Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
October 1, 1897

Old Mrs. Harrington started for California last Friday.

We forgot to mention the call of Ralph Prescott last week.

Bert Burdick will move from Britt to Des Moines next week.

Jas. Gregg sent out the lumber for the Cole school house on Monday.

Mrs. C.A. Fullerton left for her future home at Cedar Falls last Saturday.

Arthur Smith came down from Decorah and spent Sunday with his mother.

The old Columbian band is reorganized and practicing twice a week again.

At Luhman & Sanders All Wool Dress Flannels, 38 in. wide, only 5 cents per yard.

The Congregational church is being pushed towards completion. It will be a fine edifice.

Yesterday was the last day in which to pay the second installment of taxes without penalty.

John Klein left at this office some splendid samples of corn picked about a week before the frost.

A young man by the name of Ashley T. Dawley, two miles north of Decorah, accidentally shot himself dead, on Monday, by drawing the muzzle of the gun towards him.

It was too bad that John Dickson had to come over from Wisconsin and spend a couple of weeks in fixing the caucuses for Waukon. But they can easily make him whole.

Our cemetery is in better shape this fall than ever before. With the new walk and the fence and gates on the north end it now presents a creditable appearance. Let us see that it is kept so.

Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Mott left last Monday afternoon for New York to visit their daughter, Hattie, who was reported not so well. Mrs. Beedy (or Bendy) came up from Fayette to "keep house" during their absence.

Jack Saucer, the indomitable grave stone man, from Waverly, has been around this section for a week putting up work and selling more. Jack can talk the handle off a pump, but he gets there just the same.

Mrs. C.A. Abel and daughter, Mrs. Reeder, left on Tuesday for Ashville, North Carolina, where they will spend the winter in the interest of the health of Mrs. Reeder. All hype that she will be greatly benefitted.

We understand there was a good turn out, mostly ladies, to hear Mrs. Johns' lecture on Monday evening. It is said that she favored free silver as well as free suffrage, and if so it explains the interest taken by democrats.

There won't be any green two cent stamp after all. It was discovered that at the international postal congress it was agreed that the stamp most used should be uniformly red.

We wish to announce to the ladies that our Opening of Fall Millinery will take place at our Parlors, on Saturday, Oct. 2nd, for one day only. We have the largest, handsomest and best selected stock of Millinery ever shown in Postville. Going into the city ourselves gives out customers the benefit of the latest styles in all the Novelties. Our pattern hats are copied from the Paris and New York styles, and you can come look and price them, and be made welcome. We have a fine line of Dakota hats, sailors, walking hats and caps, all as low as can be sold.
Yours Very Truly,
Mrs. C. Anderson
Miss Riley, Trimmer

The following is the ticket nominated in Waukon on Tuesday:
For Representative -- John Sanders, of Post
For Treasurer -- Max Wittlinger, of Makee
For Sheriff -- J.H. O'Neill, of Taylor
For Superintendent -- W.J. Doran, of Lycurgus
For Supervisor -- A.B. Cook, of Post
For Surveyor -- Vic. H. Stevens, of Waterville
For Coroner -- Patrick Gilroy, of Lansing

Died. At his home, near Frankville, Iowa, Mr. James H. Bollman, one of the old and respected citizens of Ludlow township, after a lingering, painful illness, surrendered very suddenly to the great conqueror on Sabbath evening, Sept. 26th, 1897. Mr. Bollman was born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, May 31st, 1833, moving to his late residence more than forty years ago. Nov. 19th, 1863, he was married to Miss Betsy Ann Letchford, from which union seven children were born, six of whom, together with his bereaved wife, are left behind to mourn his loss. The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church, of Frankville, of which he had been an efficient ruling elder for many years. Rev. J.S. Phillips conducted the services.

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
October 8, 1897

You can have the Review on trial to Jan. 1st for 30 cents, or until Jan. 1st, 1899, new subscribers, for $1.50 in advance.

You're always next at Parker's barber shop, -- next to the best watch repair shop in the county.

"But he wouldn't saw the wood," but he will put your watch or gun in firstclass order. J.W. Dresser

For Overshoes go to J.H. Meier's shoe store to buy them. Only first quality kept in stock.

Mrs. Benj. Smith has gone to Hardin to make her home for the present with her daughter, Mrs. R.V. Pearson. Her health is too poor to keep house alone.

Mrs. Walter Chriss came up from Cedar Rapids on Saturday for a visit with parents and friends.

Art Burdick has been weighing milk at the creamery for a few days. His job is only temporary.

Mrs. Mattson, of Estherville, came Monday, for a visit with her sister, Mrs. D. Jacobia, and family.

John Sanders is to raise the millinery store, occupied by Mrs. Anderson, another story. H.B. Taylor does the work.

Frank Arnold, who was indicted for the murder of Mr. Duffy, is out on $5,000 bail. He was in Postville on Monday.

We are sorry that the democratic county papers are dissatisfied with our course, but cannot help it. It is not the first time.

Tuesday was about as disagreeable a day as we often experience. The wind was high and the dust was something terrible.

Rev. H.S. Bargelt left on Tuesday for the general conference at Dubuque. It is not expected that he will be returned to this charge.

We all need an extra thanksgiving dinner in this year of large crops and good prices. Such will be supplied at Turner Hall tomorrow.

The ladies of the Congregational church will serve a twenty-five cent dinner at Turner Hall, Saturday, from 11:30 o'clock until all are served. The proceeds will be applied on the new church building.

All that is neccessary to insure a good house is the bare announcement that Thompson's Comedians will appear at Turner Hall on this and tomorrow evenings. All who attended their entertainments when they were here before know that it is the best company that ever appeared here. We say this without solicitation and without hope of "fee or reward." Go and see and hear and be convinced.

The Fire Department will give a grand ball at Turner Hall, Wednesday evening, Oct. 27th. Carpenter's famous harp orchestra, five pieces, will do honor to the musical part of the program. The tickets well be the same old hard time price, 75 cents.

The following list of marriage licenses, issued during September, is furnished us by Deputy Clerk Haines:
Peter S. Narum & Caroline Anderson
Andrew P. Onsager & Oleana Hexom
Fred Runge & Louisa Brandt
E.W. Zamzen & Maud A. Robinson
Jacob G. Rupp & Lona M. DAvis
Gordon R. Tanner & Chryss Bratsberg
Elmer E. Bellows & Lizzie A. Sheuff
Will Collins & Mary Plein
Lawrence King & Lora M. Hastings
Hugh O. Grady & Leafa D. Lang
Fred W. Walter & Mary E. Castillo
Edwin Cooper & Carrie E. Reed
Walter E. Bray & Nettie Rankin

The Monday Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Sanders, Monday, Oct. 11, at 2:30 p.m., observing the following program:
Responses from German authors, Parliamentary practice, subsidiary motions, miscellaneous -- by Mrs. Leui
Piano Solo - Gavotte Moderne -- by Miss DeCou
The Merovingian and Carlovingian Dynasties 481to 911 A.D. -- by Mrs. Tuller
Spice -- by Mrs. Pollard
Prussians, the Wends and their homes -- by Mrs. Prescott
Review of Das Gundrunlied -- by Mrs. Flynn

There will be but two ways of marking ballots under the new law, and they are so simple that no mistakes ought to be made, but there doubtless will be. They are:
First, if you want to vote a straight ticket all you have to do is to mark the circle at the top, as heretofore.
Second, if you want to vote a scratched ticket you must omit the circle at the top of the ticket entire, and mark the square to the left of every name you wish to vote for on any or all the tickets.
Do you understand it?

Luhman & Sanders, are putting in a store at Fayette, with John A. Finney as manager. He, with Miss Addie Sanders, went to Chicago Monday night to buy an entire new stock of goods for the Fayette store. We believe they will carry only dry goods and furnishing goods there, and will do a strictly cash business.

Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors, who kindly assisted during the death and burial of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. J.H. Bollman & family.

Died.
Dahms -- At the residence of her parents, about 4 1/2 miles southeast of Postville, on Saturday, Oct. 2nd, Emma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dahms, aged about 13 years and six months. The peculiarly sad feature of this case is that it came from an accident which happened on the Monday before. She was driving a team attached to a hay fork, putting hay in the barn, when the rope or some machinery caught and the singletree broke, flying back and striking her across the abdomen, causing her death. The funeral was held from the Lutheran church on Monday, and was one of the largest funerals ever held in Postville. The church was inadequate to hold the sympathizing friends.

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
October 15, 1897

We are indebted to the president, Mrs. Douglass, for an invitation to the next meeting of the Civic Club, for which we extend thanks, but we have no interest in the matter. In fact, as our readers well know, we seriously oppose the object aimed at by the club -- womans suffrage -- on principle. We are well aware that it is coming, but we cannnot lend any influence to expedite the day. Already there is sufficient competition between the sexes, and no good can come from the female sex entering into politics.

We regret to learn of the serious illness of our old freind, Selden Candee, of Luana.

Hugh Shepherd and family got away on Monday, to the regret of their many friends.

Partridge Cochin Cockerels at $1.00 each. Jno. Crosby.

"Fritz" Bigler, the Clermont ball tosser, was married last week to Miss Kate Sullivan.

Mrs. M.E. Tuttle returned yesterday from a week's visit with the Hinman families at Hardin.

The championship turnip of the season was brought in from John Mather's farm. It was a whopper.

Dr. Flynn has been in Des Moines this week in atendance upon a meeting of the railroad surgeons.

Under the new code, now in operation, the polls must open at 8 o'clock and close at 6, peremptorily.

Bethel church has purchased a fine new Crown organ of J.B. Hart. Geo. Harris took it out on Tuesday.

Harry Patterson, a nephew of this scribe, was married in Chicago last week. The happy pair are visiting their mother, Mrs. H.D. Spaulding, at West Union, this week. May all the blessings incident to this life attend them.

Harvey Miner, of Ion, was up the first of the week to do some surveying over in Grand Meadow township. Although a candidate for county surveyor he was not looking up politics. In fact there is nothing in the surveyor's office anyway.

H.L. Coffeen, chairman of the Winneshiek county republican committee, has resigned. Winneshiek is in a far worse muddle than Allamakeee, because the bone of contention is the candidate for state senator, a purely political office.

Monday was a field day for candidtaes. Prof. Smith and Dr. Bowen were looking after the fences a little. Under ordinary circumstances they would both get a little more than their party vote. This year we can make no figures. Things are demoralized.

The second frost of the season came on Saturday morning, Oct. 9th.

One of the best monuments in our cemetery was erected last week on the James Gordon lot. It is a credit to the yard and was made entirely from the rough stock by our home dealers. It shows a degree of skill and care in execution not found in any outside work.

The Guest Meeting held by the Monday Club on Thursday evening, at the home of Mrs. F.L. Williams was [remainder cut off]

Proof of Will.
To All Whom it May Concern. Notice is hereby given that an instrument purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mary Henry, Deceased, late of Cook County, Ills., has been opened and read in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Iowa, in and for Allamakee County, and that Monday, Nov. 15, 1897, has been set for hearing the proof of said Will in said court. That proof of said Will will be made by the depositions of Adolph Eicke, Herbert R. McPherson and Emma Garanson, witnesses. That a commission will issue out of the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Allamakee County, Iowa, on the 20th day of October, 1897, for the taking of such depositions, and that such depositions will be taken before Burleigh E. Tritt, a Notary Public in and for Cook County, State of Illinois, on written interrogatorics now on file in the office of the Clerk aforesaid, and upon oral examination before said Notary Public, at his office, being Room No. 319, First National Bank building, on Dearborn Street, City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on Thursday, Oct. 28th, 1897, between the hours of 9 o'clock A.M. and 6 o'clock P.M. of said day. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 27th day of Sept. 1897. W.O. Bock, Clerk of District Court.

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
October 22, 1897

Advertisements.

Prussian Heave Powders. Cured two mares of heaves. Dear Sirs: Please send me five dollars' worth of Prussian Heave Powders, C.O.D. I got that amount from you a year ago and they cured two fine mares of the heaves entirely. Respectfully yours, D.C. White, Portland, Dak.
--Sold by J.M. Thoma

Prussian Spavin Cure. When your agent was here I bought a bill of goods of him, including the Prussian Spavin Cure, which he warranted. I tried it on my own horse for Blood Spavin and two bottles removed it entirely. There is no sign of his ever having had a Spavin. All your remedies are good and do as represented. O.A. Dahlberg, Gen'l Merchant; Curtiss, Wis.
--Sold by J.M. Thoma

For the following attraction the C.M. & St. P. Ry will sell tickets as follows: For the Tennessee Centennial Exposition at Nashville, Tenn., excursion tickets will be sold at very low rates. F.H. Hinton, Agent.

Attorney at Law, Collections. Office over Postoffice. W.C. McNeil

Physician and Surgeon. Office in the old Postoffice building. Residence on the southwest corner of same block. Chas. H. Flynn, MD.

Attorney At Law, Insurance Agent and Collector, authorized to practice in all the courts of the state. Office over Lien's store brick block. Postville, Iowa. Wm. Shepherd.

Photographer and dealer in Picture Frames. Fred N. Beedy.

City Meat Market. First door east of the Commercial Hotel. New, clean and firstclass. Fresh and salted meats of all kinds. Fish in their season. A share of your patronage solicited. Cash paid for hides. We guarantee courteous treatment. J.W. Kister, proprietor.
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The heated term culminated last Friday night, or at a very early hour on Saturday morning, when a thunder storm struck us "amidships." The tower of the Lutheran church got in the way of a bolt and a perforation was made in the north front, some distance above the clock, but no other damage was done. The thunder that accompanied the shock was something terrible. Out in the country a horse belonging to Angus Gordon was killed. These were the only casualties we have heard of. The precipitation was about a half inch.

There are a great many holes in the sidewalks that should be fixed before the ground freezes.

The Lueigert jury disagreed and was discharged yesterday. This means another tedious trial.

Mrs. Will Shroyer is out on crutches. She has had a long siege as a result of her injury some months ago.

J.E. Hughes has returned from a successful season with hs horse, which has made a good record on the track.

Dave Jacobia and wife were in town last Tuesday. Mrs. Jacobia and her sister had been over in Wisconsin visiting another sister.

Bro. Fairbairn, of the New Hampton Courier, who has spoken twice before Postville audiences, is the republican candidate for the legislature in Chickasaw county. There is no more competent man in the county for that office than he, but the county is democratic and the chances are against his election. But we hope he will pull through.

Diphtheria in a family at Cresco caused the death of the mother and two children in two or three days. The papers say that it was confined to the one family. At West Union two departments of the public school were closed on account of the children coming down with it in school. May Postville be spared from a recurrence of the plague.

Marriages.

Chris F. Meier, son of C.W. Meier, of Post township, was married at Farmersburg, on Wednesday of this week, to an estimable young lady of that place. Most of the relatives from here attended the wedding, which was an enjoyable affair. The Review extends cordial greeting to the happy pair. [note: name of bride not given]

A quiet wedding occurred at the U.B. parsonage, Castalia, Iowa, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 13th, 1897, at half past two o'clock, when Fenton E. Bollman and Miss Jennie A. Robinson were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. The groom is one of Castalia's highly respected young men. The bride is an estimable young lady of Freeport, Ia. We welcome Mrs. Bollman into our community and extend our hearty good wishes to both in their new departure in life.

Waters & Lower.
[transcribers note: my copy too dark to transcribe -- long write-up of the marriage of J. Wallace Waters and Miss Emma J. Lower]

Bethel Buzzings.
Rev. Dickensheets is holding revival meetings at Forest Mills with good results.

A hoot owl is nothing to make night hideous compared to that midnight engine's whistle.

There will be a sociable at the Bethel church, Thursday evening, Oct. 28th, to reaise money for the new organ.

A.B. Cook, G.W. Harris, A.M.L. Brainard and George Russell went to the county S.S. convention at Waukon, Sunday, Oct. 17th.

George Meier got the third finger of his left hand caught between the neck yoke ring and the tongue, smashing it so badly as to necessitate amputation.

Our little four-year-old boy that was burned was alone, except a sister six years old, when he put his hands down and felt the fire on his pants. He said to his sister, "I am going home to mama, she will put it out." He walked along until two pairs of pants and a knit shirt burned off from his leg from his knee to his body. He walked nearly 60 rods in all. Forty rods of the time his leg was burning. He never screamed, but said to his siter from time to time, "I will go home to mama, she will put out the fire." His sister could stand it no longer and commenced screaming, which brought an older brother to him, who stripped him in short order. His leg from his knee to his body and a little-way up the body was burned black and crisp almost around. A little of the back part is not burned. At this writing, the 17th, more than half of the surface is a raw sore, the rest of the black and charred flesh has not come off yet. Poor little fellow, has to lie on back all the time, but is doing well.
ERAB
[transcribers note: ERAB is Edgar Ralph Austin Brainard]

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
October 29, 1897

Capt. Jas. Perry and wife are due home "from a foreign shore". A telegram from them says they will be home tomorrow morning.

A brother and a cousin of I.A. Harman, from the east, are visiting him. His brother is in poor health and may remain some time.

Marshal Hawkins, Dr. Cole, P.J. Beucher and Henry Poesch went to Waukon on Tuesday evening to hear Minnie Murray preach democracy.

The news from Colorado, western Nebraska and South Dakota makes chilly reading. Snow a foot deep in Colorado and more or less in all the territory mentioned, with blockaded trains, demoralized telegraph and telephone service, etc. It will be our turn one of these days.

Bethel Buzzings.
Lewis Segrist has been quite indisposed for a week past.

We have a very fine new church organ, a Crown, bought of J.B. Hart.

Miss Mary Tierney, of Waukon, will teach the Evergreen school this winter.

Our little boy's leg is doing fairly well, but he is getting very poor in flesh.

J.M. Harris has completed the church painting, which makes a good improvement.

By the old corn husk sign we will have a very easy winter, they are very loose on the ear.

Elmer McGhee has bought the Carl Berge place and will move here the last of November from Fredericksburg.

W.A. Owen is at LaCrosse, Wis., having his son Rad's leg doctored. Their many friends wish them success.

F. Deremore has a dwelling house nearly finished on Mr. A.B. Cook's timber ranch, between P.M. Terill's and C. Deering's.

Mrs. Ed Frye's cancer, when tried by the surgeon's knife, at Iowa City, proved to be a very large tumor. The last we heard she was doing well.

Sunday, the 24th, there were seven persons baptised near Forest Mills, from Yellow River. There is talk of building a church near the school house or the mills, on the picnic grounds.