Iowa
Old Press
The Villisca Review
Villisca, Montgomery County
Thursday, November 29, 1895
VILLISCA REVIEW
G. K. Kennedy, Editor
Subscription, $1.50 a year in Advance
Entered at the Villisca Postoffice as
Second-class Mail Matter
Atlantic, Nov. 21 – Special to Register. The Y.
of C. A. foot ball eleven at Atlantic will have a game at this
city on Thanksgiving day with the Villisca eleven. The Villisca
is looked upon as one of the strongest teams in the state and the
Atlantic boys will have to hustle to win a victory for them. The
home boys are practicing vigorously and will put up a hot game
for their opponents. Should a High School team play against any
other team than a High School team? We think nor for the reason
that by so doing the realm of amateur sport is deserted for that
of professional sport and one important object of high school
athletics is lost – the cultivation of loyalty to the home
school and a healthy rivalry with neighboring schools. High
School teams should as a rule play only in their own class. We
are glad to note that the Villisca H. S. eleven has an excellent
standing in this part of the state.
FOR SALE,
Realestate and Insurance business and office fixtures.
Enquire of D. H. Gillmore
WARNING!
Notice is hereby given that no hunting will be allowed on my
premises. Trespassers should heed this warning. Fred Bryson ---
miles west of Villisca
FOLLOW THE CROWD!
Do you remember the advice of Mr. Pickwick when asked what to do
at a time of great excitement? “In such cases do as the mob
does.” What if there are ten mobs? Shout with the largest,
said Mr. Pickwick. Vol – es could not have said more. If
you, gentle reader, want to buy Dry goods, Shoes, Rubbers,
Clothing, Etc. the crowd at our place will tell you where to buy!
Our lines of UNDERWEAR at 33c, 39c, 56c,65c, 73c, 92c & 98c
Are little the nicest thing shown yet.
SCIOLA.
~ Quite a snow Sunday night.
~ The first skating party Saturday night.
~ Mrs. Mollie Hinshaw is on the sick list.
~ Everybody is pleased to see George Dunn among us again.
~ Mr. Harbin is looking up the school board hoping to make a
change of the books in our schools.
~ The phonograph exhibition Friday evening was poorly attended.
~ Mrs. J. W. Ellenwood gave a party to both Young People and
Juniors, a fine time reported.
~ Some of the little folks are playing Thanksgiving , they say
that they can not wait until it comes.
~ The young people who attend school at Red Oak and Villisca
returned home last week as the school closed.
~ Fred Lawrence is visiting at Cilmax.
~ Mrs. Lemon’s sister and children who were visiting her,
tho’t she was too near diphtheria and returned home last
week.
~ The Chapel people expect to have appropriate exercises
Thanksgiving evening.
~ Mayhew and Yergey are hauling lumber for their corn cribs.
~ Thanks Johnnie, for your complimentary remarks. Perhaps the
readers of the Review will judge which is the most
closed mouthed.
HEPBURN STAR DUST.
~ A great many people came to town last Tuesday to bid on some
mortgaged property which was to be sold on the street, but were
disappointed.
~ Quite a number are thro’ with their corn husking. The Falk
Bros. have cribbed over 6000 bushels.
DIED --- Amos Lawson was born in Penn. August 10, 1829. When 6
years old he moved with his parents to Defiance county, Ohio.
When a young man he came to Dixen, Ill., and from there to
Lincoln, Neb. where he built the first house on the present site
of the city. Sometime in the fifties he came to Harrison Co. ,
Iowa and on the 25th of August 1850 married Lucinda Francis. In
1862 he moved to Montgomery county, Iowa where he has since
resided. He was the father of fifteen children, thirteen still
living. He died on the 21st day of November, age 66 yrs. 3 mo. 11
days. The funeral services were held at his home 6 1/2 miles
southwest of Villisca, conducted by Rev. Shipman. The internment
took place in the Villisca cemetery, last Friday.
~ Lewis Wasson will attend the C. E. I. this winter term. He will
begin next Tuesday at the biggining of the winter term.
~ The Quarterly Meeting and Epworth League Convention will
convene next Saturday and Sunday. Quite a number from other
places will be present.
~ Rev. Shipman will preach a Thanksgiving sermon next Thursday at
the Methodist church. Estella
LAND OF BIG RED APPLES.
~ Many Iowa people have read the glowing advertisements of the
southwest Missouri country and feel inclined to locate there. For
the benefit of all such I wish to submit a few facts:
I have recently traveled over Cass, Herny, St. Clair, Polk and
Cedar Co,s Mo. The land agents in that country talk about the
blue grass and the big red apples. I will say that there is more
blue grass in Jackson township than there is in those five
counties. The big red apple were selling, hand picked and
barreled ready for market for 15c a bushel and evaporating apples
4c a bushel; oats, 10c a bushel, corn, 20c. They talk about a
stock country; very few men have more than two cows, and some
none; there are no sheep and but few mules and horses. Why?
Because the three last named counties haven’t 2 per cent, of
there land in grass. It wont grow on a rock pile and the worst
kind of rock at that. If a man wanted to go into the whetstone or
grindstone business there is the place to go. And flint? Plenty
of it. One gentleman told me that they didn’t need any moon
or lantern on dark nights as the horses made plenty of light
knocking fire out of the flint with their shod feet. They farm
what we call a slough or creek or branch bottom; all the rest is
solid rock. Land is offered at from $1 to $10 per acre. The water
is very warm and rather soft. From August until December there is
plenty of dumb or shaking ague and plenty of thyphoid fever and
the winter crop is pneumonia fever and generally congestion, both
lungs at once. Now as to the insects, chinch bugs are common
inhabitants. What do you think of a lady going into the yard or
tovisit a neighbor a fourth of a mile away and then gathering a
pint of ---d ticks from her clothes? Or having to pick 150 ticks
off the milk cow every night so that she can live the next day.
The chiggers are as large again as in Iowa and 50 to 1 in number.
Then we must not forget the nice little centipede and a lizard
under every other rock. I almost forgot the bedbug which has come
there to stay. As regards day labor, men get 50c a day grubbing,
making rails or hard farm labor and their pay is in corn or a
little wheat, or sweet potatoes, tobacco, molasses or a hank of
yarn; and I want to say that they are glad and very glad to get
the work for such pay. Some say that is a hog country; I say not.
Because the have a mast that is composed of read oak and black
oak.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
~ C. F. Millroy and his wife ere carried to Stansberry, Mo.
Thursday, for the death of Mr. Millroy’s mother.
~ Boys Overcoats in the best qualities at the correct price at
Lomas & Son ’s
~ Miss Laura Barklow arrived today, from Attalissa, to spend the
winter with her sisters, Mesdames w. Wallace and Geo. Farquhar.
~ Noting fits a man so well as skin; next to that, one of our
tailor Made Suits. Lomas & Son’s
~ Trimmed Hats for $1.00 up. Have late styles and cheaper than
elsewhere. Frankel, Frank & Co., are making special cut
prices on all goods.
~ The next, clear cut appearance of the Clarinda Journal is
largely owing to the devotion of its add smith saint DeVinne. A
DeVinne pattern always looks neat, at least to a printer.
~ The Foote Brothers, evangelists will begin a series of revival
meetings at the Presbyterian Church beginning Monday eve, Jan. 6
and continuing to Jan. 18, Prayer meeting every night this week.
~ Rev. W. Franklin Smith will preach in the opera house next
Sunday Dec 1st at 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. The subject in the
morning will be “In what Respects Orthodoxy and Universalism
Agree,” evening topic “In what Respects Orthodoxy and
Universalism Differ.” All cordially invited.
~ ABOUT ENDED – The diphtheria patients are all improving
rapidly and the physicians in charge think that the epidemic has
spent its force. They rendered the chances of further spreading
of the disease as small as possible; the high school was closed
this week. There has been no fresh cases for quarantine for
nearly a week while several families have been released from
quarantine, the suspected cases proving to be very light odes or
easily yielding to treatment. It is probably that school, at
least in the east building will be resumed next Monday.
A GOOD ELGIN WATCH.
Do you want one on easy terms and no money to pay? Bring to
Curtis the Villisca Jeweler, the heaviest 24 EARS OF CORN grown
this year and take the watch. This offer is limited to Jan. 1.
Bring in your best corn and try for this prize.
NOTICE!
I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife.
Villisca, Nov. 23, ’95. J. E. FRYER
RIBBON SALE!
All ribbon one third off at Mrs. Ervin’s.
COBS! Delivered to any part of the city for 75c a wagon load.
Leave orders at My Store or at the grain elevator.
[transcribed by C.D., November 2004]