Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
Friday, December 15, 1899
Obituary
Mrs. Mary Cheadle (nee Dennis) was born in Morgan Co. Ohio, Nov.
12, 1819. She died Dec. 6, 1899, having reached the ripe age of
80 years and 24 days. She with her parents moved to Indiana when
she was 11 years of age. On Oct. 20, 1836 she was united in
marriage to Asa Cheadle. Ten children blessed their home, five
boys and five girls. Only two daughters, Mrs. Callender and Mrs.
Wells, survive and mourn their loss. After 45 years of loving
companionship she was called upon to give up her husband who died
Feb. 22,
1882. She was converted while very young and united with the
methodist Episcopal church. She with her husband came to Iowa in
1849. Upon the organization of Bethel U.B. church, they became
charter members. The God whom she trusted was her's to the end.
His rod and his staff comforted her even in the valley of the
shadow of death. In her death Bethel looses one of its most
faithful members, the community a tried friend and the family a
kind loving mother. The following verse fitly expresses the
sentiments of the bereaved daughters:
Dearest mother thou hast left us,
Here thy loss we deeply feel,
But t'is God that has bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
The funeral occurred from Bethel church Friday, Dec. 8th, her
pastor officiating.
- J.Q. Dickensheets
In November 1899 the following parties were granted
marriage license.
- by Ellison Orr, Clerk & J.C. Ludeking, Dep.
Julius H. Snitker and Cora E. Stevens
Patrick J. Conway and Kate T. Murdhy
Frank A. Ahlstrom and Frankie Greenwood
Albert G. Hagen and Karen M. Leyse
Herman F. Klemme and Clars M. Peterson
Michael Keiser and Aggie Liston
Darwin Werhan and Mary Healy
Eugene J. Cahalan and Emma Cota
Wm. Guider and Elizabeth Thornton
Henry Gilbertson and Mary Schafer
J.M. Healy and Mary Walderon
Wm. Nagel and Emma Baeth
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
Friday, December 22, 1899
Correspondence.
Bethel [Allamakee co.] News
- Miss May Owen has so far recovered from the typhoid fever as to
come home and was at church Sunday before last.
- The teachers of the winter schools are as follows:
Minert, Susie Batchelor
Lybrand, Lelia Cummings
South Grove, Wm. McKinley
West Grove, Philip Fagre
Cherry Valley, Mr. Ridgway
Evergreen, W.J. Ivory
- Mrs. Folsom, mother of Thomas Folsom, is the eldest woman in
the neighborhood, she being 81 years old and quite stong and
well.
- Grandmother Gilson is very sick; she is 82 years old, giving
disease the advantage of her. She is an early settler.
- Mortimer Deering is out at Odebolt, visiting his sister, Mrs.
Oliver Mackey. Father and Mother Deering must miss him as this is
his first trip from home.
- Esq. Swenson's cows are trying to beat the world. Two of them
dropped twin calves in three days, all doing well. The Esq.
things that beats Dakota.
Luana [Clayton co.] News
- Fred Bell, of the firm of Gilchrist & Co. of McGregor, was
up last week in the interest of the firm.
- Harrison Dunning and son Henry, returned last Wednesday from
Manchester where they had visited a week.
- Our young people from the various schools and colleges are at
home for the holidays
- John Heiden, of Wagner, died Nov. 11th, after a two days
illness, of lung and heart trouble.
- Mrs. Haslip is with her mother who is very feeble and not
expected to live.
- Mrs. Alf. Ernst is expected home from Willoughby, Ohio, this
week.
- Social gatherings and sleighrides are a common occurence among
our young people. They spent their last social evening at the
home of I.D. Omsted, Tuesday.
- Saturday, Miss Rose Stocker, severs her connection with her
aunt, Mrs. Von Berg, as a member of her family, and also a member
of our young people's society which she has been in close
connection with for a good many years. Her quiet manners were
agreeable to everyone, and she will be greatly missed.
Died. At her home in Willoughby, Ohio, Dec. 12, occurred the
death of Mrs. Ida Moore, wife of Dr. Thos. Moore. Mrs. Moore was
the youngest daughter of
the late W.S. Scott, of this place, and it was at her home that
her mother, while visiting her five years ago, died and was
brought home for interment,
and her father, the year following, died there and his body was
brought here for burial. The deceased was born here about 40
years ago and lived until
her marriage. She leaves her husband, a daughter about fifteen
years of age, and a sister, Mrs. Alf. Ernest of this place, the
last member of the
Scott family. Mrs. Ernst was with her sister the past three weeks
and at the time of her death and burial.
Castalia [Winneshiek co.] News.
- H.W. Neverman is rushing his machine shed to completion.
- Geo. Allen has shipped ten cars of stock the past week.
- The Iowa Produce Co. are taking in lots of poultry here today.
- Will Peckham is taking in Chicago this week.
- The revival meetings at the M.E. church closed last Monday.
They had about 18 converts.
- The Ladies Aid of the U.B. church will be sociable at Mrs.
Isaac Allen's tomorrow.
- A.M. Richards was a Waukon visitor last week.
- Mrs. C. McMullen is visiting relatives in Wisconsin this week.
- Mrs. Irvin Alen was called to Dubuque last Friday by the
serious illness of her daughter Bessie, who now has the
diptheria. At last reports, she was slowly improving.
- W.C. Winn has a new barber pole of artistic merit. Charley and
Will Bloxham did the work.
- Herb Banning left for Chicago last evening to take a special
course of instruction in music. He will be gone all winter.
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the one things all parties agree upon. Republicans. Democrats,
Populists. Even the "know-nothing" party knows one
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Sold by Henry Poesch, Postville, Iowa.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
December 29, 1899
A Happy New Year to you All
The remant of 1899 may now be counted by hours, and these will
soon fade away and 1900 will be ushered in. The year so nearly
departed has been one of general prosperity through our broad
land. In this purely agricultural district we have not felt the
retuning tide as sensibly as have the manufacturing and mining
districts, where thousands of men are employed at big and
increasing wages. But even here there has been an improvement, an
improvement all along the line. There is more money, interest is
lighter, there is more business and more confidence than since
1892. An agricultural district is the last to feel the hard times
and the last to fully recover.
The rebellion in the Philippines is nearing a collapse, and when
this occurs we shall be at peace with all the world. And with
peace and prosperity an established fact why should we not
continue to be the happiest people beneath the bending skies? And
so we hail the coming year with faith and hope, believing that he
who holds the destinies of nations in his hands will continue to
smile benignly upon us.
Local News.
- The annual meeting of The Farmers' Co-operative Creamery Co.
will be held at Turner Hall, Monday, January 1st, 1900, at 10
o'clock for the election of officers and such other business as
may come before it.
- In addition to the arrivals mentioned elsewhere, Mr. and Mrs.
Theron Foote came on Wednesday for a visit with Mrs. Foote's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Meier.
- A letter from our friend John Murphy, from far off North
Dakota, in remitting for the Review, has the following
item about the weather in the Red River Valley which we should
hardly credit did we not know John's reputation for truth and
veracity in his boyhood days:
"We are having the finest weather this winter ever known of
in North Dakota which is saying a great deal. Very warm and no
snow, the grass is as green as in June and we have not taken our
screens off on account of flies."
- For Sale - A 12 horse mounted Woodbury power in good repair,
for sale cheap. Inquire of H.F. Eggert
Luana News.
- Mrs. Jeff Ernst left Saturday to spend the holidays in her son
Fred's family in Minneapolis, Minn.
- Emma Dunning spent her Christmas among relatives of Northwood.
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