Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
June 4, 1897
Postville's patriotic people gathered to arrange for a Fourth of
July celebration at the Hook & Ladder House last Friday
evening. W.J. WALLIS was chosen as chairman and Bert E. TUTTLE as
secretary. The motion to celebrate on Saturday, July 3rd
prevailed and officers and committees were selected:
President of the Day - F.S. BURLING
Marshall - H.B. TAYLOR
Committee on Finance - Ed. WATERS & John MOIR
Committee of Arrangements - John WATERS, E.H. PRIOR & J.B.
HART
Committee on Speaker - W.J. WALLIS & J.H. GRAY
Committee on Sports - J.M. THOMA, Jas. GREGG, John WATERS &
J.B. HART
Committee on Fireworks - F.J. BECKER, John THOMA, H.H. LIEN &
C.C. WEBER
Committee on Band - Bert E. TUTTLE, H. POESCH & F.H. HINTON
Committee on Vocal music - A.L. MEIER
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Henry FREIDAG is plastering at Calmar this week.
Prof. SMITH will hold an educational meeting at Rossville
tomorrow. He was over this way on Monday, visiting the schools
northwest of town. He made a short call here.
Marcy [name may be Marey] JONES, now of Pueblo, Colorado, is here
visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Louise BAILEY returned to Des Moines on Tuesday morning,
after a stay here of several weeks.
W.C. McNEIL is growing old like the rest of us. He is now
grandpa, a daughter having been born to Mr. and Mrs. 'Gus'
McNEIL. We congratulate all concerned.
Thanks to the following subscribers for cash on subscription:
J.F. SMITH, W.G. MAKEPEACE, Ed. WATERS, Chas SIMONDS, A.L. CHASE,
Mrs. L.A. EASTON & Maurice BROWN.
Elmer COURSON, Marshal HAWKINS, J.A. PARKER and Art sought to
lure the finny tribe from the placid Turkey several days this
week. If the ice had been a little stronger, so they could have
gone out and cut holes through it they would probably have made a
good catch.
Vin BABCOCK, of New Hampton, won the appointment as cadet to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis in the competitive examination held at
Chas. City, last week. Wm. M. St. JOHN, stood second on the list
and was elected BABCOCK's alternate.
The L.A.S. of the Cong. church, will give a lawn social at the
home of F.H. WELZEL, June 10th.
Mrs. Dr. H.D. SPALDING, of West Union, stopped over with us last
Friday night on her way to Lansing.
Geo. REDHEAD has been painting his residence.
W.S. WEBSTER attended the masonic grand lodge at Oskaloosa this
week as a delegate from this lodge.
Prof. HUNT went to Fayette on Monday, the first that he has been
out of town any distance since his long illness.
MARRIAGE LICENSES for May were scarce, as the following from
Deputy Clerk HAINES shows:
Gullick GULLICKSON & Martha NELSON
William D. MILNE & Eliza B. TAYLOR
Wm. F. KELLEHER & Katie A. CASSIDY
Walter BULGER & Katie ALLEN
Emil PETERS & Mary KANT
Frank STONE & Eunice E. GRAVES
Frank McCLASKEY & Maggie MARONEY
Edward DOLPHIN & Dora M. BLANCHARD
Maurice BROWN & Helen MORIARTY
ADVERTISMENTS.
--O. BIDNE, the tailor, is selling suits from $6.00 up, made to
your measure.
--Buy your bread of Chas. SIMONDS, and get the best.
--HART's furniture store has wall paper.
--For screen doors, screen windows and wire cloth go to HOY &
SCHROEDER's.
--Miss Blanche DURNO, teacher of piano and organ.
--Strawberries, at John THOMA's.
--The celebrated Columbia Bread sold at H.H. LIEN's.
HYMENEAL.
Mr. Maurice BROWN, of Amber, Jones Co., Iowa, led to the altar on
last Tuesday, one of the fairest daughters of Allamakee Co., Miss
Helen MORIARTY. The bride is known in Postville as a most
estimable young lady, whose beauty is only equalled by her
virtues. Of Mr. BROWN it is enough to say, that in judgment of
those who know him well, he is worthy of his fair partner. Some
of us would like to know, perhaps, why he came here to woo and
win the pride of Postville. The officiating clergyman on the
occasion was the Rev. Father HOGAN. He sang High Mass, and was
assisted by an efficient choir, the chief singers being Miss
Mamie SHEEHY of Postville and Miss Helen SLATTERY, of Chicago.
The wedding breakfast, prepared at the home of the bride, was a
most enjoyable one, a real imitation of the marriage feast of
Cana. After the cloth was removed the Rev. Father McELHINNEY, of
Chicago, read the following beautiful poem:
As gentle spring with rosy breath
Revives each plant and flower
And draws their leaves from mystic death
To deck the lover's bower.
In whispers sweet and clear and low,
Love tells a charming story.
Of what he does on earth below,
To gain unfading glory.
His voice is sweet, his armor bright,
But rough the road and dreary,
O'er which he leads to Hymen's height
The true, the leal, the weary.
And when at last his captives fair
Place hand in hand demurely,
And plight their troth his yoke to bear.
He binds their bonds securely.
He came, he says, to make his home
With the married pair forever.
On land or sea, where'r they roam,
Their bonds no man can sever.
This world were full of care and woe
Were it not for lov's invention,
To make but one of two, who know
Each other's good intention.
At marriage feasts like this today,
When all are happy, bright and gay,
When flowers bloom as in the May,
And song-birds sing their sweetest lay,
Love speaks to man and wife,
And tells them walk the narrow way,
That leads to endless life.
[transcribed by S.F., August 2004]