Iowa Old Press

Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
April 3, 1903

The farmers on the Swenson telephone line, northeast of town, being unable to make satisfactory arrangement with President Stevens of the Standard line, for connections with "central" at Postville, met last Saturday and decided to put in an exchange of their own which will be installed immediately in Wm. Moll's restaurant. We also understand that the other farmers' lines entering here will be connected with this one as soon as their contract with the Standard expires.

The telephone line has more than boomed the last week, there having been about 400 poles set and there are about 100 more to be set from Bethel church to town, then it will not be long before the hello will begin to come. The directors have hired Frank Eaton, of Postville, to help string the wire and put in the 28 phones recently ordered. Evan Swenson, president of the company, is pushing the work as fast as possible. He is the right man for the place. --- Bethel Correspondent, Waukon Republican.

The Chicago Great Western railway will soon begin the construction of an immense private telephone line along its system between its terminal points -- Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas city. The line will not be used to displace the telegraph but to connect the various head departments more closely and thereby facilitate business.

Jake Jacobson, who a number of years ago used to wield a shovel on the Milwaukee section here, has been visiting relatives in the vicinity of Clermont of late. He now has a good position in the Milwaukee yards at Fond du Lac, Wis.

Rev. E. Bockelman will celebrate the confirmation of 18 boys and 18 girls at the St. Paul's Lutheran church at 10 o'clock next Sunday.

Mrs. Catherine McClintock, who dropped from a balcony during the burning of the Arlington hotel at West Union a week ago, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John R. Cook, Tuesday. This is the first fatality resulting from a fire in that city's history.

"Rock Island Jim" had a little conflaggerashun of his own last Saturday, occasioned by the dropping of a lighted match or cigar stub in the waste basket at the depot, which ignited the tissue paper quicker than a flash and was extinguished as quickly.

Town election Monday drew even a smaller house than a Sunday evening preaching service, but 32 votes being cast, and one of those was defective. The ticket elected was J.B. Hart, mayor; Jacob Meyer and J.M. Thoma councilmen for full term; and Wm. Moll councilman to fill vacancy.

John Palas, assisted by his neighbors Charles and George Fay, Charley Schultz, Geo. Pixler and Will Clark, marketed 88 head of summer pigs in Postville Tuesday that tipped the beam at an average weight of 186 lbs. and for which Hall Roberts paid him $6.50 per hundred. Not a bad addition to tack on to a fellow's bank account.

J.E. Perry has been having things pretty much his won way around home of late. His wife has been at Garrison visiting her mother and sister, and the girls have been spending their vacation week at West Union. However, Jim expects to have the monotony broken tomorrow by the arrival of the folks home.

Mrs. A.P. Abbott leaves tomorrow for her new home in Des Moines, where Miss Nellie has already located and has bright prospects of a brilliant future in the teaching of vocal music, for which she is so eminently fitted. May they find as fond and true friends in the capital city as they leave behind.

Lou Salzgeber's bird dog followed Bob Hecker into Kluss' harness shop Sunday mornig, and after getting what he wished, Bobbie went out and shut the door, forgetting all about the dog, who, noticing he was left all by his lonesome, proceeded to jump through the large glass in the front door without unnecessary delay.

Louis Schuette begins clerking at Luhman & Sanders' next Monday, suceeding Charles Reincke, who severed his connecton with that firm this week.

Death.
Owen Clark, a veteran of the War of the Rebellion, came to his death in Prairie du Chien last Sunday, by the bursting of an artery in his neck, producing strangulation. He was a member of Co. F. 9th Iowa cavalry.

Medal Contest
An equal suffrage contest will be held in Turner Hall, Friday evening, April 10, at 8 o'clock. The contestants for the medal are: Letha Rollins, Lewi Rasmussen, Laura Ketchum, Addie Nazett, Otto Schultz, Amy Meier & Florence Ward. the price of admission is 25 and 15 cents. Seats may be reserved without extra charge at Douglass' drug store.

Former Pastor Visits
Rev. F.X. Miller, of Cedar FAlls, who occupied the M.E. pulpit last Sunday morning and evening, was a former Postville pastor, years ago, and remembers many of the old timers who were on earth here long before we were. He used to hold services in the old frame school house (now used as a barn) here, and one of the regular attendants of his meetings was David B. Henderson, who at the time was living with his parents in the old stone farmhouse on Henderson Prairie and whose most fantastic dreams at that time that he would ever hold so exalted a position as speaker of the national house of representatives was a picture no artist could paint. Rev. Miller is now field agent of the Upper Iowa University, and is spreading the light of the many advantages this splendid educational institution offers to the young men and women seeking higher education. We enjoyed a pleasant half hour's call from Mr. Miller and thoroughly enjoyed his reveries of the old days in Postville.

Can This Be(e)?
The supreme court has just decided that in the future farmers who keep bees will be held responsible for the damage they inflict when they go out on the highway and attack innocent passersby. The decision is creating a great deal of comment among bee owners.

Confirmation Sunday.
Next Sunday will be a great day at St. Paul's German Lutheran church in this city, when Pastor Bockelman will confirm a class of thirty-six boys and girls whom he has for several months past been preparing for that purpose. The confirmation services always attract a large congregation, but the probablilities are an unusually large one will be present on this occasion, as the class is one of exceptional size and brightness, and is composed of the following children:

Sophia Linderbaum
Louisa Linderbaum
Anna Meyer
George Sebastian
Amanda Becker
Fritz Everman
Amanda Gerke
Rudy Everman
Alma Schroeder
Eddie Nehring
Bera Palos
Earnest Baltz
Kate Handel
Fritz Baltz
Clara Timermann
Levi Garms
Lucy Heines
Ely Garms
Emma Heines

Alma Thiese
Walter Brandt
Lena Fisher
Walter Caston
Hulda Busacker
Victor Caston
Sabina Welzel
John Harnack
Nora Palos
Willie Kuhse
John Schultz
Eva Meotsch
Willie Miller
Addie Bailey
Arthur Schroeder
Bertha Miller
Walter Knudth

Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
April 12, 1903

FRANKVILLE
---Mr. and Mrs. Dave Smith were Waukon visitors last week.
---Dave Smith and wife were Postville callers Monday.
---Alba Smith is staying with Mrs. Ernest Wilson for a few weeks.

Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
April 16, 1903

LUDLOW
---Last Saturday was quite a rest day for the work team, the mud being so bad.
---Rev. Buetelle opened the German school of the Zalmonia church last Monday.
---A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mrs. Henry Ludeking on last Wednesday, when her daughter, Clara was united in marriage to Fred Opfer of Waukon, Rev. Kunst performing the ceremony. They will go to housekeeping on the Wines farm south of Waukon.
---The Board of Trustees met Monday to appoint a township road superintendent and give instructions for the work to be done. F. H. A. Depping was appointed and the roads are now under his control. If parties who have good heavy work teams are looking for road work they should call on him before May 1st. The road taxes are to be paid in cash to the township clerk. He will notify the taxpayer by mail when he will call at the clerk's residence and make payment.

BETHLEHEM
---Johnnie James was a caller at Mr. White's.
---Charlie Cook was a caller at the home of Will Douglas Sunday.
---Jess White purchased a new horse from Herman Mathews last week.
---Conrad Goeke was setting out a grove around his yard last Saturday.
---Mr. Adams has finished his school at No. 7 in Ludlow township and has moved to Linton township to teach three months.

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---Misses Julia Espeland and Emma Peterson have gone to Waukon to attend the Business College.
---Mr. and Mrs. E. Rook of Green Bay, Wis., came Saturday to see Mrs. Rook's mother, Mrs. Syver Kolserud who is very sick.
---Mrs. A. Hulger and children, accompanied by her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. Hjornevig, came down from Mabel, Minn. one day last week for a visit with relatives and friends.
---Mrs. L. Bren died last Friday morning at her home. She was an aged widow of some over eighty years and leaves one son and one daughter. Funeral took place Monday at the East Paint Creek church, Rev. Gronlid officiating.
---from the assessor of Franklin that the four wealthiest farmers, according to the assessment rolls, are: Geo. Lull, J. F. Miller, Robert Boyce, Dickson Bros.
---James Canoe was appointed superintendent of roads for the district of Franklin on April 7th by the board of trustees. He is a real road maker, repairer or anything you could mention concerning roads and will work the roads this season according to the new law, and the change will be great.

Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
April 17, 1903

Sheehy's restaurant has a 'phone. Ring up central and say it.

J.W. Dresser will hang your paper as neat as anyone. Give him a call.

Ellison Orr and Dan McNeil left on the early train Tuesday morning for Canada to begin a several weeks campaign in the interests of the Postville and Waukon land companies. Both gentlemen being hustlers they will doubless dispose of not a little of the holdings these two companies have tin the Dominion.

Mrs. Kate Nolan and family now occupy rooms over the Schuler pool hall.

Ben Arness is back from Elma interesting our farmers in the DeLaval separators.

W.W. Shroyer has been at Des Moines the past week looking after his property interests there.

George Bursell is now employed in Parson's egg-orium; and a mighty faithful worker he is too.

Ray Hagensick has been up from Elkader this week visiting his relatives the Dresser families.

The club dance boys have invitations out for a select social hop at Turner Hall next Friday evening, April 24th. Music by Carpenter's orchestra and tickets at the same old price -- $1.

Ed Waters has been moving his recent purchase, the Ragan house, to the east side of the lot and as soon as his boy gets the plans and specifications drawn up he will begin the erection of a new home.

F.W. Roberts, James McEwen, Dr. C.H. Glynn, Hugh Shepherd and Wm. Shepherd went to Waukon yesterday to attend to some legal matters before the district court in connecton with the Dr. Shepherd estate.

H.H. Lien is now his own landlord, having htis week bought of the Mrs. Kate Thoma estate the buiding in the brick block he has so long occupied with his grocery store. It is good property and the consideration was $3,850.

The Lecture Club has just closed a contract with Slayton Lyceum Bureau of.... [several illegible lines] ... The club is not in business to make money, but to give the people of Postville and surrounding country a series of high class entertainments. The course secured presents by far a better selection and variety than any presented in past seaons. The club membership is as follows:
J.B. Hart, president
H.W. Clasen, vice president
H.E. Roberts, secretary
H.H. Lien, Gustav Dietsch, A.E. Cornell, Chas. Skelton, Carl Holter, F.W. Roberts, O.J. Blessin, F.W. Tuller, John Sanders, Art S. Burdick, E.P. Durno, Chas. Sonnkalb, E.H. Prior, Bert E. Tuttle, F.H. Welzel, G.W. Harris, Rev. H.O. Ross (Castalia), Paul Topel (Frankville), Fred Miller (Hardin) and John Welzel (Grand Meadow).

Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
April 23, 1903

BETHLEHEM
---More rain now than we really need.
---Mrs. S. I. Denning is in North Dakota.
---Lots of grain to be sowed yet in this vicinity.
---G. D. Bull is just husking his last year's corn crop now.
---Mr. and Mrs. Christ Siekmeier have a new girl at their home.
---C. Guth has his new barn nearly finished and it is a fine one too.
---Mr. and Mr. D. J. Bull have been under the weather the last five weeks.
---George Lang and Mr. Stafford were in this part of the county last week hunting for wolves.
---We understand that Frank Miller has sold the Simon Klipper place to his brother-in-law from the west.

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---W. D. Reynolds transacted business at New Albin Friday.
---Two weddings are booked for this week. Particulars later.
---J. O. Rice visited at Wilmington and Spring Grove last week.
---Miss Mayme Tartt began teaching in the New Galena school today.
---Thos. Bulman returned to Waukon Friday after spending several days with relatives.
---Robert Williams of New Albin visited in this neighborhood Friday and Saturday.
---A. E. Beardmore drove to Waukon Tuesday with his daughter Daisy, who is attending the W. B. C.
---Mrs. W. D. Reynolds visited relatives at Wilmington last week. W. D. and the Misses Rice and Reynolds drove up after her Sunday.
---For true Shoe Worth try our $2.00 money savers; they have stood the test of years. The Palace Shoe Store

Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
April 24, 1903

Baseball Business Begins.
The Postville Baseball Association emerged from its winter quarters last Monday evening and assembled in executive session at Hart's undertaking rooms, and decided to do business at the old stand the coming year. Roll call divulged the fact they were shy one member, caused by the going away of John Crosby, and Chas. Sonnkalb was taken in to fill the vacancy, after which the folowing officers were elected for the ensuing year:
W.E. Durno, president
H.H. Lien, manager
J.M. Thoma, secretary
J.B. Hart, treasurer
A.E. Cornell, P.J. Beucher, Jas Gregg and Chas Sonnkalb -- directors.

The association has leased 5 acres of gound of J.B. Hart, just a little east of Wallace Martin's house, which will be used as a ball park and be fixed up in the very best manner and where it will be a pleasure to visiting teams as well as the home boys to play. It has also been decided to purchase new ball suits for the boys, which will add not a little to their good appearance when in action. A committee will circulate a subscription paper shortly to raise funds for this purpose and all should contribute as generously as possible. Postville's Famous First Nine earned for themselves an enviable reputation last season and came out victors in numerous closely contested games. Baseball is truly the national game, and furnishes good wholesome amusement for everybody, old or young, and a good ball team does more to advertise and bring a town into prominence than all other amusement agencies combined. Twelve players have been signed for the coming season, all home players in the strictest sense, and whatever laurels they may win will reflect credit to postville alone and not to a lot of hired men from surrounding towns. Following are the players signed for this season:
H.M. Koevenig
Geo. Schultz
Will Thoma
Fred Thoma
Joe Klein
Joe Hecker
Art Harrington
Andrew Schuler
Gilbert Chase
Frank Hangartner
Harry Coombs
John Chizek

Obituary.
Herbert D. Angell was born in Erie Co., Pennsylvania, Sept. 24, 1851, and died at his home in Postville, Iowa, Thursday morning, April 16, 1903, in his 52nd year. He came to Iowa with his parents when but two years of age, settling in Clayton county where they resided for a number of years. He afterwards came to Postville, where he has since resided up to the time of his death. He was married to Laura B. McDaneld, Nov. 8, 1879, who with a daughter, Myra, a mother, brother, and two sisters survive him. Herbert Angell was a kind and loving husband and father, honest and upright in all his dealings, ever thoughtful of those dependent upon him. As a neighbor and friend he was without reproach. He was a man of clean habits, and until stricken by the malady that caused his death he was industrious to a marked degree. He was not selfish, but ever thoughtful of those around him. About fourteen years ago he was stricken with a spinal trouble, which despite the most heroic treatment known to medical science they were unable to stay, and gradually it destryed the entire nervous system. For a number of years he continued to work as best he could, but each closing year left him less able to perfom manual labor, and about six years ago he was compelled to refrain from every form of labor. During all these years the faithful wife has ministered to his wants with truest devotion, without a murmur, and to her in this hour of deepest sorrow the hearts of all our people go out in sympathy most sincere. To our brother, neighbor and friend, the harvest of life is over, and we part with the hope and faith that he has gone over to the shores of that bright beyond and into the presence of him who doeth all things well. And commend the loved ones to him who said "come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden". And to our brother, neighbor and friend wa say good bye. The funeral was held from the home last Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. W.W. Robinson of the M.E. church officiating. Interment in the Postville cemetery.

Card of Thanks.
We wish hereby to thank the many friends, who by word and deed have in so many ways aided and assisted us during the illness and after the death of our beloved husband and son. Mrs. Laura B. Angell, Mrs. F.A. Tripp.

Married.
At the Catholic church in Clermont on Tuesday morning, April 21, 1903, mr. Anson J. Priest and Miss Katherine Elizabeth McGreevey, two well and favorable known young people of Clermont township, were joined in holy wedlock by the Rev. Father Smith, according to the sacred and beautiful marital ceremony of that church, Mr. William J. Rafferty acting the part of best man and Miss Celia Lavell as maid to the bride. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGreevey. The groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Priest. They will settle down to housekeeping at once on the Sullivan farm, a few rods distant from the bride's old home. [abstracted from a lengthly article]