Iowa
Old Press
Boone County Republican
Boone, Boone co. Iowa
Wednesday, July 14, 1880
Our Local News
There will be a benefit ball given at the City Hall Monday
evening, July 19th, for the benefit of Miss S.L. Montgomery.
Tickets $1. Music by Hoxsie's quadrille band.
Our friend, Geo. H. Welsh, has put a great deal of expense on his
drug store this season, and has his rooms fixed up in almost
gorgeous style. It would be a difficult matter to find a more
beautiful drug house anywhere.
J.K. Gulihur, having resigned his position as train dispatcher
for the C. & N.W. Ry., will go into the "sun
picture" business, and will travel a while. If he can do
fairly at this he don't expect to ever return to his old business
of telegraphing.
Jut M. Rhoads, of the Jefferson Bee, has gone to
Colorado upon a midsummer pilgrimage. He went by rail to Denver,
where he will join a party of friends with teams, and they will
then explore the principal places of interest in the State.
Mrs. George Tyler and her daughter, Jessie, of Syracuse, New
York, sister and niece of our townsman, D.R. Hindman, Esq.,
arrived in Boone on Saturday, and will remain for a visit of
several weeks. This is their first visit to our Iowa Country.
There is a flood of work to be done by the census supervisors.
Supervisor Kidder and his clerk, E.W. McFarland, are occupied
right along in the census matters of this district.
In round numbers we can call Boone and Boonsboro, which are
practically one town, 5,000 in population. The old town has
exceedingly few empty residences in it.
We don't blame Dr. H.D. Ensign for being happy, and it was
perfectly in accordance with the nature of things when he came
around to see us on Friday with a box of fine cigars. It is only
a girl, to be sure, but a girl baby is worth a million. The child
was born on Friday morning last.
A.J. Barkley, of Boone, J.G. Durrell, of Dodge, J.B. Rider and
H.O. Wheeler, of Moingona, J.S. Pitman, of Ogden, and Phil
Livingston, of Beaver, represented Boone county in the
congressional convention at Sioux City Thursday.
Noah Harding, who has been prospecting for that extensive vein of
water, has not found it yet. They will now try along the track,
nearer where the company's well is situated. Mr. McPherson thinks
he will succeed in striking it there. It will be of great
importance to Boone as to what the result of this prospecting may
be. If a never-failing vein is found, and the city constructs a
reservoir withe the required capacity, the water question will no
longer annoy us.
While at work for Mr. Holmes on Saturday, our townsman, Mr. John
Phillips, was severely injured by the falling of a stable roof
upon him. He was taken to his home on Marshall street and a
physician called. His injuries are serious, one of his lower
limbs being badly jammed, besides other injuries to his side and
chest. At last reports, however, he was improving and wil
doubtless recover in good time.
The choice for principal and teachers have been made for the
Boone schools for the coming year. They are as follows: Prof.
T.W. Hubbard principal, and Mrs. Hubbard first assistant; Dora
King, second asistant. The other teachers are Lottie Bascom,
Jennie Moffatt, Nellie Couch, Annie Mugan, Lizzie Daly, Minnie
Barron, Flora Barron, Lucile Caldwell, Lizzie Tallman.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, father and mother of C.A. Crawford, came
up a few days ago from Des Moines to live with their son. Mr. C
is very infirm with disease and age, and is confined to his bed.
His infirmity is perhaps chiefly owing to an injury he received
from a runaway accident some few years ago.
Wm. K. Carson of Pilot Mound township, advertises in this issue a
sale of lands belonging to the estate of the late John D. Casady,
the sale to take place at the court house door in Boonsboro on
the 14the day August, 1880.
Dr. David N. DeTarr, with his wife, arrived at home yesterday
noon, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, having finished his studies in
the university there, and obtained the degrees of A.B. and M.D.
For the past two years he has held the position of assistant
clinical operator in the surgical department of the university.
He was married two years ago to a class mate, Miss Ella Hicks,
and now returned to Boone to locate in the practice of his
profession in the office with his father.
Died.
Lovejoy - On Saturday, July 10th, Sarah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E.E. Lovejoy, aged 7 months and 23 days.
A Card of Thanks
I desire to thank our many friends through your columns for
favors rendered us in our affliction by the sad loss of our
little daughter, Sarah.
E.E. Lovejoy
Minor Mention
-J.M. Herman has a new advertisement for this paper
-Ed. Roberts has our thanks for copies of Silver Cliff, Colorado,
papers
-Dr. C. Paddock will make a visit of several weeks at his old
home in Wisconsin.
-Edmund Lindsey has several tax redemption notices in this issue
of the Republican.
-L.D. Cook and Col. C.W. Lowrie started on Monday night for a six
week's trip to Colorado.
-E.L. Haff sold some shares in the Clear Lake Improvement
Association at Fort Dodge last week.
-Ed. Garst, of Coon Rapids, paid Boone a visit on Friday. He was
on his return from a visit to the east.
-Mrs. Cooke, wife of Rev. J. Cooke, of Storm Lake, has been
visiting her old Boone friends and neighbors recently.
-J.R. Lincoln was unanimously elected Lieut-Colonel of the 8th
Iowa National Guards at their election held July 1st.
-R.M. Weir, the foundryman, is making improvements in his
residence property at the corner of Seventh and Tama streets.
-Mrs. Dr. Clark and her youngest daughter left last Wednesday for
a week's visit with her friends and relatives at Logan and
Magnolia.
-Wm. Wilson, who resides about one and a half miles north of
Ridgeport, has been building a new and commodious residence this
spring.
-Dr. H.F. Bryant and family have returned from their eastern
visit, and the doctor's patients can now find him ready for
business.
-Mason Bros. are receiving many compliments on that beautiful
building they are putting up, and which is fast getting on
towards completion.
-D.P. Eppert says his bees have been doing a good business this
summer. They have made 6,000 pounds of splendid honey since the
1st of June.
-Our old friend W.J. Baker, of Rawlins, Wyoming Ter., in
remitting for some printing, intimates that he is geting along
swimmingly out in that western country.
-John Clark, who was reported by Mine Inspector McBirnie as being
dangerously hurt at Coaltown in the coal mine, is getting some
better, and is not dead as reported in another paper.
-Prof. G.W. Cunningham has gone for a visit to his old home at
Portland, Jay county, Indiana, expecting to remain away some
weeks. He leaves Mr. Jesse Wells in charge of his organ business.
-Mr. Clark, with Purinton, the book binder, was able to get out
last week, and gradually does a little work. His sickness has
caused much delay in finishing up the book work at the bindery.
Des Moines Township
-Haying is in progress, Timothy is rather light, wild hay will be
plenty.
-Mr. S.J. Benson has taken possession of the A.A. Fonde place,
having rented it for the season.
-Rev. H.N. Millard held services at the Smith school house, July
4th. His next appointment is for August 1st.
State Items.
At Winterset, a son of Samuel Guiberson received a very severe
kick from a horse, on Tuesday of last week.
J.H. Zimmerman, in Fox township, Blackhawk county, a few days
since, put up a log barn, 16X36, with logs grown by himself. It
required 22 men to raise the last log to its place. The tree from
which the logs were cut were planted twenty years ago.
Hugh Hanna, a farmer living near Bryant, attempted to drive
across a submerged bridge near his home in a lumber wagon in
which were also his wife and five children. The flood upset the
vehicle, and of the seven only Mrs. Hanna escaped drowning.
[transcribed by S.F., January 2014]