Iowa Old Press

Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
January 2, 1903

A.E. and A.S. Burdick, pubs & props.
Bert E. Tuttle, editor
Published every Friday
Subscription price, $1.25 per year.

Happy New Year!! Welcome 1903!!

Christmas day was very quiet in town, the business places were closed and the day was so cold that people did not venture out of door very much.

Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Burdick, of Decorah, and C.D. Bayless & family Christmased at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shepherd.

Miss Pauline Thoma was home from St. Mary's Academy, Prairie du Chien, spending the holidays with Postville relatives and friends.

Willie Thompson, of Mason City was in Postville from Tuesday afternoon til Wednesday morning, when he left for Waukon to visit relatives.

The mayor of Coggon, Iowa, is reported to have decamped with quite a bunch of boodle belonging to the heirs of an estate of which he was administrator.

Col. M.M. Ham [or possibly Harn], the noted editor of the Dubuque Herald and postmaster of the city of Dubuque under Grover Cleveland, was buried last Sunday afternoon.

Will Leui says he found a form of exercise last Monday that beats bowling all to pieces. for further particulars ask Will and perhaps he'll "steer" you up against it.

John Steele returned from Monona Friday where he has been for several weeks assisting in the general storeof his brothers, Frank and Joe, during the holiday season.

Numerous papers report that Wm. Larrabee, Jr. of Clermont, a son of the ex-governor, would like to succeed J.H. Trewin as senator from the Allamakee-Fayette district.

Lee Bellows and Cecil Taylor are filling a long felt want for their fellow kids by opening up a "boy's size" bowling alley in Hi. Taylor's carpenter shop and placing the price per game at two cents. It is said they reap quite a harvest of the copper coins.

"Jim" Laughlin came in Saturday and laid silver enough on our mahogany to get the "1904" attachment to a pair of subscription receipts.

Charles G. Burling came down from Clarksville behind Christmas and before New Year's to gather in a little of the yuletide cheer at the old homestead.

Gilbert Sanders received a fine new bracket saw Tuesday and has been busy since sawing out dufunnies and flummydiddles to decorate his workshop with.

Mr. and Mrs. James Gregg pulled out for Monona Saturday afternoon to devour any "frags" of Christmas dinners their numerous relatives might have handy.

If you are at all skeptical about the bonafideness of John Crosby's closing out sale, read his announcement in this issue, which should be convincing enough for most anybody.

Painter Albert has been doing some fine frescoing on two of the lower rooms of the J.B. Hart home, which adds not a little to the beauty of this already magnificent residence.

Hilmer Nazett came home from Ackley to spend the holidays around the old stamping ground. He came not, however, with his automobile, as that vehicle committed suicide last summer by going off on a tangent and running its rudder through a bridge.

We notice among the marriage liceses issued at Waukon is one to D.E. Harvey of Castalia, and Minerva Calendar of Postville. Mr. Harvey has been a resident of Castalia for a number of years.

D. Malloy is at home in the new bank.

Fred Riggs returned form Clear Lake.

Mrs. Mary Winn has been under the weather of late.

M. Floody went to New Hampton to spend Christmas.

Emily Perry went to Clermont to spend Christmas.

Mary Uhley of Decorah is at home, spending her vacation.

Bessie M. Allen of Cedar Falls came home for Christmas.

Darius Oxley departed for his home in Ohio to spend the winter.

Orrin Lambert was a Ft. Atkinson visitor last week.

Fritz Kittenger departed for Minneapolis Wednesday for a short visit.

Blanche Riggs of Mason City, is home from her school duties at that place.

J.C. Steinhelber was here to spend Christmas and renew old acquaintance.

Lee Ean departed for Ossian and from there will go to South Dakota.

Mrs. Merrit Burt and her father, Mr. Wilbur of Waukon, visited at J. Sphar's last week.

Mr. Geo. Allen and Miss Elsie Duff, both of Pinchville, were married by Rev. Ross at the parsonage last Wednesday.

Miss Stella Roberts was home for the holidays.

Frank McQullen was up from Oelwein over Christmas.

Ferd Eisfelder has been over to Boscobel this week for a home visit.

Farm for sale cheap if sold soon, 1 1/2 miles north of Postville. Hall Ellis.

Willie Luft, of Decorah, was a holiday guest at the home of Editor and Mrs. Dietsch.

Rev. A.J. Patterson, of Des Moines, will preach at Bethel Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.

J.S. Dresser, of Postville, has some Shorthorn bulls for sale.

The harvesting of the ice crop began this week.

Ed Durno spent his Christmas at Dubuque.

Full blood short horn bulls for sale by J.B. Hart and W.A. Martin.

John Muchow has been somewhat under the weather for a week or more with the la grippe.

John Walke drives a brand new team which he recently imported form Guttenburg, Iowa.

H.P. Hawkins starts out the new year in fine form by adding his name to the Review readers.

W.H. Haefner, one of Castalia's wideawake business men, was a Postville visitor.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Ervin and baby came down from Mason City Tuedsay night for a New Year's visit.

Prof. and Mrs. Anderson spent their vacation very pleasantly with Mrs. Anderson's parents at Lawler.

Miss Glennie Mead returned to Cresco today after spending holiday week with parents and many friends.

For farm and stock sale dates, call at my office over the postoffice. W.C. McNeil, auctioneer.

Frank J. Steele and wife, of Monona, spent Sunday at the home of Frank's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steele, east of town.

House and Lot for Sale. I offer for sale my house and lot now occupied by Mrs. Myra Gray. For particulars address Mrs. E. Stockman, Marshalltown, Iowa.

Notice of Settlement. Parties knowing themselves indebted to me are requested to call and settle by cash or note, at their earliest convenience. Chas. H. Flynn.

Attention Masons. There will be a school for instruction at Masonic Hall next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Wm. Rollinson, W.M.

W.C.T.U. will hold its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Ida Rollins Thursday, Jan. 8 at 2:30 p.m.

To the Public.
My wife, Mrs. Chas. Drier, having left my bed and board without just cause or provocation, I hereby warn all parties not to trust her on my account. Chas. Drier.

Deaths.
-The aged mother of Geo. Estey passed peacefully away at her home near Moneek, New Year's morning.

-Henry Schroeder died at his home near the Postville Junction, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1902, in his 66th year. He was born in Grossgoehren, Meckl. Schw. Germany, Jan. 23, 1837, and came to America in 1863. He is survived by three children, one son and two daughters. Mr. Schroeder was a quiet, unpretentious man, possessed of many good qualitites, and friends innumerable sorrow at his passing. Funeral was held at 11 o'clock today from the German Lutheran church.
[note: see the next issue also]

Died. William Harold Trudo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alec Trudo, was born in Postville, Iowa, Sept. 22, 1900, and died on Christmas day, 1902, of consumption of the bowels, aged 2 years, 3 months and 3 days.

Card of Thanks.
We wish eo extend our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to the many friends and neighbors who so kindly helped us in caring for our beloved baby, both before and after its death. May you each have as many willing helpers when it comes your time to mourn. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Trudo.

Bowling Party.
"Hart's" and "happiness" are synonymous terms in Postville, and as happiness is what the most of us are looking for, we never let anything but serious ilness prevent us from attending a social function at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Hart. A few days ago J.B. conceived the happy thought of giving a bowling party and forthwith leased the alley for the night desired. It was the first party of the kind ever given in Postville, and in response to invitations reading something like this --

Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Hart
At Home
Thursday evening, December thirtieth,
Nineteen hundred and two.
Seven thirty o'clock.
Bowling.

Forty Guests responded with an [illegible] that showed they knew a good thing when they saw it. After the company had assembled, Ed Prior and Chas. Sonnkalb as captains chose sides for the "battle of the balls," choosing alternately a lady and a gentleman -- and as chosen each one was handed a miniature score card with a cord and pencil attached. Then the party went to the bowling alley in a body and found that pleasure port slicked up as clean as a parlor and tastily draped with a flag bunting, and having indeed the appearance of a veritable parlor. And while the ladies couldn't quite figure out why it was necessary to have the "No Profanity" and "No Cigarette Smoking" mottos hanging on the wall, they took it for granted Manager Kiela [?] meant it only for the "nasty men". [the remainder of this column was too dark to read .. continuing the next column ..] Following is the total scores made by the various bowlers on each side:

Castalia Caperings.
-Grace Sphar is taking a vacation.
-W.W. Shroyer of Postville was in town Wednesday.
-Mrs. F. Stearns of Froelich, visited in town.
-Josie Holahan went to Decorah Saturday to attend school.
-Little Earl Bachelder has been quite ill, but is now recovering.
-Mrs. Lida Sturch and Atta of Fayette are visiting Mrs. J. Hohenshelt.
-Lula Bradford is visiting her many friends in Castalia.
-Ersie Hart of Lawler, was downon Christmas day.
-Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Boyer of Decorah, visited at G.G. Johnson's Tuesday.
-Mrs. Jennie Shaffer spent Christmas week with her daughters at Luana.
-May Lambert's Sunday School class enjoyed a party at her home Dec. 31st.
-Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Cornell and children departed for West Superior, Monday.
-H.W. Neverman departed for Port Huron, Mich., Saturday on a pleasure trip.
-J.C. Steinhelber and Master Lloyd Riggs went to Dubuque on a visit.
-Little Cecelia Johnson went to West Union Tuesday to visit her grandparents.
-Miss Ida Oxley of Decorah, and Elsie Paley of Ridgeway, spent Christmas at Ervin Allen's.
-Vern and Fred Windell, of Cresco, have been visiting relatives in this section since Christmas.
-Lige Cornell has been helping in the butcher shop during our genial butcher's visit to Minneapolis.
-Mr. Feltis and little daughter, of Burr Oak, visited at Mrs. W.C. Winn's a few days.
-Mr. and Mrs. Atchison and sons, Lyle and Leslie, departed for their home at Miller, Iowa after a week's visit here.

[transcribed by S.F., August 2004]

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Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
January 8, 1903

BETHLEHEM
---Mr. Perry Cook gave an oyster supper New Year's Eve.
---Mrs. John Uhl and son Jesse visited at O. C. White's last Sunday.
---A party took place at August Nagle's New Year's Eve, and all report a pleasant time.
---Mr. Robert Douglas and wife of Waukon were callers in South-east Ludlow New Year's day.
(Too late for last week.)
---Mr. Haly Ewing who has been sick is able to be around again.
---Miss Bertha Uhl is taking care of her sister Mrs. Perry Cook during the latter's illness.
---The Clipper Bros. are sawing wood in East Ludlow, having a good run and doing fine work.
---Herman Matthews, wife and children of Evergreen were visitors at Ola White's last Sunday.
---Herman Goeke of Ludlow is going to put in a saw mill at Jas. Ewing' in Myron in the near future.
---Mrs. M. S. O'Brien who has been an invalid for the past three or four years, still continues to have poor health.
---J. L. James of Cherry Ridge has been at Waterloo visiting his uncle T. A. Lambert during the holidays.
---Mrs. Stella Cook who has been somewhat under the weather for the past few days, is better at the present writing.
---Somewhat warmer at this writing than it was a few days ago. Last Wednesday, as we all noticed, was one of the most disagreeable days of the season thus far. Thursday being somewhat quieter, but bitter cold. It bamoderated (sic) of late and now it is fairly comfortable.
---Alden White, the fifteen year old son of Ola White, came very near having an accident last Sunday, for while handling a loaded gun the trigger in some unknown way was tripped, thus sending a bullet through his mitten. A very close call for some of those fingers. Boys be careful, for we not only hear of very close calls like this, but frequently of serious accidents.
---Some of our Bethlehemites were at Waukon selling hogs last week. If you notice our Ludlow farmers are great hog raisers and we firmly believe that our township turns out as many if not more hogs than any other township in the county. Not to crow at all, but these are simple facts which we can prove to you were you to drop into our Waukon hog markets and inquire.

[Note: The copy I am transcribing from does not have the heading of the following column but it is on the Correspondence page and above the Cherry Mound column.]
---E. A. Wright went to Nashua Thursday of last week.
---Mrs. Julius Bock entertained on Saturday afternoon.
---C. J. Travis has been suffering from a severe cold.
---Miss Daisy Robinson entertained a few friends Saturday afternoon.
---Mrs. Lilian McMasters leaves Tuesday for a week's visit at West union.
---The Epworth League Cabinet entertained at the parsonage on New Year's Day.
---The Christmas exercises at the M. E. church were all that could be expected.
---Miss Laura Smith has been suffering from a painfully swollen face for several days.
---Miss Sarah Botsford is back from New Hampton. She expects to return soon, however.
---Mrs. Bockfinger came up on Wednesday instead of Thursday this week, on account of New Year's.
---Mrs. Andy Bock and daughter Lura of Waukon were visiting relatives and friends Christmas week.
---W. O. Bock & Co. report the largest sales on Dec. 24th of any day in the history of the firm. This in spite of the very bad weather.
---A party of New Albin young people drove to Lansing Monday night for the purpose of hearing the concert given for the benefit of the Presbyterian church.

CHERRY MOUND
(Too late for last week.)
---Jim Hart of Velva, N. D. is spending the holidays with home folks here.
---Joannie McEriane of St. Paul is spending the holidays with home folks here.
---The Chas McGough family have had a new boy added to their household recently. Congratulations.
---Miss Joanna Kelly recently returned from Mabel, Minn., where she had been visiting relatives for two weeks.
---Dennis Kelly who hails from Mabel, Minn. and John T. McGough of Minneapolis, were home for Christmas turkey.
---Owen Kavanaugh has been on the sick list for the past two weeks, but we are pleased to note he is about convalescent again
---The Lawrence Kelly family of Paint Creek are enjoying a visit from Miss Anna and Clemence who teach school at Crystal Lake, Ia.
---Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly of Paint Creek lost by death their infant son Bernard, aged three months, who died on Christmas Day and was buried in the Cherry Mound cemetery on Sunday, the 28th.
---Daniel hart of St. Louis, Mo. is making a pleasant visit here with home folks after an absence of seventeen years. He is looking hale and hearty as though the world went well with him during his absence.
---The Anson Walker family of Fairview township are called on to mourn the death of their son Leo, aged fourteen years, which took place Dec. 12th. He was a bright, loving child and will be sadly missed by his family and also by playmates. The family has the sympathy of all in their recent bereavement.
---Another of Cherry Mound's pioneer settlers was called to his long home Dec. 30th in the person of Wm. Heffern, Sr. He was a native of Ireland but has been in this part of the country for more than forty-five years. His age was about eighty years. He leaves to honor his memory two sons and two daughters, John of Nebraska, a daughter in Kansas, and Wm. Jr., and Mrs. Edward Ohna of Cherry Mound [the rest of the copy was cut off]

[contributed by E.R. & M.D., May 2009]

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
January 9, 1903

FIRE, FIRE.
About five o'clock this evening fire broke out in the old Webster building on Lawler street, formerly occupied as the Postoffice, and before the flames were extinguished, the building was gutted. Occupants of the building are F.J. Allen, tailor; Nora Riley, milliner; J.I. Shepherd, attorney; and upstairs by the D.R. Harrington family as a residence. Little of the contents were saved. The fire originated in the millinery store where Miss Riley was filling a lamp with gasoline when it became ignited and exploded, spreading fire rapidly to all parts of the building. The waterworks have paid for themselves again and the firemen earned their $2.50 exemption, many of them freezing their ears and hands and all were covered with solid ice.

Postville's famous first nine catcher, Geo. Schultz, met with a very painful accident at Turner Hall Tuesday evening while doing some gymnastic work. In turning a handspring he went over the edge of the mat, his hands striking on the bare floor in such a manner as to dislocate the thumb of his right hand at the third joint and turning it backward till it touched his wrist, tearing the tendons terribly and causing a great deal of pain. He will indeed be lucky if he escapes without a stiff thumb.

While thawing out a frozen valve at the Farmers' Creamery yesterday afternoon, Henry Rickhoff, the assistant buttermaker, was badly scalded. The ice plug gave way sooner than expected and was followed by steam and boiling water which struck Rickhoff on the right shoulder, arm and side, but fortunately missed his face. The skin peeled off when the poor fellow stripped off his clothing, and the flesh was cooked in spots. -- Nashua Post.

Obituary.
Henry Schroeder, the subject of this sketch, was born at Grossgoehren, near Eldena, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, Jan. 23, 1837, came to America in 1868 and was married in Postville in 1869 to Miss Maria Petrie. Five children were born to them, two dying in infancy. His wife, one son and two daughters mourn his loss. Mr. Schroeder died Dec. 31, after a lingering illness, at the age of 65 years, 11 months and 3 days.

Card of Thanks.
We hereby extend our sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors for their assistance and kindness during the hour of our affliction and bereavement. We are also grateful to the church choir and the pallbearers for their assistance in the last sad rights.
Mrs. Maria Schroeder, George Schroeder, Mrs. Annie Poesch, Mrs. Sophis Kahle.

Obituary.
Lydia L. Huntly Estey, the subject of this obituary, was born at Adirondae, near Schroon Lake, Essex county, N.Y., June 30, 1832. She removed to Fort Edwards in 1850, and was married to G.W. Estey June 1, 1850, at Glen Fals, Warren county, N.Y. Three years later, in 1853, she moved to Bloomfield township, Winneshiek county, Iowa, where she has resided ever since. To her was born one child, a daughter, who preceded her to the spirit land sixteen years ago. she died Jan. 1, 1903, of paralysis having taken no food for forty-seven days prior to her death. She was a faithful wife, a kind mother, and was respected by all who knew her. She was buried in the Centennial cemetery, Saturday, Jan. 8. -- Ossian Bee.

Joined in January.

Stahi-Palmer. Mr. John Palmer and Miss Della Stahi, both of Forest Mills, were married Thursday in the church at that place, Rev. Ross officiating.
[bride's surname smudged, possibly is Stahl]

Nelson-Swenson. Among the several merry matings it has fallen our lot to chronicle in the last few months, no more pleasant occasion of the kind has taken place than the one at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Nelson, in this city, on Tuesday last, Jan. 6th, where a large party of relatives and immediated friends gathered to witness the joining in wedlock of Miss Othillie Nelson and Mr. John F. Swenson. Promptly at high noon, Miss Stella Paulson began the wedding march, to whose merry strains the happy couple, attended by Harry Swenson and Miss Emma Nelson, brother and sister of the contracting parties, took their places in the parlor, which had been most beautifully decorated with potted plants and flowers, where the Rev. J. Tanner, pastor of the Gunder Norwegian church, in a most impressive ceremony conducted in English, tied the nuptial knot. And after the customary greetings to the happy pair the guests sat down to a most excellent wedding feast. The couple were recipients of many beautiful and useful presents. The bride is the talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Nelson, of this city, a most estimable young lady in every way, whose friends are numbered by her acquaintences. The groom is the eldest* son of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Swenson, of Post township, a young man of thrifty and industrious character and most excellent habits, in fact a model young man whom any lady might be proud to call her husband. March first this young couple will settle down to housekeeping on a farm five miles south of Postville, where with many friends the Review wishes them prosperity, happiness and long life and believes the prospects for their achieving them are unusually high.
[*Transcribers note: he was the second eldest son]

Local.

Mae Prior visited friends at McGregor Sunday.

Horse, buggy and harness, for sale, by Mrs. A.P. Abbott.

Aug. Meier was at New Hampton on business one day last week.

Mrs. Chas. Sonnkalb returned Tuesday from a several weeks visit at Iowa City.

Dr. Frank Meyer, of Postville, was at home for Christmas, says the Elkader Register.

Chas Sonnkalb has been putting out some of the nobbiest calendars we have ever discovered.

A. M. Candee, of Hardin, is a new member of the Review family. Martin Olson came in Saturday with some subscription silver and ordered the Review sent to his sister, Mrs. McMaster, at Seattle, Wash.

Mrs. George Bellows and Frank Bellows came down from Fulda, Minn. Thursday night to spend the winter.

John Sanders was at Waukon Monday attending a meeting of the Canadian Land company, of which he is a stockholder.

Mrs. M.E. Tuttle concluded her holiday visit here Monday and went to Decorah.

W.S. Webster has sold the corner property north of the Citizens Bank to August Koevenig.

Miss Stella Roberts departed Tuesday morning to resume her duties as insturctor at Morning Side college.

I offer for sale 105 acres of my farm if sold before March 1, 1903. Price, $125.00 per acre. M.Y. McMaster.

Evan Swenson and John Hammel returned Saturday from Chicago, where they had been with a consignment of stock.

Mrs. John McCleesh came up from Strawberry Point to attend the Swenson-Nelson wedding, returning to her home Wednesday.

Miss Adie Sanders left for Charles City to visit her brother Bert & family, who last week moved there from Rudd.

Joe Steele started out this week on his rural route with one of those fine mail wagons which cost him nothing but the freight and a little labor.

[transcribed by S.F., August 2004]

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
January 23, 1903

City Lighting.
No.1 - Cong. church corner.
No.2 - Rock Island depot corner.
No.3 - Douglass' Drug store corner.
No.4 - Review office corner.
No.5 - Gas Plant corner.
No.6 - Hall Roberts' residence corner.
No.7 - J.M. Thoma's corner
Each of these lights will be provided with three 3/4-foot burners, equal to about 150 candle-power, surrounded by a large glass globe.

Farmers Mutual Insurance Annual Statement for 1902.

Disbursements as follows:
Jan. 2 - James M. Thompson, Waukon - loss of heifer - $16.00
April 25 - John Kruetta, Decorah - house damaged by fire - $5.00
May 9 - Thomas Kernan, Harper's Ferry - cow killed by lightning - $18.60
May 9 - Johh McKernan, Castalia - steer killed by lightning - $13.60
May 14 - Mrs. Chas. Kean, Waterville - two-year-old colt killed by lightning - $60.00
May 21 - Mrs. James Drew, Conner Postoffice - cow killed by lightning - $24.00
May 21 - M.W. Eaton, Waukon - 3 two-year-old steers killed by lightning - $76.56
May 28 - C.E. Buckman, Castalia - steer killed by lightning - $14.40
July 1 - E.R. Wilbur, Plymouth Rock - 4-year-old colt killed by lightning - $40.00
July 5 - James M. Thompson, Waukon - barn damaged by lightning - $15.00
July 5 - John Schuette, Postville - heifer killed by lightning - $60.00
July 17 - James McCarty, Waukon - heifer killed by lightning - $20.00
July 17 - Miles Roach, Waukon - 2 calves killed by lightning - $19.50
July 28 - C.E. Richardson, Decorah - cow killed by lightning - $19.80
Aug. 22 - H.A. Biglow, Decorah - colt killed by lightning - $60.00
Aug. 22 - H.R. Thomas, Decorah - steer killed by lightning - $24.00
Aug 22 - Hugh Deeny, Jackson Junction - 3 head of cattle killed by lightning - $55.20
Aug 22 - Ami Smith, Decorah - grain burned - $50.00
Aug 29 - Pat Collins, Ossian - steer killed by lightning - $9.60
Sept. 21 - Frank Bowen, Waukon - heifer killed by lightning - $20.00
Sept. 26 - Wm. Gossman, Canton, Minn. - heifer killed by lightning - $24.00
Sept. 30 - R.H. Waters, Frankville - house and contents burned - $990.00
Oct. 4 - W.A. Leach, Freeport - steer killed by lightning - $15.50
Oct. 4 - John Collins, Ossian - barn damaged by fire - $12.95
Oct 11 - Mrs. T.B. Snider, Canton, Minn. - house damaged by fire - $20.00
Oct 15 - John J. Walenta, Calmar - steer killed by lightning - $12.80
Oct. 20 - Wm. Daulton, Waukon - horse killed by lightning - $100.00
Oct 25 - Mrs. Clara Henderson, Waukon - barn burned by fire - $100.00
Dec. 23 - J.B. Hart, Postville - house damaged by fire - $36.40

Local.

Durno & Nicolay are making a low price on Woven wire. buy now while is is cheap.

Assessor Welzel will begin his annual tour among Postville's poverty stricken populace next week.

Ellison Orr returned Tuesday night from Canada, where he had been in the interest of the Waukon Land Co.

John Welzel went to Elkader Monday on a business trip and will also spend some time there visiting relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Oehring left Wednesday afternoon for their home in McGregor, after a long and pleasant vacation.

John H. Laughlin will have an auction sale at his farm Tuesday, Feb. 11th, of stock, farm machinery, etc.

Levi and Hiram Humphrey arrived last night to be at the bedside of their father, H.S. Humphrey, whose condition is most critical.

Wanted. Five milk haulers for routes on the Farmer' Co-operative Creamery Co. Apply to F.H. Welzel, secretary.

Mike Sheridan was down town Tuesday for the first time in a number of weeks, and is apparently making good recovery from his recent sick spell.

While coasting last Thursday, Leo Stone, the young son of L. Stone was run into by a team and received quite a severe scalp wound. Seven stitches being required to close the cut, says the Waukon Standard.

Geo. Schultz's injury to his hand a week or two ago will leave him with a stiff thumb, but he is hopeful it will not interfere with his wearing the catcher's mitt in Postville's famous first nine the coming season.

Meier Bros., the clothiers and shoemen, plant an ad in this week's Review.

We are informed Theo. Courson has secured a osition in the Independence hospital for the insane and is now at work there.

Mrs. S.A. Padden arrived from Camp Crook, S.D., last week, to spend the winter with her sister Mrs. W.M. Simpson.

A letter from Charley Goettel requests us to send his Review to Cresco instead of Elma. He has opened a meat market in Cresco and is doing well.

Ira Riley has hired for another year as tinner with Durno & Nicolay, and as an appreciation of his faithful services he was voluntarily given a neat raise in wages.

"Col." McNeil has been having the interior of the postoffice building beautified not a little by having it painted. Painter Albert has had the work in charge and the results show the work of a master hand.

Sam Baily, S.A. Harris, John Caston and Ed Sheehy caught the subscription fever all in a bunch Thursday.

D.E. Harrington wishes to express his sincerest thanks to the Postville fire department for the valuable assistance rendered in saving a portion of his goods during the recient fire. "Dad" is most truly grateful and loses no opportunity to say a good word for the boys.

Mr. and Mrs. J.J. McFaul came down from Etma Saturday night and hiked right out to Mr. and Mrs. R.D. McNally's for a visit. "Mac" took a header for home Tuesday morning without even pausing a moment at this ranch to break the monotony with the messly mug of 'im. Mrs. McFaul will remain a week or more with her parents, and "we un's" are anticipating the pleasure of a promised visit ere she returns.

We enjoyed a pleasant call Tuesday afternoon from Will Knodt, a son of W.B. Knodt, of Hartford, S.D. who has been here for several weeks visiting at the home of his uncle, Henry Knodt.

Deaths.

-The babe of Mr. and Mrs. S.G. Erickson, near Gunder, died Thursday of cholera infantum and was buried at Gunder today.

-Mr. and Mrs. Ormus Trudo, of Gunder, mourn the loss of their babe, which died Thursday from cholera infantum. funeral today; interment in Postville cemetery.

-Mrs. Kate Nolan received a telegram Wednesday informing her of the death of her sister's babe at Popular, Mont. the father is expected to arrive with the remains today to lay the little one to rest by the side of its mother, who was buried in the Postville cemetery a few months ago.
[see note in the next issue - Davis]

[transcribed by S.F., August 2004]

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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
January 30, 1903

John Crosby Has Sold.
It was with no little surprise that the report was received about town Monday morning to the effect that John Crosby had sold his large stock of general merchandise. For weeks Mr. Crosby has been reducing stock with that end in view, but to think that he could have made a deal without any of the wise guys getting on somewhat surpassed understanding. However, inquiry proved the report to be true. The purchaser of this splendid stock and business is Mr. R. Sunde, of Norway, Iowa, a young Scandinavian, who has had considerable business experience at Paullina and at Norway, and so long as the business was to be sold we are glad it has fallen into such excellent hands. The work of invoicing is now in progress and will probably be completed today or tomorrow, when Mr. Sunde will at once take possession. the former clerks, Carl Meyer, Louis Schultz, Miss Clara Mickelson and Miss Emma Nicolay, will be retained, and the public are cordially invited to call..... Mr. Crosby took the management of this store some 12 years ago ... he and Mrs. Crosby will shortly go to California for a visit and rest at the home of John's parents.... Mr. and Mrs. Sunde will occupy the living rooms over the store as soon as John and his wife vacate ... [extracted from longer article]

Local.
Lulu Campbell and Omar Tatro are taking lessons in vocal culture of Mrs. Dr. Geist at Ossian.

John Musser is very ill with pneumonia, much to his friends' alarm. At last writing he is no better.

Chas A. Swanson has moved his hardware stock and is now nicely situated in the building formerly occupied by W.A. Gibbs.

A.N. McDaneld, of Burton, Kansas, was in Postville a few days this week visiting his cousins, Mrs. Laura Angell and Miss Mary McDaneld.

A couple of cases of scarlet fever are reported in the country northeast of town. The disease is in a very mild form and is closely quarantined.

John Thoma went to Waukon Wednesday to see his brother William, whose demise is daily looked for. D.E. Harrington accompanied John.

Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Burdick last week removed from Decorah to St. Paul, Will's postal run having been changed to between St. Paul and Austin.

Guy Mead, carrier on rural route No. 1, has been confined to his home this week with a bronchial trouble, and substitute Harman has been carrying the mail.

A paper received announces the marriage in Garber, Oklahoma, on Wednesday evening, Jan. 14th of Miss Emma Dunning and Mr. James W. Black, Miss Anna Leui, of Postville acting as bride's maid. We congratulate, and next week will give fuller particulars.

W.W. Comstock, who is Judge Hobson's court stenographer, has received a like appointment from Judge Elliot of the new superior court at Oelwein.

The remains of the little Davis baby arrived here Saturday night from Montana accompanied by its father, and on Sunday afternoon the little one was buried by the side of its mother in the Postville cemetery. [see death note in previous issue]

J.W. Peisen was at Waukon last week endeavoring to secure a tax ferret contract from the Allamakee county board, but did not succeed. Allamakee is about the only county in thie section that has not profitted by the work of the ferrets, says the Elkader Argus.

After paying out the neat sum of $3,867.80, in a vain effort to exterminate the festive woodchuck from the county, the Allamakee board of supervisors have concluded to quit the job and taken off the fifteen cent bounty on the varmits. The new order will become effective March 1st.

It is a pleasure to us to announce that C.D. Bayless and family have decided to make Postville their home again as on Monday last, Charley began work behind the counters in R.N. Douglass' drug store, where he looks very much at home indeed.

On Sunday afternoon last about 25 friends of Mrs. S.A. Padden and Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Simpson assembled at the latter home and spent a very pleasant time.

Obituary.
Died, at his home in this city, at 5 o'clock Saturday morning, Jan. 24, 1903, in his sixty-seventh year, Hiram S. Humphrey. Hiram S. Humphrey was born in Ohio, March 5, 1836. With his parents he moved to Indiana in the year 1852, and in 1859 he came to Iowa, settling on a farm in Grand Meadow township, Clayton county, in 1860, he was married to Phila Haines. To this union nine children were born, six of whom, Alfred E., Ida M. (now Mrs. J.B. Hart), Levi H., Jessie, Hiram and Earl, with the wife, survive him; the other three having died in infancy. In 1875 Mr. Humphrey sold his farm in Grand Meadow, came to Postville and built the Commercial House, which he ran one year, then sold out and farmed three years; then repurchased the hotel property, which he run one and a half years and again sold out. After that he was engaged in various pursuits for a number of years, until 17 years ago when he remodeled the store building he purchased near the Milwaukee depot, and converted it into a hotel, which he has run continuously since under the name of the Postville House, and has enjoyed a liberal patronage from the traveling public. The immediate cause of Mr. Humphrey's death was neuralgia of the stomach, from which he has been a great sufferer during the past eight or ten weeks. All that medical skill or care could do to stay the ravages of the disease were without avail, and on Saturday morning last at about the hour of five o'clock, surrounded by his loving wife and children, the wearied spirit took its flight. For more than thirty years the life of Hiram Humphrey has been as an open book to the people of Postville and vicinity and during all those years we have yet to hear of his being otherwise than generous and kind, honest in all his dealings. His purse strings were always loose when asked to contribute to the relief of some one on whom fortune has not smiled, and no tramp, no matter how untoward his appearance, ever appealed to him in vain for a meal. In his home he was always kind and affectionate and spared not of his sometimes meager board to make happier those who composed the family circle. And whatever may have been his faults (few there are without them) his good .....
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We had expected to accompany the obituary of H.S. Humphrey with a half tone cut, which was received yesterday, but after working more than a half day in an attempt to bring out the features clearly, were compelled to give it up, which fact we regret.

[transcribed by S.F., August 2004]

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