The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Madison Co. Iowa
March 2, 1871

The ice took off the top of COMPTON'S mill, damage at about five hundred dollars.

The Baptist Sunday school will be held after next Sunday at 9:30 o'clock.

An effort is being made to re-establish Venus post office in Grand River township with Mrs. MILLER for postmistress.

The public schools are now open at a quarter after one for afternoon sessions.

The board of supervisors have very sensibly concluded to let the home mechanics build the clerk's desk, the sheriff's desk and the attorney's tables. It is intended that these things are to be made in time for the March term of the circuit court.

The Literary Club - The following is a program for next Monday evening:
Lecture, V. G. HOLIDAY
Essay, G. W. SEEVERS
Question: Resolved all laws inflicting capital punishment should be abolished.
Affirmative (votes), V. WALNRIGHT, A. R. DABNEY
Negative (votes), J. MCLEOD, J. M. HOLIDAY.
Critic, Eli WILKIN
Basket Reader, A. W. WILKINSON
Al DABNEY, secretary.

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March 9, 1871

A paper mail bag was lost out of the stage a few nights ago and remained out during the night’s rain. When it reached town the contents were in an awful condition. The post office looked lake a steam laundry with papers hanging up all around to dry.

Jacob BULLOCK and C. A. KENWORTHY were married on March th. Also, married on the same day were Daniel N. CRAVEN and Mary E. KENWORTHY. John E. JONES, M.G. officiated over both of them.

On Friday evening there will be a school exhibition in the Worthington school house, Madison township, W. S. SHEPERD is teacher. Proceeds go toward fencing the graveyard in that town.

Chicken pox is in town. Dr. BALDOCK’S family are just recovering from a combined attack upon them.

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March 16, 1871

Mrs. MUNGER started this week for a visit at Hamburg and Monmouth, Illinois.

There will be a temperance meeting in the Methodist church Thursday evening. Rev. THORNBURG discoursth.
J. S. MCCAUGHAN moved his law office over Pitzer’s store this week. He is fitting up his rooms very neatly.
The marriage of Andrew R. THOMPSON and Rachel J. KNOX took place on March 12th, with Thomas ALLEN, M. G. officiating.

Matilda FLETCHER lectured last Monday evening before the largest audience that has been present any evening during the lecture courses. Not only was it large, but a thinking one and she had the best of attention.

M. R. TIDRICK started for Chicago last week to purchase his stock of groceries, queensware, etc.

This week we are able to give the size of some of the farms in Penn, Madison and Jackson townships which all join. The acres given are all under cultivation.
W. T. FORD, 1000;
T. F. NUSSON, 716;
A. BELL, 1400;
Wm. EARLY, 1000 and
J. ALLEN, 500.
On these farms over 1000 head of cattle are being fed. There are other farms in the county the equal of some of these.

The winter term of the public school will close Friday of next week. After one week’s vacation, the spring term will open.

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March 23, 1871

The Presbyterians have laid a plank walk from Court Avenue to the front of their church building, but not before it was badly needed.

Our excellent young friend, Al DABNEY, is reading law with Mr. MCCAUGHAN. After he graduates, he purposes studying law and the profits, not however theologically.

Mr. and Mrs. Lester FUSON and Doris and Erwin of Des Moines were guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. FUSON on Saturday evening and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas BOLE and children, and Miss Elsie ANDERSON accompanied them to Winterset and spent the weekend with Mrs. Anna ANDERSON. Mr. and Mrs.
FUSON expect Mr. and Mrs. Delbert FUSON and Merle and Mary of Ankeny on Wednesday evening for several days visit. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert FUSON and family are on their way to Tacoma, Washington, where they will make their future home. They are driving through by the central route.

Mayor Eli WILKIN called a meeting to discuss ways and means of contributing to the relief of war sufferers in France.

Over one hundred hogs belonging to Tom GARLINGER have died of cholera.

Circuit court commences next Monday. There are a large number of cases, but no important ones.

W. F. PITZER'S store is always badly crowded with customers and his accommodating clerks are kept "pegging" around from morning until night.

The engineer returned again last Monday, and Tuesday went down by BIRDS to survey another route, taking a little heavier grade, but much reducing the cost.

Mr. VERMILLION has rented his interest in the Backbone mill to Charles THIELL, late of New York. The mill will be run by Misters, WILKIN and THIELL, but the grinding will be more particularly under the charge of Mr.
THIELL, who is a miller of much experience. The mill is now in excellent order, turning out more and better flour than ever.

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March 30, 1871

Eli WILKIN, mayor of Winterset, published a proclamation of election and in addition to municipal offices, the voters are to register their choice for and against the sale of beer.

D. E. COOPER was made president of the Winterset school board, J. W. BARNETT, secretary, and W. W. MCKNIGHT, treasurer.

The tri-weekly stage service between Winterset and Afton is advertised by J. O. KIRKLAND. "Fare low, coaches comfortable," the advertisement reads.

The list of professional men who cards appear in this issue are:
J. S. MCCAUGHIN, Lawyer
JNO. LEONARD, Lawyer
H. J. B. CUMMINGS, Lawyer
T. C. GILPIN, Lawyer
B. F. MURRAY, Lawyer
Eli WILKIN, Lawyer
V. G. HOLIDAY, Lawyer
WAINWRIGHT & GILPIN, Lawyers
A. C. BALDOCK, Physician
David HUTCHISON, Physician
William L. LEONARD, Physician
J. C. SCOTT, Physician

South township has reported:
The early sowing of spring wheat; the building of a new home on the James RHYNO farm; the removal of Evans REED to Kansas; the sale of the GRAHAM farm to Jas. PHIPPS; 500 pounds of maple sugar at the MCLAUGHLIN camp; the marriage of R. MONTGOMERY to E. CLANTON; the removal of Jas. MALSTON and Jacob BAKER to Nebraska.