Iowa
Old Press
Boone County Republican
Boone, Boone co. Iowa
Thursday, July 2, 1874
The Change
Owing to the change in The Republican office we have
been compelled to discontinue publication for three numbers of
our paper. This was fully explained, however, in our last issue
before selling our Boonsboro office. We have had three weeks of
pretty hard work, and we now give our readers the first number
under the new arrangement. Remember that The Republican
is now a little more than one-fourth larger than any other paper
printed in Boone.
Boone Improvements
On Story street, D.B. Knight is putting up a first-class brick
business house 22X70 with cut stone corners. Messrs. Dale &
Parker are doing the mason work, and A.V. Newton is the
architect.
Mr. George H. Welsh also has under way a new brick drug store
25X70 feet and two stories high, on the lot north of the St.
James Hotel. Mr. John Kelso does the brick work.
The Mason Brothers, who lately purchased what is known as the
Burgess corner, have made a brick addition of 20 feet to the old
building. This will give them considerable more room to meet the
growing demands of their trade.
Messrs. L. & H. Goeppinger have erected a brick addition 25 X
33 feets to the hardware store of Black & Co. to give that
firm more room for their large invoices of wagon stock just
received.
J.W. Black is putting up another brick on the lot between Grace's
and Stevens' meat-markets. It will probably be two stores high
and 35X50 feet.
Mr. Carr is building a first-class elevator just north of the
railroad track, and near the Lincoln House. He uses the Chase
Patent - one of the best and most convenient of any ever built.
It is now enclosed and will be completed in ample time for the
grain trade after harvest.
Our Local News
-Since the railroad company have cut off the supply of water from
their tank for his sprinkler, Mr. Goucher has rigged a pump at
the bridge on Marshall street, near Sixth, and now fills up his
sprinkler from Honey Creek.
-On last Thursday Mack Latham, Dick Latham and Mike Barry were
arrested and brought before Esquire Collier on suspicion of
entering the premises of Allan Smith. There being not sufficient
evidence, the parties were released.
-The power press of The Republican in Boone, has arrived
and is in its place, set up. It is a magnificent Potter, and
ought to do the best of work.
-Mr. Wm. Robinson, late of Lucas county, General Agent for the
Northwest for the sale of Improved Davis Vertical Sewing Machine,
has purchased some property in Boone, and will make his
headquarters here.
-L. Regan, County Surveyor, started for Sac county last Monday,
on a surveying expedition.
-Mr. H. Champlin wants fifty horses at J.H. Haskell's livery
stable.
-Dr. Rowe will visit the East and remain some four or six weeks.
-We regret to learn that our townsman, V. Wood, Esq. is again a
sufferer from his old complaint.
-I.N. Kidder left for Salt Lake City last Wednesday morning. He
expects to stay about a month.
-James Godwin, jr., whose cranium was very severely injured by a
runaway team during the time of the horse fair, is recovering.
-Miss Sallie Collier left last Tuesday on a trip to Pennsylvania.
Sharpsville, we believe, is the place of destination.
St. James Hotel
This house, formerly known as the Walker House, has been entirely
refitted and refurnished. The rooms are conveniently arranged and
everyting is new, neat and tasty. The proprietors, Messrs.
Gulihur & McIntyre, formally opened the house to the public
last week Monday.
Notes from Boonsboro
-Mr. A.J. Fisk, son of our former county superintendent, has been
employed as assistant in the high school of this place.
-A large number of our young ladies and gentlemen, devote these
beautiful evenings to "looking for the comet" As the
comet does not put in an appearance until the "wee small
hours." is it any wonder that the young gentlemen seek the
company of their dulcineas, in which to pass away time while
waiting for the nebuous star to show itself? [see transcription
notes at the bottom]
-Mr. F. Dolloff is constructing a neat little residence on Fourth
street, directly east of the M.E. church.
-Rev. O.P. Crawford, of Palo, Linn county, this State, is
visiting his brother, E.H. Crawford here.
-W.C. Budrow, who has recently closed out business here, talks of
starting to California in a few days, unless his health improves
in the meantime.
Died - At his residence in Boonsboro, Mr. Geo.
A. Hoyer, of hemorrhage of the lungs. Mr. H. was the father of
I.R. and Peter Hoyer, and was an old resident of this county,
having emigrated here in 1856 from Wayne county, Ohio. He was 71
years, 9 months and 17 days old at the day of his death. Deceased
has been broken in health for about five years, and his taking
off was not a matter of surprise. The good old man had an
ambition to gather sufficient strength to celebrate another
Fourth of July, but ere the day arrived "the golden bowl was
broken and the silver cord was loosed."
Killed.
On Friday last at 4 p.m. Thos. Oliver, fireman, was killed at
Clarence, Iowa, and Joe. Hotchkiss, engineer, injred. The engine
turned over, killing Oliver instantly. His remains were taken to
Clinton for interment. He was a single man and much liked by the
boys of the Northwestern.
Going Away
T.E. McCracken, Esq., one of the founders of this paper and until
recently one of its editors and proprietors, has consummated the
purchase of the Hamilton Freeman, as good a newspaper property as
there is in the State. He will remove to Webster City this week
and take possession of the office the 1st of July. Mr. McCracken
has long been identifed with our city and its interests. - Marshalltown
Republican.
[transcribed by S.F., July 2013 - Transcriber note: Stargazers
and amateur astronomers in the Midwest during the summer of 1874
were treated to the sight of an impressive comet. "M.
Coggia's comet," according to the morning edition of the Omaha
Daily Bee, of July 17, 1874, "has almost every evening
been plainly visible to the naked eye, and of all the heavenly
bodies has been 'the observed of all observers.' . . . . It has
gathered strength in the northern heavens for the past three
months, and will be intrinsically brighter than now a few days
hence, but will shine to us only in competition with the
sunlight. After to-night, as we learn from a gentleman well
versed in the interesting science of astronomy, it will set
before the expiration of twilight, and not rise to us until after
the morning twilight has begun. . . ." "The comet will
make its nearest approach to our earth on the 22d inst."
Coggia's comet was in the skies from early June to August of
1874. It had two large tails, which stretched more than 60
degrees across the sky. The comet returned in 1877 and in 1882,
at which point it broke up and disintegrated.]