Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
July 3, 1903
A.E. & A.S. Burdick, Pubs. & Props. Bert E. Tuttle,
editor.
Young short-horn bulls for sale by A.F. Marston.
Fred Leithold is on duty nights again at the Milwaukee depot
The front of the Postville State Bank has been brightened up with
a coat of paint this week.
Gussie Harrington was home Tuesday. Carpenter's orchestra having
an open date that night.
Miss Lulu Jones, of McGregor, was an over Sunday visitor in
Postville with her relatives, the Harringon family.
Mrs. T.B. Easton returned to her home in Garner Wednesday after a
pleasant two weeks visit in Postville.
Grand Meadow or bust -- July 4th.
For Sale -- good as new. W.S. Webster.
Bert Ragan was over from Milwaukee a few days last week.
Fine large New Potatoes $1.00 per bushel. Chris Salzgeber, Sr.
Bring the children in next Tuesday and let them see Melborn's
Monster Free Street Parade. The great Melbourn circus, menagerie
and trained animal exhibition day is next Tuesday, July 7th.
Admission only 25 cents.
Levi Humphreys, of Cedar Rapids, stopped off in Postville over
Tuesday night to visit his mother.
Another case of race suicide occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Kamin, near Luana yesterday morning. It's a boy.
The race suicide epidemic broke out on Cabbage Hill Sunday
morning, and as a result Mr. and Mrs. John Muchow are a boy
ahead.
Wm. Shortreed returned to his home [remainder cut off]
Dr. and Mrs. Blessin returned Monday from a very pleasant little
wedding tour.
Willie Witt was up from Elkader Sunday calling on his numerous
Postville friends.
W.C. McNeil started Des Moines ward Monday to assemble with the
republican hosts.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arnold and little daughter, of Monona, were
Sunday guests at the James Gregg home.
Fred Williams shipped another fine bunch of Grand Meadown Farm
fatted steers to market Monday. They were beauties.
Dr. and Mrs. Clasen and Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Durno passed Sunday
afternon pleasantly on the banks of the Yellow River.
Dr. F.J. Becker, of Iowa City, was calling on numerous Postville
friends last Friday and Saturday, and reports himself and wife
well and happy.
C.J. Elwell, a prominent Marshalltown Mason of the Knight Templar
degree, is under arrest on the serious charge of rape, the victim
being an 11 year old girl.
Chas. Krumm drove to town last Sunday morning with his fine
covered rig and took his apothecary and printer friends -- Staadt
and Tuttle -- on a piscatorial excursion to Yellow river.
Ed Stone was down from Postville Friday looking for someone to
dig waterworks ditches for him. He took Ben Daniels back with
him. -- West Union Argo.
For Sale. Owing to her inability to care for the place longer,
Mrs. John Klein offers for sale her house with 1 acre of ground,
good barn, summer kitchen and well.
C.D. Bayless closed his clerkship at R.N. Douglass' drug store
Saturday, and today goes to Prairie du Chien to see if he can
close a contract with the Sanitarium company.
Clell Thornton moved up from the Joe Keiser farm in Cherry Valley
on Tuesday and occupies the Aug. Lange cottage. We understand he
will assist Gus McNeil on the farm.
Manager Lien informs us he has made arrangements for a ball game
with the Prairie du Chien team for next Sunday.
E.R. Marsh started out again Monday on his Plano beat, after
having spent the most of last week in the interest of the
company's agency here.
J.N. Leithold is now ready to show a line of Pianos, Estey Organs
& Singer Sewing Machines, a half block northwest of the
German Lutheran church on Lawler street.
Hart -- Undertaker. First door west Skelton & Tangeman's.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
July 10, 1903
Frank VanGorder Shoots a Deputy Sheriff & Two Others.
The following dispatch from Iron Mountain, Mich., to last
Friday's Minneapolis Tribune, will be read with surprise
and interest by people in this section, most of whom are
acquainted with the principal actor in the tragedy, who is a son
of the late L.D. VanGorder, and was born and reared on the farm
near Cherry Valley, a few miles east of this city: "Early
Thursday morning just after midnight, Frank Van Gorder, keeper of
a disorderly place six miles from here, quarreled with Deputy
Sheriff Lawrence, pulled a gun and shot the officer in the leg.
Van Gorder then started to run, the deputy returning fire. Van
Gorder stopped and fired into a crowd of about forty people who
had suddenly collected. John Hannan, a son of Supervisor Hannan,
was hit in the shoulder. John Salchert, an opera house employee,
who was returning home, was shot in the chest. He died an hour
later. Van Gorder was caught at Quinne and brought here."
For Sheriff.
James T. Bulman, of Union City township, the present efficient
sheriff authorizes us to say to the republican voters of
Allamakee county that he will be a candidate for the position of
sheriff at the forthcoming county convention, says the Waukon
Republican. Mr. Bulman hardly needs an introduction as he has
served the people faithfully and has a reputation for efficiency
and strict attention to his duties, and if renominated and
elected pledges his best endeavors to perform his duties in the
future with the same promptness and cherriness [remainder cut
off]
As is our usual custom when there is no celebration in Postville,
we asked Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gordon to invite us out to their
pretty country home to spend the Fourth and they accepted the
invitation, and as usual we had a jolly good time. Participating
in the pleasures of the occasion also were the families of Martin
Paulson, John Bollman and Chas. Krumm, and to say that all had a
splendid time expresses [remainder cut off]
Mrs. Ida Toye returned to North [illegible] summer home
Mabel, Clara, Lillie and Fay Lambert, of Cresco, are visiting
friends in town and vicinity.
Two loads of Castalialites went down to Williams' quarry Sunday
to spend the day and have a good time.
Mrs. Florence Dwinello and daughters and Emily Perry went to
Wisconsin last week to visit relatives.
Nora McAloon returned ot New Hampton last Thursday after a two
weeks visit here with relatives.
Mrs. Willard Bollman and children, of Lime Springs, will visit
relatives in this vicinity for a week or two.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rollinson and Mr. and Mrs. George Ervin were
visitors at the Chris Thornton home Sunday.
Moses Bollman, living east of town, was quite badly hurt Friday
by falling backward off a load of hay and striking on his head.
No bones were broken but he is quite badly hurt. Dr. Small was
summoned.
Bethel Buzzings.
Ida Harris came to church Sunday in a brand new single carriage
of her own.
Amos Brainard came home over Sunday with a crippled hand, the
effect of the premature discharge of a cannon cracker.
Mrs. Perry Cook and sister, Miss Bertha Uhl, are visiting their
brother Fred McClintock and family, of Maxwell, Iowa.
Paul Rinne came down from LeRoy, Minn., Thursday evening and
visited with the Nelson Deal family and with home folks near
Frankville until Monday, when he returned home.
R.J.J. Brainard and family visited at the home of Ludwig
Schroeder Saturday night and Sunday, making short calls on his
brothers E.R.A. and A.M.L. on their return home Sunday afternoon.
The Forest Mills picnic celebration was quite well attended and
everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. A short program was
rendered, consisting of the Declaration of Independence by John
Palmer and a Fourth of July oration by Harry Dayton, of Waukon.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
July 17, 1903
Death of L.M. Bearce.
The following announcement of the death of a prominent and wll
known resident of Allamakee county will be read with regret by
many a reader of the Review, not a few of whom were personally
acquainted with the deceased through his many years of service as
a county official. After a continuous illness of over a years and
a half, L.M. Bearce died at his home in this city about midnight,
Saturday. During the winter of 1901-2 Mr. Bearce suffered a
severe stoke of paralysis and was confined to his home nearly all
the time until death relieved him of his sufferings. Saturday
evening last he suffered a second stoke which he survived but a
few hours.
Libbius Melen Bearce was born at Foxcroft, Maine, April 15, 1836,
and came to Iowa in 1851, locating on a farm near Waukon,
subsequently engaged in mercantile business in Waukon, and in
1880 was elected clerk of the district court which position he
held five terms or ten years. He was a charter member of Waukon
lodge No. 154 A.F.&A.M., and for several years was leader of
the Methodist Episcopal church choir. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his late residence under the
auspices of the Masonic fraternity.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
July 25, 1903
The Passing of the Pope.
Pope Leo XIII, whose death had been daily expected for more than
a week past, died on Monday afternoon last at four minutes past 4
o'clock, and the people of every tongue and clime throughout the
civilized world mourn the loss of a great and good man.
Bethel Breezes.
Hurrah for Will Thill for sheriff. Again I say hurrah.
John Waters and a crew of men are making hay on his farm.
John Ehde, W.M. Harris, Thomas Folsom and others have been
harvesting barley, rye and wheat.
Mosquitos are an excellent crop this year.
Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Meier, of Farmersburg, have been up to their
farm helping their soninlaw make hay.
Rev. Lee, of Ossian, came down with Rev. Ross last Sunday and
preached for us, giving us a good talk on Job.
Early crops look fine, and if the wather is on our side there
will be a good harvest of grain and hay gathered in the next
three weeks.
The Bethel farmers telephone system has one of the best night
services of any of the systems running into Postville. After Mr.
Moll closes for the night all three lines are left connected with
the three M.D.'s of that city.
Willie Folsom was home from Waterloo over Sunday, and informs us
that through the assistance of his uncle, Richard Folsom, he has
secured a position as conductor on the street railway there.
Willie's friends, which includes all who know him, wish his
sucess.
Rev. Ross came down the 19th for the first time since returning
from Chicago.
Rev. F.A. Newville finished a week's revival meetings at Forest
Mills Sunday and has been spending this week visiting with his
brother, James Newville and with friends in this vicinity. He
leaves today for Albert Lea, Minn. to begin a series of gospel
tent meetings.
At noon every day Mr. Moll of the farmers central gives us the
weather predictions for which we hayseeds thank our Uncle Samuel.
Castalia Caperings.
Wm. Johnson, living west of town, is quite sick.
Dentist Meyer has moved from the opera house.
Ruth Riggs was quite ill for a few days last week.
Mrs. Frank Perry has been visiting down in Clermont.
Bessie Aller is expected home from Cedar Falls Saturday.
Louis Haefner, of Giard, has been visiting his brother Will.
Frank Tuller and Ralph, of Postville, were inour city Saturday.
Edwin Lee, of Ossian, accompanied Rev. Ross to Bethel Sunday.
Mr. Tatro returned home after a few weeks visit with his son A.C.
Tatro.
Mrs. Yager and children, of Calmar, visited at the Kramer home
Tuesday.
Mabel Lambert returned to Cresco Monday after a two weeks visit
here.
Mrs. Jas. Stewart went to Fonda, Iowa to visit her daughters.
Mary Greany of the Humphrey House is spending a few days with
Mrs. Holshan.
Mrs. Marion Lambert and sons, of Luana, arrived today for a visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Neverman and daughter, of Luana, were visitors at Henry
Neverman's last week.
Sarah Stafford, of West Union, gave a very interesting talk at
the M.E. church Sunday.
Mrs. E. May Livingston visited in town over Sunday, while
returning from summer school
Mrs. Townsend, of Backus, Minn., arrived Tuesday for an extended
visit with Mrs. Chas. Allen and relatives.
Mrs. Barnhart and granddaughter, of Minneapolis, are visiting at
the Kramer home. Mrs. B. is a sister of Mr. Kramer.
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Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
July 30, 1903
FRANKVILLE
---George White was in Postville Monday.
---Mrs. George Van Wey visited Mrs. Sherman Friday.
---A large crowd from here were in Prairie du Chien Sunday.
---The D. Y. N. T. will meet with Mrs. James Meikle on Thursday.
---Erle Smith was helping Worley Lyons make hay last week.
---Ernest Chamberlin returned home from his western trip Friday.
---Stella and Len Crawford are visiting friends in Monona this
week.
---Harry Gibbs and Mattie McMillan drove over from Waukon Sunday.
---Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Waters and Stella visited home folks
Sunday.
---John Kneeskern and wife took supper at Chris Wilson's
Wednesday.
---Nancy Mizener who has been staying at Clay Hill is home for a
short visit.
---Mr. and Mrs. Will McMullen and Myrtle visited at Schoonmaker's
Sunday.
---Mrs. Geo. White and Elmer visited at Will McMullens a few days
last week.
---Mrs. Ada Webster of Ossian is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
C. Van Wey.
---Mrs. Ida Sherling of McGregor visited her sister, Mrs. Geo.
White last week.
---Mrs. Romeo Padden and Sarah Miller were Decorah visitors
Thursday and Friday.
---Len, Florence and Harry McIntire of Cresco are visiting their
sister, Mrs. Gus Renne.
---Herb McNair accompanied by his cousin Joe Hawes of Decorah,
visited at home Sunday.
---There will be a missionary lecture in the Presbyterian church
Wednesday, August 5th.
---Lester, Guy and Verl Clough came down from Decorah Sunday, on
their wheels and returned Monday.
---Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moose and Gerald and Mr. and Mrs. Ike
Birdsell visited Mr. and Mrs. Shattuck Sunday.
---Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Holm, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Miller and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Van Wey went fishing on day last week.
---Bert Hull, accompanied by his mother and sister of Cedar
Rapids, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Tom Letchford.
---Mr. Koehring while working on a barn at Grant Bollman's caught
his thumb between two stones and mashed it quite badly.
---Miss Nave of Nauvoo, Ill., came last week to keep house for
her brother, Rev. Neve, and they are now snugly domiciled in the
Presbyterian parsonage. Rev. Neve is a very fine speaker and
seems to be a very able and earnest worker, and so far his
congregation are delighted with him. Although there was
considerable delay in securing a minister they now feel amply
repaid for waiting.
QUANDAHL
---Monday, P. Quandahl went to Spring Grove.
---Miss Ida Iverson visited at Nesheim's Sunday.
---Sophia Droivold is helper at the parsonage this week.
---N. Quandahl was a business caller in Waukon Monday.
---In the B. Osmundson home a new baby has made its entrance.
---The young ladies society met at A. Overhaug's Saturday, July
20th.
---Bell Thompson is making an extended stay at Ford's near Mabel,
Minn.
---Nettie Quandahl is having a nice time at her sister's, Mrs. H.
Opheim.
---Mr. and Mrs. G. Teff, spent Sunday with Mrs. Teff's folks near
Lansing.
---The Misses Opheim and brother John visited at H. Simonsen's
Sunday.
---Mr. and Mrs. H. Opheim and Nettie..... [the rest is cut off on
my copy]
TAYLOR
---A setting of rye and barley was stacked by Nic. Brazell on the
22nd.
---Last week was an exceptional one for hay making and harvesting
not a wet day in it.
---L. O. Larson killed a monstrous night button rattler on the
27th lying stretched at full length right under the door step,
and hastily going out to shut the wind mill had surely stepped
over it, as when he returned in less than half a minute it lay
cozily there.
---Patrick Houlihan and Mary Koscike joined hearts and hands in
the holy bonds of matrimony on Tuesday the 28th of July. The
groom is the youngest son of Pat Houlihan, a prosperous farmer of
Paint Creek township, and the bride is the eldest daughter of Mr.
Koscike, a resident of the city of Harpers Ferry, and the popular
sales lady in T. W. Melevan's store. Both are most exemplary
young people and we wish them a happy future.
---Our two octogenarians, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Lageson, complain
that a number of boys in the locality denude their few fruit
trees of the scanty fruit they bear every year. The urchins
belong chiefly in the locality and seem to be permitted by their
parents to congregate in bands or packs on Sundays, and scamper
around in the neighborhood hooting and yelling and filling their
craws on anything they can pilfer in neighboring gardens. If not
checked in time they will not make law abiding, desirable
citizens. Earl Whitney and Claude O'Brien, the two nineteen year
old boys who were hanged at Lexington, Kentucky, last Friday,
July 24th, for the murder of A. B. Chinn, a merchant at whose
house they tried to commit robbery, started between the ages of
eleven and fifteen to commit minor depredations by pilfering
pennies etc. from their companions. During the writer's plastic
state parents were more solicitous for the proper training of
their children and account of our whereabouts Sundays as well as
other days to be strictly made, and we have honored their memory
for their strict surveilance (sic) by a suitable mausoleum in the
"silent city".
[contributed by E.R. & M.D., May 2009]