Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co., Iowa
March 1, 1898
-Hogs have been a little off for a few days, but a good many have
been coming in.
-Remember that the school entertainment at Turner Hall next
Friday evening, the 25th.
-Ed Cornell and Will Holahan are in Chicago, taking in the prize
fights and other sights.
-City election a week from next Monday. There will be no
excitement and no opposition.
-Seeding commenced in the central part of the state last week,
even as far north as the state line. It looks like spring to see
the farmers taking out plow and other instruments of farm
"warfare."
-After several weeks visit here, Mrs. R. D. Burdick returned home
to Lansing on Monday afternoon.
-Wyandottes, the best general purpose breed of poultry. Eggs 56
cents per setting. H. E. Roberts
-Be sure you read J. M. Thoma's new ad. Johnny has an elegant new
line of wall paper and paints.
-In sending his subscription for another year, our old friend, W.
J. Campbell, says they are all well.
-Herb Dunning is carrying his leg in a sling, the result of a
kick by a horse. We hope it is not serious.
-Eggs have been only 8 cents for nearly two weeks and this is a
little more than they are worth to ship.
-Misses Alma Meier, Ruby Webster and Bessie Rathbun returned to
school at Cedar Falls on Tuesday evening.
-The receipts of the library entertainment, on Tuesday evening,
at the Congregational church were $19.55.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hanks visited Mr. Hanks' father this week,
who is in poor health. He resides at Hampton, Franklin Co.
-Jas. Hoy went to Farmersburg on Tuesday to examine the books of
the creamery there. He is an expert in that kind of work.
-C. L. Davidson, chairman of the Iowa board of railway
commissioners, dropped dead at his home in Hull, on Tuesday, of
apoplexy.
-Themes for the Methodist pulpit Sunday: Morning, "The
Golden Candlestick," evening, "Miracles: Possibility,
Actuality, Utility."
-Joe Gray tries his "hand" at advertising this week. If
you are going to wear clothes this summer the U. T. K. will be
glad to dress you up.
-J. A. Crescy, of Frankville, returned from Chicago on Tuesday
where he spent the winter with this son, R. L. He made a pleasant
call at this office.
-Our banks have been examined this week by Bank Examiner Gardner.
We believe he found them in good shape, for that is our opinion
of them.
-If we should have two weeks of winter in April it will be hard
on the mourners, as well as the poor robins that have returned to
this uncertain climate.
-If you have a watch, clock, a pair of spectacles or any article
of jewelry in need of repair, leave it with F. L. Eisfelder, the
Reliable Jeweler. All work personally attended to and warranted.
-J. W. Murphy came down from Carrington, N. D., this week for a
short parental visit. This office is indebted for a pleasant and
profitable call. We are always glad of a visit from any of the
Murphy's. They are all personal friends whom we prize, and we are
glad to know that they are all prosperous.
-There were 184 votes cast at the school election, with the
following vote for each candidate:
For directors, long term, G. W. Goetz 157, May H. Douglass 29.
Short term, John B. Hart 102, H. S. Luhman 81.
For treasurer, F. W. Tangeman 104, John H. Meyer, 80.
-Station Agent Hinton has received a letter from a firm in
Newark, New Jersey, who desire to establish a poultry and egg
house in Iowa, and wants to know what advantages Postville offers
for such an industry. We are of the opinion that no better point
can be found, as the larger towns already have something of the
kind. There is a large territory here that has nothing of the
kind.
The annual meeting of the Civic Club will be held Monday,
evening, March 21, at the usual hour. Program: Roll-call
Song-Club
Review of lesson 24 and 25.....Leader Mrs. Welzel.
Vocal solo........Master Harry Beedy
"Land Survey in Iowa".........Mr. Prescott
Recitation selected........Mrs. Jessie Sanders
Reports of treasurer and corresponding secretary. Mr. Prescott
requests members to bring paper and pencil with which to take
notes.
Report of West Grove school, commencing Nov. 22, 1897, and ending
March 11, 1898:
No. of days taught.....80
No. enrolled.....33
Average daily attendance....26
No. of daily recitations......26
No. pupils neither absent nor tardy.....1
No. cases of tardiness.........35
No. of visitors..........8
Name of pupil of perfect attendance, Herman Christopherson
ALICE OWEN, Teacher
A. McCulloch, on the Chase farm south of town, had the misfortune
to lose his little son, four and a half years old, on Tuesday
night, of lung fever. He thought everything of the child, as did
the mother, and they have the sincere sympathy of all.
"Dearest Alfred, though has left us,
And our hearts are full of pain;
But we know if we are faithful,
We shall some day meet again.
Few have been the fleeting years,
That have passed o'er thy young head;
But we learn from our Great Teacher
Not to mourn the early dead.
But, the anguish of our hearts,
To thus see him from us borne,
Help us, Heavenly Father to say,
Thy will, O, Lord, not mine, be done."
-On Monday it having been discovered that Mr. Beucher was
ineligible the caucus was convened again on Monday evening and
John H. Meier was chosen to fill the vacancy. This caucus was
even more largely attended than the other. Mr. Meier received 41
votes, Mr. Chase 12 and a few scattering. All the officers except
the councilmen are present incumbents, and they are good
selections, making the ticket first class from top to bottom.
Last Saturday evening "Dr." Jas. Gordon and wife and
"me and my wife," took advantage of a team sent up
after us to make a Sunday visit at the hospitable home of Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. McGreevey, near Clermont. It had been a number of
years since we had been there before -- away back in our paltry
days when Jim and I were on earth the first time. Since we were
there a new and comfortable home has supplanted the old one, and
the old barn had been superceded by a fine frame building, and
evidences of prosperity all around. We found them the same jolly,
whole-souled people they always were, and were pleased to see
that time had dealt kindly with them. It's a long way you'll go
before you find a place where you will be better entertained or
get more square meals in a day than at the cheerful home of
honest Thos. McGreevey and family.
[transcribed by LA, November 2009]