Iowa Old Press

Dyersville Commercial
Dyersville, Dubuque, Iowa
June 17, 1875

LOCAL HEADSCRATCHINGS
-Look out for horse thieves
- CANFIELD has purchased a set of silver "spoons"
- Ben. BUTLER is nowhere compared to the "spooney" of Dyersville.
- When you want a good clean shave call at the barber shop of Jos. BUCKNAM.
-Attend the strawberry and ice cream festival at the Brick Hotel tonight.
- The Independance Bulletin is now enjoying its first libel suit, a saloon
keeper deeming himself damaged to the amount of $5,000 has accordingly sued
to obtain it. We sincerely hope that Bro. TOMAN will weather the storm.
- Don't you hear the ice dealers grunt at this cool weather.
- Guy P?RROTT has the finest four acre potato patch that we have seen in
this section.
- The Buckeye self-dumpting hay rake at COLLINGS & SCHEMMEL
- Dr. MILLER, of New Vienna, has his new residence in that thriving village
nearly completed.

NOTICE
To whom it may concern. All peddlers, travelling men in general, and "Spoon"
man in particular, are hereby notified that I am the Marshal of the city of
Dyersville; Geo. CANFIELD to the contrary, notwithstanding. J. HINKLEY

GADSDEN & MALVIN are purchasing lots of fine horses to shop to the eastern
markets. This horse business is getting immense in these parts, and it seems
as though it is bound to be one of the leading traffics of this place.

Personal
Mr. James BUCKNAM of Anamosa, has been engaged by Messrs. ESCH Bros. of this
place to drive their delivery wagon. We wish him success in his business and
hope that he may make it successful to him and his employers.

William BACKUS, of White Lake, Michigan, went to Pontiac, got drunk, and
started home with his team and wagon and wife, and some groceries. On the
way the horses ran away- threw out Mrs. BACKUS, half a mile further ran
against a tree and upset, the horses ran on home, the kerosene can spilled
its contents, which caught fire from the pipe the drunken man was smoking,
and the wagon and contents, including BACKUS himself, were burned to ashes
and cinder.

TIN WEDDING
It is beautiful oriental custom to plant shade trees along the dusty roads
of that sultry clime, os that the weary traveler, who sojourns that way
during the extreme heat of the summer, may stop and refresh himself beneath
the cool shade of their branches. There are also shade trees scattered all
along the wearysome journey of life to cheer and alleviate the dull cares of
every day experience; among which are to be found happy family reunions or
the gathering together of old time friends and relatives in social
convivality to talk over the past events and experiences of their lives, and
last but not least are those broad and branching shade trees, which are
stationed along the lines of the more fortunate married folks, known as
wooden, tin, iron, crystal, silver and golden weddings. As these birth days
of matrimonial bliss come to greet the happy pair who have for yeas labored
together, helping each other to bear the burdens and cares of this life,
they can but bring with them the most pleasant reflections.
It was our happy privilege to attend a gathering of this kind Monday evening
at the residence of our esteemed friends, Mr. Jno. MORLEY and wife, it being
the tenth anniversary of their married life, and which their numerous
friends proposed to celebrate with a tin wedding. Accordingly a select
company of about fifty were invited, consisting mostly of married people.
Arrangements were made, whereby the host and hostess should be away from
home, and when they arrived at about half past eight they found much to
their surprise and astonishment, their house over run with visitors, and in
the large and spacious dining room, the table already set and loaded down
with rare and palatable eatibles. A visit to the parlor showed them two
center tables ladened with every description of tinware, from a tin whistle
to a fine bed-room set, in fact the display of tin-ware was enough to last
them a year at least, providing they were careful of it, and consisted of a
very fine bed-room set, which was presented by Mr and Mrs Wm TRICK; tea
cansiter and a variety of other articles by Mrs. MORLEY's brother, Mr.
Joseph PLAISTER, of Dubuque; a very fine waiter by Profs. FOX and EDWARDS; a
fine spice box by Rev. ALBROOK, who invented the lock and keys himself; a
fine copper tea-kettle, by Mr and Mrs. MALVIN, and any amount of other
articles, which our time and space prevents us from mentioning, suffice it
to say that there was such a gorgeous negligee of tin-ware as perhaps  was
never before seen on a private table in a private house before in the
history of this town.

Submitted by: C.J.L.