Iowa Volksblatt
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
May 17, 1901

Today is Ascension Day.

The steamer 'Patricia', on which Carl MEIER was a passenger, arrived in Hamburg last Friday.

Sunday evening, May 23, a union memorial service will be held at St. Paul's church. Revs. BOCKELMAN, POLLARD and PARKER will each have a part in the service.

John and Rosa ANDREWS of Littleport are guests in the home of their uncle, R.F. HECKER.

John RUCKDASCHEL and family spent Tuesday in Clayton county in the home of Pastor SEIBERT.

John WILKE, Jr., who is well known here although he went south six years ago, has finished his law studies in Des Moines and has passed the bar exams. We bespeak a large practice for this energetic young man.

The first full blooded Herefords in this territory arrived in Postville Wednesday over the Burlington road. There were three heifers and a bull and they came from the West Fork herd for Edwin GASS, who is going into the stock raising business.

Mrs. Louise POESCH has sold her restaurant to Justin BELLOWS.

Mrs. Frank SEBASTIAN celebrated her birthday Sunday. A large number of her friends were present and enjoyed the customary hospitality of the SEBASTIAN home.

Ben GORDON, a brother of our buttermaker, Jim GORDON, returned Friday from the Philippines, where he had served in the army for two years.

George REDHEAD painted his house occupied by Prof. ANDERSON. He also bought the adjoining lot for $125.

Rev. Fr. HOGAN of the Monona and Postville churches, will begin a journey to his home in Ireland soon.

S.A. HARRIS purchased 71 angora goats last week. He is the first farmer in this vicinity to experiment with these animals.

Chas. KRUMM had an accident while hauling buttermilk last week. His large galvanized tank burst and the five barrels of buttermilk he had in it made a nice puddle in the road instead of quenching the thirst of his shoats.

James HOY's son was kicked in the face by one of his ponies Thursday morning. The result was a wound that had to be sewed up by a doctor.

Cyrus HARRINGTON, who has been working in Muscatine for several years, arrived here for a visit with his mother.

Mrs. Frank TULLER, as delegate from the Degree of Honor and John THOMA as delegate from the Workmen Lodge, went to Marshalltown Monday to attend the Grand Lodge meetings.

E.P. DURNO of Dubuque arrived here Saturday. He will become a partner in the [local] hardware firm.

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Iowa Volksblatt
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
May 24, 1901

Mrs. Fred THOMA is ill.

Mrs. Emma J. PUTNAM will now receive a pension of $8 per month as a Soldiers' widow.

Twin sons, both lusty, were born Monday in the home of our butcher, Mr. KISTER and wife.

Twin girls were born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry HAHN of Hardin last Monday. Both babies died Thursday and were buried in Postville cemetery Friday.

A child in the home of buttermaker Jim GORDON is ill of scarlet fever and the home is under quarantine.

50,000 machinists laid down their work May 20. The walk-out was staged in demand of a nine-hour day.

Our farmers are now seen in town frequently as the most necessary farm work is pretty well out of the way.

The Widow KLUSS is in Prairie du Chien in her son's hospital to take treatment for rheumatism. Sophia is with her.

Ira RILEY has been sworn in as a substitute mail carrier and as soon as his papers come he will carry mail on route 1 for his father.

Today there was to have been a barn raising at the Adolph FOELS farm and one at the August SCHUTTE farm near Castalia. The rain, however, caused a postponement.

L.H. SCHROEDER with his family, accompanied by David MEYER as guide, made an overland trip to Cresco and McIntire to visit relatives. They left Saturday and returned Wednesday.