Iowa Old Press
Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
September 22, 1878
F. Teabout is putting up 10,000 tons of hay. He will ship it to
Chicago.
Something over two hundred acres of wheat raised this season on
the Floyd farm, J.D. Bruce, superintendent, have yielded an
average of 16 bushels per acre.
Brick Block No. 1 - Arrangements have been made within the last
day or two whereby Mr. A.W. Sleeper and brother will erect the
first brick building in Sheldon.
[transcribed by S.F., October 2005]