Iowa
Old Press
Chief Reporter
Perry, Dallas co. Iowa
July 6,1883
- Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Willis, July 4, 1883, a pair of twin
boys.
- Horace Campbell and wife were visitors in Perry over the 4th
- Will Newberry has moved his family down from the northern part
of the state.
- C.L. marshall, of Union township, was in perry this week and
feft his announcement for sheriff.
- W.F. Cardell and D.J. Patee have our thanks for a goodly supply
of Okoboji fish.
- Wilmot Blakeslee, who has been absent for about six months, has
returned to perry. He will probably remain here.
- Jas. Graney is building a couple of good houses on Third Street
near Wm. Carmody's property. We like to see such solid men as
"Jim: investing in Perry.
- Wallie Newport and H.C. Lerew have decided to go to the far
southwest, Wallie will stop in new Mexico or Arizona, and Hern
threatens to penetrate Old Mexico.
- Mr. W.E. Sidney, the genial young engineer of the Climax
company at shaft No. 1, has purchased property in Perry and
proposes to move here at no distant day.
- A report reaches us this morning, since going to press, that
Isaac Arnold was drowned in Beaver Creek, east of town, last
night, while swimming his horse. No particulars.
- Chas. L. Fox, who used to be in the employ of Waldo, Wimmer
& Whornley at this place, but now of West Jersey, Illinois,
has been in Perry the past week visiting friends.
- Steele Kenworthy is contemplating putting in the Roller Process
in his flouring mills at this place. He is bound to make the
Perry Grist Mills known and in a popular way, too.
- Mrs. W.J. Cole was summoned to Sweetland, in Muscatine county,
on Monday by telegraph, her father and mother and a brother being
serously injured in a runaway on Saturday.
- A little son of Wm. R. Moore was run over the 4th on Second
street by a team and bugy. He was bruised but not seriously hurt,
and he showed remarkable grit by not uttering a cry.
- Mr. E.M. Shotwell has resigned his place as member of the city
council, because of his removal to Sioux Fals, Dakota.
- H.P. Lod's wife and daughter returned from Colfax Springs last
Thursday. the water was helping Miss Matie's rheumatism, but she
was taken sick and her physician advised that she be brought
home.
- One day last week a rabid dog ran into H.S. Danks' house and
badly frightened the inmates, but bit no one. the dog was finally
shut up in a bedroom, where it was secured, taken out and killed
by J.P. Myers.
- The delegates selected from this township to attend the
greenback county convention which meets at Adel tomorrow, are
Geo. D. Barton, F.M. Roush, J.D. Correy, L.N. Beeson, Geo. Harlan
and Jonathan Willis.
[submitted by S.F., Oct. 2003]