Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
June 4, 1915

Memorial Exercises.
Memorial Day exercises were marred in Postville last Saturday, as elsewhere, by the downpour of rain that had continued almost incessantly during that week. However, a fairly good crowd was present at the Turner Opera House in the afternoon to participate in the exercises, which were carried out as per the published program. The address by H.E. TAYLOR of Waukon, while brief, was exceptionally well received.

But five of the boys of the G.A.R. were present -- D.A. McMARTIN, John PIXLER, A. ABERNETHY, H.P. HAWKINS and D.E. HARRINGTON -- the unsparing hand of Time having beckoned most of their comrades to the other shore. All too soon the last remnant of the old guard will have gone to his reward, but the memories of their sacrifices fro this Republic will grow nearer and dearer as the years pass by and on each succeeding Memorial Day while thime shall last a gracious people will garland their graves with fairest flowers moistened with a Nation's tears.

Autos Collide Near Postville
About 7:45 last evening a Ford car occupied by Eli BAILY and Miss Ethell CHILDRESS collided with a Chevrolet driven by John McNEIL on top of a little knoll just this side of the Fred EVERMAN farm home, a mile west of town, on the Henderson Prairie road. Mr. BAILY, was driving out from town and Mr. McNEIL was returning from Waterloo with a brand new car. Miss CHILDRES was thrown against the windshield and received quite a number of cuts about the face, but fortunately not of a serious nature. Both cars suffered a bent front axle, broken lamps and bent fenders. The Ford had to be towed into town, but the Chevrolet was driven in under its own power. The accident occurred while it was yet daylight neither car having lights lit, but just how it happened, or who, if one more than the other, was to blame, we are unable to state, but everybody is glad to know no one was killed or seriously injured.

Boy electocuted at Waukon
About 2:30 Sunday afternoon Allie WINES, 14 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Justin WINES, lost his life at the transformer station of the Light and Power Co. at the citys west limits. Since the transformer station burned five weeks ago the apparatus is in the open, pending the construction of a fire proof house. A [illegible] and "danger" signs [illegible] protect the property. The dead boy and Robert and Tommy ESTEPP were playing in the vicinity. Robert who is 14 years old, says that the WINES boy had a piece of wire about two feet long with which he said he was going to touch the wire inside the fence and get a shock. ESTEPP told him not to do it, that it would kill him. WINES said it wouldn't and reached through the fence and touched the live wire. The boy was instantly knocked down and the wire he held struck the ESTEPP boy's hand, buring it severely. The WINES boy said, "Robert take hold of my hand, I am dying." He then jumped up and ran across the road and dropped, dying in about ten minutes. Coronor LEWIS was to hold an inquest Monday afternoon, but postponed it until Tuesday. --Allamakee Journal.
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The Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa will convene at Cedar Rapids next Tuesday.

The man with the lawn mower and the man with the hoe are plenty busy these days.

The receipts of the Frauen Verein dinner, supper and apron sale were about $283.

Mrs. Ed JONES and baby are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. CAIN, in Clermont.

All Odd Fellows are requested to attend the meeting this evening. Important business.

A strike at the Rock Island shops in Cedar Rapids has thrown more than 600 men out of work.

Mrs. Geo. L. MARSH came out from Chicago Tuesday to visit her mother, Mrs. James McEWEN.

Attorney and Mrs. F.S. BURLING are visiting Attorney and Mrs. Charles G. BURLING at Clarksville.

Mayor BEUCHER assessed fines and costs of $14.85 each against two plain drunks Monday morning.

Every vehicle following the hearse in the funeral procession at West Union Monday was an automobile.

Swen SWENSON and his mother left yesterday for Madison, Wis. to attend the funeral of his father's brother.

Elmer DYE is pitcher for the West Union ball team which opens the season with the U.L.U. at Fayette, June 11th.

AHERN Bros. garage at Cresco was destroyed by fire last Friday, together with four automobiles and $600 worth of new tires.

If the grass along the streets and on merchant lots was mowed Postville would look a lot prettier to auto tourists as well as ourselves.

S.A. HARRIS returned Monday from an over Sunday visit with his daughter Leone at Cedar Rapids, where she is attending Coe College.

O.E. KINSEL's mother, who has been here from Cedar Rapids the past two weeks visiting him, left Monday for Rockford, Ill. to visit another son.

Thomas BOYLE has purchased the ??derbaum residence property on [remainder cut off]

A crew of Hawkeye Oil salesmen are driving the country taking orders from the farmers for their products.

Mrs. W.M. RICKERT and children are here from Waterloo visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. C.P. DARLING.

Louise THOMA, Jessie LEUI and Stella ZIEMAN left Tuesday for Cedar Rapids to attend a six weeks teachers short course.

Elisa JOHNSON, who has been an inmate of the County Asylum at Elkader for nearly 28 years, died last Thursday aged about 60 years.

Chas. KRUMM was at Davis Corners near Cresco, last Saturday to attend the funeral of a Mrs. WANCKE, mother-in-law of Will STOPPERAN.

If you intend to paint your buildings this spring come in and see our samples before buying your paint. R.N. DOUGLASS.

Dr. KIESAU went to Philadelphia, Pa., Tuesday to attend a class reunion of the Medical Chirugal College. He will return the latter part of the week.

Special meeting of Postville Chapter O.E.S. Monday evening, June 7th. District Instructor, Miss STILWELL, will be present. Initiation. A good attendance is desired.

President R.W. COOPER of Upper Iowa University has resigned, his resignation to become effective as soon as a successor is appointed. He has been head of the college since 1909.

Vera BUCKNELL, who graduates from Decorah high school this year, has a record to be proud of, having been neither absent nor tardy since entering the kindergarten 13 years ago.

Did it ever occur to you, that a little more squirt at the drinking fountain would make it more sanitary as well as more convenient for folks that still persist in using water as a beverage.

Are your eyes co-operating or opposing each other? Dr. WEBER will make them co-operate. See Dr. WEBER on Friday, June 18, forenoon only at the Commercial Hotel. Examination free -- Advt.

Undertaker HARRIS informs us of the death near Monona yesterday of Henry SNELL [remainder cut off]

Joseph STEELE accompanied by his two daughters went to Saint Paul this morning.

Gunder GUNDERSON one of the early settlers in this territory was buried yesterday.

H.C. SCHULTZ is at Davenport this week attending a convention of harness makers.

Mrs. James GREGG of this city accompanied Mrs. Gus GREGG of Monona to Decorah Wednesday.

Harvey CORNELL pulled into Postville from Ames Wednesday night to spend the summer vacation.

The click of the corn planter could be plainly heard throughout this section of Iowa this week.

Dr. TOPLIFF was at Decorah last Friday to see his father who has been in failing health for some time.

O.J. BLESSIN, physician and surgeon. Specialty of diseases of the eye and fitting glasses -- Advertisement.

We carry a complete line of American Fencing, the kind that gives satisfaction. -- SCHROEDER & STONE

The town and country roads were King-dragged early in the week and automobiles have been quite numerous since.

Mrs. Henry GARMS returned to Chas. City yesterday morning after a week's visit here at the home of her father, Carl SENHOLZ.

Several relatives and friends were entertained last Sunday evening by Mrs. Fred HEINS, the occasion being her 74th birthday.

Elkader and Waukon have organized ball teams for this season. What's the matter with Postville again appearing on the base ball map?

A good used touring car for sale or will trade for good farm horses. Address Box 428, Postville, Iowa.

A Fort Dodge physician recently reported a half bushel of children born to a family in that city. Twins were born to the PECK family, and two pecks make a half bushel.

Keith GRAY and Earle ABERNETHY are private citizens and Postville residents again, the 100 days mail weighing period having closed Wednesday and they returned home yesterday.

Mrs. CUMMINGS and Grandma MAYBANKS of Dubuque are expected in Postville [remainder cut off]

A few suggestions as to the care of eggs.
Provide plenty of clean, dry nests. Eggs should be gathered daily in cool weather and twice daily in hot or rainy weather. Use dirty and small eggs at home. Do not wash eggs. Keep your eggs in a cool, dry place, free from odors. If kept in the cellar do not set egg case on a damp floor. Market eggs as often as possible. Keep eggs cool or out of the sun when taking them to town. Every farmer should have an egg candler and candle all qustionable eggs. Kill or dispose of all old roosters by June 1st. You will get just as many eggs and an infertile egg will keep much longer during hot weather.

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Iowa Volksblatt
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
June 18, 1915

TERRIBLE TORNADO - LIVES LOST!!
A tornado struck this community about five o'clock Saturday night, causing thousands of dollars loss to property, injuring a number of people hereabouts and killing two people in Franklin township and nine others across the Mississippi near Ferryville, Wis. Coming from the southwest, the storm struck the farms of Fred WILLIAMS, F.H. BRANDT, Herman PLAHT, Wm. MIENE, Arthur GASS, Mrs. J. SCHMIDT, John RUCKDASCHEL, George WELZEL, Carl C. SCHROEDER, Wm. HARRIS and Frank TULLER. Heaviest damage was done on the WELZEL, SCHOREDER and HARRIS farms; and on the latter place only two small sheds remained standing after the storm had passed. The storm rose after leaving the TULLER farm, but descended again in Ludlow and near Rossville, at which latter place John LEPPERT, 40, and his six year old daughter were killed. Near Gunder and Frankville much damage was also done to farm buildings. On Sunday many local people went into the country to help clear away the debris at the stricken farms.

The present war is said to cost two million dollars per hour. what a lot of worthwhile things that money would produce!!

Every Friday night at the Postville Theatre, see "The perils of Pauline".

Martha BOECKH of Lansing has been engaged by the school board as domestic science teacher here for next year.

The automobile business is flourishing. During the past week Wm. SEBASTIAN bought a Buick; W.L. MEYER, a Studebaker and Leonard HAMMEL, a Ford car.

P.J. BEUCHER, John THOMA and James FISHER arrived home Tuesday from the Skat tournament held in Peoria, Ill. Jimmie won the 100th prize, amounting to $5.00.

MARRIAGE.
Bell BLOXHAM and Frank MILLER were married Tuesday afternoon in the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank BLOXHAM. Mr. MILLER is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred MILLER.

DEATH.
Mrs. Wm. KOENIG, 74, passed away last Friday in her home west of Postville and funeral services were held on Monday afternoon. She is survived by her husband, five daughters and three sons.

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Iowa Volksblatt
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
June 25, 1915

Those red, white and black sugar barrels at street intersections are a warning for autoists to drive to the right hand side of the street.

Victor RUCKDASCHEL has bought a Chevrolet auto.

A baby son was born to Mr. and Mrs. E.W. SCHIERHOLZ at Luana on June 16.

Many from here attended the barn raisings on the John POWERS and Helmuth MEYER farms yesterday.

The day after he graduated Johnnie SAWVELLE began work in the Palm restaruant, owned by PETTIT Bros.

Katherine STOCKMAN was married to Rudolph BORMAN at Charles City on June 12. They will live in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Fred KUHSE, Carl CASTEN, Carl H. SCHROEDER and Frank HANGARTNER each received a carload of drain tile from Mason City this week and their neighbors helped haul them to their farms.

Wm. HARRIS was paid $400 for the barn destroyed by the cyclone. None of the other buildings were insured. Carl SCHOREDER was paid $1606; George WELZEL, $300; Joe McDONALD, $11.00; and George A. WATERS, $1350. Local individuals and societies are raising money, clothing and furniture for the Martin OLSON family who suffered heavily when the storm struck their home on the HARRIS farm.