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The Iowa Free Press
Cherkokee, Cherokee County, Iowa
February 4, 1879

HERE AND THERE.
-J. P. Howe is busy making assessments.
-This is one of the days when a fellow is kept busy picking mud out of his eyes.
-Receipts of hogs are growing lighter, the bulk of them having been marketed.
-The birch swinging fraternity was well represented in our streets last Saturday.
-The senior members of the city hotel are rusticating with friends in the country.
-"Who is going to run for mayor?" is a question often asked by our citizens these days.
-Sheriff Moore and Justice O'Donnell now talk back to each other telephonically.
-And now the boys and girls are happy while they enjoy the first good skating of the season.
-During the month of January 23 carloads of hogs and 11 carloads of cattle
were shipped from Cherokee.
-C H Kellogg has purchased the building he has occupied as hardware store for some time, for $1500.
-Messrs Hobart and Snyder today placed in position in the elevator a new corn sheller to be operated by steam.
-The ladies of the Episcopal Church propose to give a grand entertainment on the evening of St. Valentine's Day.
-A load of Cherokee's young fry attended the literary exercises at the Quinn school house last Friday evening.
-Baptism was administered last Sabbath by the Rev. J. Edminster, of the Baptist church, to G D Dudley, of Silver township, in the Little Sioux River.
-The Lyceum in the Pettingill district, Cherokee Township, is growing more interesting each evening. The meeting held last evening was a complete success.
-Mr. H. L. Patterson is the new landlord of the Marsh house, Aurelia, and he takes care of his customers in a way that shows him to be an old hand at the business.
-Andrew Allison has lost his dog and the finder will be liberally rewarded by returning it; a liver colored pointer, white breast. Had on a brass collar bearing name of owner.
-Tally Morgan has worked in beautiful design with pen and inks, on a large sheet of card board, the Constitution of the Mendelsshon Male Glee Club. As a pen artists go, Tally is no "slouch."
-As we have not our directory handy we would like to have the editor of the Times explain what sort of things those "sphosims" of Wendling's are that Vestal is going to have Bob Ingersoll upset.
-The dance at Aurelia last Friday night was not largely the attended, but those present had quite a pleasant time. The music was furnished by Ritts Bros and Jas. Stoughton. An excellent supper was prepared by Mr. Daniels.
-"Pomp" McCormack is making big preparations for the presentation of "Cast upon the "World" at Sheldon on the 14th and 15th. The Mail gives over a column in telling what the play is. N H Barnum will play "scanty."
-Prof J S Dudley gave one of his spiritualist exposing entertainments in Vander Cook's hall was night to fair audience. The performance was up to the average of such, but only similar to that of Professor Cook, and others are citizen have seen. He lives a few miles west of town, and though not profane by birth or breeding, he had of contracted the habit of using profane language that was terrible in it's magnitude. The change was to be wrought. He attended revival meeting. He was converted. He rose one evening testified he said: "Brothers and sisters, I found Jesus Christ and I'll be be d--d if I don't keep him." The habit was too strong to overcome on such short notice.
-The Cherokee Lyceum passed off quite smoothly last Friday evening. The question was well discussed and several other parts of the programme were well rendered. The paper read by Miss Nellie Ray was above the average and many "solid comfort" remarks were made.
-A G Willets, of the O'Brien Pioneer, has jumped into the old man's shoes and is now the sole proprietor and editor of the paper. A G promises some improvements in the paper, and starts out well. Take our young fellow, and don't do with your promises like you do with your pie crust.
-The last issue of the Maple Valley Era contains notice of the marriage of Edgar A. Tibbetts, of Ida Grove, and Miss Luella Kellogg, of Correctionville. Mr. T will be remembered as having had charge of a department in our school some time ago, and this new departure of his we note with pleasure.
-Girls, don't waist your time "trying to catch a fellow," as it is familiarly called. Most of them are not worth the time you spend big senior hooks for them some; and those who are, will pass right by you, and take some sensible sort of a girl who does more about half soling a fellow pants, than putting style on in the streets.
-G W Hodgkin's & Son find their present quarters to small to give them a chance to spread, so they have about perfected arrangements for the purchase of L C Boughton's large and commodius stables, together with his stock. This consolidation of forces will give them one of the largest and best equipped livery stable in the northwest.
-Last week we stated that J. R. Faus assisted in conducting the meetings at the Quinn school house. The meetings were conducted solely by Mr. Faus, and he met with good success. The organization at this point now has some twenty members, and on last Sunday a Sabbath school was organized at the school house and much interest exhibited.
-It is somewhat difficult to keep track of Charles Fullerton. We picked up one of our exchanges and we see an item stating that he is "local" on the Journal, another one says he's back on the Central again, and another one says he is not on it and we'll be skinned if a Philadelphia lawyer could tell anything about it from the reports. Charlie is still on the Journal. A
-Cyrus Wells & Co., are myths and the Peru wheat business is a humbug of the first water. We try to avoid advertising for humbugs as much possible, but while we are obliged to do so much foreign advertising we are liable to get a bite once in a while. We'll soon to have enough of home patronage to enable us to do away with the necessity of filling our paper with foreign truck.
-Again we are called to mourn. The heart smasher has gone. We have reference to the smart man from Elgin, whose initials are John Gahan. We mourn not alone. There are many mourners. What we are sorry about is because Jordan didn't go before he got those calling cards for his girl. It his pa sent him that money of course he would've paid; but it would take too many of the dollars of his dad to make the mourners all happy. So that "big medicine man" leaves friends here by whom he will be ever remembered.
-Strains of sweet music were heard floating on the air last Thursday night, which bore witness to the fact that the female glee club was fully organized. Judging from the excellent singing done, the male club will have
to get their work in good shape or the ladies will carry off the ribbons. "Solid Comfort" is the name given to the club, but if you want to know wherein that "solid comfort" consists ask some of the members. The club this
constituted as follows: Tenor, Mrs. Opdahl and Miss Ida Henderson; soprano, Misses Clarae McAdam and Mary Kellogg; alto, Misses Sophia Maxwell and Helen Cooley; bass Mrs. R. A. Lewis and Miss Eddie Ray; leader, Mrs. Lewis; organist, Miss Hattie McAdam.

PERSONAL ITEMS.
-Mrs. Judge Lewis returned from her visit to Onawa while yesterday afternoon.
-C A Dow returned from a business trip to Des Moines last Saturday morning.
-G. W. Young, of the Washington House, started for Chicago yesterday afternoon.
-Mr. Fisher, of the firm of Hixson and Fisher, was in town a few days last week.
-Chas Woods, formerly in the employ of James McConnell, returned from Minnesota last Saturday.
-Eli Johnson, Esq., formerly proprietor of the Free Press, started on a business trip to Missouri this morning.
-H D Walrath and lady left last Thursday for extensive visit South. We understand that Mr. Walrath will visit the Hot Springs in Arkansas before returning.
-Miss Maggie Ray started for Cedar Falls last Friday afternoon, where she goes to attend school. She was accompanied to the depot by large number of friends, the kindness wishes of whom is she carries with her.

School report.
Report of Washta school for the month ending January 24, 1879:
Boys Girls Total
Number enrolled 17 13 30
Number not tardy 13 9 22
number not absent 10 5 15
Neither absent or tardy 8 3 11
names of pupils neither absent or tardy:
Cade Smith
Stocton McCoun
Will McCoun
Harry Clark
Willie Smith
George Stratton
George Whisman
Miles D. Whisman
Lizzie Whisman
Cady Whisman
Flora Clark
average attendance for the month, 29.
Jenny T. Chapman, Teacher.

FROM MARCUS.
Particulars are called of the accidental shooting of little Wally Wilmot. The news of the week -- items, personal and otherwise -- the Crystal Wedding.
February 3, 1879. -- "from grave today, lively to severe" has been the tenor of news for this epistle.

The saddest affair of the week was the accidents that befell Wally Wilmot, Wednesday night. Wally got old revolver from a playmate that afternoon to fix some part if it that needed repairs. After the repairing process he and his little sister went to spend the evening at Mr. J.P. Roe's, when Wally, with that infatuation which every boy evinces in regard to fire arms, exhibited his shooting iron to Mr. Ro a boy. After a brief examination by the latter, Wally returned the revolver to his pocket, when instantly a report was heard, the unfortunate boy was shot on the thigh, the bullet burying itself deep in his tender flesh. Dr. Cleaves was telegraphed for and
arrived the next morning and after their examination, decided not to extract the leaden visitor, as he opines it will never cause him any inconvenience. We are glad to be able to state that he is progressing favorably.

There will be divine services in the Catholic Church on Sunday the 9th inst.

P B Nielsen, John Helene and a few others are attending a conference in Sioux City this week. Their primary object is to secure a minister for the Scandinavian Lutheran Church of this place.

Metcalf and Clarkson shiped three carloads of stock last week.

Mr. Gund is going to build a large corn crib near his elevator.

John Hyndman is paying $.16 per bushel for Corn now. It is climbing steadily upward.

Mrs. Bird and Mrs. Pool have gone on a visiting tour to LeMars.

Miss Ida Hewitt has returned to her home in LeMars.

Mr. and Mrs. Archer of Cherokee spent the day visiting here with C A Roe last week. Mr. Archer, we understand, has resolved to engage in the sale of lumber here.

Mr. Welch of Dubuque is seeking a home for himself on our beautiful prairie.

John Bird has made in overland trip which Cherokee today.

Mrs. Dwight spent last Friday visiting friends in Cherokee.

Mr. Perrin's little boy is sick with scarlet fever. The disease is not of a virulent type.

The Crystal wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot on Wednesday evening was unquestionably the most delightful event of the season -- the largest and most social gathering and the richest feast. Though the presents given were not costly gifts yet they possessed a wealth that riches cannot purchase; that is the pure and heartfelt esteem and the warmest congratulations of their many friends. There was nothing left undone to make their guests feel in the mood delectable. There is no worthier couple, and may those flowers of affection, purity and virtue which have blossomed on the live path still fresher glow around them while in this life, and when they reach that port of perpetual bliss may they be entwined in faithless wreaths to garland their brows eternally. Gail.

AMHERST IDEAS
The Western teachers Association was an interesting and valuable success. I believe every teacher appointed upon the program but one was presence to carry out his part. It is hope there will be a general turnout at the next meeting on the third Saturday in February.

M. Hindman is having his threshing done today. What makes a worthy of note is that is the last for this part of the county for 1878.

Corn, in the fields, like the "beautiful snow," has been rapidly passing away during the pleasant weather past, and some farmers are talking a sowing Osaka wheat.

Miss Henrietta Smith, who has been here from LeMars visiting friends during the week past returned today.

Pleasant Hill Sunday school continues to hold sessions every Sunday at one o'clock without lagging or single thought of dying.

Amherst has a mite society which meets every two weeks conducted by the members of the Providence and Pleasant Hill Sunday schools. At each meaning a collection is taken with the expectation that each adult will give 5 cents a child under 12 one cents. By this way about $24 has been gathered into the treasury. By spring it is hope to be of the together $50 library, to be divided between the two schools. At each meaning there is that credit house. Programs of an interesting well performed. They consist of debates, select readings, essays, declarations, lectures, dialogues, music, etc. the next meeting will be held a Pleasant Hill, February 8. Everybody is invited and his wife.

Mr. Cushman has been hauling broom corn to Cherokee, where he is selling it. He thinks he was fortunate in planting it last year.

Every night I hear one of "the evils of the day," the wolves, filling the night air was howling, distracting, yelping melody for a wolf concert, taking as reward for other efforts only what they can eat.
Ecurb.

WILLOW SPRINGS
As he read the items of your paper from the different townships, we wonder why Willow was not represented.

Chas. Foster has arrived home for Chicago, we are glad to see his happy face again. He will ship about 100 head of cattle from Independence to Cherokee in March to run his farm. The more the stock the better, Charley.

Arthur Foster is away attending school yet.

Rev. Gardner is having good success. 20 persons have come out on the Lord's side and are happy in his love, God help, but the good work may go on.
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Yours, B. C. Fisk

PEBBLES FROM ROCK
Mild Lotus gently bloweth once more and snow hath passed away, leaving roads in a bad condition.

There seems to have been an abatement in the death of hogs this week. We have heard of none.

Pete and Jake Fisch returned from Arkansas last Saturday, after a shorter stay than they expected. They're not sure what you like best Cherokee or Arkansas.

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Corn picking is progressing finely, the present mild weather helping things wonderfully.

Nick Western has gone to Dubuque to attend the wedding of his brother. Look out for new settlers soon. They have already rented a farm.
P. Ebbles

AFTON'S BUNDLE
Thinking a few items from our Township will help your readers, I take my quill in paw to do so.

Some of our neighbors have had poor luck losing horses, G. W. Funk, W. D. Lathrop and Mr. Cannon losing one each during the past week, supposed to be of lung fever.

A little boy is Mr. Nelson that was quite a serious accidents the other day, having his arm broken by a corn sheller.

George Munson went over to Aurelia the other day and got some concentrated milk, and feeling better than good, he attacked a quiet citizen of that burg and hammered him like -- well, don't you forget it; he did it up in style.

There will be a donation at the Center school house next Wednesday evening for the benefit of Rev. Mr. Faus. All are invited.
O.B. Server

LITTLE DIAMONDS
Diamond is serene as usual, but we have had a happenstance year that is unusual -- the marriage we spoke of last week having been consummated. The contracting parties were Alonzo Butler and Miss Lenin Olson, both of Diamonds, but they were married in Silver. (Perhaps your Silver correspondent will consider this an encroachment on his grounds, but he must excuse.) By the way, there's a little joke in connection with this. The
groom made a bargain with the justice of Diamond to perform the ceremony, but thinking he was not stylish enough, on the evening of the marriage he took a change of venue and secured the services of Justice Rigby. The ceremony was performed at the residence of S. Lockwood.

We would like to make a correction for Will-o'the-wisp. In his last week's article he said, in speaking to the dance at Rutherford's, that there were 45 numbers out and 45 mouths waiting for oysters. We would say that they were 90 mouths waiting for oysters, as a girls of Diamond eat oysters as well as the boys.

The singing school of Mr. Maxey is a perfect success. He is a master the art. At the last meeting we were glad to see the smiling face of ye correspondent from Silver.

School Report.
Report of Pleasant Hill school, Amherst Township, for the month ending January 24, 1879.

Number enrolled, 17; average daily absence, 1; number not tardy during the month, 0.

Those not absent during the month were you wisdom, Harry Miller, Hirk Bartlett, John Bartlett, Ira Lee, Geo. Bass.

The following a stand 100 in deportment: Ada Wisdom, Alice Anderson, Edie Wisdom, Katie Dorr, Herk Bartlett, John Bartlett, Ira Lee, Chas. Bass, Willie Bolby, and Mary Bartlett.

The average standing in studies is as follows:
Name, number of studies, average, rhetorical
Ada Wisdom, 7, 89, 95
Alice Anderson, 6, 86, 80
Edith Wisdom, 5, 86, 95
Katie Dorr, 4, 88, 75
Carl Dorr, 2, 70, 75
Phillip Dorr, 4, 82, 75
John Dorr, 4, 86, 50
Albert Smith, 4, 92, 95
N. B. Smith, 5, 86, 95
Harry Miller, 4, 82, 83
Herk Bartlett, 4, 90, 85
John Bartlett, 5, 83, 95
Ira Lee, 7, 95, 84
Geo. Bass, 4, 85, 87
Chas Bass, --, 80, 80
Will Bolby, --, 92, 90
Mary Bartlett, 5, 96, 95
J. B. Rowe, Teacher.

A Fine Showing.
The following is a report of the Cherokee grammar school for the month ending January 31, 1879, giving the names of those neither absent or tardy for the month:
Addie Adsit
Willie Boughton
Russell Chase
Lynn Harding
Henry Vandercook
Lillie Nicholas
Elias Smith
Ella Raymond
Deda Knapp
Mary McNett
Oscar Chase
Fred Kellogg
Leon Harding
James Gorman
Macie Russell
Willie Ferguson
George Archer
N. Ray, Teacher.

Married.
NICHLESS -- GROFF -- on Sunday, February 2, 1879, by J. E. Dowding, justice of the peace, at his residence in Diamond township, Mr. William H. Nichless and Mrs. Anna Groff, all of Cherokee County.

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Iowa Free Press
Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa
February 11, 1879

HERE AND THERE
-Next Friday is a Valentine's Day.
-Jury will be at Spirit Lake on the 12th.
-Grosses editor showcase of the stock of tobacco and scars to his business.
-Skating has been the order of the evening, for the past week, with young people.
-Miss Mary Kellogg was beautifully surprised by party of her young friends on Saturday evening last.
-Hogs are still the rise. They were selling this morning for $3.15, and prospects for good for still better prices.
-Invitations are out for social hop to be given by the odd Fellows at Masonic hall on Thursday evening, February 20.
-Remember that Gross has a brand-new stock cigars which he claims is the best in the market for the money. Try one.
-The Sibley Gazette of the sixth comes to us with inverted rules, because being the death of Mrs. Carrier, white theater editor, aged 52 years.
-A magic lantern, assisted by couple of the bearded sex, are exhibiting their pop that show, and some of the school houses throughout the county.
-Next Saturday the teachers of the western part of the county will meet at the corner brook schoolhouse where their association will be held.
-Charles Humphrey now presides over the prescription case at all since drugstore. Charles comes well recommends, and will no doubt give good satisfaction.
-All on J. H. Bolton will be a candidate for reelection to the Legislature from Woodbury County next fall. If Woodbury Republicans have no better timber and J. H., a little Bolton would be order.
-The February term of the District Court convenes in Cherokee on Monday next, is on our Judge Lewis presiding. There are hundred and 12 case on the docket, 25 of which are equity cases, 15 criminal cases, and 70 to all cases.
-Will Emerson is started out on his own hook, so to speak it has opened up to shoe shop in the Sylvester Building. Will is a splendid workman, a good throw and deserves to meet with good success, which he undoubtedly will.
-In last week's Free Press Andrew Allison advertises he lost his dog, and the next morning when his store was opened that dog was standing at the door waiting to the admitted. And yet people argue that there is no efficiency advertising.
-The revival is to progress at the Methodist Church and a good old Methodist revival it is. Many persons of found salvation and many more are seeking each evening. The attendance of the meetings as large and interested manifested shows that know little amount of good will be gone.
-Fonda Times, six: "J. T. Gay and, of Cherokee, was in town last week looking for a place to the drugstore. He went to sack city to look at the stock their own by Mr. Don."
-Is impossible that this is our own John that has been taking in Fonda? There are a number here who are not so Fonda John as they were.
-Parties desiring to purchase anything in the line of nursery stock will do well to call upon our a Lewis, at his nurse reach half a mile south of Cherokee. He is a fine variety of fruit trees and shrubbery, of the heartiest claims, the data chart climate, tried here and proved reliable. He has nice evergreens of his own culture and is also selling them from foreigners trees. If the McCall before buying.

Among the social events and rural life of the season that are to be classed as the most successful and enjoyable, is the donation held at Afton Center for the benefit of Rev. L. F. Faust. The big hearted people of vast into the hands and saying and $37 in clear caching gold in the reverend gentlemen's pocket is taken of the esteem in which he is held. The exercises were varied, songs served all of scotch, a German, Irish a lot, etc., being among the chief amusements of evening. Much credit is due to Mr. Ed Townsend for the success of the affair, he being chief executive.

PERSONAL ITEMS
-HP Cornish took in Marcus yesterday.
-AJ Groff, of Aurelia, was in the city yesterday.
-Eugene Towles is attending court and Primghar.
-Mrs. C. A. Row of Marcus was in the city on Friday last.
-Charlie Tao made a flying trip to Primghar yesterday.
-Mulford, the shirt Man, was doing city yesterday.
-Cliff hall went to Primghar yesterday to do some courting.
-FDR and are hall starter for Primghar this morning.
-WC adds that return this morning from a trip to Marshalltown.
-Jack Starbuck returned yesterday from a tour through Brian county selling hay twisters.
-Judge Lewis and Sunday in Cherokee returned to on a lot yesterday morning to complete the session of court there.

FEMALE PUGILISTS.
A Scene in Rural Life in which a Lady Punches another and Pays $25 for her Sport.
They Mrs. Waters and a Mrs. McGwire about 80 acres of land a few miles southeast of town. In the inscrutable nature things it so happened that this 80 acres of land joins Mr. Fletcher's farm in that neighborhood. The past season the aforesaid 80 had been rented and planted to corn by Mr. Lutz, a Mr. Fletcher had gained permission of the aforesaid lots to turn as cattle onto the stocks, their seat. On Saturday last Mr. Fletcher came to town on business and during his absence Mrs. W. and Mrs. M. proceeded to the home of Mr. F. and demands know of Mr. Mrs. S. his color feeding on the corn stalks which were on their property. Mrs. F. answered that those cattle were the property of her husband in that he had permission to be as cattle onto stocks aforesaid.

Mrs. McGwire wouldn't have it that way in proceeded to cause the cattle to depart before the other bellies more than half of the husks. Mrs. Fletcher did not want permit such liberties in proceeded to have as cattle off, and as the cattle couldn't go both ways a once, became to stand. Mrs. McGwire had now tainted to innovation in close proximity jury or, and the sparks far flying cries demand of Mrs. Fletcher that those cattle should be permitted to depart. But Mrs. F. is one of those kind of women that "when she will Will she widow and when she Will she well," and Mrs. McGwire is just a same kind of metal so the cattle couldn't go. Things getting hot. Mrs. M. couldn't hold yourself, she was matted FDR the cattle and Mrs. F. two. She got a bar soap and with her right smaller struck from the shoulder at Mrs. F. She planted them in lively for about a minute, striking most anywhere in the vicinity of Mrs. S. smell or. Mrs. F. said:

"Now Mrs. McGwire, your struck me six times and she striking again you will pay for it."
Mrs. McGwire responded: "yes I did, at all striking again, you d--d black Niger," but she didn't, and thus the racket ended and the combatants withdrew.

Mrs. Fletcher Center for her husband's, award was issued for the rest of Mrs. McGwire and Officer Hitchcock went in search of the nose pewter. He searched every house in the neighborhood, but no Mrs. M. could be fined. Monday morning sure for armed himself with the documents in proceeded to the home of Mrs. M. and found her just on the eve of departing for Spring Township. The case was brought for Justice O'Donnell, and Yemen showed the fax to be as above stated. His honor fined Mrs. M. five dollars in costs, mounting do some $25, issue is not satisfied, so the case is appealed on the October term of the District Court. JD F. Smith appeared for the defendant and HC Kellogg for the state.

Program for March meeting of county teachers Association.
Forenoon session.
130 -- opening with devotional exercises of Rev. Edminster.
945 -- physiology, outlines the first term's work, Miss Sarah Hobart.
10 of five -- discussion.
1015 -- history of settlements and claims in North America, George Canyon.
1035 -- discussion.
1045 -- SA, Miss Ida Henderson.
1055 -- arithmetic, greatest common divisor and least common multiple, Frank Thomas.
1115 -- discussion. 1130 -- lecture on US survey, P. E. Greer.
1155 -- music

Afternoon session.
115 -- opening, music.
120 -- cost exercise and primary reading, they are mulling you.
140 -- Gary and practice, Professor Turgeon. Two of five -- grammar, infinitives hands participant will's, EE Morrison.
to 25 -- discussion
to 35 -- SA, Miss Lucy Baker.
245 -- recess.
Three o'clock -- music. Three of five -- such reading, a scary Greer.
315 acclimation, C. T. now.
325 -- general discussion, agent which children she begins school.
345 -- business and suggestions. Critics report, query box, music and adjournment.

[transcribed by L.R., May 2008]

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