Iowa Old Press
Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
February 5, 1885
The masquerade dance given by the "Club" at White's
Hall was a splendid success. The costumes were all nobby and
unique. Mr. Fred C. Marcussen, as the Heathen chinese, being the
most attractive and completely disguised; Mrs. Marcussen, as
"Gazale" the Egyptian, the best personation and most
tastily gotten up. Mr. Renken, Mr. Joe Kelly and Miss Dowd had
very pretty costumes.
One of our stalwart Baker township patrons, George Callenius
called at the office and dropped 2 dollars into the cash box on
Monday. Mr. Callenius says his section of Baker will have a
number of new settlers this spring.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
February 13, 1885
Town And Country
A Cherokee till was tapped about $50 worth by unknown parties one
night last week.
Circuit Court commences at Primghar February 23rd and our
attorneys are getting loaded.
There is some talk of getting up a dance for the 22nd of
February—Washington’s birthday
Nineteen saloon keepers were convicted in Muscatine last
week. Their fines amounted to $450.
By looking over our advertising columns one can easily tell who
the live business men of Sutherland are.
DODGE’S band furnished the music for a dance at Sanborn last
Thursday night. The boys pronounce the dance a success.
Remember the Courier clubbing rates when subscribing for
your reading matter. No commission charged to regular
subscribers.
Several of our merchants have got in many new goods during the
last week, and are beginning to think about setting on their
spring stocks.
Residents of Waterman, Grant, Liberty and Highland townships can
pay their taxes at the Bank of Sutherland and save a trip to
Primghar.
C.S. KELSEY’S milk wagon was discontinued last
Saturday. Too many men in town keep cows to make the
running of a milk wagon profitable.
The Leader says Hawarden people get their whisky shipped
to them as “selected prunes” and carry it away from the
depot under cover of darkness.
The citizens of Peterson are agitating the question of building a
new school house. The town needs a building of that kind as
much as Sutherland does.
Elder HIGBE will hold services in the church Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hours. Come out.
Tuesday night was the time for the regular meeting of the town
council. For some unknown reason no meeting was held.
Mrs. D.M. SHELDON started for Chicago yesterday, where she will
meet her husband and then both go to New Orleans to visit the
Exposition.
The programme for the teachers association at Paullina will be
found in this week’s ‘Courier.’ Read it, and above
all things attend the meeting.
J.F. SHEPARD has traded his pool table and billiard hall fixtures
to John NEDROW for a span of horses. NEDROW has started a
hall in the old stand (the HOYT building) and will run a strictly
temperance hall, and would be glad to see his friends at his
place of business.
Several of the boys went to Paullina on last Saturday
evening’s passenger train to enjoy a glide on the rollers,
expecting to return on the regular 11 o’clock freight.
They skated, but the freight train was abandoned, and they were
obliged to come home with a team or stay in Paullina over
Sunday. The unpleasant part of the affair was that the boys
left Sutherland in a rush and without their overcoats and had
rather a cold ride coming home.
Onion socials are all the rage, and this is how they are
worked. Six ladies take an onion with them into a room, and
one of them takes a bite of it. Then a young gentlemen is
admitted to the game, and if after kissing them all he fails to
tell which one bit the onion, why then all the girls kiss
him. ‘Eagle Grove Times’.
Smith Still Rusticating.
Geo. D. SMITH was brought from the county jail to Sutherland last
Tuesday by constable R. CUMMINGS to have a hearing on the charge
of committing an assault and battery upon the person of his
sister-in-law, Miss Belle REYNOLDS. The evidence of the
prosecuting witness was about the same as published in the Courier
a few days after the assault was made. She was sitting by
the bed feeding Mrs. SMITH, who at that time was very sick and
not expected to life. The little boy was striking the spoon
she was using with a small stick and caused the sick lady much
annoyance. The mother requested the sister to correct the
boy, and in taking the stick from him he fell to the floor.
The defendant came into the room at that moment and rushed at the
frail woman and struck her quite a heavy blow on the
shoulder. She still retained in her hand the small stick
taken from the child and as the brute struck her she threw the
stick at him. Thereupon he raised his No. 14s, and like the
brute he is, kicked the lady. The rest is known.
SMITH was arrested and the time for trial set last Tuesday.
He was unable to procure bail and was therefore sent to jail to
await trial.—He labored hard while in jail to get an
attorney to defend his case, but he did not have the necessary
money to “put up” and consequently he was obliged to
plead his own cause. He has often said that he “was
not very well versed in Iowa law, but that he had pettifogged
considerable in New York.” His defense was not very
strong, in fact, it was no defense at all. Squire SAGE took
mercy on the scalawag and only gave him ten days in the county
jail.—It is to be hoped that when his time is out he will
take a hunt and give Sutherland a wide berth. (more, but
unreadable).
Obituary.
Died, at Mineral Point, Wisconsin, January 20th, 1885, William
MARTIN, aged 80 years.
Deceased was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and came to this country
in 1852, settling in Walworth county, Wis. A few years
later he removed to Mineral Point, the same State and resided
there until the time of his death. He has five sons living
in this part of the State—A.L. and F.W. in Grant township,
this county, William, Abraham and George in Clay county. In
1872 he drove from Mineral Point to this county and spent some
time here visiting with his sons. Old settlers in the
county will no doubt remember the old gentleman and his visit
here.
Aldine Literary Society.
The next meeting of this society will be held at B.
THOMPSON’S Friday evening, February 20th. The
programme is given below:
1—Music.
2—Dialogue by H.L. CHESLEY and others.
3—Select Reading by Mrs. H.A. PECK.
4—Question Box. Questions to relate to the history of
the U.S.
5—Intermission
6—Paper by Mrs. HILL.
7—Recitation by Miss Ella DAVIS
8.—Select Reading by Miss Mary MESSER.
9—Song by Miss Edna BRIGGS.
[transcribed by C.B., June 2005]