Iowa Old Press
Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
September 19, 1884
Read the Sutherland markets.
Organize a Blaine and Logan club.
Read the legal notices in another column
A good corn crop is assured, frost or no frost.
A long spell of fine weather is now in order.
Senator ALLISON spoke at Sheldon last night.
Several carloads of cattle were shipped from this place Tuesday.
Land seekers are numerous, and our land agents are
correspondingly pappy (sic).
Read the pay locals in another column. Many rare bargains
can be found offered there.
J.F. SHEPARD opened his new temperance billiard hall last
Tuesday. He has a good room and has it fixed up in good
style.
Some of our farmers are exhibiting their seed corn in town.
It is in order for them to save plenty of good ears before it is
spoiled by frost.
Mr. and Mrs. C.W. INMAN rejoice over the advent of a “bran
new” 10 pound boy since Sunday, September 14th. Mother
and child are doing finely.
Business is beginning to boom, and the result is that our
merchants have donned a pleasant smile. The smile is worn
in addition to their usual wearing apparel.
It is rumored that the members of the Paullina base ball club are
willing to give $50 just to see the Sutherland boys
defeated. It might be well for them to put up their money
and get our boys to cover it, and then have
another game. Our boys have always used the Paullina club
first-class, and all would now be well if our boys had come out
second best in both games played.
Saturday was a gala day for our merchants. Twenty-five
farmers teams were counted hitched on our streets at one time
– Calliope Independent.Only twenty-five teams on
your streets Saturday, and yet you call it a “gala day!”
Come down to Sutherland some Saturday and we can show you at
least three times that number, and our merchants would not
consider it an unusually lively day either.
The Rescue Hook and Ladder Company will have a grand ball at
Sheldon’s Hall Friday evening, September 26th. Good
music will be provided. Proceeds of the dance will be used
in defraying the expenses incurred in organizing and equipping
the company. Tickets for dance and supper, $1.75 per
couple. Supper at the Reager House. All should turn out and
help along the enterprise.
Independent Caucus.
A caucus of the Independent voters of Waterman township will be
held at the office of F.W. NICHOLAS in Sutherland, Friday evening
Sept. 19th, at 7:30 for the purpose os (sic) selecting 4
delegates to attend the county convention at Primghar Saturday,
Sept. 20th. A full attendance is desired.By Order Of Com.
WHERE TO BUY GOODS CHEAP.
Top buggies at CILLEY’S
Horse blankets at BRIGGS’.
Bushnell pumps at CILLEY’S.
Goods below cost at GRACEY’S.
Try the “Papoose” cigar at CLICK’S.
Boots and Shoes way down at HORSTMAN Bros.
Look over our groceries and ask prices. ACHORN &
FAIRBANK.
The celebrated steel nails at EBY’S. Try them.
A complet (sic) assortment of flower pots at SLICK’S.
Remnants and summer goods cheap at ACHORN & FAIRBANK’S.
Go to CILLEY’S for your half platform wagons.
Goods Below Cost!
In order to close out my line of cotton and woolen goods, dress
goods, gingham’s, yarns, calicos, ladies shoes, crockery,
etc., I am offering them at less than cost. Call at once,
before they are all gone. S. GRACEY.
Dyspepsia.
Can be cured by the use of Beggs’ Dandelion Bitters.
It will at once restore action to the liver and kidneys and tone
up and regulate the stomach so that food will be digested.
For sale by L.J. PRICE.
Our Live Druggist
L.J. PRICE is daily having calls far (sic) Betts’ Diarrhoea
Balsam. In cases of Colic, Cholera, Cholera Morbus,
Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Bloody Flux, Inflammation of the Bowels,
Etc., it will bring immediate relief. Every bottle sold is
positively warrented (sic) to give satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 35 cents.
[transcribed by C.B., May 2005]