The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Madison Co. Iowa
July 10, 1872

George ROSE is the newly appointed postmaster at North River.

Hon. John A. KASSON, at the invitation of many of his friends, has concluded to be a candidate for congress.

Rev. GRAHAM delivered the 4th of July address at St. Charles, Rev. J. F. GOODMAN, at Marley’s Grove, Judge GARRETTSON at Myer’s Grove and Rev. H. H. BADLEY at Hebron.

Charles F. DISER, son of John F. and Sophia (WOOLHISER) DISER, was born on July 8, 1872

S. B. WHEELOCK and W. F. HADLEY have formed the firm of WHEELOCK & HADLEY & Co. in the grocery business

Winterset celebrated in the “good old way,” Captain COOPER was chief marshall, assisted by T. W. THOMPSON, M. W. WARD, S. J. GILPIN, BYRAN LEONARD and A. R. DABNEY. Frank COX read the Declaration of Independence, Rev. J. R. MURPHY read an oration, S. B. RUBY, T. J. SEEVERS and B. F. MURRAY responded to toasts. WHEDON’S cornet band furnished the music. Five thousand people attended the celebration and the parade was two miles in length.

Robert WILKIN and Temprence ROBINSON are to be married tomorrow, July 11th, 1872

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July 17, 1872

It seems as though the court house square has all the different kinds of tiresome (noise) music, such as cow-bells, cats, dogs, and all the other animal kingdom, assembled together there in the evening to make their melodious strains.

The depot is being built and the turn table put in.

The weather was so warm several days last week that during the middle of the day, work had to be suspended on the new Madisonian building.

On Monday evening of last week, the officials of the Methodist church met and decided to repair their church and rebuild their steeple. They adjourned late and within a few hours the lightening struck the steeple and saved them much of the trouble of taking it down. They are now rebuilding it and otherwise improving the house.