band and Ljomen Quartette with several entertainments in
Allamakee county.
-Minnie Tully of Ferryville is visiting at her brother
Tom’s; Charles Linn, merchant, was over from DeSoto; Mayor
Markley is in Chicago and Ferd Gaunitz at Dubuque; Senator Trewin
was home from Des Moines; Herman Haas returned from a vacation
trip to Chicago.
-Martin Anderson is down from St. Paul; and Mrs. J. F. Dougherty
from Waukon.
-M. Brunk, former Lansing resident and father-in-law of Dr.
Nachtwey, died at his home at Retreat, Wis., last week.
-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bensch mourn the death of their 5-year old
daughter Fern, after an illness of three weeks.
-City Assessor John Mobley of Lansing is still on the sick list
and Anton McCafferty will do the work for him.
-Miss Maggie Kenney was pleasantly surprised Monday evening by
sixteen couples of young friends, on the occasion of her 16th
birthday.
-Miss Anna Appel of Village Creek is in charge of Miss
Bergeler’s room in Lansing public school, while the latter
is in hospital; and Miss Genette Rud taught for Selma Berdel,
while she attended her grandfather’s funeral in Wisconsin.
-Bertha Eddy of Waukon is again at school after a two weeks
illness.
-Waukon visitors: Dr. Meyers and wife, Rossville; T. F. Danaher
and wife, Forest City; John Buggy, Buffalo Center; James F.
Dougherty, Park River, N. D.
-Much sickness is reported in Waukon.
-The grand jury has returned three more indictments against B. F.
Boomer for fraudulent banking.
-W. E. Beddow and wife had a big housewarming party at their new
home in Waukon.
-J. P. Ney, the Waukon grist mill man, died last Wednesday, after
three weeks illness with lung trouble.
-Comet, Baxter Bros. 1000-Poland China stock hog, is dead.
-Hon. D. H. Bowen of Waukon is home from a recess of the
Legislature.
-Dry cord wood is selling in Waukon for $2.50 per cord.
-The marriage of Miss Mary Colsch of French Creek and Charles
Henry, Jr., of Makee, took place in Waukon on Jan. 28th.
-Mr. and Mrs. Angus McMillen of Waukon were pleasantly surprised
on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary and presented
with two nice rockers.
-Mr. Bacon, Robert Kean and Gertie Doehler of Village Creek are
on the sick list.
-Bakewell & Dolphin are drilling a well for Sam Bechtel of
Lycurgus; and Aird & McCafferty one for Mike Dougherty; while
Collins Bros. finished a 248-foot well for Father Norton.
-Thomas and Dave O’Brien of Lycurgus are home after several
absence; Miss Mamie Deeny has gone to Dubuque.
- Michael Griffin, aged 34, prominent young farmer of Waterloo
township, died January 22 of lung fever. He is survived by a wife
and two children.
- Lansing is enjoying much Wisconsin trade and could do so also
in summer if the island road project was completed.
- Farmers have petitioned Lansing city council to establish a
city scales.
- Father Haxmeier published the wedding bans of Joseph Gander and
Miss Catherine Weipert.
- A Dubuque scavenger was in Waukon after jobs and the Journal
said: "Waukon has a good competent scavenger in the
person of Bill Baldwin. If you hire the stranger he will blow
your good money in Dubuque. Give it to Bill and he'll blow it
right here at home."
- The foundation for the standpipe for Waukon water works has
been completed, but the men have not yet been paid.
[portions transcribed by E.W., March 2008 & bulk added by A.K.; May 2008]