Iowa
Old Press
Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
May ?, 1907
- Lansing city council has decided to publish its proceedings in
the local papers. The city had $2858.41 in its treasury.
- O.H. McCarty, former Village Creek boy, has been made
Superintendent of the Iowa Division of the Northwestern Railway
with headquarters at Mason City.
- Miss Myrtle Bakewell graduates in elocution at Cornell College,
Mount Vernon, this week.
- Grant Ladd has bought an interest in the Vickery cement mixer.
- Marshal King of Waukon found a silver watch and John Kenna a
sum of money, advertising in the Journal.
- Harry Gibbs, the ball player, now a dentist at Kensett, Iowa,
and his fiance, Mattie McMillan, lost all their personal property
in a bad fire there last week.
- Postmaster Narum of Waukon gave examination for rural carriers
Saturday. The following took it: George Hamilton, Mike Mullarkey,
Thomas J. Collins and Edmund Powers, Harpers Ferry; John T.
Kerrigan, New Albin; and Wm. M. Stull, Waukon.
- F.B. McGeough sold his farm at Linton, N.D., to J.L. Tracy,
former Allamakee boy, and returned to Cherry Mound.
- "Denny" Hastings, Lansing's old pitcher, is making
good at La Crosse.
- Dick Thompson, Lansing's new store, received six cars of flour,
feed, cement, salt and lime last week. He also staged a bread
baking contest. Judges were Mesdames A.M. Fellows, J.P. Conway,
J.J. Dunlevy, Huldah Ruprecht and Mayme Spinner. Winners were:
Mrs. P. Ferring, first; Mrs. James Kenny, Jr., second; Mrs. W.H.
Guider, third.
- Eisert, the Ferryville ferryman, will run to Lansing on
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
- J.C. Brophy spent most of the time driving around with
traveling men for Liveryman Duffy.
- Bert Hendrick of Waukon has bought a 20-horse power Lambert
automobile for $1250.
- Hon. W.C. Earle will secure 40,000 trout fry for distribution
in Allamakee county.
- Patsy Kernan of Wexford had 60 cords of wood and a large number
of posts destroyed by fire.
[transcribed by E.W., May 2007]
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Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
Thursday, May 30, 1907
OBITUARY
In the passing of Mr. David B. Steele at his home northwest of
town last Friday, one of the oldest residents of the county and
an early pioneer has left us. Mr. Steele passed his
eighty-seventh birthday about a month ago and at that time it was
felt that he might survive some years longer though in rather
feeble health, but the weight of years pressed too heavily on him
and he calmly and peacefully dropped into "that sleep which
knows no waking."
Mr. Steele was born in Orange county, N. Y., April 19, 1820. He
moved with his parents, first to Philadelphia, and then to
Adamsville, Crawford county, Pennsylvania. March 27, 1845 he was
married to Miss Elizabeth Ralston and seventeen years later, the
family came to Iowa settling first on what was known as the old
Daley place in Union Prairie township, later living near the
stone school house on West Ridge but for the past thirty-two
years they have resided at their present home about a mile from
town. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Steele: J. Taylor
Steele, Mrs. Nancy Jones, Mrs. Hannah Clark, Robert, Nelson and
Maggie, all of Waukon and vicinity, the last two at the old
homestead, James. H. of Lake Andes, S. D., Mrs. Martha Moore and
Mrs. Mary Richardson of White, S. D. The children with the wife
survive the death of the father being the first break in the
family ties extending over a period of sixty-two years.
A brief burial service was held at the family home Sunday
afternoon conducted by Rev. Caffyn after which the body was borne
to its last resting place at Oakland. The regular funeral
services will be held at the Presbyterian church next Sunday this
being in accordance with Mr. Steele's desire. The service will be
conducted by Rev. Van Nice of the C. P. church of which Mr.
Steele was a consistent and honorable member. A good husband and
father an upright citizen and a true Christian character has
passed from us in the death of Mr. Steele.
[transcribed by M.D. from copy provided by E.R., April 2008]