Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
June 6, 1896
Early this morning the "windows of heaven" were again opened and rain came down in torrents. fully 2 inches of water fell and from all appearances one would think as much water fell as on the fatal Sunday night. At this early hour we have no news from Bloody Run. About 500 feet of track is our again on the burlington, near the Junction, a bridge on Trout Run, this side of Decorah. Great damage was done to farms by washing.
Rev. E. HARPER, of Castalia, made us a pleasant call on Monday.
The W.C.T.U. will meet with Mrs. BURLING, thursday, June 11th, at 3 p.m.
Some cousins of the SUTHERLANDS, from Waucoma, have been visiting them this week.
C.H. BLANCHAINE was down from Ossian last Sunday to visit his friend, R.N. DOUGLASS.
Thos. FLEMING, now of Mason City, has been here on business and visiting for aobut a week. All are glad to see him.
Will MAKEPEACE was circulating around town a few days, to the pleasure of his many friends. He says his new home is just the stuff.
Will KLUSS' new residence on east Williams' street is up and inclosed. It will add greatly to that part of town, and to the whole town, for that matter.
Mrs. TUTTLE returned home to Decorah on Monday, taking little Freddie TUTTLE with her, and now the TUTTLE residence on Williams street is in mourning.
Jas. McQUILLEN came home last Saturday, not much if any improved over the condition he was in when he went to Iowa City. The boy is having a hard time.
Dr. WHITBECK, Veterinary Surgeon, of Decorah, will be at the livery barn, Postville, every Friday afternoon, from 1 to 4 p.m. Graduate of State Agricultural College.
W.F. DRESSER attended the grand lodge of Masons at Boone this week, as delegate.
We overlooked the mention, last week, of the accident by which Bro. DIETSCH, of the Volksblatt, is compelled to carry an arm in a sling. His bicycle threw him twice, on his way to a wedding in the country, week before last, with the above result. BRECHLER has been manipulating the type in that office since. Bro. DIETSCH's only consolation is a $25 per week accident policy.
H.W. MEIER, who resides near Garnavillo, had the great misforture to lose his wife last week. She had suffered a pertial stroke of paralysis and became deranged to such an extent that about 4 weeks ago she had to be removed to independence. After arriving there she had another stroke from the effects of which she died on Friday, of last week. Mr. MEIER is a brother of our townsman, C.J. MEIER, and an uncle of John and August. They and all the relatives and friends have our sympathy in their great affliction.
Co. Clark BOCK issued licenses to wed to the following long list of "fellurs and gurls" during the stormy month of May:
Amasas MILLER & Emma CHRISTOPHERSON
Joseph THILL & Mamie C. MONTY
Wm. SCHIEFELBINE & Francis WENIG
Chas. J. HALE & Olive May COLGROVE
Steve COLVIN & Lottie BRAY
Thomas KELLY & Katie F. RYAN
Daniel RYAN & Mayne GAVIN
Theodore B. STOCK & Katie J. BICHER
Henry BLUMHAGEN & Anna SCHUTTE
Wm. H. WHITE & Cora B. LAWSON
Wm. CUMMENS & Bertha TWEET
Chas. HAAS & Hannah L. HENRY
H.H. LIEN & Jennie PRIOR
Thos. BRESNAHAN & Alice FITZGERALD
Wm. PETERSON & Racqel OSMUNDSON
J.E. COLLINS & Anna QUILLEN
John F. DELANY & Kate T. KERNAN
Erick H. SANDO & Margaret THOMSON
Tuesday is to be known as Alumni Day. The business meeting of the recently organized Alumni Association will be held in the afternoon. In the evening the Alumni address will be given in the M.E. church by Prin. C.F. GE[?]ER of the Fayette schools. The banquet which follows will be the crowning event of the commencement week. Chas. G. BURLING, Pres. of the association, will preside at this occasion and representatives from all the classes from '85 to '96 will be present. Co. Supt. J.F. SMITH, under whose principalship the most of the older Alumni graduated will respond to a toast. It is hoped that Alumni Day will become a regular part of commencement week.
The regular meeting of Oak Camp, M.W.A. are held on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month. Visiting neighbors are cordially invited to attend. Wallace MARTIN, V.C.; T.V. HUNT, clerk.
The Waukon Standard says:
"Invitations are out for a double wedding a week from today, June 10th, at the hospitable residence of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. BARTHELL, the contracting parties being Mr. L.S. MEIER, the well known and popular merchant of Waukon, and Miss Minnie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BARTHELL, and Mr. George Paul BARTHELL and Miss Mary Vienna, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. BRYANT, two couples of the most worthy and highly esteemed young people of this community and congratulations will soon be in order."
MARRIED.
At the residence of the bride's parents, in Postville, on Thursday evening, May 28th, 1896, by Rev. H.S. BARGELT, Mr. H.H. LIEN and Miss Jennie PRIOR. The wedding was a very quiet affair, no invitations being issued. Both the contracting parties are well and favorably known in Postville, and all join in the wish for long life and prosperity, with all the happiness accorded to humanity in the holy relation of wedlock. The newly married couple went immediately to their newly furnished and pleasant home, the DRESSER residence, on Williams street, where we hope and believe much joy will abide with them through all the coming years.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
June 13, 1896
Miss Lois TUTTLE will be down from Decorah to attend the Alumni exercises next Tuesday.
The eleventh annual commencement of the Postville High School well be held Monday evening, June 15th, at the M.E. church. Exercises will begin promptly at eight o'clock. The following are the graduates of our high school for 1896:
Mabel DRESSER, Grace McMASTER, Nora B. DAWSON, Emmet McWILLIAMS, Ruby WEBSTER, Edna HUGHES, Blanche RIGGS
H.J. BENTLEY was over on Tuesday and closed up the deal with HANKS, but has not put in stock yet.
F.M. ORR was up fromm Monona on Wednesday on business.
J.H. SANDERS has put water on to his lots south of the store, for the use of the store and millinery shop.
Will MILNE of Maynard, has been visiting here this week. He has sold his barber business at Maynard.
Miss Nellie ABBOTT came home from her school year's work in Alabama, last Tuesday. She is always welcome home.
J.J. JENNEWINE came over from Waukon on Wednesday. He is in poor health, but some better than when he was here last.
Lumber is on the ground for a residence of J.I. SHEPHERD on the corner of Williams and Maple streets south of the refrigerator.
Dr. and Mrs. H.D. SPAULDING, of West Union, made the Review family a visit this week, while on the way to and from Waukon.
HART bought a big drove of fine stock cattle at Castalia last Wednesday. He brought them down on Thursday and turned them into the pasture.
Mrs. L.A. EASTON, of Garner, came in on Wednesday afternoon for an old home visit. We are glad to know that her health is entirely restored.
Those birds-eye views of Postville, taken by Photographer BEEDY at an elevation of 75 feet above the terra firma, from the water tower, are catching the eye of nearly everybody. If that isn't "way up" photography what is?
The following item taken from the Waukon Democrat:
We are sorry to chronicle the illness of Recorder HANCOCK, which has kept him from performing his office duties for a week past and at times occasioned the presence of a physician. Mrs. HANCOCK is attending to recording matters in the meantime.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
June 27, 1896
A. STAADT spent last Sunday in Decorah visiting his friends, Mrs. TUTTLE and Lois, and looking over the city.
Rev. POLLARD has accepted the call of the Congregational church here, and will arriove about the first of July.
Our young people had a gala time out at Wm. HARRIS' commodius home last Friday evening in the form of a surprise.
Drayman ROLLINS' eight year old son fell from a tree Wednesday afternoon, striking on his shoulder. Fortunately no bones were broken.
The Barre granite sarcophagus erected by E.H. PRIOR for the EGBERT family at Monona last week is the largest and best of its kind in Monona.
Gordon WHITE returned from Mt. Vernon last Monday, and has been on the sich list since, but not seriously, we hope. he is threatened with fever.
See the card of Geo. W. HARRIS in this issue advertising some of his fine Poland China pigs for sale. If you want good pigs Geo. W. has got 'em.
The Hardin people will have a big picnic July 4th at the big spring on Nelse McGHEE's farm. They will have fireworks in the evening and a general good time all day.
Mrs. H.H. LIEN lost a gold headed hair ornament, with ferrule attachment, between Postville and Wm. HARRIS' residence, last Friday evening. Finder please leave at this office.
E.F. MEDARY was in town Wednesday evening. He was not looking up congressional possibilities. He will attend the Chicago convention to shout for [?Boies] - if he should be nominated.
The Cresco Plaindealer has the following to say of one of our old citizens, now of Davis Corners:
"Mr. R.A.T. MEYER is farming 320 acres of land, of which he has in cultivation 240 acres, the residue devoted to meadow and pasture. With this family your reporter was most royally entertained."
Ed. PRIOR received a mail order for a very fine monument from parties living at Whitemore. Other orders taken this week were for work for Mrs. CONERTY, Wm. RATCH, Jas. PARTCH, Aug. DAHL, Wm. HANSON and W.C. McNEIL. Ed went to Oelwein, Wednesday, in response to inquires from parties there who want to buy.
Notice is hereby given that proposals for the removal of a school house in the Independent District of Hardin, Alamakee Co., Iowa, will be received by the undersigned, at his residence, in Hardin, where information as to requirements can be had until July 10th, 1896, at which time hte contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Warren STILES, President Board of Directors.
Mess'rs OWEN & PIERCE, of Sac City, are here representing their copper cable lightning rod, and putting them up for all who wish them. Both are known here, Mr. OWEN being a brother of Orville OWEN, who formerly lived just west of town. They come well recommended by the most prominent men of Sac City, including E.N. BAILEY, of the state bank there, for honesty and fair dealing. One of them will move here soon.
The first Alumni meeting and banquet was June 16th, the first since the Postville High School Alumni Association was organized. At the business meeting in the afternoon officers were elected for the coming year and other necessary business transacted....an informal reception was held at the hospitable home of John MOTT, and the former graduates and members of the school board and their wives, welcomed the class of '96 into its charmed circle....the company repaired to the Commercial Hotel, where covers were laid for 70....Charles G. BURLING as toast master...Jas. McEWEN, president of the board of education...Prof. T.V. HUNT [gave a speech]..Prof. COFFEEN, of Waukon [made remarks]...responses by members of the different classes were made....
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IN MEMORIAM.
It is with regret that we receive the intelligence of the death of our old friend, F.M. HAISLET, at his mone in Missouri. We have no details or particulars at this writing. He was at his old home in New Hampton a few weeks ago, and while there was quite seriously indisposed, and returned as soon as he was able to travel, without being able to visit his many friends along the line. Frank was a warm friend and able editorial writer and an honest man. Ourside of our own home we never were as cordialy entertained as under his hospitable roof. The sorrowing wife and daughters have our sincere sympathy in their great bereavement. May peace as deep and as wide as the sea be theirs in these trying hours.