The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Madison Co. Iowa
January 26, 1871

The new Presbyterian church at Earlham is to be dedicated next Sunday. It is a find edifice, costing about $2,500. Reverends CAMPBELL and BAILEY are largely instrumental in securing the necessary funds. The society numbers sixteen members. The edifice is a monument to their energy, liberality and devotion.

Mrs. WYCOFF, a daughter of Zeb BRINSON of Douglas township, died very suddenly last Sunday.

The marriage of Frances Marion ALEXANDER and Polly Ann TRESTER took place on January 19th, with Elmore TERRY, M. G. presiding over it.

The whole souled and happy countenance always worn by our friend, John ACKIN, proprietor of the express line between here and De Soto, illuminated our sanctum last Saturday. We always feel better after taking John’s honest hand.

Can’t we Wintersetters have a circulating library? There are several ways in which such an enterprise might take form. The better way perhaps would be for the Literary club which now has become a permanent organization to take the matter in hand. Another method would be for a number of citizens to form an
association. There need be little expense for such a library. There could be one afternoon a week for the exchange of books and hence the time for the librarian but for half a day a week would be all the association need pay.