Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
March 6, 1903
Obituary.
Helen Almira Farrand was born in Chautauqua county, N.Y., Feb.
18, 1836. In 1859 she was married to S.S. Powers, who died in
1887. They lived in Indiana two years and then came to Hardin,
Iowa, where they lived until 1870, and then came to Postville. In
[the next 2 lines are wrinkled. I believe they say: In ?1890?
Mrs. Powers removed to Fremont, Neb.] from which place she went
to California with her daughter, Mrs. Grace Srack, and died at
Pasadena, Cal., Feb. 12, 1903, in her 67th year, erysipelas being
the cause of her death. She was the mother of four children,
Loren M. of St. Paul, Mrs. Velma Shepherd of Postville, Mrs.
Grace Srack and LaRue of Pasadena, all of whom survive her, the
latter two being with her at the time of her death. The funeral
sermon was preached by Rev. McCormack, rector of the First
Episcopal church, a pastor well known by her during her residence
in Postville. Mrs. Powers was a woman of fine attainments, a
devout christian and always took an active part in church work,
and was a most devoted mother. She was highly respected and
esteemed by the people of Postville, who sincerely sympathize
with those bereft.
Killed at North McGregor.
Another shocking death by the cars occurred Monday evening at
North McGregor, the victim being Patrick Berigan of Mason City, a
freight brakeman on the Milwaukee road. He was climbing up the
side of a car on a train that was moving very slowly in the
yards, when in some manner he slipped and fell on the track, the
wheels of one truck passing over the upper portion of his head,
severing it from the body. The train was stopped in less than
three feet. Berigan was an old and reliable employee of the
company, about 40 years of age. He leaves a wife and four
children. [remainder cut off]
Death.
Henry Lamont, the well known Waukon horse buyer, died on
Wednesday morning of Bright's disease, from which he had long
been a sufferer.
Marriage.
On Friday morning last, Feb. 27th, at 10 o'clock, Mr. William
Landt and Miss Emma Thies were united in holy matrimony
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Local Happenings.
Mr. and Mrs. W.C. McNeil moved back to their farm near Monona
this week.
Mrs. R.D. Blackburn, of McGregor, was an over Sunday visitor at
the A.L. Meier home.
James Corcoran, of Chicago, arrived in Postville Tuesday for a
visit with old time friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson moved out onto the Hulverson farm south
of town this week.
"Dad" Harrington will occupy this Hart house across
from the track as soon as F.J. Allen vacates.
Mrs. Judge Williams is having quite a serious sick spell, from
which her many friends hope she may soon recover.
Buttermaker Gordon has to vacate the residence he now occupies
April 1, and has no roof in sight yet to cover his head.
Henry Oldag was elected school director in district No. 1, Grand
Meadow township, at the annual election held Monday night last.
Fritz Sanders, of Waverly, who has been in this vicinity the past
week visiting relatives, returned to his home.
Mr. Dodge, of Newton, arrived in Postville Saturday last for a
few days visit with his sister, Mrs. J.S. Mott.
Guy Mead's children have been having a messley time with the
measles, but are nearly over the trouble now.
Dan McNeal is now a Postvillian, having moved in from the farm
this week and occupying the Mrs. Abbott residence.
The M.C. Mead famly moved Monday from the Ed Waters house into
the Hall Roberts residence at the foot of Piety Hill.
Harry Cole entertained his classmates at a party Saturday evening
and that they had a good time goes without saying.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Laughlin moved into town this week, occupying
the E.T. Henderson residence in the west part of town.
Any farmer desiring a reliable man and family to take charge of
his farm, may secure such by addressing Emil Holzer, Ossian,
Iowa.
Angus Gordon and Mrs. Thos. Gordon returned Friday morning last
from an extending visit in Canada and report a most enjoyable
time.
Elmer Courson arrived in Postville Thursday night of last week
from Clarion, and is looming up about thown quite promiscuously
since. He is as fat as ever.
Mrs. M.E. Tuttle and Lois arrived in Postville Saturday night
from Cresco. Lois returned to Chicago Monday night, but Mrs.
Tuttle will remain for several weeks.
Castalia Caperings.
-Mrs. Swanson returned from Froelich Monday.
-Mrs. Haefner and sons have returned from Giard.
-Joy Dresser left town to look for a better location.
-Irvin Allen transacted business at West Union, Tuesday.
-Bessie Allen is expected home from Cedar Falls next week.
-Mary Greaney, of Postville, visited at Mrs. Hohalan's last week.
-Jas. Hart is nicely settled in his new home east of the drug
store.
-Miss Brainard, of Bethel, spent last week at the home of Rev.
Ross.
-Chas. Bloxham went to Fayette for a few weeks visit with Geo.
Madden.
-Fred Anderson commenced his duties as carrier on the rural mail
route Monday.
-Ed. Rushman living north of town is sick with typhoid fever but
is recovering now.
-Emma Winn, of Calmar, who teaches school in the Cooley district,
spent Sunday at her home there.
-Mrs. May E. Livingstone is preparing some of her pupils for
graduation. It will be the second class ever graduated from here.
-Mrs. W. Gibbs sold her fine residence to her father, [?] H.
Gibbs. Mr. Gibbs has rented it to Ed. Allen living in Pinchville.
-The many friends of J.A. Musser will be sorry to learn that he
passed away [remainer cut off]
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Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
March 12, 1903
FRANKVILLE
---Landon Letchford and Frank Smith went to Decorah Saturday to
deliver horses which Landon had purchased for a firm in that
place.
---Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brouliette were the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Smith Sunday afternoon.
---The D. Y. N. T. met with Mrs. William Smith on Thursday of
this week.
[contributed by E.R. & M.D., May 2009]
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
March 13, 1903
Weddings.
Sanders-Powers. At the residence of the bride's father in
Calamus, Wis., March 1, 1077 [obviously the date is a mis-print],
by Rev. W. Van Driessen, Mr. H.A. Sanders, of Postville, to Miss
Clara A. Pomeroy.
Welzel-Schultz. At 6 o'clock last evening at the home of Mr. Carl
Schultz, of this city, occurred the marriage of his eldest
daughter Sophia, to Mr. Geo. Welzel, the REv. Bockelman
performing the ceremony [remainder cut off]
Schroeder-Krogman. Wednesday morning, March 4th, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Krogman, in Elkader, occurred the marriage of
their daughter Meta and John H.W. Schroeder, of Postville, Rev.
G.F. Braun officiating. The worthy young couple will make their
home on a farm near Postville.
Phillips-Shipton. On Wednesday, March 11, 1903, at the home of
the bride's father near Clermont, occurred the marriage of Mr.
Jesse F. Philips and Miss Adelaide Shipton, two of Fayette
county's widely known and respected young people. the bride is a
sister of Mrs. W.A. Martin of this city. The happy couple will be
at home to their many friends at Clermont after March 24th.
--
Died. Mrs. Daisey Gardner-Hennings, wife of Fred
Hennings [obit in paper, not transcribed]
Obituary.
J.A. Musser was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, Jan. 12, 1850,
and died March 3, 1903, after a lingering illness. In 1871 he
came to Fayette county, and in 1877 was united in marriage to
Miss Mattie Fox. He then moved to Castalia [Winneshiek Co.] where
he continued to reside up to the time of his death. During the
time he has lived here [Castalia], he has held many responsible
positions both before and after the town was incorporated. John,
as he was familiarly known, had all the virtues of a model
citizen and was respected and esteemed by all. By his death there
is a vacancy that no other can fill with justice, and no other
man will be missed more than John. He was a member of A.O.U.W.
Lodge No. 807, M.W.A. and Brotherly Love Lodge A.F. & A.M. of
Postville. Besides a large number of relatives, he leaves a wife
and son to mourn his loss. The funeral was under the supervision
of the Masons at the U.B. church, where Rev. Ross preached the
sermon, the Masons from Postville, Ossian and Frankville
attending in a body.[obit was in the Castalia Caperings section
of the paper]
Mrs. Sharp Injured.
Yesterday afternoon as Mrs. Kate Sharp, living near the Postville
Junction, was coming to town, she stopped at hte home of Mrs.
J.A. Gordon in the west part of the city on an errand. When she
was ready to continue her journey down town she untied her horse,
a rather highspirited animal, and as she did so, the horse
started forward with a jump, whereupon Mrs. Sharp grabbed for the
lines and missed them and became entangled in the wheels of the
vehicle which passed over her, dislocating her shoulder, but
otherwise not injuring her. Dr. Flynn was called and put the
member back in place and the lady returned home the same evening.
the horse ran to Henry Luhman's barn nearby and stopped; neither
the buggy nor harness being broken. A most fortunate accident all
around.
School election.
Just enough opposition was thrown into the school election Monday
to give it spice and get a good majority of the voters out. There
were two tickets in the field, both bearing the name of Charles
Sonnkalb, but on one Joe Nicolay was his running mate and on the
other Anthony Courson. there were 152 votes cast of which Nicolay
recieved 110, Courson 42 and Sonnkalb 150.
Fatal Kerosene Explosion.
On Saturday evening last, Maria Miller, a girl employed in the
Hufschmidt House, was fatally burned by the explosion of a
kerosene lamp. She died at 10 o'clock Sunday.
Frightful Accident.
We are again compelled to chronicle a frightful accident that
resulted from the careless handling of a revolver in the hands of
James F. Arderen, son-in-law of A. Eaton, at what is known as
Marrio's Mills, on Saturday evening last. It seems that on that
evening Arderen had brought the revolver home from Eaton's and on
his arrival home took it out of his pocket and was examining it.
In replacing the cylinder, which he had taken out, the hammer
slipped off his finger and one chamber was discharged. His wife
was setting only a few feet away, holding an infant, and the ball
pierced her wrist and entered her body near the breast bone,
passing around the side and lodging near the back bone, where is
was removed by Dr. Shepherd. At last advice she was lying in a
critical condition, with apparently little hope of recovery.
Undressed on the Streets.
John Steele, the carrier on rural route No. 2 drove to town
Saturday morning with a pair of bronchos connected to his mail
wagon and tied up in front of Carl Holter's store and then went
into the postoffice to sort his mail. John had scarcely got to
work when the bronchos got busy and tried to pull away from the
hitching post, but as they were fastened with a rope halter about
their necks they were unable to break away without pulling their
messly heads off. Nevertheless they did some great jumping,
pulling and kicking and succeeded in breaking and slipping out of
their harness to the delight of a motley crowd of bystanders.
When animation had partially suspended they were untied and a
start was made to lead them away, but of a sudden there was
another violent equine eruption which eight men on each halter
failed to subdue until after they were pretty well wallowed in
the muddy street.
Council proceedings.
The town council met in regular monthly meeting Friday evening,
Mar. 6, 1903. Present -- Councilmen Waters, Holter, Sanders,
Mull, Meyer and Harris.
Absent -- Mayor Meier.
On motion J.M. Harris was selected to act as chairman of the
meeting. The following bills were allowed:
John Schultz, street work ............ $12.00
John Waters, supplies ................ $ 2.35
H. Evert, street work ................ $ 1.75
Durno & Nicolay, hardware ............ $ 7.55
John Sanders, telephone poles, freight and drayage .... $16.60
Carl Holter, coal .................... $99.00
John Gregg, unloading car coal ....... $ 8.80
H.B. Taylor, salary, etc. ............ $50.60
W.F. Bellows, street work ............ $ 1.75
Wm. Rollinson, drayage ............... $ 5.85
Andrew Stockman, street work ......... $ 1.75
Schroeder & Stone, hardware .......... $ 3.40
Postville Review, pub. Ord No 123 and election proclamation ....
$ 5.45
John Pixler, street work ............. $ 2.50
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. IA
March 20, 1903
Henry Thiese Dead.
Takes a Potion of Carbolic Acid & Dies Hours Later.
Like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky came the news over the
telephone from Monona last Monday morning about 9:30 o'clock,
that Henry Thiese had just died from the effects of a potion of
carbolic acid self-administered, and leaving behind no word,
either verbal or written, as to the causes which led him to this
last sad act. the circumstances surrounding the case are as we
learn them as follows:
On September last, after being a resident of Postville for quite
a number of years, he bought the Eaton restaurant at Monona, and
with his famly moved there to take charge of the business. After
being there but a short time he became dissatisfied and often
times had expressed the wish they they could sell out and go
elsewhere, and perhaps he might feel better and do better, though
he was not running behind in a business way and had always made a
comfortable living. However, it was supposed that as he became
better acquainted with the people he would be more satisfied and
things would take on a more roseate hue, and as he had never made
threats of doing away with himself or anything of the kind, no
attempt has ever been made to sell and it was supposed everything
was going as best as it could. Sunday evening last he sat in his
home and talked and visited with Mrs. E.r. Marsh, of tis city who
was there to spend Sunday, and played with his children as usual.
When it came time to retire he said "good night" and
with his son Willie, went to bed. But about 5:30 next morning the
boy was awakened by his father's heavy breathing and severe
struggle to get breath and noticed his hand drop to his side.
Being unable to arouse him by speaking his name or shaking him,
the boy called his mother from an adjoining room. She also being
unable to wake him summoned a physician post haste, who on his
arrival thought Henry in a fit and used the usual means to
restore consciousness in such cases. Failing, Mrs. Thiese asked
if she had not best call another physician, but as the
perspiration had started he thought the patient would soon come
too and had no fear he could handle it alone. About this time
Mrs. Kister, a neighbor across the wasy, who had come in,
suggested to Mrs. Thiese that she let the boy open the restaurant
and tend to the trade. Mrs. Thiese then went for the sack of
change which Henry always put under his pillow at night, and as
she reached under the pillow her hand came in contact with a
bottle, which she drew ..... [remainder cut off]
Platt-Durno Nuptials.
A very pretty wedding, simple in its arrangements, but withal a
delighful and impressive nuptial event, was that of Miss Birdie
M. Platt and Edwin Pearl Durno, of Postville, Iowa, who united
their fortunes in the sacred ties of marriage at the residence of
the brides mother, Mrs. Mary Platt, 18 W. Fourteenth street,
Monday evening -- says the Dubuque Times. The nuptials
were solemnized in the presence of their relatives only, the
bride and groom being unattended. The Rev. Hugh D. [?Atchison] of
St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal church, spoke the words which
joined the happy couple together for life. The congratulations
and best wishes of all present were tendered at he conclusion of
the ceremony. The colors of the nuptials were pink and white and
htis scheme was carried throughout the decorations. The parlors
were profuse in American Beauties, carnations and maiden hair
ferns. the table in the dining room was most tastefully decorated
with carnations and ferns and from the table to the chandelier
were festooned bands of pink and white, making a pretty effect.
Exquisite refreshments were served by Boldt. the bride was very
pretty in her gown of blue silk crepe with trimmings of panne
velvet to match and rainbow chiffon and embroidered applique. She
carried American beauty roses. The bride is the second daughter
of Mrs. Mary Platt and of the late I.M. Platt, who for many years
was one of Dubuque's leading business men and most highly
respected citizens. she was born and reared in Dubuque and is a
young woman of sweet disposition and charming manner. The groom
is well known in this city, which was his home for nine years,
during which time he was with the firm Christman & Healey. He
is a young man of the highest character and manly qualities. Both
young people have a wide acquaintanceship and are held in
inestimable esteem by all their friends. If it were necessary
this fact was attested by the many beautiful and costly
remembrances received by the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Durno departed
on the Milwaukee for Postville, where Mr. [wrinkle in paper]
hardware firm of [wrinkle ?Durno] & Nicolay. They will make
that city their future home. The guests from out of the city were
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Durno, parents of the groom, of
Springville, Iowa; Mrs. G.C. Sumerfield, sister of the bride, and
daughter, Miriam, Miss Carrie Witkowsky, Miss Pauline Harris and
Mark Platt, brother of the bride, all of Chicago. [remainder cut
off]
Local.
Miss Mattie Perry returned from Fayette Tuesday, having passed
her final examination at the U.I.U. most satisfatorily.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry V. Lamborn arrived Tuesday from LaCrosse for a
visit at hte E.B. Lamborn home north of Luana.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fairfield, of Prairie du Chien, have been guests
at the home of Mr.a nd Mrs. Geo. W. Goetz several days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thiese and Mr. and Mrs. John Biederman were up
from Guttenberg & Mr. and Mrs. Steve Spoo of Oelwein, and Mr.
and Mrs. Will Thiese of Farmersburg, were here Wednesday to
attend the funeral of Henry Thiese.
A. Stockman and Geo. Barries went to Ossian Tuesday to attend the
funeral of the 16 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leopold
Mertz.
Mrs. A.R. Prescott returned Wednesday from Garner and reports
Mrs. L.A. Easton as resting a little easier, though still a very
sick woman.
Mrs. Frank Hinton and children came down from Spencer last
Thursday and made their friends glad with a little visit until
Monday morning, when they returned home.
Chas. Ohloff has some choice Plymouth Rock eggs for sale at 75
cents per setting or two settlings for $1.25.
Willie and Sankey Bollman and the Misses Deal and Terrill spent
Saturday evening very pleasantly at the Harvey French home.
Miss Bertha Willman came down from Mason City rather unexpectedly
Wednesday night for a short visit with her many Postville
friends.
Hermie Evert and Fred Harrington leave soon for Baraboo, Wis., to
join Ringling Bros' circus, the former as a policeman and the
latter as a driver of a four-horse team.
Miss Bertha Hammel left Tuesday afternoon for Moravia, Iowa, to
attend the U.B. conference, at the conclusion of which she will
go to Trinity, Mo., to visit with the family of her uncle, Henry
Harris.
W.I. Chase bought the Erni Abel residence property in east
Postville last Saturday, and already has carpenters rearranging
the interior and fitting it for occupancy by his son A.L. Chase
and wife.
W.C. McNeil goes way up to Fargo next Tuesday to cry an auction
sale of blooded cattle.
Oscar Doehring, of Milwaukee, is here and in charge of the
Volksblatt office during the absence of Editor and Mrs. Dietsch.
August Heins, of Post township, was adjudged insane by the
commissioners last Saturday and was committed to the hospital at
Independence. He was brought over here by Chas. Krumm and Fred
Lammert on Friday and left in charge of Sheriff Bulman, who took
him to the hospital Saturday.
[transcribed by S.F., August 2004]