Iowa
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Waukon Standard
Waukon, Alamakee County, Iowa
April 13, 1905
POSTVILLE
-Neighbor Ira Nash takes to Postville as naturally as a duck to
water, and we are glad he likes us so well.
-The new city marshal and street commissioner is Fred Behrens,
while C. A. Dayton tends to the water and light matters.
-Charles G. Russell, a member of Company B, 12th Infantry, died
at his home at Bethany, Mo., February 1, 1905, aged sixty-seven.
-The children of Andrew Schuler had a narrow escape from Rat
Bis-Kit poison last week. The quantity they ate acted as an
emetic and saved them.
-The Postville Monday Club made a land mark yesterday by planting
a tree as part of their program, in the Roberts Park. It is a
cut-leaf birch, ten feet high, and was christened "George
Ellot" with a copious watering by the hands of the
president, Mrs. Holter.
ROSSVILLE
-Mamie Wiley is at home again for a few days.
-Miss Cora Entwistle is visiting her brother, N. W.
-Donovan Klinkle is on the list of the sick at present.
-R. J. Hancock has been working at Lansing the past week.
-John Colsch and sister, Kate, spent Sunday with Mabel Myers.
-R. G. Chapman is with his children at the home of his brother
Orin.
-Frank Beall of Ossian, spent Saturday and Sunday with home
folks.
-Mrs. Warren Smith of Volney, visited with her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Henning, one day last week.
-Mr. J. W. Barlow was one of the farmers who sent his seed corn
to the State Agricultural College and received a most excellent
test.
-Dr. Myers was at Lansing last week and was elected a delegate to
the state meeting of the Woodmen, to be held at Des Moines on May
2nd.
-Miss Mabel Johnson of Waukon, will teach at Cross Roads, Miss
Dora Beall at Dowling, and Miss Laura Henderson at No. 5,
beginning April 10th.
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-Deputy Auditor Kolsrud was down this way Sunday after his family
who have sojourning with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Amondson.
-Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jeglum were calling on them
the past week bidding them farewell as they head this week for
North Dakota.
CLEAR CREEK
-Miss Anna Healy will open school at English Bench Monday.
-Mrs. Wm. Sadler is spending a few weeks with her son, J. G.
Sadler.
-Mrs. J. T. Bulman has returned from a week's stay down on the
farm.
-J. G. Sadler is somewhat better though he is not able to use his
hand much yet.
-Miss Hazel Beardmore passed a very pleasant week at Waukon with
her cousin, Miss Nellie Bulman.
-Mr. James Healy has spent the past two weeks at St. Francis
Hospital at LaCrosse. We trust he has been benefitted (sic)
thereby.
-Miss Daisy Beardmore has been slightly ailing since returning
from school. Daisy has hosts of friends who hope for her speedy
recovery.
MYRON
-Austin Ewing was seen driving his high fliers Wednesday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Waters were visitors at Mr. Carrithers Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ollie White were seen in town with their trotters
Thursday.
-Mrs. Sewart Swinson was a visitor at Mr. and Mrs. Handgardner's
Sunday.
-Elmer Swinson was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Ewing Sunday.
-Mrs. Harvey Clark and her daughter were visitors at the home of
Mrs. John Smith Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ollie White were visitors at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie White Sunday.
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- ......named parties to work the roads for the year 1905 to
with. District No 1 is divided, F. Miller takes the south half
and G. A. Brooks the north half. Brooks also contracts for all of
district No. 3 and C. M. Thorton contracted for district No. 2.
Work will commence immediately.
SOUTHEAST LUDLOW
-Sarah Stock is very ill at this writing.
-Miss Mary Ehde is visiting friends in this locality.
-Willie Brainard has commenced to work for Dwight Bray this
summer.
-Miss Lydia Hager returned from Dubuque last aweek after a two
month's visit.
-Esther Flage, daughter of Henry Flage, has been dangerously ill
with lung fever, but is reported somewhat better.
Ought to Recover
Edward, the son of postmaster Tyrell, of Waverly, recently
underwent an operation at the hospital in that city for the
removal of pus from the appendix. The operation was pronounced a
success. The Republican notes the following mix up of religious
denominations in connection with his case: "He is an
Episcopalian, and is in the care of a Methodist physician, has
two Roman Catholic nurses, and lies in a room furnished by a
Jewess. All are doing their best for his recovery."
[transcribed by M.D., June 2009]
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co., Iowa
April 21, 1905
Killed at Decorah
While crossing the track in the Rock Island yards at Decorah
yesterday, Mrs. Martha Golding, a resident of that city, aged 84
years. She was struck by the Rock Island passenger train and
instantly killed.
[transcribed by S.F., November 2007]
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Waukon Standard
Waukon, Alamakee County, Iowa
April 27, 1905
WATERVILLE
-P. J. Spinner called on friends here Monday.
-V. H. Stevens was up from Dubuque on business Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Hersey were Waukon visitors Friday.
-Hessel and Arneson are busy painting the creamery inside.
-Mary Gaynor has been visiting with friends at Rossville for a
few days.
-Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Vorseth were guests of Mrs. Vorseth's brother
O. Kolsrud Sunday.
-Andres Tysland left Friday having visited with relatives and
friends here for two months.
-Bertha Hendrickson left Monday for Canton, S. D., having visited
with home folks a few weeks.
-Mrs. Barthell and daughter of Waukon visited with her sister,
Mrs. Spencer last week. Mrs. Spencer accompanied her home Friday.
-Rodha Bryson returned Wednesday from Kalispel, Mont.,
accompanied by her brother John, being called home by the severe
illness of their father who is suffering from heart disease. He
has been some what better the last few days.
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-Elvira Oster left Tuesday for a visit with relatives at
Lynxville, Wis., Anna Ahlquist taking her position as central
during her absence.
-John H. Johnson, son of our neighbor, Hans Johnson, sprung quite
a surprise on his parents and friends in general, by introducing
to them a young maiden, whom he pronounced as his wife.
MYRON
-Frank Miller was seen on our streets Monday.
-Willard Adams made a trip to Postville Monday.
-Mr. Carrithers was seen on our streets Thursday.
-Austin Ewing took a load of hogs to town Thursday.
-Ed. Livingood and son Charles was in Postville Friday.
-Alden and Elmer White caught a large coon Thursday.
-Mrs. Ollie White was a visitor at Mrs. Jas. Ewing's Sunday.
-Elmer Swinson was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Ewing.
-Mrs. A. D. Ingles was the pleasant guest of Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Adams Wednesday.
-Mrs. Stewart Swinson was pleasantly entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Handgardner Sunday.
Why Are People Poor?
Many interesting and practical questions are discussed by the
women's clubs in various places, and one that was recently up
before a club in an eastern city was: "Why are people
poor?" Following are some of the principal reasons given:
Drink, charge accounts, the desire to outshine one's neighbors,
woman's ignorance of domestic economy, lack of real desire to
rise above a hand-to-mouth existence. We presume that the ladies
had a warm afternoon over these topics, but the real reason for
poverty is lack of thrift. The thrifty young man will not drink
to excess; he will live within his income. The thrifty housewife
will study household economics from a practical standpoint, so
that she can make a dollar do its allotted work. Thrift will cure
the desire to outshine one's neighbor who may have more coin. And
thrift is but another name for desire to lay up something for a
rainy day. Old fashioned Yankee thrift is a mighty good thing to
have in a family. -Oelwein Register.
Subscribe for the STANDARD and assured of a year's good reading.
Men speak of women's vanity as something which is part of every
woman's make-up.
150 acres of good pasture for rent, one mile south of Rossville.
Plenty of good water. G. W. Bircher.
[transcribed by M.D., June 2009]