Iowa Old Press
The Coon Rapids Enterprise
Coon Rapids, Carroll co., Iowa
Friday, June 3, 1887
Cooning the Rapids - Local Lyrics Purloined While
Performing the Perilous Pranks
-Our friend, Billy Preston, has been rusticating about
town for a few days.
-Mrs. F.C. Jones left yesterday for a week's sojourn among
friends in Shelby county.
-The Garst's have hoisted some dandy awnings above their store
windows and put up screen doors.
-Mrs. W.J. Jackley is to receive her life insurance soon, the
company having so written a short time ago.
The sixth gas well has just been sunk at Herndon, and at a depth
of 127 feet gas was struck, and being lighted the flames run up
to a height of from ten to twelve feet. The first well sunk by
Mr. Booth seems to have a stronger flow now than at first.
Morrow Alexander was down from Dedham Wednesday and while at our
office we managed to extract the following news from him: B.H.
Shute is to soon run his elevator by steam; the frame of the new
M.E. church has been raised and Mrs. Gus Hoch left for Kansas
Tuesday where she has a sister lying at the point of death.
H.D. Mosier has taken charge of O.D. Houghton's meat market and
the new firm will be styled Mosier & Co. Mr. Mosier being a
practical butcher is prepared to furnish the best of meats and
solicits your patronage.
Mrs. Graves, from Riverside, Cal., the mother of A.W. Graves, is
now visiting with her son and thinks of remaining all summer. The
visit was quite unexpected and was a genuine surprise to A.W. He
received a letter from his father a few days previous saying that
he would send him a valuable package soon, and wished him to be
at the depot on a certain date to receive it. Graves was promptly
on hand and found the "package" to be his mother. She
is greatly pleased with the California climate and says they are
prospering finely.
Iowa News Items
Mrs. Daniel Lahey, of French Creek township, near Waukon, was
found dead in her hog yard May 23. The body was badly torn by the
hogs. She is supposed to have fallen in the enclosure in a fit.
Stuart - May 28 - A nine year old daughter of R. Hawley, of this
city, was terribly burned by gasoline to-day. In the absence of
her mother the child took a gasoline can, supposing it to be
kerosene and poured the contents on some kindling in the cook
stove which, when ignited, exploded the can that set near by,
setting fire to her clothing and buring the flesh to a crisp from
her breast to her knees before it was extinguished by the
neighbors. She is still alive but with no hopes of recovery.
Capt M.C. Jones, mayor of Ames, died May 28. Early in february
last, Capt. Jones went to Florida for the purpose of recruiting
his health, but that usually fatal and dread disease consumption
had sapped the foundation of his life. He served in a Vermont
regiment during the war, and was true and faithful in the
discharge of his duty. Capt. Jones was recognized as the
brightest Mason in Iowa, and the lodge has suffered in his death
an irreparable loss. He was universally loves and leaves a wife
and two daughters to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and
loving father.
The Indian school buildings near Keokuk and which were valued at
$12,000 were totally destroyed by fire last Saturday.
[transcribed by S.F., May 2015]