Iowa Old Press

Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
July 2, 1915

Ossian had more than its share of misfortune yesterday. Ever EVERSON went off a high embankment south of town with his auto and was killed, and Jack HALL fell off a load of cement and broke his neck.

While returning from the C.E. social at the C.M. KERR home Tuesday evening in his Ford, Arthur TOPEL caught up with a jolly crowd of young folks walking to town, who hailed him for a ride. He stopped his car and told them to "pile in" which they did promptly, climbing on seats, fenders and running boards. when all were on an actual count reveled the fact that there were 18 passengers aboard. With this load he made the trip to town, making all the hills on "high", the car being none the worse after the experience.

Decorah Rod and Gun club held its annual shoot last Thursday. The high score was 195 out of 200. Speaking of our townsman the Republican says: "Lynn McEWEN of Postville, who arrived late and shot in eight events only made a showing consistent with some of the best shots, breaking 128 out of 185."

The Elkader Farmers Telephone Co. will connect with Postville soon.

Tomorrow's the day we celebrate, and Sundy will be the day after.

A.L. PETERSON returned Sunday nite from his vacation trip to Luck, Wis.

Wm. BYWATER came up from Monona Wednesday enroute to Hazelton.

Ethel CLARK returned Saturday from her visit to relatives at Mt. Pleasant.

The Rock Island trains will probably carry an extra coach or two tomorrow.

Elmer BENTON, deputy revenue collector, was a Postville visitor Saturday.

Remember - Postville business places close tomorrow and everybody celebrates.

Lee VanHORN of Decorah went thru here on Monday noon enroute to Lacrosse.

Attorney M.J. CARTER of Ossian was in Postville Wednesday on professional business.

Don't forget that Senator KENYON will speak at West Union on tomorrow afternoon.

James A. GORDON was in town Wednesday and allows he will celebrate in the cornfield.

Mrs. John F. SWENSON and baby left yesterday for Red Wing, Minn. to visit her sister.

Thelma JEMISON went to Nora Springs yesterday to spend the Fourth with her father.

Mrs. C.B. BACHTELL and son Ralph and Rudy HEIN left Monday for Minneapolis by auto.

Will take scholars for vocal or instrumental lessons during the summer months. Aleta G. PERRY

Unless great caution is observed by the auto drivers tomorrow there will be some awful accidents tomorrow.

Rosena EGGERT and Mabel HAHN left Monday for Merrill, Wis., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Chas. SNYDER and family.

Mrs. Harry VIET and two daughters of Mitchell, S.D. were guests of Postmaster NICOLAY the first of the week.

Kenneth SANDERS is back from the Chicago auto races with a Buick six and a French bull dog, and is now ready for speed or sport.

A good soaking shower Saturday afternoon softened up the earth in nice shape so the corn could whoop'er up toward knee high for the Fourth.

The Lutheran young people's society will serve ice cream and cake on the lawn at the Joh PALAS home in this city, Saturday, July 10th. Everybody invited.

This has been a good week for sewer ditchers. They reached Will SHEPHERD's corner last night and will commence plowing up the main avenue today.

W.W. COLE of North McGregor now handles the trunks tenderly on the Milwaukee daylight cars through here, having been switched from the night to the day run.

Mr. and Mrs. Julius RIETH, Mrs. Will SWINGLE and son Lisie, Henry RIEK and Wm. RISER, all of Lansing, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe NICOLAY in this city.

The special school election Monday drew out 51 votes, of which 38 were in favor of the $10,000 bond issue and 13 against it. The men voted 29 yes and 12 no. The women 19 yes and 1 no.

A big bargain. 160 acres 3 miles from Thompson, N.D., 150 acres in crop, 10 acres in pasture, house, barn, well. Price $45 an acre. Easy terms. M.F. MURPHY. Grand Forks, N.D.

Miss Florence WYCOFF of Villisca, Iowa, left for her home on Tuesday noon after a seek's visit with her friend, Miss Daisy MARSTON, having accompanied her home from Cornell.

Mr. and Mrs. J.F. VanALLEN of Chicago have moved to Puyallup, Wash. to reside. Jerome, who has been a city mail carrier in Chicago for a number of years, having been transferred there. [transcribers note: Mrs. Jerome VanAllen was nee Kate Swenson, daughter of Evan & Eliza (McWilliams) Swenson of Postville]

West Union, like Postville, has a lot of grey squirrels living in town. One day this week a West Union man shot one of the squirrels, was arrested and the fine and costs amounted to $13.85.

Guy GREGG shut out the Youngstown team and Terre Haute won 1 to 0 last Thursday. Guy allowed only two hits and struck out 7 men. GREGG had everything a good pitcher should have, says the Youngstown Vindicator.

Brush Away Cobwebs -- Wearing Properly Adjusted Eyeglasses. E.H. McMASTERS specialist in place of Karl D. FISK, will be at the Commercial Hotel, Postville, one day only, Friday July 9th.

Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
July 9, 1915

A card from Mr. and Mrs. Jas. PARKER of San Pedro, Cal. reports them seeing the sights at the Panama-Pacific exposition. The message further says boy No. 2 has arrived at Florence's and Jim's folks are now "gramp" and "grammy" galore.

Sheriff DEWEY was up from West Union yesterday.

C.F. REINCKE has sold his farm near the junction to Louis KAMP for $100 an acre.

W.J. GAINSFORD has moved into the Flora FRANKLIN residence, Mr. GAINSFORD runs the power digger on the sewer works.

The sewer men have to curb every inch of the ditch down Lawler street to keep it from caving in, and even at that it breaks away from them once in awhile. It is no pleasant dream to dig a 2 foot ditch 12 feet deep this season.

Friday last, at Luana, the electors of the newly organized consolidated school district voted on the proposition of bonding the district fot $30,000 to erect a new school building, the measure being carried affirmatively by a majority of 80 votes.

Mr. and Mrs. J.J. KLEIN and daughter Kathryn of Fort Dodge arrived in Postville Saturday evening on a two weeks visit to relatives and friends. Joe is still on the road for Marshall Field & Co., with whom he has been for the past nine years.

Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
July 23, 1915

J.M. HARRIS, Funeral Director & Embalmer.

Lenora RILEY returned to Greene yesterday.

Ice cream is right, and the "Palm" is the place.

Ruby KOENIG was an Ossian visitor Monday.

LaMont Bros. circus will show at Elder, July 29th.

W.C. McNEIL left Tuesday for his home in Pasadena.

The Waukon ball team has been named The Indians.

N.F. TERRILL of Tisdale, Kansas, arrived in Postville last Saturday on a visit at the mone of niece, Mrs. W.H. WEIGHNER, coming here from Russell, Ill, whree he had been to attend the funeral of another niece, Mrs. SIWER.
N.E. TERRILL left Wednesday for his home in Tisdale, Kan.
[transcribers note: the initials of Mr. Terrill were given as N.F. in one item and as N.E. in another]

Azelia SCHMIDT initiated her tennis court Saturday evening.

The Singer's dance last Saturday was well attended.

Florence OTLEY of Canton, Minn. is visiting at the E.H. PRIOR home.

Albert ZIEMAN has torn down the old Jimmie FISHER house and started the excavating for the new home he will build on that site in south Postville.

J.B. FRANK, the Saxon man, rolled into Postville yesterday at 1:25 p.m. minus two tires. He has to date covered 3152 miles on 20 gallons, a quart and a pint of gas and 18 quarts and a pint of oil.

Quite a number of shade trees about town have been trimmed in pursuance of Mayor BEUCHER's request and the improved appearance of the premises in each instance is very marked. Let the good work go on.

What we claim to be the champion freak cicken was exhibited in Lawler Monday evening by Frank NOVOTNY of Little Turkey. It has 4 feet, 4 wings, 2 tails and 1 head. It is perfectly developed. -- Lawler Dispatch.

Word from Williston, N.D., brings to L.A. BELLOWS the good news that his daughter, Mrs. Mae MULLIS, is recovering from her recent serious sick spell, and as soon as she is able she wil accompany her mother home.

The monotony of Sunday was broken by the passing through Postville of the Barnum & Baily circus on a 200 mile jump from Winona, Minn., to Charles City, Iowa. Four big trains were required to transport this big eighty-car-show.

Fred EVERT, a Postville resident of the long ago, dropped into town Monday for the first time in years. He has been in California for some years. With the eception of looking a little older he has not changed much in his general appearance.

Mrs. Sam ARNOLD, a sister of James GREGG of this city, died at her home near Monona Sunday evening aged 81 years. The funeral was held Wednesday at Monona, Mr. and Mrs. James GREGG and Mr. and Mrs. John GREGG going down from here to attend.

Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee co. Iowa
Thursday, July 29, 1915

THE FIFTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Of Old And Honored Waukon Citizens Is Appropriately Observed At Their Home On Monday
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. May was quietly observed at their home Monday by the presence of the B. D. Helming and R.J. Alexander families, the home coming of Mr. and Mrs. R.B. May and son Robert of Des Moines, and Frank H. May of Chicago. A quiet picnic dinner was enjoyed. Congratulating telegrams were received from Los Angeles, Cal., Washington, D.C., and Harwichport, Mass., and a cablegram from Christiana, Norway, besides letters from other places. Later came two surprises: John J. Stillman Post, G. A. R., and veterans marched with the colors to the home and coming to a halt in rank presented beautiful bouquetes of flowers, one especially noticeable in "red, white and blue." A congratulatory address was made for the Post by Dr. Strock and fittingly responded to by Mr. and Mrs. May. On behalf of the W. R. C, Mrs. F. H. Robbins and Mrs. D. R. Walker presented large bouquetes. About 5 o'clock the Women's Literary Club came, took possession with congratulations, flowers, and a social time, concluding with ice cream and cake. Like the G. A. R., they retired with kind wishes for returns of other happy anniversaries. Miss Jessie Lewis, for many years one of our successful teachers, came with a beautiful poem most appropriate for the occasion. Mrs. H. A. Howe remembered the event with a beautiful "golden" anniversary cake with "1865 - 1915" thereon. Other friends came with flowers and congratulations during the evening.

Alonzo Martin May was born in Scio, New York, March 20, 1838, and is in the ninth generation from Thomas May, born at Mayfield, England, in 1590, who with two brothers came to America. In this family was Dorothy May, wife of William Bradford who became governor of Plymouth Colony. She died on ship-board on the passage to America. When five years old "A.M." came with the family of his father, P.F. May, to Will County, Ill. and after three years to Wisconsin, where for twenty years his home was in Green Lake and Rock counties. He attended the common schools from '51 to '56 worked on the farm summers, prepared for college at Ripton, where he became acquainted with his future wife, also a student, and graduated from Beloit College, Wisconsin, with the class of 1864.

The evening of the Sunday the telegram came that Fort Sumter had been fired on by the rebels, he, with a large number of other students offered their service to the government under the call for three months men, and later again enlisted in the 40th Wis., Inf., known as the "student regiment". At one time he, his father in another regiment, and a brother, Isaac, in a Minnesota regiment, met for the last time in Memphis, Tenn. The oldest boy left at home to look after the family was eight years old, Frank E. May, now of Storm Lake, Iowa. After being mustered out in the fall of 1864 "A.M." went to New York City and completed a three year's course in Union Theological Seminary.

July 26, 1865, at Beloit, Wis., he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Mary Hayward, second daughter of Hon. Paul Davis Hayward, of Revolutionary descent. He was named for his ancester "Paul Davis", whose honorable discharge from the American Army as "Sergeant of the 5th Massachusetts Regiment after five years and nine months service" was signed by "G. Washington, General & Commander in Chief of the forces of the United States of America," June 8, 1793, and countersigned by "J. Trumbull, Jr. Sec'y". He was awarded a badge of merit for his long service.

Miss Hayward was born in Green Bay, Wis., June 5, 1842. Her family was represented in the civil war by her father and a brother Richard L. in Wisconsin regiments, and by her brother, Captain George W., who graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1861. He died at Alexandria, Egypt, January, 1886, while on duty.

During '65 - '67, Mr. and Mrs. May resided in New York while he was completing his course of study supporting himself and family by teaching in private schools and musical work in churches on Sundays. In 1867 he located in Waukon, Iowa, as rector of St. Paul's P. E. Church and continued as such for five years. He has been a leader of choirs for nearly sixty years, and for more than forty years has been conductor of the M. E. church choir of Waukon which ranks among the best in northeastern Iowa.

In March, 1868, he purchased for his brother-in-law, R. L. Hayward, the Waukon Standard, a three months old newspaper. Ill health compelled Mr. Hayward to retire at the end of the year. He went south and died in Texas in 1882; Mr. May continued as principal proprietor and editor for thirty-three years. For nine years E. M Hancock, who had learned the business in the office, was associated with him as partner, taking principal charge of the paper while Mr. May was acting as official short-hand reporter for the courts of the 10th Judicial District, resigning after thirteen years service. During the last four years of this time, Mrs. May had editorial charge of the paper and it was efficiently and well done. She has always been active in church, temperance and the missionary work of the M. E. church. She was a charter member of the Waukon Woman's Literary Club, recognized as the second oldest woman's literary club in the state, and still in active work. On account of physical and nervous break-down Mr. May sold the Standard to his son Robert Bruce, who successfully conducted it for over eight years. From 1868 to 1901, while under A. M. May's control the standard advocated prohibition and woman suffrage. So far as known he was the first user of a type writer in regular editorial work in Iowa, beginning in the early part of 1875, the next earliest being that in the Des Moines Register office, about 1882, according to its former publisher, James S. Clarkson. Mr. May has been connected with the Masonic and I.O.O.F. fraternities for nearly fifty years, was a charter member of John J. Stillman Post, G. A. R., and has been its adjutant for over thirty years.

Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. May; Frank H., for years holding a good position with the Western Newspaper Union of Chicago; Anna L., who married Rev. G. N. Kenniston and died in 1890; Jessie E., now and for years past private secretary in the manager's office of the U. S. Steel corporation in New York City; Robert Bruce, now with the Iowa Homestead Co. in Des Moines; Winifred, now Mrs. B. D. Helming of Waukon; Paul D., clerk in the Adjutant General's office in Washington, D.C. He also served one year as purser of the U.S. ship Tacoma in the Spanish-American war, three years in the signal service in the Phillipines, also as government clerk in Panama; Langford, constructing engineer, Los Angeles, Cal.; and Marian, wife of Dr. Elmar Onsum of Christiana, Norway, head physician in a large hospital, and general writer for leading daily papers of that city and representative of the Associated Press.

To Mr. and Mrs. A. M. May
(by Miss Jessie Lewis)

A half century has passed away
And brought the Golden Wedding Day;
A half a century of joy and mirth;
Grief came, too, as it must on earth.
To both was sent the gift of song
To lighten and brighten the day along,
Not only for you but others as well,
How much no words of mine can tell,
For, generous as the gift to you,
So gave you to others the long years thru___
Gave with no tho't the gift to spend___
Gave freely to church or children or friend.
Your gift of song is by no means small,
So, freely you gave to your paper wide,
To club and to many a friend beside;
For facts and figures, quotations true___
Each one has been in turn to you.
The Standard, though gone from the house of May
Will be known as your paper for many a day.
You've stood for temperance true and strong,
For every good___ to right all wrong,
But the best of your long long years of joys
Has been the gift of your girls and boys.
Not one is left in the loving home
But in the wide, wide world they roam___
And each one there has made a place___

Each one is ahead in the world's great race,
One in the east and one in the west,
And scattered between, are all the rest.
O'er the ocean wide went the youngest one
To live in "the land of the midnight sun;"
And one __ ah! __ she went too quickly away
In the early morn of her womanhood's day___
The eldest daughter of the parent's heart ___
She took of their very life a part;
And those who are left, though far away,
In thought and spirit are home today.
And they think of the life of fifty years,
Though sprinkled full of parting tears,
That kept them, loved them, sent them out
Full well equipped for the world about,
And you look forth with love and pride
At the children walking by your side;
Grandchildren too, with gifts of thine,
Each to parents and grandparents fine.
May the last long years of a well spent life
Be loving and free from all care and strife.
May this beautiful sun of the "Golden Day"
Shine clearly on to the Heavenly way,
Where you shall hear at set of sun,
For talents used, the glad "Well done!"

POPULAR YOUNG LADY IS CALLED
Kathryn Lenore Dougherty Passes Away After An Operation In Home Hospital For Appendicitis
Miss Kathryn Dougherty, who was operated on at the Home hospital Sunday night, July 18, for appendicitis, passed away Wednesday evening, July 21 at ten o'clock. The funeral was held Friday morning at nine o'clock from St. Patrick's Catholic church, services being conducted by Rev. Father Norton. Internment was in Mount Olivet cemetery. There were many beautiful floral offerings, the casket being buried under a bank of roses and flowers. The funeral was attended by a large crowd, there being many present from neighboring towns. Kathryn Lenore, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dougherty, was born in Waukon, Iowa, November 23, 1897, being in her 18th year at the time of her death. She was educated in the Parochial and public schools of Waukon, having graduated from the high school last June. The following members of her associates acted as pall bearers: Donald Hall, Ray Heiser, Robin Murphy, Clarance Kelleher, John Sweeney and Leonard Meierkord. The members of her graduating class attended the funeral and composed a guard of honor. Besides her parents, she leaves to mourn for her, one brother, Emmet, Court Reporter for this Judicial district, and two sisters, Mrs. Carl E. Burns (Florence) of Minneapolis, and Mrs. W. H. Hagemann (Jeannette) of Northwood, Iowa. Kathryn was a sweet young girl just budding into womanhood. She was one of the most popular girls in Waukon, a favorite and a leader in her set. She was of a happy, cheerful disposition, and always had a smile, a pleasant word, a happy greeting for every one, old or young. When she entered the home of her friends she brought such a boundless sunshine of happiness and good cheer that gloom and dispair instantly vanished. To day there are many, many sad homes in the city and countless numbers mourn her untimely death. Her short life was like the rose that puts forth a bud to-day, opens into a beautiful flower to morrow, and the next day withers and dies. Her mission in this world was to make others happy, and althought her life was but a little span, she lived not in vain. Time will roll on; years will come and go, but the memory of her beautiful young life will always be held in fond embrace by her friends.

AWFUL TRAGEDY AT CHICAGO
Saturday morning the big lake Steamer Eastland, loaded with 2500 excursionists, listed and turned over on her side at the dock in the Chicago river, and it is estimated that over 1200 lives were lost. It is reported here that Roy Burkhardt, formerly of Waukon, and a pitcher on the old Canary ball team, was one of the lost. Burkhart was an electrician and at one time worked at the iron mine. He was a school mate and close friend of Tut Matter's. Mr. Matter has wired to Chicago for particulars of his death.

Geo. W. Taylor
Geo. W. Taylor was born near Culpepper Courthouse, Va., Sept. 14, 1833. At the age of five years he came with his parents to Iowa, and settled in Jefferson County. Here he spent his boyhood days, and here was laid the foundation on which he built a sterling manhood. In 1860 he moved to Waukon, and this was his home until death. May 12, 1857, at Glasgow, near Fairfield, Iowa, he was united in marriage with Miss Susan Jones, who preceded him in death, Nov. 20, 1900. They had walked together fifty-seven years and then their ways parted for a little while until he had finished his course in life. To this couple were born nine children, of whom three still live; Eli J. Taylor of Kelliher, Minn., G. F. Taylor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Mrs. Winnifred Nierling of Waukon, Iowa. Mr. Taylor was a member of the M. E. church, having joined that church at Glasgow in early manhood. When he came to Waukon he transferred his membership to the church here, of which he remained a faithful member unto death. He was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting as a private in Co. E. 77th Illinois Infantry at Chicago, and later enlisting in the 33d Ill. Inf. serving to the close of the war, he was mustered out in December 1865. He was a member of the John J. Stillman Post No. 194. Mr Taylor was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, having joined that order in 1856 and transferred his membership to Waukon lodge in 1861. He was the oldest member and had affilliated with this lodge longer than any member, living or dead. He was long an invalid and received all the care that loving hearts and ready hands could render. He lived to a good old age, dying July 19, 1915, aged 81 years, 10 months and 5 days. Truly may we say in his case that "Death is swolled up in victory." "O not in cruelty, not in wrath, the Reaper came that day. 'Twas an Angel visited the green earth and took him thus away". Funeral services were held at A. T. Nierling's residence Thursday afternoon led by the pastor, Reb. Young assisted by Rev Van Nice. The Masonic lodge had charge of the funeral, and John J. Stillman Post G. A. R. also attended in a body. Interment was in Oakland cemetery.

August S. Fiet
August S. Fiet was born in Sheboygan County, Wis., Sept. 17, 1860. His parents moved to Iowa when he was a small child, and settled on the farm now owned by Conrad Fiet. There he spent his boyhood, and from that place went to school and church and learned the lessons which made him the man, manly in all things and honored by all who knew him. On February 26, 1886 he was married to Miss Emily Markley. Of their five children, four live at home with mother, the eldest having passed to the beyond in infancy. Mr. Fiet was confirmed in the German Presbyterian Church, the Zalmona church in early life. On July 10, 1904 he transferred his membership to the Waukon Presbyterian church. On Jan 23, 1910, he was elected and ordained an Elder in the church, and on March 1, 1912 he was made a trustee. He was a faithful and consciencious servant of the church until death. Nearly two yeaars since Mr. Fiet was stricken with the disease which finally caused his death. His suffering was great, but he was uniformly cheerful, and always professed his willingness to go to be at rest. Yet he made a brave fight for life and health. He endured his suffering with patiience and christian fortitude until July 27, 1915, when in the early morning he passed peacefully away. He was aged 54 years, 10 months and 10 days. Besides wife and children he leaves three brothers and one sister. Conrad, Fred, Herman and Mrs. Henry Kline. The funeral will be held at the Presbyterian church at 2 p.m., conducted by the pastor, Reb. R. L. Van Nice and interment in the Evergreen cemetery.

Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
July 30, 1915

Undertaker J.M. HARRIS of this city was born so long ago that he "clean forgot it" but a regiment of relatives in this locality marched in on him so of unexpectedly last Friday and very pleasantly informed him of his arrival at the 62nd milepost and with the eats and socialbility had a right good time. And here's wishing him many happy returns of the day.

J.H. BUSACKER purchased from the Independent School District of Postville this week one of the little red buildings with two small latticed cupolas on top and a crescent-shaped cut-out in each end near the peak, the sanitary sewer having knocked the structure out of a job. Henry moved it to his farm south of town Wednesday to replace one of the ubildings destroyed by the cyclone of several weeks ago.

Rev. Charles E. SMITH of Ereka, Montana, accompanied by his wife and sister-in-law, Mrs. Arthur SMITH, of Volga, wree callers at this office last Wednesday, and we were glad to meet them. Rev. SMITH, more than twenty years ago, was a Clayton county teacher, and passed his maiden examination while this scribe was county superintendent. He and his family came home form Montana by automobile. --Elkader Democrat. Rev. SMITH was the Methodist pastor in Postville some years ago, going from here to Montana.

Louis and Anna MILLER went to Castalia Saturday.

Mrs. Wright ENYART went to Cresco Wednesday morning.

Lee VanHORN of Decorah was a Postville visitor Monday.

Rev. and Mrs. F.W. PEASE were over from Lansing last Friday.

Cora NASH returned Monday from her visit in Brandon, S.D.

John KLEIN of Cresco was a business visitor in Postville Monday.

The Waukon Indians shut out West Union on Wednesday 5 to 0.

Mrs. W.E. DURNO entertained twenty ladies at dinner last Saturday.

Garnavillo is figuring with SCHMIDT Bros. of Elkader to electric light them.

Dr. Leo GORDON and "Old Doc" were up from the Clermont country Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred OEHRING of McGregor spent Sunday with Postville relatives.

Miss Hazel HENDERSON of St. Paul is visiting at the F.W. TULLER home in this city.

Mr. and Mrs. A.M. MAY of Waukon celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary Monday.

Cashier L.S. McEWEN of the Citizens State Bank made a business trip to Chester Monday.

Mrs. L.H. MOODY is here from Minneapolis visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.F. HECKER.

Amy BLOXHAM, Mahala McCULLOCH and Violet HOCKSPEIER were Decorah visitors Wednesday.

The Postville Maennerchor will be guests of the Luana Liederkranz at a picnic next Sunday.

Mrs. Frank D. SEBASTIAN and children went to Ossian Saturday to visit Mrs. John O. MEYER.

D.J. BEHRENS was down from Waucoma Saturday and reports crop conditions good in that locality.

Mrs. John LEUI entertained a number of friendsw at dinner last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter CHRISS returned Tuesday morning from their Chicago visit.

Herman CHRISTOPHERSON and Henry KOEVENIG were McGregor visitors Tuesday.

Word from Dubuque announces the arrival of a baby boy at the W.C. FOLSOM home.

Mrs. Ed WATERS entertained a number of her lady friends at dinner Tuesday evening.

Over a hundred attended the missionary meeting at the Charles KERR farm home Friday.

Eli GARMS of Charles City visited Postville relatives and friends several days the past week.

E.E. BURDICK and family of Luana were Sunday afternoon visitors at the A.S. BURDICK home in Postville.

Wm. F. CODY of Mason City passed through Postville Monday noon with a wave of the hand and a pleasant smile.

See the great horse race scene in "Checkers" next Wednesday at Postville Theather. Admission 10 and 15 cents.

Mrs. B.F. DASHER returned to her home in Waukon Monday after a visit here with her daughter, Mrs. Jack THILL.

Mrs. Harriet BAYLESS of Elkader was an over Sunday visitor with Postville relatives.

Harvey DOUGLASS has the last of his school house homes off the school grounds and on to the lot he bought of Geo. DAUBENBERGER.

T.A. JAYNE was in town Saturday as tickled as could be because his district agency of the Northwestern stood in first place on the amount of business per capita done during he first six months of 1915.

THOMA Bros. sold a carload of peaches in two days this week.