Iowa
Old Press
The Weekly Citizen
Centerville, Appanoose county, Iowa
November 5, 1870
DURING THE PAST WEEK we have been the happy
recipients of several favors from our friends in the country, in
the way of produce. The first on the list is Mr. Seth W. Shaw,
who made us a present of a good lot of potatoes. Ten of them
weighed a quarter of a bushel and one weighed two pounds and a
half. They were "Prince Alberts," and beats anything in
the potato line we ever saw.
Next comes Mr. J. W. Bryan with a sample of sorghum molases. We
must acknowledge that our taste is not very good for sorghum, but
still we must confess that this molases was equal to the best New
Orleans. He always takes the first premium on sorghum at our
county fairs. Last season he manufactured about twelve hundred
gallons and this season about six hundred. He readily sells it at
seventy-five cents a gallon. He also brought some beets that were
very nice.
ALL WRONG--During the time [illegible] Manson is
opening mails a crowd of boys seem to take delight in disturbing
him by kicking and pounding on the door. This is mean business,
boys, and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Parents would do
well to look after their boys and see that they do not engage in
such business. Were you in Mr. Manson's place and had to contend
with what he does, you would know how to sympathize with him.
REPAIRED--Mr. John Stewart has repaired the shop
formerly occupied by Henry Middleton and moved his stock of
groceries into the building. He has a good place to do business.
WE ARE REQUESTED to announce that Rev. Swanson
will preach at the Presbyterian church to-morrow morning at 11
o'clock. A general attendance is requested. He has just settled
in Centerville and arrangements are being perfected to have him
preach twice a month.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT--Mr. John Lankford has a new
advertisement in this paper. He has a good stock of all kinds of
furniture, and more than that, he is a splendid man to trade
with. His prices are as low as can be afforded, and you may rely
explicity on what he tells you.
ANOTHER SALE--Dr. Hakes has sold to Mr.
Carmichael the property now occupied as a residence by Mr. Steel,
for fifteen hundred dollars. About one year and a half ago the
doctor paid for this property only about seven hundred dollars.
This is only an isolated case of the way property is rating in
Centerville, and demonstrates the advantages that our property
holders expect to reap from the railroads. Without our railroad
prospects the doctor could not have realized the purchase money.
MR. J. C. BARROWS is building a comfortable
residence in the east part of town. Mr. Joseph Strickler is also
building a residence in the west part of town. This looks like
business and shows conclusively that the above twain do not
intend to die old bachelors. Success to you, boys, and don't
forget the printer.
MR. D. D. STURGEON has bought Mr. P.
Carmichael's property on the south-east corner of the square for
$2,300. Sturgeon and J. H. Crossen intend to carry on the grocery
business in the house, and will open out their stock about the
last of this month.
CHANGE OF TIME--The Moulton hacks arrives at
Centerville at twelve o'clock and leaves for Moulton at one in
the afternoon.
MORAVIA--There will be a communion meeting held
in the Moravian Church, on the 3d Sabbeth of November, by the
Pastor of the C.P. Church, Rev. [illegible] Hewitt, assisted by
Rev. Wm. Lynn, of Lagrange........Mr. J. R. Reynolds is starting
a new nursery two miles and a half south-east of Moravia. His
father, Mr. A. C. Reynolds, has had a nursery in operation near
the same place for about twelve or fifteen years and has made
considerable money at the business........Eldridge Monroe and J.
W. Lents were arrested at Moravia last Sunday charged with
stealing cattle. The Vedette says "they were taken
into Monroe County, and Thursday set as the day for their
proceeding with the prosecution, they were released, after being
badly fleeced. This may be a proper method of settling cases of
this character, but we fail to see it in that light. There seems
to have been no doubt as to their guilt, and they should have
been prosecuted and made to suffer the full penalty of the
crime."........The public schools of Moravia will be opened
next Monday for a term of four months. The schools will be
conducted by Prof. Zentz and lady, who have been teaching at that
place for some time.........Mr. Stevens sold his farm near town
for [illegible].
NOTICE--Strayed from the undersigned on or about
the 20th of September, 1870, two colts one year old last spring.
One a bay with white hind feet; the other a sorrel with light
mane and tail with mane lying on left side. Any person informing
me of the above by leaving word with J. B. Maring at C. A.
Stanton's at Centerville, or addressing me at Caldwell, Appanoose
county, shall be liberally rewarded. JACOB MARING
HOUSE AND LOTS FOR SALE--The undersigned offers
for sale two houses and lots. They are situated in the northwest
part of town and within a short distance from the Public Square.
They are new houses and in excellent condition and will be sold
at low figures. For particulars call upon F.M. VEACH
OUR MERCHANTS are complaining of the scarcity of
traditional currency and one and two dollar bills. It is almost
impossible to get a five or ten dollar bill changed. In some
towns in Iowa the merchants issue their oun currency and if the
same state of affairs continues or gets worse our merchants will
have to resort to the same expediency.
THE WESTERN MONTHLY for November comes to us
much enlarged and well filled with choice reading matter. We take
up no magazine with more pleasure than the 'Western Monthly.' It
has a sparkling freshness that suits western ideas. A broadness,
if we may so express ourselves, like our prairies. That it is a
success, they being able to enlarge twice in two years is ample
proof, and we rejoice that it is a success, because it is western
and made up of western thought.
A NEW PAPER has been started at Storm Lake,
Beuna Vista county, by Col. Vestal, formerly of the Register,
and S. W. Young, of the Bulletin.The paper is seven
columns in size and republican in politics. Storm Lake is
situated on the Dubuque and Sioux City railroad and first sale of
town lots took place on the 11th of August, 1870, and now the
town contains eighty-three houses. The Pilot makes a good
appearance and shows that the publishers are first class
journalists. We wish them unmeasured success.
IN THE NEWS--Our friends in the country could
greatly assist us and add much to our paper if they would send or
bring us all the items of interest in their immediate
neighborhoods. We are publishing a paper for the entire county.
The interests of the whole county have our good will, and it has
been our aim in the past and will be in the future not to slight
or throw cold water on the interests of any section. Tell us
about your improvements, the condition of your churches, schools,
crops and everything you think will be of general interest to the
public. Send us the facts written in your own way, and we will
put them in proper shape for publication, if they are not already
so. Do not tell us that you cannot "write for the
papers."
THE TRACK of the Chicago and Southwestern
railroad was laid to within six miles of the Des Moines river, at
noon last Saturday, as we learn from the Washington Gazette.
JUST AS WE GO TO PRESS we learn that the bridge
of the Chicago and Southwestern across the Des Moines river is
completed, and that the track is laid to within a mile of the
bridge. Mr. Strickler has just returned from Fairfield and tells
us that a heavy force of hands are at work at that place framing
bridges to be used on this side of the Des Moines. Mr. Dudley
told Mr. Strickler that the road would be completed to this place
by the middle of January. Our people had better begin to prepare
for the emergency. One hundred thousand dollars will be due at
that time.
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